MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sun Bin

401 BC - 316 BC

Sun Bin

Sun Bin (died 316 BC) was a Chinese general, military strategist, and writer who lived during the Warring States period of Chinese history. A supposed descendant of Sun Tzu, Sun was tutored in military strategy by the hermit Guiguzi. He was accused of treason by Pang Juan while serving in the Wei state and was sentenced to face-tattooing (criminal branding) and had his kneecaps removed, permanently crippling him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Bin has received more than 304,461 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sun Bin is the 229th most popular military personnel (up from 270th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from China (up from 175th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Sun Bin is most famous for his book "The Art of War" which was written in the 2nd century BC. It is a military strategy and tactics manual that has been used by generals for centuries.

Memorability Metrics

300k
Page Views (PV)
65.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
5.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sun Bin ranks 229 out of 2,058. Before him are Kurt Student, Franz Stangl, Alfred von Tirpitz, Gertrude Bell, Walther von Reichenau, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus. After him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Hans von Seeckt, Gotthard Heinrici, Tōgō Heihachirō, Amr ibn al-As, and Otto Carius.

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Kurt Student
1890 - 1978
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 223
Franz Stangl
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 224
Alfred von Tirpitz
1849 - 1930
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 225
Gertrude Bell
1868 - 1926
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 226
Walther von Reichenau
1884 - 1942
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 227
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 228
Sun Bin
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 229
Wilhelm Mohnke
1911 - 2001
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 230
Hans von Seeckt
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 231
Gotthard Heinrici
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 232
Tōgō Heihachirō
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 233
Amr ibn al-As
580 - 664
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 234
Otto Carius
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 235

Contemporaries

Among people born in 401 BC, Sun Bin ranks 1. After him are Lysander, Phaedo of Elis, Conon, Bian Que, and Clearchus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Sun Bin ranks 2. Before him is Olympias. After him are Eumenes, Porus, Peithon, Antigenes, Attalus, and Eudemus.

Others Born in 401 BC

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Sun Bin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1
Lysander
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2
Phaedo of Elis
PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 3
Conon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 4
Bian Que
PHYSICIAN
401 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 6