PHILOSOPHER

Sun Tzu

543 BC - 495 BC

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu ( soon DZOO, soon SOO; Chinese: 孫子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China. 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 thinking. His works focus much more on alternatives to battle, such as stratagem, delay, the use of spies and alternatives to war itself, the making and keeping of alliances, the uses of deceit and a willingness to submit, at least temporarily, to more powerful foes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Tzu has received more than 2,462,149 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 34th most popular philosopher.

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2.5M
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80.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
98
Languages Editions (L)
11.35
Effective Languages (L*)
4.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sun Tzu ranks 33 out of 1,005. Before him are Friedrich Engels, Laozi, Averroes, Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, and David Hume. After him are Diogenes, Democritus, Plutarch, Auguste Comte, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Thomas More.

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Friedrich Engels
1820 - 1895
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 27
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 28
Averroes
1126 - 1198
HPI: 81.69
Rank: 29
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 30
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 31
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 80.79
Rank: 32
Sun Tzu
543 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 33
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 34
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 35
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 36
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 37
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 38
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 39

Contemporaries

Among people born in 543 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 1. After him is Prince Vijaya. Among people deceased in 495 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 2. Before him is Pythagoras. After him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus and Hystaspes.