1892 - 1986
Liu Bocheng (simplified Chinese: 刘伯承; traditional Chinese: 劉伯承; pinyin: Liú Bóchéng; Wade–Giles: Liu Po-ch'eng; December 4, 1892 – October 7, 1986) was a Chinese military commander and a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. Liu is known as the 'half' of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in modern history. (The other three are Lin Biao and Su Yu, commanders of the Communist Party of China, and Kuomintang commander Bai Chongxi.) Officially, Liu was recognised as a revolutionary, military strategist, and theoretician and one of the founders of the People's Liberation Army. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Bocheng has received more than 187,828 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Liu Bocheng is the 9,009th most popular politician (down from 7,910th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from China (down from 549th in 2019) and the 347th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Liu Bocheng ranks 9,009 out of 15,577. Before him are Huzziya II, Archidamus IV, Lazar Mojsov, Floris II, Count of Holland, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and Ahn Changho. After him are Zail Singh, Dan I of Wallachia, Prince William of Baden, Alfred Józef Potocki, Katō Tomosaburō, and Sabin of Bulgaria.
1500 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 9,003
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 9,004
1920 - 2011
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 9,005
1091 - 1121
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 9,006
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 9,007
1876 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,008
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,009
1916 - 1994
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,010
1354 - 1386
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,011
1829 - 1897
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,012
1817 - 1889
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,013
1861 - 1923
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,014
800 - 766
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 9,015
Among people born in 1892, Liu Bocheng ranks 126. Before him are Henry Darger, Mabel Normand, Adolf Ziegler, Walter Krüger, Juan Belmonte, and James Forrestal. After him are Branislaw Tarashkyevich, John Alcock, Yi Kwang-su, Charles Nungesser, Robert Watson-Watt, and Sayed Darwish. Among people deceased in 1986, Liu Bocheng ranks 106. Before him are Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Phil Lynott, Dick Scobee, Raúl Prebisch, Elisabeth Bergner, and Artur London. After him are Desi Arnaz, John Bagot Glubb, Gregory Jarvis, Géza von Radványi, Harold Arlen, and Oscar Zariski.
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 120
1892 - 1930
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 121
1892 - 1959
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 122
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 123
1892 - 1962
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 124
1892 - 1949
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 125
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 126
1892 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 127
1892 - 1919
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 128
1892 - 1950
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 129
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 130
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 131
1892 - 1923
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 132
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 100
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 101
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 102
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 103
1897 - 1986
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 104
1915 - 1986
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 105
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 106
1917 - 1986
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 107
1897 - 1986
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 108
1944 - 1986
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 109
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 110
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 111
1899 - 1986
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 112
Among people born in China, Liu Bocheng ranks 612 out of 1,392. Before him are Yang Hui (1238), Eric Liddell (1902), Zhu Shijie (1249), Gan Ji (101), Cheng Hao (1032), and Charlie Soong (1861). After him are Pan Yuliang (1895), Yang Jiechi (1950), Yijing (635), Xu Wei (1521), Li Hongzhi (1951), and Boris Blacher (1903).
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 606
1902 - 1945
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 607
1249 - 1314
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 608
101 - 200
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 609
1032 - 1085
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 610
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 611
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 612
1895 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 613
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 614
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 615
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 616
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 617
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 618
Among politicians born in China, Liu Bocheng ranks 347. Before him are Ouyang Xun (557), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Peng Zhen (1902), Jia Yi (-200), and Charlie Soong (1861). After him are Yang Jiechi (1950), Xin Qiji (1140), Bo Yibo (1908), Hu Hanmin (1879), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), and He Long (1896).
557 - 641
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 341
1924 - 1981
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 342
895 - 948
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 343
1902 - 1997
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 344
200 BC - 168 BC
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 345
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 346
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 347
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 348
1140 - 1207
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 349
1908 - 2007
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 350
1879 - 1936
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 351
1594 - 1651
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 352
1896 - 1969
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 353