Political figures

Qian Xuesen (December 11, 1911 - October 31, 2009), a native of Renhe, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou City), was born in Shanghai, a political figure of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, and a former deputy national leader. Chinese aerodynamicist and systems scientist, one of the founders of engineering cybernetics, former colonel of the U.S. Air Force, special-level civilian cadre of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, first-class hero model, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Qian Xuesen played an important role in the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" project of the People's Republic of China and made significant contributions to the rocket, missile and aerospace programs of both China and the United States. In 1991, he was awarded the honorary title of "National Scientist with Outstanding Contribution" by the Chinese government. In 1999, he was named "Two Bombs and One Satellite Hero" by the government of the People's Republic of China. Together with Qian Weichang and Qian Sanqiang, they are called the "Three Moneys".

Tie Ning (September 1957 -), native of Zhao County, Hebei Province, born in Beijing, is a political figure and contemporary writer of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, and a deputy national leader. He started working in July 1975 and joined the Communist Party of China in November 1975. He has a high school degree and a first-level degree in literary creation. In November 2006, he was elected as the chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, becoming the third chairman of the Chinese Writers Association after Mao Dun and Ba Jin. In December 2016, he was elected chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, becoming the first person to serve as chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and China Federation of Literary and Art Circles at the same time. Alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, member of the 18th, 19th and 20th Central Committee. He once served as vice chairman of the Hebei Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Hebei Provincial Writers Association. He is currently a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Tirlivardi Abdulreshti (Kazakh: تىلەپالدى ءابدىراشيد / Тілепалды јбдірашид; March 1953 -), male, ethnic Kazakh, native of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, political figure of the People's Republic of China, former vice chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Abrayufu (May 1927-), male, Uyghur, native of Kashgar, Xinjiang, political figure of the People's Republic of China, former chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Abdulitifu·Abdureyimu (Old Uyghur script: ئابدۇلىتىپ ئابدۇرېھىم, Latin Uyghur: Abdulitip Abdurëhim, born in November 1946, also known as Abritif Abdurëhim, male, Uyghur, native of Hotan, Xinjiang, the Islamic Mullah of the People's Republic of China, served as vice chairman of the CPPCC of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and vice president of the China Islamic Association.

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (English: Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.; March 31, 1948 -) is an American Democratic politician who served as Vice President during the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. The son of politician Albert Gore Sr., Al Gore grew up in Tennessee and Washington, D.C., and was born in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Harvard University and serving in the U.S. Army, he gave up law school and ran for House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th Congressional District in 1976. After serving three terms, Gore ran for the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was re-elected in 1990. He was considered a moderate and an "Atari Democrat." Gore served as vice president during the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001, defeating then-Vice Presidents George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle in 1992 and Dan Quayle, as well as Bob Dole and Jack Kemp, respectively, to become the first Democrat since John Nance Garner to serve two full terms as vice president. As of 2025, Gore's 1990 reelection remains the last time a Democrat won a Senate election in Tennessee. Gore was the Democratic candidate for the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Although he won 543,895 votes in the popular vote, he ultimately lost to Republican candidate George W. Bush by 5 electoral votes. The election ended with the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 vote in Bush v. Gore, overturning the Florida Supreme Court's previous ruling on a recount. He is one of five presidential candidates in American history to win the popular vote but ultimately lose. After Gore stepped down as vice president in 2001, he remained active in the literary world and was an outstanding writer and environmental activist. His contributions to the field of climate change earned him (jointly with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Gore is the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and co-founder of the defunct Current TV network. He is a former member of Apple's board of directors

Alfred Müller-Armack (German: Alfred Müller-Armack, June 28, 1901 - March 16, 1978) was a German economist and politician who coined the term "social market economy". Since 1952, Mueller-Almark has served in the Federal Ministry of Economics under Ludwig Erhard and has contributed a lot to Germany's economic development.

Alben William Barkley (December 24, 1877 - April 30, 1956), American lawyer and politician. He served four terms as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He ran as Harry S. Truman's partner in the 1948 presidential election and won. He served as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953.

