1142 - 1142
Yue Fei (Chinese: 岳飛; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉) was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero of Song China, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in northern China. Because of his warlike stance, he was put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a frameup, after a negotiated peace was achieved with the Jurchens. Yue Fei is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (Chinese: 無雙譜; lit. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yue Fei has received more than 940,610 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Yue Fei is the 193rd most popular military personnel (up from 210th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from China (up from 126th in 2019) and the 8th 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 193 out of 1,468. Before him are Syagrius, Draža Mihailović, Anton Denikin, Wilhelm List, Wilhelm Burgdorf, and Erhard Milch. After him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Amr ibn al-As, Mikhail Frunze, Maximilian von Weichs, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
430 - 487
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 187
1893 - 1946
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 188
1872 - 1947
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 189
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 190
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 191
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 192
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 193
1769 - 1851
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 194
580 - 664
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 195
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 196
1881 - 1954
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 197
1559 - 1632
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 198
1712 - 1780
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 199
Among people born in 1142, Yue Fei ranks 1. After him are Moinuddin Chishti, William the Lion, Philip I, Count of Flanders, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Mustadi, 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: 66.51
Rank: 1
1142 - 1236
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2
1142 - 1214
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 3
1142 - 1191
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 4
1142 - 1192
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 5
1142 - 1189
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6
1142 - 1180
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 7
1142 - 1190
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 8
1079 - 1142
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 2
1106 - 1142
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 3
1075 - 1142
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4
1110 - 1142
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5
1108 - 1142
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Yue Fei ranks 115 out of 1,392. Before him are Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Yuan Shao (154), Empress Lü (-241), and Soong Mei-ling (1897). After him are King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Shen Kuo (1031), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), I. M. Pei (1917), and Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5).
1010 - 1063
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 109
1919 - 2005
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 110
1902 - 1987
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 111
154 - 202
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 112
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 113
1897 - 2003
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 114
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 115
1150 BC - 1043 BC
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 116
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 117
188 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 118
202 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 119
1917 - 2019
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 120
5 BC - 57
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 121
Among military personnels born in China, Yue Fei ranks 8. Before him are Cao Cao (155), Lü Bu (161), Guan Yu (162), Zhang Fei (167), Zhao Yun (168), and Dong Zhuo (139). After him are Sun Jian (155), Zhou Yu (175), Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), Bai Qi (-250), and Zhang Liao (169).
155 - 220
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 2
161 - 199
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 3
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 4
167 - 221
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 5
168 - 229
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 6
139 - 192
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 7
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 8
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 11
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 12
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 13
169 - 222
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 14