PHILOSOPHER
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu ( soon DZOO, soon SOO; traditional Chinese: 孫子; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period of 771 to 256 BCE. 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. Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and East Asian culture as a legendary historical and military figure. His birth name was Sun Wu (traditional Chinese: 孫武; simplified Chinese: 孙武) and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing (Chinese: 長卿). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Tzu has received more than 4,546,224 page views. Her biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Tzu is the 42nd most popular philosopher (down from 36th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from China and the 3rd most popular Chinese Philosopher.
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4.5M
Page Views (PV)
80.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
105
Languages Editions (L)
10.43
Effective Languages (L*)
4.69
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Sun Tzu ranks 42 out of 1,081. Before her are Laozi, David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, Protagoras, Thomas More, and Maria Montessori. After her are Plutarch, Michel de Montaigne, Origen, Al-Farabi, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and John Amos Comenius.
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Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 36
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 37
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 38
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 39
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 40
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 41
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 42
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 43
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 44
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 45
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 46
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 47
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 544 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 1. Among people deceased in 496 BC, Sun Tzu ranks 1. After her is Titus Herminius Aquilinus.
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In China
Among people born in China, Sun Tzu ranks 6 out of 1,392. Before her are Confucius (-551), Mao Zedong (1893), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Huang Xianfan (1899), and Laozi (-604). After her are Zheng He (1387), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), and Sima Qian (-145).
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Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
Mao Zedong
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 2
Qin Shi Huang
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 3
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 4
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 5
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 6
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 7
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 8
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 9
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 10
Kublai Khan
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 11
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In China
Among philosophers born in China, Sun Tzu ranks 3. Before her are Confucius (-551) and Laozi (-604). After her are Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Mozi (-470), Zhu Xi (1130), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 2
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
Mencius
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
Mozi
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
Zhu Xi
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
Han Fei
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
Xun Kuang
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
Milarepa
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
Shen Kuo
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
Wang Yangming
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
