Martial Arts
Huo Yuanjia
1868 - 1910
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Huo Yuanjia
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 28 in 2024). Huo Yuanjia is the 8th most popular martial arts (down from 6th in 2024), the 230th most popular biography from China (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Martial Arts.
Huo Yuanjia was a Chinese martial artist and national hero. He is most famous for his defeat of foreign fighters in a challenge match in 1910.
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Among Martial Arts
Among martial arts, Huo Yuanjia ranks 8 out of 179. Before him are Kanō Jigorō, Gichin Funakoshi, Morihei Ueshiba, Mas Oyama, Choi Hong Hi, and Wong Fei-hung. After him are Linda Lee Cadwell, Conor McGregor, Imi Lichtenfeld, Matsumura Sōkon, Jon Jones, and Ankō Itosu.
Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia
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Kanō Jigorō
1860 - 1938
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 2
Gichin Funakoshi
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 3
Morihei Ueshiba
1883 - 1969
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 4
Mas Oyama
1923 - 1994
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 5
Choi Hong Hi
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 6
Wong Fei-hung
1925 - 1925
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 7
Huo Yuanjia
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 8
Linda Lee Cadwell
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 9
Conor McGregor
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 10
Imi Lichtenfeld
1910 - 1998
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 11
Matsumura Sōkon
1809 - 1899
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 12
Jon Jones
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 13
Ankō Itosu
1831 - 1915
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Huo Yuanjia ranks 38. Before him are Charles Maurras, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie S. D. Maunder, Louis Couturat, Vittorio Monti, and Florence Foster Jenkins. After him are Scott Joplin, Josephine Bakhita, Stefan George, Pompeu Fabra, Felix Hausdorff, and Édouard Vuillard. Among people deceased in 1910, Huo Yuanjia ranks 22. Before him are Marius Petipa, Luigi Lucheni, Léon Walras, An Jung-geun, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Pauline Viardot. After him are Carl Reinecke, Richard Abegg, Jules Renard, Stanislao Cannizzaro, William Huggins, and William Holman Hunt.
Others Born in 1868
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Charles Maurras
WRITER
1868 - 1952
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 32
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1921
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 33
Annie S. D. Maunder
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1947
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 34
Louis Couturat
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 35
Vittorio Monti
COMPOSER
1868 - 1922
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 36
Florence Foster Jenkins
SINGER
1868 - 1944
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 37
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 38
Scott Joplin
COMPOSER
1868 - 1917
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 39
Josephine Bakhita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1868 - 1947
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 40
Stefan George
WRITER
1868 - 1933
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 41
Pompeu Fabra
LINGUIST
1868 - 1948
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 42
Felix Hausdorff
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1942
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 43
Édouard Vuillard
PAINTER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1910
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Marius Petipa
DANCER
1818 - 1910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 16
Luigi Lucheni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1910
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 17
Léon Walras
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 18
An Jung-geun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1910
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 19
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 20
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 21
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 22
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
Richard Abegg
CHEMIST
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 24
Jules Renard
WRITER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 25
Stanislao Cannizzaro
CHEMIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 26
William Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 27
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
In China
Among people born in China, Huo Yuanjia ranks 230 out of NaN. Before him are Pujie (1907), Chen Duxiu (1879), Zhang Jue (200), Wong Fei-hung (1925), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), and Yang Chen-Ning (1922). After him are Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), Diaochan (null), Ragibagh Khan (1320), Abaoji (872), Wong Kar-wai (1958), and Ban Chao (32).
Others born in China
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Pujie
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 224
Chen Duxiu
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1942
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 225
Zhang Jue
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
200 - 184
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 226
Wong Fei-hung
MARTIAL ARTS
1925 - 1925
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 227
Zhang Sanfeng
WRITER
1200 - 1301
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 228
Yang Chen-Ning
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2025
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 229
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 230
Khutughtu Khan Kusala
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1329
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 231
Diaochan
POLITICIAN
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 232
Ragibagh Khan
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1328
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 233
Abaoji
POLITICIAN
872 - 926
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 234
Wong Kar-wai
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 235
Ban Chao
MILITARY PERSONNEL
32 - 102
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 236
Among Martial Arts In China
Among martial arts born in China, Huo Yuanjia ranks 3. Before him are Ip Man (1893), and Wong Fei-hung (1925). After him are Zhang Weili (1989), Zhang Di (1968), Chen Zhong (1982), Wang Xianbo (1976), Cheng Xunzhao (1991), and Guo Qing (2000).
Ip Man
1893 - 1972
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 1
Wong Fei-hung
1925 - 1925
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 2
Huo Yuanjia
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 3
Zhang Weili
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 4
Zhang Di
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 5
Chen Zhong
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 6
Wang Xianbo
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 7
Cheng Xunzhao
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 8
Guo Qing
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.12
Rank: 9
