Most Famous Chinese Academics
China has produced 84 notable academics throughout history, led by Confucius. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
C
Confucius Chinese Philosopher -551 – -479
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383
ZZ
Zhuang Zhou Chinese Philosopher -369 – -286
#
3,095
SQ
Sima Qian Chinese Historian -145 – -86
#
5,284
ZX
Zhu Xi Chinese Philosopher 1130 – 1200
#
6,190
LQ
Liang Qichao Chinese Scholar 1873 – 1929
#
9,046
KY
Kang Youwei Chinese Philosopher 1858 – 1927
#
10,023
WY
Wang Yangming Chinese Philosopher 1472 – 1529
#
11,570
K
Kumārajīva Chinese Scholar 343 – 413
#
17,803
ZH
Zhang Heng Chinese Cartographer 78 – 139
#
22,479
SG
Sima Guang Chinese Historian 1019 – 1086
#
25,263
GH
Ge Hong Chinese Philosopher 284 – 364
#
25,373
BZ
Ban Zhao Chinese Historian 45 – 116
#
35,198
DZ
Dong Zhongshu Chinese Philosopher -179 – -104
#
37,882
WC
Wang Chong Chinese Philosopher 27 – 97
#
41,376
LZ
Li Zhi (philosopher) Chinese Philosopher 1527 – 1602
#
52,015
WF
Wang Fuzhi Chinese Philosopher 1619 – 1692
#
52,957
NH
Nan Huai-Chin Chinese Teacher 1918 – 2012
#
56,393
FY
Feng Youlan Chinese Historian 1895 – 1990
#
57,378
HX
Huangbo Xiyun Chinese Philosopher ? – 850
#
59,644
ZG
Zeng Gong Chinese Scholar 1019 – 1083
#
66,594