Trending Philosophers in China — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Mao Zedong. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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58,546
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
4,707
views
views
2
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer (1857–1928)
3,645
views
views
3
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
2,661
views
views
4
Wang Huning
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
2,040
views
views
5
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
1,822
views
views
6
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
1,161
views
views
7
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
1,108
views
views
8
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
1,080
views
views
9
Li Bai
Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
1,053
views
views
10
Su Shi
Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)
1,022
views
views
11
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
1,007
views
views
12
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
981
views
views
13
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
963
views
views
14
Liu Ji
Chinese philosopher and politician (1311–1375)
917
views
views
15
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
878
views
views
16
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
852
views
views
17
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
845
views
views
18
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
819
views
views
19
Hu Shih
Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962)
810
views
views
20
Georg Simmel
German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858–1918)
790
views
views
21
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
772
views
views
22
Liang Chi-chao
Chinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929)
765
views
views
23
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
757
views
views
24
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
690
views
views
25
Laozi
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
687
views
views
26
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
683
views
views
27
Nan Huai-Chin
Buddhist teacher
639
views
views
28
Chen Duxiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942)
627
views
views
29
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
612
views
views
30
Fan Li
early 5th-century BC Chinese political and military advisor
569
views
views
31
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
558
views
views
32
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
546
views
views
33
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
546
views
views
34
Li Si
Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty
496
views
views
35
Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529)
490
views
views
36
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
453
views
views
37
Shang Yang
Qin State statesman, chancellor and reformer (c. 390–338 BC)
447
views
views
38
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
445
views
views
39
Lü Buwei
Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state (291–235 BC)
444
views
views
40
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
432
views
views
41
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
429
views
views
42
Hiroki Azuma
Japanese critic and philosopher (1971– )
428
views
views
43
Wu
Founding Liang emperor from 502 to 549
426
views
views
44
Sun Bin
Chinese general, military strategist and writer (died 316 BC)
419
views
views
45
Cao Xueqin
Chinese novelist and poet (1710–1765)
406
views
views
46
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
404
views
views
47
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
396
views
views
48
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
390
views
views
49
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
381
views
views
50
Zhu Xi
Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)
375
views
views
51
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
375
views
views
52
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
371
views
views
53
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
361
views
views
54
Huineng
semi-legendary Chinese Chan (Zen) patriarch
356
views
views
55
Guiguzi
ancient Chinese philosopher
337
views
views
56
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
330
views
views
57
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
329
views
views
58
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
328
views
views
59
Wei Zheng
Tang Dynasty chancellor (580-643)
314
views
views
60
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
314
views
views
61
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
308
views
views
62
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
304
views
views
63
Kang Youwei
Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927)
304
views
views
64
Sun Ce
Chinese general, politician and warlord (175–200)
304
views
views
65
Li Dazhao
co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1889–1927)
302
views
views
66
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
301
views
views
67
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
297
views
views
68
Qin Hui
Chinese historian
297
views
views
69
Sima Qian
Chinese historian (c. 145 – c. 86 BCE)
294
views
views
70
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
294
views
views
71
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
291
views
views
72
Wu Zixu
Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
289
views
views
73
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
288
views
views
74
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
285
views
views
75
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, Esperantist and the president of Peking University (1868-1940)
279
views
views
76
Lu Ban
5th-century BC Chinese engineer and inventor
278
views
views
77
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002)
274
views
views
78
Mencius
Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)
266
views
views
79
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
266
views
views
80
Han Yu
Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician (768–824)
258
views
views
81
Empress Xu
empress of Yongle Emperor (Ming Dynasty)
257
views
views
82
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
255
views
views
83
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
254
views
views
84
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
251
views
views
85
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
241
views
views
86
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
241
views
views
87
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
236
views
views
88
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
235
views
views
89
Xunzi
Chinese Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – after 238 BCE)
233
views
views
90
Ouyang Xiu
Chinese poet, historian and statesman (1007–1072)
232
views
views
91
Sun Tzu
6th century BCE Chinese general and military strategist
221
views
views
92
Max Weber
German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
218
views
views
93
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
214
views
views
94
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
205
views
views
95
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
202
views
views
96
Zilu
Disciple of Confucius (542–480 BC)
199
views
views
97
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
199
views
views
98
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
196
views
views
99
Shen Kuo
Chinese scientist and statesman (1031-1095)
195
views
views
100
Ch'ien Mu
Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990)
195
views
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