401 BC - 316 BC
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 while serving in the Wei state and was sentenced to face-tattooing (criminal branding) and had his kneecaps removed (trad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Bin has received more than 244,075 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sun Bin is the 263rd most popular military personnel (down from 241st in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from China (down from 154th in 2019) and the 15th 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.
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Among military personnels, Sun Bin ranks 263 out of 1,468. Before him are Maurice de Saxe, Lothar Rendulic, Svetozar Boroević, Andranik, Alois Brunner, and Matthew C. Perry. After him are Maurice Benyovszky, Omar Bradley, Yermak Timofeyevich, Erich Priebke, Oenomaus, and Wang Jian.
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 257
1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 258
1856 - 1920
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 259
1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 260
1912 - 2010
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 261
1794 - 1858
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 262
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 263
1746 - 1786
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 264
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 265
1532 - 1585
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 266
1913 - 2013
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 267
105 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 268
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 269
Among people born in 401 BC, Sun Bin ranks 2. Before him is Lysander. After him are Conon, Phaedo of Elis, and Clearchus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Sun Bin ranks 3. Before him are Olympias and Eumenes. After him are Porus, Peithon, Antigenes, and Eudemus.
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2
401 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 4
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5
Among people born in China, Sun Bin ranks 176 out of 1,392. Before him are Tianqi Emperor (1605), Taichang Emperor (1582), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Huineng (638), Diaochan (null), and Gwanggaeto the Great (374). After him are Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Kumārajīva (343), Jie of Xia (-1728), Huo Yuanjia (1868), Bolo Yeung (1946), and Emperor Xuan of Han (-91).
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 170
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 171
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 172
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 173
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 174
374 - 413
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 175
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 176
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 177
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 178
1728 BC - 1675 BC
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 179
1868 - 1910
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 180
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 181
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 182
Among military personnels born in China, Sun Bin ranks 15. Before him are Sun Jian (155), Zhou Yu (175), Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), Bai Qi (-250), and Zhang Liao (169). After him are Meng Tian (-250), Xiahou Dun (155), Wu Sangui (1612), Jiang Wei (202), Huang Zhong (148), and Xiahou Yuan (200).
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 11
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 12
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 13
169 - 222
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 14
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 15
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 16
155 - 220
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 17
1612 - 1678
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 18
202 - 264
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 19
148 - 220
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 20
200 - 219
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 21