Hou Yifan

Summary

Hou Yifan is a human^[1]. She was born in Xinghua^[2]. She was born on +1994-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a chess player^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,211 views/month, #6,452 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Hou Yifan was born in Xinghua^[2].
• Hou Yifan was born on +1994-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Hou Yifan held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[6].
• Tong-Tai dialect was Hou Yifan's native language^[7].
• Hou Yifan's professions included chess player^[4].
• Hou Yifan was educated at Peking University^[8].
• Hou Yifan was educated at High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China^[9].
• Hou Yifan was educated at St Hilda's College^[10].
• Hou Yifan received the BBC 100 Women^[11].
• Hou Yifan received the Women's World Chess Championship^[12].
• Hou Yifan received the Rhodes Scholarship^[13].
• Hou Yifan's image is recorded as Hou Yifan (29762728494) (cropped).jpg^[14].
• Hou Yifan is recorded as female^[15].
• Hou Yifan's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Hou Yifan's Commons category is recorded as Hou Yifan^[17].
• Hou Yifan's sport is recorded as chess^[18].
• Hou Yifan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c5n_w^[19].
• Hou Yifan's family name is recorded as Hou^[20].
• Hou Yifan's given name is recorded as Yifan^[21].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2168'}^[22].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2168'}^[23].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2153'}^[24].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2153'}^[25].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2144'}^[26].
• Hou Yifan's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2158'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Hou Yifan was born in Xinghua^[2]. She was born on +1994-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. Tong-Tai dialect was her native language^[7].

Education

Educated at Peking University^[8], a public university^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29], founded in 1898^[30]; High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China^[9], a high school^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 1950^[33], headquartered in Beijing^[34]; and St Hilda's College^[10], a college of the University of Oxford^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1893^[37], headquartered in Oxford^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Hou Yifan worked as a chess player^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include BBC 100 Women^[11], an award^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 2013^[41]; Women's World Chess Championship^[12], a recurring sporting event^[42]; and Rhodes Scholarship^[13], a scholarship^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1902^[45].

Why It Matters

Hou Yifan ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,211 views/month, #6,452 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Hou Yifan born?

Hou Yifan's place of birth was Xinghua^[2].

What did Hou Yifan do for work?

Hou Yifan worked as chess player^[4].

Where did Hou Yifan go to school?

Hou Yifan was educated at Peking University^[8], High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China^[9], and St Hilda's College^[10].

What awards did Hou Yifan receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women^[11], Women's World Chess Championship^[12], and Rhodes Scholarship^[13].