Trending Philosophers in China — May 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, May 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Gu Hongming. Data as of 30 June 2026.
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36,880
Total Views (May 2026)
1
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer (1857–1928)
3,570
views
views
2
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
2,798
views
views
3
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
1,626
views
views
4
Wang Huning
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
1,373
views
views
5
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
1,333
views
views
6
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
848
views
views
7
Georg Simmel
German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858–1918)
771
views
views
8
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
751
views
views
9
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
723
views
views
10
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
714
views
views
11
Su Shi
Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)
698
views
views
12
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
691
views
views
13
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
669
views
views
14
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
666
views
views
15
Liu Ji
Chinese philosopher and politician (1311–1375)
628
views
views
16
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
547
views
views
17
Liang Chi-chao
Chinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929)
537
views
views
18
Hu Shih
Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962)
492
views
views
19
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
477
views
views
20
Nan Huai-Chin
Buddhist teacher
471
views
views
21
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
451
views
views
22
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
421
views
views
23
Hiroki Azuma
Japanese critic and philosopher (1971– )
415
views
views
24
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
395
views
views
25
Chen Duxiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942)
378
views
views
26
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
358
views
views
27
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
352
views
views
28
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
327
views
views
29
Cao Xueqin
Chinese novelist and poet (1710–1765)
299
views
views
30
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
290
views
views
31
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
290
views
views
32
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
290
views
views
33
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
283
views
views
34
Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529)
276
views
views
35
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
275
views
views
36
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
268
views
views
37
Li Si
Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty
262
views
views
38
Laozi
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
261
views
views
39
Wu
Founding Liang emperor from 502 to 549
259
views
views
40
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002)
259
views
views
41
Lü Buwei
Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state (291–235 BC)
252
views
views
42
Fan Li
early 5th-century BC Chinese political and military advisor
249
views
views
43
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
244
views
views
44
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
240
views
views
45
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
237
views
views
46
Zhu Xi
Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)
231
views
views
47
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
229
views
views
48
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
226
views
views
49
Wei Zheng
Tang Dynasty chancellor (580-643)
224
views
views
50
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
222
views
views
51
Shang Yang
Qin State statesman, chancellor and reformer (c. 390–338 BC)
219
views
views
52
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
218
views
views
53
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
210
views
views
54
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
206
views
views
55
Huineng
semi-legendary Chinese Chan patriarch
205
views
views
56
Qin Hui
Chinese historian
201
views
views
57
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
199
views
views
58
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
183
views
views
59
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
183
views
views
60
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
177
views
views
61
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, Esperantist and the president of Peking University (1868-1940)
175
views
views
62
Sun Ce
Chinese general, politician and warlord (175–200)
172
views
views
63
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
172
views
views
64
Han Yu
Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician (768–824)
172
views
views
65
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
171
views
views
66
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
171
views
views
67
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
164
views
views
68
Sima Qian
Chinese historian (c. 145 – c. 86 BCE)
163
views
views
69
Kang Youwei
Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927)
163
views
views
70
Sun Bin
Chinese general, military strategist and writer (died 316 BC)
158
views
views
71
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
157
views
views
72
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
157
views
views
73
Mencius
Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)
155
views
views
74
Ouyang Xiu
Chinese poet, historian and statesman (1007–1072)
152
views
views
75
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
151
views
views
76
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
150
views
views
77
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
149
views
views
78
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
148
views
views
79
Wu Zixu
Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
147
views
views
80
Guiguzi
ancient Chinese philosopher
145
views
views
81
Xunzi
Chinese Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – after 238 BCE)
144
views
views
82
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
143
views
views
83
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
143
views
views
84
Lu Ban
5th-century BC Chinese engineer and inventor
139
views
views
85
Empress Xu
empress of Yongle Emperor (Ming Dynasty)
137
views
views
86
Max Weber
German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
136
views
views
87
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
134
views
views
88
Zilu
Disciple of Confucius (542–480 BC)
132
views
views
89
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
130
views
views
90
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
129
views
views
91
Friedrich Hayek
Austrian and British economist (1899–1992)
125
views
views
92
Sun Tzu
6th century BCE Chinese general and military strategist
123
views
views
93
Ch'ien Mu
Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990)
122
views
views
94
Feng Youlan
Chinese philosopher and historian (1895–1990)
121
views
views
95
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
118
views
views
96
Zhong Hui
Cao Wei calligrapher, essayist and general (225-264)
116
views
views
97
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
114
views
views
98
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
112
views
views
99
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
112
views
views
100
Liu Yuxi
Chinese writer and philosopher (772-842)
111
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