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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 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 289,155 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sun Bin is the 270th 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.

Memorability Metrics

290k
Page Views (PV)
64.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sun Bin ranks 270 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.

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HPI: 64.49
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1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.47
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HPI: 64.46
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1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.43
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Alois Brunner
1912 - 2010
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Matthew C. Perry
1794 - 1858
HPI: 64.36
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Sun Bin
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 270
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1746 - 1786
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 271
Omar Bradley
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
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Yermak Timofeyevich
1532 - 1585
HPI: 64.22
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Erich Priebke
1913 - 2013
HPI: 64.21
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Oenomaus
105 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 64.17
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Wang Jian
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 276

Contemporaries

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.