Find out more about the greatest Chinese Political Leaders, including Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin and Zhou Enlai.
Mao Zedong26 December 1893
Communist Leader of China
Chiang Kai-shek31 October 1887
President of the Republic of China
Hu Jintao21 December 1942
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Jiang Zemin17 August 1926
Politician
Hu Yaobang20 November 1915
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Zhou Enlai05 March 1898
First Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of
Zhao Ziyang17 October 1919
Former Prime Minister of China
Yuan Shikai16 September 1859
Former President of the Republic of China
Zhuge Liang0181 AD
Military Strategist, Inventor
Liu Shaoqi24 November 1898
Politician
Wang Jingwei04 May 1883
Politician, Diplomat
Sun Yat Sen12 November 1866
Chinese Revolutionary and 'Father of Modern china'
Jiang Qing05 March 1914
Politician
Hua Guofeng16 February 1921
Politician
Xi Zhongxun15 October 1913
Politician
Lin Biao05 December 1907
Politician, Military personnel
Chiang Ching-kuo27 April 1910
Politician
Wen Jiabao15 September 1942
Politician, Geologist, Economist
Li Xiannian23 June 1909
Politician
Hong Taiji20 November 1592
Emperor
Sun Quan0182 AD
King
Nurhaci21 February 1559
General
Shunzhi Emperor15 March 1638
Emperor
Li Peng20 October 1928
Politician
Du Fu12 February 0712
Poet
Zhang Zuolin19 March 1875
Warlord
ShennongKing
Bao Zheng11 April 0999
Judge
Chen Duxiu08 October 1879
Politician, Professor, Philosopher, Journalist
Su Shi08 January 1037
Poet, Writer, Painter
Li Hongzhang15 February 1823
Diplomat, Mandarin
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Chin Peng21 October 1924
politician
Feng Yuxiang06 November 1882
Warlord
Li Yuanchao20 November 1950
politician, mathematician
Li Dazhao29 October 1889
Founder of Communist Party of China
Tung Chee-hwa07 July 1937
Businessman
Liang Qichao23 February 1873
Historian
Kang Youwei19 March 1858
Philosopher
Donald Tsang07 October 1944
Government Official
Wang Xianliang30 April 1957
Politician
Wu Peifu22 April 1874
Warlord
Zeng Guofan26 November 1811
Political Leader
Kang Sheng1898 AD
Chinese leader
Duan Qirui06 March 1865
Warlord
Zhang Chunqiao01 February 1917
Writer
Rebiya Kadeer21 January 1947
human rights activist, businessperson
Wang Anshi08 December 1021
Economist
Song Jiaoren05 April 1882
Politician
Zu Chongzhi0429 AD
Astronomer
Bo Yibo17 February 1908
Political Leader
Ban Zhao0049 AD
Historian
Huang Xing24 October 1874
Revolutionary
Yao Wenyuan12 January 1931
Politician
Deng Yingchao04 February 1904
Politician
Guo Moruo16 November 1892
Archaeologist
Yap Ah Loy14 March 1837
Malaysian leader
Zhang Guotao26 November 1897
Political Leader
Chen Jiongming18 January 1878
Political Figure
Zhang Dejiang04 November 1946
politician
Zheng Zhilong16 April 1604
Merchant
Cai Yuanpei11 January 1868
Philosopher
Peng Zhen12 October 1902
Politician
Ronglu06 April 1836
Political leader
Zhang Zhidong04 September 1837
Chinese official
Fan Zhongyan05 September 0989
Poet
Ling Jihua30 September 1956
politician
Rong Yiren01 May 1916
Politician
Hu Hanmin09 December 1879
Political leader
Wang Guangmei26 September 1921
Politician
Ulanhu23 December 1906
Politician
Gao Gang25 October 1905
Political Leader
Yu Zhengsheng01 April 1945
politician
Liu Jin1451 AD
Political leader
Qiao Shi24 December 1924
Politician
Zhang Gaoli01 November 1946
politician.economist
Ban Gu0032 AD
Historian
Yan Liben0600 AD
Painter
Abaoji0872 AD
Political leader
Huang Ju28 September 1938
Politician
Li Lisan18 November 1899
Political leader
Qu Qiubai29 January 1899
Political leader
Dong Qichang1555 AD
Painter
Wang Yi19 October 1953
politician, diplomat
Sun Yun-suan10 November 1913
Politician
Hong Rengan18 February 1822
Politician
Zhang Zai1020 AD
Philosopher
Cheng Hao1032 AD
Philosopher
Agui17 September 1717
General
Huang Hua25 January 1913
Revolutionary
Xiao Ke14 July 1907
Political figure
Li Ximing31 January 1926
Government official
Feng Yunshan1815 AD
Political leader
Liu Kunyi21 January 1830
Official
Ye Shengtao28 October 1894
Writer