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Go Seigen
1914 - 2014
Go Seigen
Wu Chuan (Chinese: 吳泉), courtesy name Wu Ching-yuan (Chinese: 吳清源) (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen (ご せいげん), was a Han Chinese master of the game of Go. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Go Seigen has received more than 203,100 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Go Seigen is the most popular go player (up from 2nd in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from China (down from 462nd in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Go Player.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
56.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GO PLAYERS
Among go players, Go Seigen ranks 1 out of 2. After him are Hon'inbō Shūsaku.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Go Seigen ranks 83. Before him are Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Shapour Bakhtiar, Larbi Benbarek, Eugene Nida, Achille Compagnoni, and Saul Steinberg. After him are Bill Finger, Birabongse Bhanudej, Pietro Germi, Carlos Castillo Armas, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, and Max Manus. Among people deceased in 2014, Go Seigen ranks 92. Before him are Johnny Winter, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Vasily Petrov, Menahem Golan, Rubin Carter, and Ken Takakura. After him are Valeri Kubasov, Igor Mitoraj, Alicia Rhett, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, David Easton, and Sabah.
Others Born in 1914
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Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
1914 - 2009
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 77
Shapour Bakhtiar
1914 - 1991
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 78
Larbi Benbarek
1914 - 1992
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 79
Eugene Nida
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 80
Achille Compagnoni
1914 - 2009
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 81
Saul Steinberg
1914 - 1999
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 82
Go Seigen
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 83
Bill Finger
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 84
Birabongse Bhanudej
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 85
Pietro Germi
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 86
Carlos Castillo Armas
1914 - 1957
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 87
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 88
Max Manus
1914 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 89
Others Deceased in 2014
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Johnny Winter
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 86
Jean-Luc Dehaene
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 87
Vasily Petrov
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 88
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 89
Rubin Carter
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 90
Ken Takakura
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 91
Go Seigen
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 92
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 93
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 94
Alicia Rhett
1915 - 2014
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 95
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 96
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 97
Sabah
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 98
In China
Among people born in China, Go Seigen ranks 477 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Jinghui (1871), Shaohao (null), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Wellington Koo (1888), and Liu Cixin (1963). After him are Ni Zan (1301), Wu Yi (1938), Liu Xiang (-77), Guo Moruo (1892), Chen Yun (1905), and 10th Dalai Lama (1816).
Others born in China
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Zhang Jinghui
1871 - 1959
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 471
Shaohao
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 472
Lu You
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 473
Mao Dun
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 474
Wellington Koo
1888 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 475
Liu Cixin
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 476
Go Seigen
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 477
Ni Zan
1301 - 1374
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 478
Wu Yi
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 479
Liu Xiang
77 BC - 6 BC
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 480
Guo Moruo
1892 - 1978
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 481
Chen Yun
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 482
10th Dalai Lama
1816 - 1837
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 483
Among GO PLAYERS In China
Among go players born in China, Go Seigen ranks 1.
