MILITARY PERSONNEL
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
Lei Feng
Lei Feng (18 December 1940 – 15 August 1962) was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major propaganda campaigns in China. The most well-known of these campaigns in 1963 promoted the slogan, "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng." Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao Zedong. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lei Feng has received more than 701,536 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lei Feng is the 676th most popular military personnel (down from 610th in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from China (down from 416th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Chinese Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
700k
Page Views (PV)
57.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Lei Feng ranks 676 out of 1,468. Before him are Helmuth von Pannwitz, Takeo Kurita, Hermocrates, Charles Sweeney, Bardas Skleros, and Mahmud Shevket Pasha. After him are Yoshijirō Umezu, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este, Otto Kittel, Lothar von Trotha, and Hans Hermann von Katte.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Helmuth von Pannwitz
1898 - 1947
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 670
Takeo Kurita
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 671
Hermocrates
500 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 672
Charles Sweeney
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 673
Bardas Skleros
1000 - 991
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 674
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
1856 - 1913
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 675
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 676
Yoshijirō Umezu
1882 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 677
Adrian Carton de Wiart
1880 - 1963
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 678
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este
1781 - 1850
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 679
Otto Kittel
1917 - 1945
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 680
Lothar von Trotha
1848 - 1920
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 681
Hans Hermann von Katte
1704 - 1730
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 682
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Lei Feng ranks 122. Before him are Thomas A. Steitz, Pedro Rodríguez, Mike Hailwood, Wayne Dyer, Phil Ochs, and Bechara Boutros al-Rahi. After him are Linda Gray, Jack Nicklaus, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Dietmar Hopp, Peter Benchley, and Jan Jongbloed. Among people deceased in 1962, Lei Feng ranks 51. Before him are Gianna Beretta Molla, M. Visvesvaraya, Princess Helen of Serbia, Natalia Sedova, Thomas Mitchell, and Leonardo De Lorenzo. After him are Frank Borzage, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Hu Shih, Poul Nielsen, E. E. Cummings, and Henri Wallon.
Others Born in 1940
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Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 116
Pedro Rodríguez
1940 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 117
Mike Hailwood
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 118
Wayne Dyer
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 119
Phil Ochs
1940 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 120
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 121
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 122
Linda Gray
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 123
Jack Nicklaus
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 124
Jean-Luc Dehaene
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 125
Dietmar Hopp
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 126
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 127
Jan Jongbloed
1940 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 1962
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Gianna Beretta Molla
1922 - 1962
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 45
M. Visvesvaraya
1861 - 1962
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 46
Princess Helen of Serbia
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 47
Natalia Sedova
1882 - 1962
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 48
Thomas Mitchell
1892 - 1962
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 49
Leonardo De Lorenzo
1875 - 1962
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 50
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 51
Frank Borzage
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 52
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
1881 - 1962
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 53
Hu Shih
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 54
Poul Nielsen
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 55
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 56
Henri Wallon
1879 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 57
In China
Among people born in China, Lei Feng ranks 454 out of 1,392. Before him are Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Li Yu (1610), Di Yi (-1200), Emperor Shang of Tang (695), Emperor Wu of Song (363), and Bo Xilai (1949). After him are Cai Yong (133), Liu Zongyuan (773), Zhang Daoling (34), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), Yan Fu (1854), and Yan Xishan (1883).
Others born in China
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Hou Hsiao-hsien
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 448
Li Yu
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 449
Di Yi
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 450
Emperor Shang of Tang
695 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 451
Emperor Wu of Song
363 - 422
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 452
Bo Xilai
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 453
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 454
Cai Yong
133 - 192
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 455
Liu Zongyuan
773 - 819
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 456
Zhang Daoling
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 457
Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 458
Yan Fu
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 459
Yan Xishan
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 460
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China
Among military personnels born in China, Lei Feng ranks 43. Before him are Huang Gai (145), Zhuge Jin (174), Ma Dai (183), Zhou Tai (163), Xu Da (1332), and Wei Qing (-150). After him are Ding Ruchang (1836), Xie Lingyun (385), Sun Chuanfang (1885), and Guo Boxiong (1942).
Huang Gai
145 - 222
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 37
Zhuge Jin
174 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 38
Ma Dai
183 - 300
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 39
Zhou Tai
163 - 223
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 40
Xu Da
1332 - 1385
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 41
Wei Qing
150 BC - 106 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 42
Lei Feng
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 43
Ding Ruchang
1836 - 1895
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 44
Xie Lingyun
385 - 433
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 45
Sun Chuanfang
1885 - 1935
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 46
Guo Boxiong
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 47
