Jiang Zemin was a significant Chinese politician, serving as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002 and President of China from 1993 to 2003. He played a pivotal role in China's economic reforms and led the country through substantial growth and modernization.
This is based on winning 2 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 25 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Jiang Zemin lost a matchup to Julie Christie (#2217) voted by someone from Canada.