1142 - 1142
Yue Fei (March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju, was a Chinese military general, calligrapher, and poet who lived during the Southern Song dynasty. His ancestral home was in Xiaoti, Yonghe Village, Tangyin, Xiangzhou, Henan (in present-day Tangyin County, Anyang, Henan). He is best known for leading Southern Song forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in northern China before being put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a concocted charge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yue Fei has received more than 604,540 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Yue Fei is the 210th most popular military personnel (down from 165th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from China (down from 108th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.
Yue Fei is most famous for his military prowess and patriotism. He was a general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he led the Southern Song army to victory in many battles.
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Among military personnels, Yue Fei ranks 210 out of 1,466. Before him are Lysander, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Hasso von Manteuffel, Oenomaus, Tōgō Heihachirō, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. After him are Josip Jelačić, Otto Carius, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Sejanus, and Kurt Student.
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 204
1891 - 1945
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 205
1897 - 1978
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 206
105 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 207
1848 - 1934
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 208
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 209
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 210
1801 - 1859
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 211
1922 - 2015
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 212
1766 - 1847
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 213
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 214
20 BC - 31
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 215
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 216
Among people born in 1142, Yue Fei ranks 1. After him are Moinuddin Chishti, William the Lion, Philip I, Count of Flanders, Al-Mustadi, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and Godfrey III, Count of Louvain. Among people deceased in 1142, Yue Fei ranks 2. Before him is Peter Abelard. After him are Alexios Komnenos, Orderic Vitalis, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, and Andronikos Komnenos.
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 1
1142 - 1236
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 2
1142 - 1214
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 3
1142 - 1191
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 4
1142 - 1180
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 5
1142 - 1192
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 6
1142 - 1189
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 7
1142 - 1190
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 8
1079 - 1142
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 1
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 2
1106 - 1142
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 3
1075 - 1142
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 4
1110 - 1142
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 5
1108 - 1142
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Yue Fei ranks 126 out of 1,186. Before him are Milarepa (1052), Li Xiannian (1909), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Hu Yaobang (1915), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), and I. M. Pei (1917). After him are Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Temür Khan (1265), Mo Yan (1955), and Liu Shan (207).
1052 - 1135
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 120
1909 - 1992
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 121
656 - 710
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 122
1915 - 1989
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 123
188 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 124
1917 - 2019
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 125
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 126
662 - 716
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 127
202 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 128
1491 - 1521
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 129
1265 - 1307
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 130
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 131
207 - 271
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 132
Among military personnels born in China, Yue Fei ranks 11. Before him are Zhao Yun (168), Zhang Fei (167), Sun Ce (175), Dong Zhuo (139), Zhou Yu (175), and Sun Jian (155). After him are Zhang Liao (169), Bai Qi (-250), Han Xin (-231), Jiang Wei (202), Xiahou Dun (155), and Sun Bin (-401).
168 - 229
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 5
167 - 221
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 6
175 - 200
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 7
139 - 192
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 8
175 - 210
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 9
155 - 191
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 10
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 11
169 - 222
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 12
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 13
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 14
202 - 264
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 15
155 - 220
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 16
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 17