MILITARY PERSONNEL

Genghis Khan

1162 - 1227

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia. Born between 1155 and 1167 and given the name Temüjin, he was the eldest child of Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain of the Borjigin clan, and his wife Hö'elün. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Genghis Khan has received more than 35,147,058 page views. His biography is available in 170 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 159 in 2019). Genghis Khan is the most popular military personnel, the most popular biography from Mongolia and the most popular Mongolian Military Personnel.

Genghis Khan is most famous for being the founder of the Mongol Empire. He is also known for his military prowess and his conquests.

Memorability Metrics

35M
Page Views (PV)
96.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
170
Languages Editions (L)
26.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Genghis Khan ranks 1 out of 2,058. After him are Alexander the Great, Timur, Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, and Oda Nobunaga.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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Genghis Khan
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Rank: 1
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 2
Timur
1336 - 1405
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 3
Joan of Arc
1412 - 1431
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 4
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 5
Karl Dönitz
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 6
Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 7
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 8
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 9
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 10
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 11
Oda Nobunaga
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1162, Genghis Khan ranks 1. After him are Jamukha, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Fujiwara no Teika, Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine, and Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier. Among people deceased in 1227, Genghis Khan ranks 1. After him are Jochi, Pope Honorius III, Leszek the White, Qiu Chuji, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Abdallah al-Adil, Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, Marco I Sanudo, and Demetrius of Montferrat.

Others Born in 1162

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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Rank: 1
Jamukha
POLITICIAN
1162 - 1205
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 2
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
COMPANION
1162 - 1214
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 3
Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen
POLITICIAN
1162 - 1221
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4
Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi
PHYSICIAN
1162 - 1231
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 5
Fujiwara no Teika
WRITER
1162 - 1241
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 6
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1162 - 1213
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 7
Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier
NOBLEMAN
1162 - 1203
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1227

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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Rank: 1
Jochi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1181 - 1227
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 2
Pope Honorius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1148 - 1227
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 3
Leszek the White
POLITICIAN
1186 - 1227
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 4
Qiu Chuji
WRITER
1148 - 1227
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 5
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1227
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 6
Al-Mu'azzam Isa
POLITICIAN
1176 - 1227
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 7
Abdallah al-Adil
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1227
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 8
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1227
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 9
Renaud I, Count of Dammartin
NOBLEMAN
1165 - 1227
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 10
Marco I Sanudo
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1227
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 11
Demetrius of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1227
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 12