Military Personnel
Guan Yu
Military general during the Three Kingdoms period
162 - 220
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Guan Yu
His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Guan Yu is the 44th most popular military personnel (down from 29th in 2024), the 38th most popular biography from China (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Military Personnel.
Guan Yu is most famous for his bravery and loyalty to his country. He was a general in the army of the Han Dynasty. He was captured by the enemy and executed by being beheaded.
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#38 / 2,131
Guan Yu ranks #38 among 2,131 people in Pantheon born in China, inside the top 2% of that group.
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Guan Yu's biography appears in 44 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Military Personnels.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Guan Yu ranks 44 out of 2,188. Before him are Ratko Mladić, Arminius, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Tariq ibn Ziyad, and Bohdan Khmelnytsky. After him are Stonewall Jackson, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Alfred Jodl, Douglas MacArthur, and Hiroo Onoda.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Ratko Mladić
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 38
Arminius
17 BC - 21
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 39
Pyrrhus of Epirus
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 40
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 41
Tariq ibn Ziyad
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 42
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 43
Guan Yu
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 44
Stonewall Jackson
1824 - 1863
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 45
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
1758 - 1805
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 46
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
1622 - 1660
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 47
Alfred Jodl
1890 - 1946
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 48
Douglas MacArthur
1880 - 1964
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 49
Hiroo Onoda
1922 - 2014
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 162, Guan Yu ranks 1. After him is Marcus Annius Verus Caesar. Among people deceased in 220, Guan Yu ranks 2. Before him is Cao Cao. After him are Tertullian, Xiahou Dun, Huang Zhong, Lü Meng, and Julius Paulus Prudentissimus.
Others Born in 162
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 1
Marcus Annius Verus Caesar
POLITICIAN
162 - 169
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 220
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Cao Cao
MILITARY PERSONNEL
155 - 220
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 1
Guan Yu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 2
Tertullian
PHILOSOPHER
155 - 220
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 3
Xiahou Dun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
155 - 220
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 4
Huang Zhong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
148 - 220
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 5
Lü Meng
MILITARY PERSONNEL
178 - 220
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 6
Julius Paulus Prudentissimus
POLITICIAN
190 - 220
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 7
In China
Among people born in China, Guan Yu ranks 38 out of 2,131. Before him are Toshiro Mifune (1920), Zhuge Liang (181), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Xuanzang (602), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Liu Bei (161). After him are Yongle Emperor (1360), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Lü Bu (161), and Ching Shih (1775).
Others born in China
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Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 32
Zhuge Liang
ENGINEER
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 33
Kangxi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1654 - 1722
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 34
Xuanzang
EXPLORER
602 - 664
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 35
Hongwu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1398
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 36
Liu Bei
POLITICIAN
161 - 223
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 37
Guan Yu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 38
Yongle Emperor
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1424
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 39
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 40
Emperor Taizong of Tang
POLITICIAN
598 - 649
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 41
Emperor Wu of Han
POLITICIAN
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 42
Lü Bu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
161 - 199
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 43
Ching Shih
PIRATE
1775 - 1844
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 44
Among Military Personnels In China
Among military personnels born in China, Guan Yu ranks 3. Before him are Chiang Kai-shek (1887), and Cao Cao (155). After him are Lü Bu (161), Zhang Fei (167), Dong Zhuo (139), Zhou Yu (175), Yue Fei (1142), Sun Ce (175), Sun Jian (155), Wu Sangui (1612), and Bai Qi (-250).
Chiang Kai-shek
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Cao Cao
155 - 220
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 2
Guan Yu
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 3
Lü Bu
161 - 199
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 4
Zhang Fei
167 - 221
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 5
Dong Zhuo
139 - 192
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 6
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 7
Yue Fei
1142 - 1142
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 8
Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 9
Sun Jian
155 - 191
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 10
Wu Sangui
1612 - 1678
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 11
Bai Qi
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 12
