PHILOSOPHER

Sun Tzu

544 BC - 496 BC

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Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thought. Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and East Asian culture as a legendary historical and military figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Tzu has received more than 5,700,185 page views. Her biography is available in 110 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). Sun Tzu is the 41st most popular philosopher (up from 43rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from China and the 2nd most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 5.7M

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  • 83.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 110

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sun Tzu ranks 41 out of 1,267. Before her are Al-Farabi, Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, Plutarch, Søren Kierkegaard, and David Hume. After her are Rajneesh, Laozi, Empedocles, Origen, Protagoras, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 544 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 496 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 1. After her are Helü of Wu, and Titus Herminius Aquilinus.

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    Sun Tzu

    PHILOSOPHER

    544 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 83.39

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Sun Tzu ranks 6 out of 1,610. Before her are Confucius (-551), Mao Zedong (1893), Huang Xianfan (1899), Qin Shi Huang (-258), and Karma (null). After her are Laozi (-604), Zheng He (1387), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Li Bai (701), and Sima Qian (-145).

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    Confucius

    PHILOSOPHER

    551 BC - 479 BC

    HPI: 92.61

    Rank: 1

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    Mao Zedong

    POLITICIAN

    1893 - 1976

    HPI: 87.95

    Rank: 2

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    Huang Xianfan

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1982

    HPI: 87.92

    Rank: 3

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    Qin Shi Huang

    POLITICIAN

    258 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 87.21

    Rank: 4

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    Karma

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 85.66

    Rank: 5

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    Sun Tzu

    PHILOSOPHER

    544 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 83.39

    Rank: 6

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    Laozi

    PHILOSOPHER

    604 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 83.17

    Rank: 7

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    Zheng He

    EXPLORER

    1387 - 1433

    HPI: 82.94

    Rank: 8

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    Sun Yat-sen

    POLITICIAN

    1866 - 1925

    HPI: 82.68

    Rank: 9

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    Deng Xiaoping

    POLITICIAN

    1904 - 1997

    HPI: 82.31

    Rank: 10

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    Li Bai

    WRITER

    701 - 762

    HPI: 82.18

    Rank: 11

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    Sima Qian

    HISTORIAN

    145 BC - 86 BC

    HPI: 81.89

    Rank: 12

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Sun Tzu ranks 2. Before her are Confucius (-551). After her are Laozi (-604), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhu Xi (1130), Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).

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