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Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
Lu Ban
Lu Ban (c. 507–444 BC) was a Chinese architect or master carpenter, structural engineer, and inventor, during the Zhou Dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lu Ban has received more than 680,347 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Lu Ban is the 47th most popular engineer (up from 59th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from China (up from 331st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
680k
Page Views (PV)
61.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.42
Effective Languages (L*)
1.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Lu Bans by language
Over the past year Lu Ban has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 67,300 views, followed by English (33,720), and Vietnamese (21,572). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (744.44%), Malagasy (201.05%), and Indonesian (116.59%)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Lu Ban ranks 47 out of 389. Before him are Anthony Fokker, Sergey Ilyushin, Marcello Gandini, William John Macquorn Rankine, Moshe Arens, and Vannevar Bush. After him are John Ambrose Fleming, Arthur Scherbius, Godfrey Hounsfield, Gustaf de Laval, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, and Charles George Gordon.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Anthony Fokker
1890 - 1939
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 41
Sergey Ilyushin
1894 - 1977
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 42
Marcello Gandini
1938 - 2024
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 43
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 44
Moshe Arens
1925 - 2019
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 45
Vannevar Bush
1890 - 1974
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 46
Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 47
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 48
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 49
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 50
Gustaf de Laval
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 51
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 52
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 507 BC, Lu Ban ranks 1. Among people deceased in 440 BC, Lu Ban ranks 1. After him is Ducetius.
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In China
Among people born in China, Lu Ban ranks 283 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), Sima Shi (208), Ye Jianying (1897), Gong Li (1965), Xun Yu (163), and Wu Zixu (-526). After him are Ai Weiwei (1957), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Xu Huang (169), He Jin (135), Cai Yan (177), and Mao Anying (1922).
Others born in China
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Emperor Houshao of Han
POLITICIAN
196 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 277
Sima Shi
POLITICIAN
208 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 278
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 279
Gong Li
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 280
Xun Yu
POLITICIAN
163 - 212
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 281
Wu Zixu
POLITICIAN
526 BC - 483 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 282
Lu Ban
ENGINEER
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 283
Ai Weiwei
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 284
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
POLITICIAN
1127 - 1194
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 285
Xu Huang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
169 - 227
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 286
He Jin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
135 - 189
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 287
Cai Yan
WRITER
177 - 250
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 288
Mao Anying
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1950
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 289
Among ENGINEERS In China
Among engineers born in China, Lu Ban ranks 2. Before him are Zhuge Liang (181). After him are Su Song (1020), Li Kui (-500), Ma Jun (200), and Da-Wen Sun (1960).
Zhuge Liang
181 - 234
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3
Li Kui
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4
Ma Jun
200 - 265
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 5
Da-Wen Sun
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 6
