INVENTOR

Yuan Longping

1930 - 2021

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Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平; pinyin: Yuán Lóngpíng; September 7, 1930 – May 22, 2021) was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in agriculture. For his contributions, Yuan is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Longping has received more than 478,199 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yuan Longping is the 210th most popular inventor (down from 198th in 2019), the 647th most popular biography from China (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Yuan Longping ranks 210 out of 426. Before him are Narcís Monturiol, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Melvil Dewey, Shigeo Shingo, Oliver Lodge, and Lars Magnus Ericsson. After him are J. Presper Eckert, Gerald Bull, Robert Metcalfe, Helmut Gröttrup, John Wesley Hyatt, and Artur Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Yuan Longping ranks 190. Before him are Jānis Pujats, Lazar Berman, Ahmad Jamal, Jordi Pujol, Frances Sternhagen, and Aleksandar Matanović. After him are Yuri Artyukhin, Elza Soares, Jean Ferrat, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Pyotr Bolotnikov, and Katherine Jackson. Among people deceased in 2021, Yuan Longping ranks 169. Before him are Rodney Alcala, Jaan Kaplinski, Ronald Inglehart, Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, and Andrey Myagkov. After him are János Kornai, DMX, Michael Apted, Pilar Bardem, Volodymyr Holubnychy, and Lee "Scratch" Perry.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Longping ranks 647 out of 1,610. Before him are Guan Hanqing (1210), Li Kui (-500), Han Zheng (1954), Qin Jiushao (1201), Zhu of Xia (null), and Gan Ji (101). After him are Yan Liben (600), Ma Huan (1380), Bo Gu (1907), Peng Zhen (1902), Yuan Mei (1716), and Xu Zhimo (1897).

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  • Photo of Guan Hanqing

    Guan Hanqing

    WRITER

    1210 - 1280

    HPI: 60.87

    Rank: 641

  • Photo of Li Kui

    Li Kui

    ENGINEER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.87

    Rank: 642

  • Photo of Han Zheng

    Han Zheng

    POLITICIAN

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 60.85

    Rank: 643

  • Photo of Qin Jiushao

    Qin Jiushao

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1201 - 1261

    HPI: 60.85

    Rank: 644

  • Photo of Zhu of Xia

    Zhu of Xia

    POLITICIAN

    HPI: 60.84

    Rank: 645

  • Photo of Gan Ji

    Gan Ji

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    101 - 200

    HPI: 60.84

    Rank: 646

  • Photo of Yuan Longping

    Yuan Longping

    INVENTOR

    1930 - 2021

    HPI: 60.83

    Rank: 647

  • Photo of Yan Liben

    Yan Liben

    ARCHITECT

    600 - 673

    HPI: 60.80

    Rank: 648

  • Photo of Ma Huan

    Ma Huan

    EXPLORER

    1380 - 1460

    HPI: 60.80

    Rank: 649

  • Photo of Bo Gu

    Bo Gu

    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1946

    HPI: 60.80

    Rank: 650

  • Photo of Peng Zhen

    Peng Zhen

    POLITICIAN

    1902 - 1997

    HPI: 60.75

    Rank: 651

  • Photo of Yuan Mei

    Yuan Mei

    WRITER

    1716 - 1798

    HPI: 60.75

    Rank: 652

  • Photo of Xu Zhimo

    Xu Zhimo

    WRITER

    1897 - 1931

    HPI: 60.71

    Rank: 653

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Among INVENTORS In China

Among inventors born in China, Yuan Longping ranks 5. Before him are Cai Lun (48), Charles K. Kao (1933), Bi Sheng (990), and Taiichi Ohno (1912). After him are Thonmi Sambhota (618), An Wang (1920), and Robin Li (1968).

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