Algernon Sidney (English: Algernon Sidney; January 15, 1623 - December 7, 1683), British politician and member of Parliament. A republican political theorist who participated in the trial of King Charles I of England but opposed his execution. Sidney opposed the divine right of kings, advocated limited government, and supported the people's overthrow of corrupt governments. He was convicted of treason and executed. But his thoughts had a profound influence on later generations. The founding father of the United States, Jefferson, and the American Declaration of Independence were also influenced by him.

Alger Hiss (English: Alger Hiss; November 11, 1904 - November 15, 1996), a United States government official. He was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and charged with perjury in 1950. He was imprisoned for five years.

William Asa Hutchinson II (English: William Asa Hutchinson II; December 3, 1950 -) is an American politician. Asa Hutchinson has served as the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015. Asa Hutchinson's political affiliation is the Republican Party. Before being elected governor, Asa Hutchinson served as Arkansas' representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 2020 to 2021, He Qinsen served as vice chairman of the National Governors Association. He succeeds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as the organization's 2021-2022 president. He Qinsen is a Republican primary candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He quit on January 16, 2024.

Chan Man Hung, BBS, JP (English: Chan Man Hung, August 1948-), Han nationality, political figure of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong scholar, member of the Hong Kong District of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Chen Jiuchang (1934-), a native of Guiyang, Hunan, is a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Zhilin (July 28, 1879 - February 11, 1959), courtesy name Zhiting, male, was a native of Haicheng, Fujian, a modern Chinese political figure and entrepreneur.

Chen Shuping (October 1969-), male, Han nationality, native of Rong County, Sichuan, political figure of the People's Republic of China, working master's degree, member of the Communist Party of China. He once served as Secretary-General and Deputy Governor of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. He currently serves as deputy secretary of the Chengdu Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, mayor and party secretary of the municipal government.

Chen Jinghua (December 1950-), born in Xinghua, Jiangsu, and native of Ningde, Fujian, is a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Weida (1916-1990), male, born in Xiangshui, Jiangsu Province, was a political figure in the People's Republic of China.

Chen Zuolin (March 1923 - April 12, 2015), formerly known as Long Jianping and Hu Bin, male, Wuwei, Anhui, political figure of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Yuandao (1902-April 10, 1933), also known as Yuandao, also known as Bokang and Gexin in his first work, was male and a native of Chaoxian County, Anhui Province. Early leader of the Communist Party of China. He participated in the May 30th Movement in his early years, joined the Communist Party of China after being introduced by Yun Daiying, and later studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, the Soviet Union. In 1929, he returned to China and served as Secretary-General of the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. The following year, he served as the Organization Minister and Secretary-General of the Henan Provincial Party Committee. In 1931, he served as director of the Organization Department of the Hebei Provisional Committee of the Communist Party of China. In the same year, he was arrested and imprisoned in the Peking Military Inspection Branch. In 1932, he was rescued from prison by the underground party. In 1933, he was reported to be imprisoned again and detained at the Nanjing Military Police Headquarters; on April 10 of the same year, he was shot at Yuhuatai, Nanjing.

Chen Shuliang (1911-1995), a native of Tianjin, was a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Shutong (1876 - February 17, 1966), surnamed Jingdi, courtesy name Shutong, nicknamed Yunmi, male, was a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, an industrialist, scholar, social activist and political figure in the People's Republic of China, and a former deputy national leader.

Chen Jiming (May 1962-), male, Han nationality, native of Fushun, Sichuan, political figure of the People's Republic of China. On-the-job postgraduate degree from the Party School of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. Representative of Sichuan region in the 13th National People's Congress.

Chen Yuan (November 12, 1880 - June 21, 1971), whose courtesy name was Yuan'an and whose name was Liyun, was a native of Xinhui, Guangdong. He was a historian of Chinese religions. He served successively as the president of Fu Jen Catholic University and Beijing Normal University, and the first director of the "Harvard-Yenching Society" Research Institute of Yenching University. Chen Yuan became famous for his article "Yuan Yeli Ke Wen Kao" and made considerable achievements in religious history, collation, and archaeology. He is a pioneer in the study of modern Chinese religious history and has conducted in-depth research in Yuan history, historical philology and other fields. Together with Chen Yinke, he is known as the "Two Chens in Historiography". Yan Gengwang called him the "four major modern historians" together with Qian Mu, Lu Simian and Chen Yinke.

Chen Shiqiu (November 4, 1938 -), male, Anhui native, politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.