Most Famous Chinese Politicians

China has produced 447 notable politicians throughout history, led by Mao Zedong. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Mao Zedong — Chinese Politician (1893–1976) , ranked #70
  2. Chiang Kai-shek — Chinese Politician (1887–1975) , ranked #474
  3. Sun Yat-sen — Chinese Politician (1866–1925) , ranked #639
  4. Xi Jinping — Chinese Politician (Born 1953) , ranked #691
  5. Deng Xiaoping — Chinese Politician (1904–1997) , ranked #774
  6. Zhou Enlai — Chinese Politician (1898–1976) , ranked #1456
  7. Hu Jintao — Chinese Politician (Born 1942) , ranked #2710
  8. Jiang Qing — Chinese Communist (1914–1991) , ranked #3532
  9. Zhao Ziyang — Chinese Politician (1919–2005) , ranked #3914
  10. Jiang Zemin — Chinese Politician (Born 1926) , ranked #4237
  11. Yuan Shikai — Chinese Politician (1859–1916) , ranked #4698
  12. Zhuge Liang — Chinese Politician (181–234) , ranked #5341
  13. Liu Shaoqi — Chinese Politician (1898–1969) , ranked #5473
  14. Hua Guofeng — Chinese Politician (1921–2008) , ranked #5875
  15. Lin Biao — Chinese Politician (1907–1971) , ranked #7213
  16. Chen Shui-bian — Chinese Politician (Born 1950) , ranked #7909
  17. Zhu De — Chinese Politician (1886–1976) , ranked #8123
  18. Wang Jingwei — Chinese Politician (1883–1944) , ranked #8208
  19. Hu Yaobang — Chinese Politician (1915–1989) , ranked #10630
  20. Peng Dehuai — Chinese Politician (1898–1974) , ranked #11254