Trending Poets in China — May 2026
The 100 most-viewed poets on Wikipedia, May 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Mao Zedong. Data as of 30 June 2026.
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Ranked
43,579
Total Views (May 2026)
1
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
2,798
views
views
2
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
1,826
views
views
3
Julien Gracq
French writer (1910-2007)
1,492
views
views
4
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty (598-649) (r. 626-649)
1,489
views
views
5
Qianlong Emperor
emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)
1,467
views
views
6
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
1,305
views
views
7
Xin Qiji
Chinese poet
1,255
views
views
8
Wu Zetian
founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
1,046
views
views
9
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017)
766
views
views
10
Cao Cao
Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)
761
views
views
11
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
723
views
views
12
Su Shi
Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)
698
views
views
13
Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
660
views
views
14
Liu Ji
Chinese philosopher and politician (1311–1375)
628
views
views
15
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
606
views
views
16
Li Bai
Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
592
views
views
17
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
590
views
views
18
Sappho
ancient Greek poet from Lesbos (c. 630-c. 570 BC)
583
views
views
19
Wanli Emperor
emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1563-1620)
566
views
views
20
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
7th emperor of the Tang dynasty, reigning from 713 to 756 CE
548
views
views
21
Hongzhi Emperor
10th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505)
524
views
views
22
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje
Tibetan Lama
520
views
views
23
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)
504
views
views
24
Masiela Lusha
Albanian American actress and author
483
views
views
25
Wen Zhengming
Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet from the Ming dynasty (1470-1559)
481
views
views
26
Fujiwara no Akisuke
Japanese poet
476
views
views
27
Emperor Huizong of Song
emperor of the Song Dynasty (1082-1135)
443
views
views
28
Li Deyu
Chinese writer and chancellor (787-850)
442
views
views
29
Cao Pi
Cao Wei Emperror (187-226)
427
views
views
30
Fujiwara no Michinobu
Japanese waka poet
424
views
views
31
Wang Sengru
413
views
views
32
Jia Qianqian
Chinese poet
409
views
views
33
Emperor Wu of Han
seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China (157 BC–87 BC)
393
views
views
34
Qu Yuan
Chinese poet and politician (c.340–278 BC)
386
views
views
35
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
383
views
views
36
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955)
365
views
views
37
Yue Fei
Song dynasty general, killed by royal decree from the Emperor Gaozong of Song (1103–1142)
361
views
views
38
Du Fu
Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
353
views
views
39
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
352
views
views
40
Mao Xinyu
grandson of former CCP Chairman Mao Zedong
348
views
views
41
Jia Baoyu
principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber
341
views
views
42
Li Qingzhao
Chinese Song Dynasty poet, known as "the most talented woman in all ages"
336
views
views
43
Li Yu
ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom in ancient China
334
views
views
44
Xu Zhimo
Chinese poet (1897-1931)
330
views
views
45
Yang Guifei
Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)
323
views
views
46
Emperor Yang of Sui
emperor of the Sui Dynasty
311
views
views
47
Concubine Qi
Han dynasty concubine (c.224 – 194 BC)
309
views
views
48
He Zhizhang
Chinese writer (659-744)
309
views
views
49
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
307
views
views
50
Guo Moruo
Chinese writer (1892-1978)
306
views
views
51
Chao Yuen Ren
Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982)
305
views
views
52
Shiang-Hua Chang
Chinese writer
299
views
views
53
Cao Xueqin
Chinese novelist and poet (1710–1765)
299
views
views
54
Emperor Gaozong of Song
emperor of Song Dynasty China (1107–1187)
296
views
views
55
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
286
views
views
56
Lady Sun
3rd century Chinese noble lady. CBDB = 135352
283
views
views
57
Qian Chu
Song Dynasty politician
281
views
views
58
Tao Yuanming
Chinese poet (365–427)
273
views
views
59
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
269
views
views
60
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
268
views
views
61
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
265
views
views
62
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
261
views
views
63
Heshen
Chinese politician (1750-1799)
260
views
views
64
Wen Tianxiang
Chinese politician of the Song Dynasty
259
views
views
65
Wu
Founding Liang emperor from 502 to 549
259
views
views
66
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
257
views
views
67
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
254
views
views
68
Wang Anshi
Song Dynasty chancellor and poet (1021-1086)
254
views
views
69
Di Renjie
Chinese official
254
views
views
70
Yu Qian
Chinese general, imperial scholar and poet (1398-1457)
249
views
views
71
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
244
views
views
72
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
237
views
views
73
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
236
views
views
74
Zhu Xi
Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)
231
views
views
75
Yang Kaihui
wife of Mao Zedong (1901-1930)
229
views
views
76
Wei Zheng
Tang Dynasty chancellor (580-643)
224
views
views
77
Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
222
views
views
78
Su Xun
Song dynasty person (CBDB = 3762)
216
views
views
79
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
212
views
views
80
Dou Wei
Chinese singer
209
views
views
81
Cao Zhi
State of Cao Wei prince and poet (192-232)
209
views
views
82
Tablo
South Korean-Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, and songwriter
207
views
views
83
Huineng
semi-legendary Chinese Chan patriarch
205
views
views
84
Liu Kang
Vivio Mucho en El Puente Del Marconi
205
views
views
85
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
202
views
views
86
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
Chinese Song dynasty emperor from 1162 to 1189
195
views
views
87
Yu Dafu
Chinese writer (1896–1945)
193
views
views
88
Yao Guang Xiao
Ming dynasty person CBDB = 35140 (1335–1418)
191
views
views
89
Bai Juyi
Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty (772-846)
189
views
views
90
Lü Dongbin
Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty
187
views
views
91
Wang Wei
Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman
185
views
views
92
Empress Zhangsun
Chinese writer, wife of Li Shimin; 女﹐又名長孙皇后﹐長安人(今陝西西安)。相關材料: 著有 女則十篇。新唐書藝文志﹐舊唐書皇后傳﹐蘭閨寶錄﹐古今女史﹐名媛彙詩﹐名媛詩歸有著錄。
185
views
views
93
Tang Yin
Ming dynasty painter (1470-1524)
183
views
views
94
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
183
views
views
95
Chu Suiliang
Chinese chancellor
181
views
views
96
Liu Zongyuan
Chinese writer (773-819)
181
views
views
97
Emperor Dezong of Tang
emperor of the Tang Dynasty
181
views
views
98
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
179
views
views
99
Huang Chao
Chinese emperor
179
views
views
100
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
176
views
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