MILITARY PERSONNEL
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (Chinese: 周瑜, pronunciation) (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin (Chinese: 公瑾), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Quan, Sun Ce's younger brother and successor. Zhou Yu is primarily known for his leading role in defeating the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs in late 208, and again at the Battle of Jiangling in 209. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Yu has received more than 602,196 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhou Yu is the 202nd most popular military personnel (down from 130th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from China (down from 85th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.
Zhou Yu is most famous for being the general of the Sun family during the Three Kingdoms period. He was also a strategist and tactician.
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600k
Page Views (PV)
66.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Zhou Yu ranks 202 out of 1,468. Before him are Parmenion, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Gotthard Heinrici, Josip Jelačić, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, and Sun Jian. After him are Lavr Kornilov, Wilhelm Mohnke, Maxime Weygand, Alfred von Tirpitz, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Giovanni Giustiniani.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Parmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 196
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 197
Gotthard Heinrici
1886 - 1971
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 198
Josip Jelačić
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 199
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 200
Sun Jian
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 201
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 202
Lavr Kornilov
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 203
Wilhelm Mohnke
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 204
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 205
Alfred von Tirpitz
1849 - 1930
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 206
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 207
Giovanni Giustiniani
1418 - 1453
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 175, Zhou Yu ranks 2. Before him is Himiko. After him are Sun Ce, Ammonius Saccas, and Gan Ning. Among people deceased in 210, Zhou Yu ranks 2. Before him is Sextus Empiricus.
Others Born in 175
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Himiko
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2
Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 3
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 4
Gan Ning
175 - 222
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 210
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In China
Among people born in China, Zhou Yu ranks 125 out of 1,392. Before him are Emperor Wen of Han (-202), I. M. Pei (1917), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Li Xiannian (1909), Zhang Qian (-200), and Sun Jian (155). After him are Temür Khan (1265), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hu Yaobang (1915), Sun Ce (175), Bao Zheng (999), and Dorgon (1612).
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Emperor Wen of Han
202 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 119
I. M. Pei
1917 - 2019
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 120
Emperor Guangwu of Han
5 BC - 57
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 121
Li Xiannian
1909 - 1992
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 122
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 123
Sun Jian
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 124
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 125
Temür Khan
1265 - 1307
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 126
Emperor Huizong of Song
1082 - 1135
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 127
Hu Yaobang
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 128
Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 129
Bao Zheng
999 - 1062
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 130
Dorgon
1612 - 1650
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 131
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China
Among military personnels born in China, Zhou Yu ranks 10. Before him are Guan Yu (162), Zhang Fei (167), Zhao Yun (168), Dong Zhuo (139), Yue Fei (1142), and Sun Jian (155). After him are Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), Bai Qi (-250), Zhang Liao (169), Sun Bin (-401), and Meng Tian (-250).
Guan Yu
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 4
Zhang Fei
167 - 221
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 5
Zhao Yun
168 - 229
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 6
Dong Zhuo
139 - 192
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 7
Yue Fei
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 8
Sun Jian
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
Zhou Yu
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 11
Han Xin
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 12
Bai Qi
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 13
Zhang Liao
169 - 222
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 14
Sun Bin
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 15
Meng Tian
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 16
