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Gan Ying
100 - Today
Gan Ying
Gan Ying (Chinese: 甘英; pinyin: Gān Yīng; fl. 90s 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gan Ying has received more than 125,855 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gan Ying is the 135th most popular explorer (down from 123rd in 2019), the 441st most popular biography from China (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
57.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Gan Ying ranks 135 out of 405. Before him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Jean Chardin, António de Abreu, Rodrigo de Triana, and Adam Olearius. After him are Frederick de Houtman, Francisco Serrão, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Mikhail Lazarev, Martin Frobisher, and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 129
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
1643 - 1687
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 130
Jean Chardin
1643 - 1713
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 131
António de Abreu
1480 - 1514
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 132
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 133
Adam Olearius
1603 - 1671
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 134
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 135
Frederick de Houtman
1571 - 1627
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 136
Francisco Serrão
1500 - 1521
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 137
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
1500 - 1517
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 138
Mikhail Lazarev
1788 - 1851
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 139
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 140
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
1676 - 1747
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Gan Ying ranks 32. Before him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Agrippa the Skeptic, Praxedes, Valentinus, and Marinus of Tyre. After him are Vologases III of Parthia, Simon bar Giora, Apollos, Lusius Quietus, Aquila of Sinope, and Pope Anianus of Alexandria.
Others Born in 100
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Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 26
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 27
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 28
Praxedes
100 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 29
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 30
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 31
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 32
Vologases III of Parthia
100 - 200
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 33
Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 34
Apollos
100 - 100
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 35
Lusius Quietus
100 - 118
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 36
Aquila of Sinope
100 - 200
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 37
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
100 - 82
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 38
In China
Among people born in China, Gan Ying ranks 441 out of 1,392. Before him are Wang Zhengjun (-71), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Shih Kien (1913), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), and Sheng Shicai (1895). After him are Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Jia Sidao (1213), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Rebiya Kadeer (1946), and Qiu Chuji (1148).
Others born in China
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Wang Zhengjun
71 BC - 13
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 435
Zhou Dunyi
1017 - 1073
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 436
Shih Kien
1913 - 2009
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 437
Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei
408 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 438
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 439
Sheng Shicai
1895 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 440
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 441
Yao Wenyuan
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 442
Hong Tianguifu
1849 - 1864
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 443
Jia Sidao
1213 - 1275
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 444
Emperor Wen of Liu Song
407 - 453
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 445
Rebiya Kadeer
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 446
Qiu Chuji
1148 - 1227
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 447
Among EXPLORERS In China
Among explorers born in China, Gan Ying ranks 4. Before him are Zheng He (1387), Xuanzang (602), and Zhang Qian (-200). After him are Ma Huan (1380).
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 1
Xuanzang
602 - 664
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 2
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 3
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 4
Ma Huan
1380 - 1460
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 5
