MILITARY PERSONNEL

Xiahou Dun

155 - 220

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Xiahou Dun () (died 13 June 220), courtesy name Yuanrang, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served for a few months under Cao Cao's successor, Cao Pi, before his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xiahou Dun has received more than 446,245 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Xiahou Dun is the 293rd most popular military personnel (up from 312th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from China (up from 197th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Xiahou Dun is most famous for being the father of xiahou jie, a woman who is said to have been the wife of the Yellow Emperor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Xiahou Dun ranks 293 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan Pujol García, Gerhard Barkhorn, Bahram Chobin, Wang Jian, Jiang Wei, and Georges Picquart. After him are Uqba ibn Nafi, Jonas Savimbi, Karl-Otto Koch, Charles François Dumouriez, Alois Brunner, and Polyperchon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 155, Xiahou Dun ranks 6. Before him are Cao Cao, Tertullian, Cassius Dio, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shu. After him is Pabag. Among people deceased in 220, Xiahou Dun ranks 4. Before him are Cao Cao, Guan Yu, and Tertullian. After him are Huang Zhong, Lü Meng, and Julius Paulus Prudentissimus.

Others Born in 155

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  • Photo of Cao Cao

    Cao Cao

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 220

    HPI: 76.36

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Tertullian

    Tertullian

    PHILOSOPHER

    155 - 220

    HPI: 73.12

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Cassius Dio

    Cassius Dio

    HISTORIAN

    155 - 235

    HPI: 71.01

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Sun Jian

    Sun Jian

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 191

    HPI: 66.28

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Yuan Shu

    Yuan Shu

    POLITICIAN

    155 - 199

    HPI: 65.06

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Xiahou Dun

    Xiahou Dun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 220

    HPI: 64.07

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Pabag

    Pabag

    POLITICIAN

    155 - 200

    HPI: 52.95

    Rank: 7

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Others Deceased in 220

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In China

Among people born in China, Xiahou Dun ranks 196 out of 1,610. Before him are Seiji Ozawa (1935), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Jiang Wei (202), Jack Ma (1964), Jie of Xia (-1728), and Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107). After him are John Woo (1946), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Lin Zexu (1785), Wong Fei-hung (1925), and Meng Tian (-250).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Xiahou Dun ranks 18. Before him are Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), Sun Bin (-401), Wu Sangui (1612), Zhang Liao (169), and Jiang Wei (202). After him are Meng Tian (-250), Huang Zhong (148), Ban Chao (32), Lü Meng (178), Zhang He (167), and Cao Ren (168).

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