Browsing People by name starting with X (6 records)
  • 570 – 480 BCE, Greek
  • 435 – 354 BCE, Greek

    Soldier, writer. He courageously led his troops back to Greek lands through unknown and violent mountain regions.

  • 1130 – 1200, Chinese
  • 1904 – 1997, Chinese

    Chinese Communist Party Head. He did not favor the romantic, revolutionary, and utopian Communism of Mao Zedong, which led to his fall from power in 1966. Eight years later, however, he returned and led China onto a path of state-led capitalism.

  • 600 – 664, Chinese
  • 1715 – 1763, Chinese