POLITICIAN

Lê Lợi

1384 - 1433

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Lê Lợi (Vietnamese: [le lə̂ːjˀ], chữ Hán: 黎利; 10 September 1385 – 5 October 1433), also known by his temple name as Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) and by his pre-imperial title Bình Định vương (平定王; "Prince of Pacification"), was a Vietnamese rebel leader who founded the Later Lê dynasty and became the first king of the restored kingdom of Đại Việt after the country was conquered by the Ming dynasty. In 1418, Lê Lợi and his followers rose up against Ming rule. He was known for his effective guerrilla tactics, including constantly moving his camps and using small bands of irregulars to ambush the larger Ming forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lê Lợi has received more than 370,650 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Lê Lợi is the 4,862nd most popular politician (down from 4,410th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 21st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lê Lợi ranks 4,862 out of 19,576Before him are Alexander II of Macedon, Jiroemon Kimura, Giovanni il Popolano, Hamani Diori, Eupraxia of Kiev, and Momčilo Krajišnik. After him are Rudolph I of Burgundy, Valeriy Borzov, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, and Bahram IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1384, Lê Lợi ranks 5Before him are Frances of Rome, Yolande of Aragon, Khalil Sultan, and Anthony, Duke of Brabant. After him is John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. Among people deceased in 1433, Lê Lợi ranks 4Before him are Zheng He, John I of Portugal, and Emperor Go-Komatsu. After him are Lidwina, Baysunghur, Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, James II, Count of Urgell, and Nicholas II Garai.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Lê Lợi ranks 22 out of 136Before him are Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Gia Long (1762), Madame Nhu (1924), Charles Sobhraj (1944), Minh Mạng (1791), and Son Sen (1930). After him are Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), Tsui Hark (1950), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Trường Chinh (1907), and Phạm Văn Đồng (1906).

Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Lê Lợi ranks 15Before him are Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Gia Long (1762), Madame Nhu (1924), Minh Mạng (1791), and Son Sen (1930). After him are Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Trường Chinh (1907), Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930).