MAFIOSO
Du Yuesheng
1888 - 1951
Du Yuesheng
Du Yuesheng (22 August 1888 – 16 August 1951), nicknamed "Big-Eared Du", was a Chinese mob boss who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He made his fortune in the opium trade before transforming into a financial tycoon. He supported Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang in their fight against the Communists and Japanese. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Du Yuesheng has received more than 321,507 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Du Yuesheng is the 31st most popular mafioso (up from 36th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from China (up from 521st in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Mafioso.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
57.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Du Yuesheng ranks 31 out of 70. Before him are Vito Cascio Ferro, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Salvatore Giuliano, Khun Sa, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and Joe Masseria. After him are Richard Hauptmann, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, Richard Kuklinski, Frank Lucas, Sundance Kid, and Mickey Cohen.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
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Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 25
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
1922 - 1946
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 26
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 27
Khun Sa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 28
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 29
Joe Masseria
1886 - 1931
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 30
Du Yuesheng
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 31
Richard Hauptmann
1899 - 1936
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 32
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 33
Richard Kuklinski
1935 - 2006
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 34
Frank Lucas
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 35
Sundance Kid
1867 - 1908
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 36
Mickey Cohen
1913 - 1976
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Du Yuesheng ranks 78. Before him are Louis Durey, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Werner Jaeger, Valerian Kuybyshev, Clara Campoamor, and Fritz Reiner. After him are Alphonse Juin, Grigori Sokolnikov, Jean Wahl, Jakow Trachtenberg, Prince Axel of Denmark, and Royal Rife. Among people deceased in 1951, Du Yuesheng ranks 47. Before him are François Georges-Picot, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Nikolai Medtner, Artur Schnabel, Ali Sami Yen, and Soh Jaipil. After him are Yoshio Nishina, Louis Lavelle, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Adam Stefan Sapieha, Agrippina Vaganova, and Jakow Trachtenberg.
Others Born in 1888
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Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 72
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 73
Werner Jaeger
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 74
Valerian Kuybyshev
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 75
Clara Campoamor
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 76
Fritz Reiner
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 77
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 78
Alphonse Juin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 79
Grigori Sokolnikov
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1939
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 80
Jean Wahl
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1974
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 81
Jakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 82
Prince Axel of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 83
Royal Rife
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1951
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François Georges-Picot
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1951
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 41
Ernst von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 42
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 43
Artur Schnabel
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 44
Ali Sami Yen
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 45
Soh Jaipil
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1951
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 46
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 47
Yoshio Nishina
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 48
Louis Lavelle
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 49
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 50
Adam Stefan Sapieha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 51
Agrippina Vaganova
DANCER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 52
Jakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 53
In China
Among people born in China, Du Yuesheng ranks 517 out of 1,610. Before him are Gan Ying (100), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yesün Temür (1293), Li Yu (1610), Chen Youliang (1320), and Morris Chang (1931). After him are Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Qin Liangyu (1574), Dong Yuan (932), Lin Sen (1868), and Li Cunxu (885).
Others born in China
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Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 511
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 512
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 513
Li Yu
WRITER
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 514
Chen Youliang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1363
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 515
Morris Chang
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 516
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 517
Feng Guozhang
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 518
Wu Peifu
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 519
Qin Liangyu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 520
Dong Yuan
PAINTER
932 - 962
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 521
Lin Sen
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1943
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 522
Li Cunxu
POLITICIAN
885 - 926
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 523
Among MAFIOSOS In China
Among mafiosos born in China, Du Yuesheng ranks 1.
