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.
Category All
Citizenship All
MZ
Mao Zedong Chinese Politician 1893 – 1976
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70
CK
Chiang Kai-shek Chinese Politician 1887 – 1975
#
474
SY
Sun Yat-sen Chinese Politician 1866 – 1925
#
639
XJ
Xi Jinping Chinese Politician Born 1953
#
691
DX
Deng Xiaoping Chinese Politician 1904 – 1997
#
774
ZE
Zhou Enlai Chinese Politician 1898 – 1976
#
1,456
HJ
Hu Jintao Chinese Politician Born 1942
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2,710
JQ
Jiang Qing Chinese Communist 1914 – 1991
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3,532
ZZ
Zhao Ziyang Chinese Politician 1919 – 2005
#
3,914
JZ
Jiang Zemin Chinese Politician Born 1926
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4,237
YS
Yuan Shikai Chinese Politician 1859 – 1916
#
4,698
ZL
Zhuge Liang Chinese Politician 181 – 234
#
5,341
LS
Liu Shaoqi Chinese Politician 1898 – 1969
#
5,473
HG
Hua Guofeng Chinese Politician 1921 – 2008
#
5,875
LB
Lin Biao Chinese Politician 1907 – 1971
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7,213
CS
Chen Shui-bian Chinese Politician Born 1950
#
7,909
ZD
Zhu De Chinese Politician 1886 – 1976
#
8,123
WJ
Wang Jingwei Chinese Politician 1883 – 1944
#
8,208
HY
Hu Yaobang Chinese Politician 1915 – 1989
#
10,630
PD
Peng Dehuai Chinese Politician 1898 – 1974
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11,254