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Gan Ying

100 - Today

Gan Ying

Gan Ying (Chinese: 甘英; pinyin: Gān Yīng; fl. 97 CE) was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military official who was sent on a mission to the Roman Empire to find out more about it in 97 CE by the Chinese military general Ban Chao. Gan Ying did not reach Rome, only traveling to as far as the "western sea" which could refer to either the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, or the Parthian coast of the Persian Gulf. From there they could have followed the Euphrates north to the Roman border in Syria in a few weeks, but they did not know this and instead they planned to sail around Arabia to Roman Egypt, which would have taken 3 months. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gan Ying has received more than 134,683 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gan Ying is the 155th most popular explorer (down from 134th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from China (down from 440th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

130k
Page Views (PV)
57.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Gan Ying ranks 155 out of 498. Before him are Martin Frobisher, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Pêro da Covilhã, Pedro Mascarenhas, Rodrigo de Triana, and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. After him are Gaspar de Lemos, Alexandrine Tinné, Ahmad ibn Rustah, Isabelle Eberhardt, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, and Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 149
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
1873 - 1969
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 150
Pêro da Covilhã
1450 - 1530
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 151
Pedro Mascarenhas
1484 - 1555
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 152
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 153
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
1455 - 1485
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 154
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 155
Gaspar de Lemos
1500 - 1600
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 156
Alexandrine Tinné
1835 - 1869
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 157
Ahmad ibn Rustah
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 158
Isabelle Eberhardt
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 159
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
1000 - 1100
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 160
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
1810 - 1897
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 161

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Gan Ying ranks 36. Before him are Simeon of Jerusalem, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Marinus of Tyre, Praxedes, Aquila of Sinope, and Lusius Quietus. After him are Quadratus of Athens, Simon bar Giora, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, and Carpocrates.

Others Born in 100

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Simeon of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 107
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 30
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 31
Marinus of Tyre
GEOGRAPHER
100 - 130
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 32
Praxedes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 33
Aquila of Sinope
POLITICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 34
Lusius Quietus
POLITICIAN
100 - 118
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 35
Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 36
Quadratus of Athens
WRITER
100 - 129
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 37
Simon bar Giora
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 - 70
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 38
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 82
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 39
Pope Avilius of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 98
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 40
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
WRITER
100 - 66
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 41
Carpocrates
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 138
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 42