Engineer
Zhuge Liang
181 - 234
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Zhuge Liang
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Zhuge Liang is the 5th most popular engineer (down from 4th in 2024), the 33rd most popular biography from China (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Engineer.
Zhuge Liang was a strategist and statesman for the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He is best known for his leading role in the war against Wei, from which he is usually given credit for the saying "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Zhuge Liang ranks 5 out of 389. Before him are Gustave Eiffel, Gottlieb Daimler, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. After him are Wernher von Braun, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, William John Macquorn Rankine, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Alexei Kosygin, and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
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Gustave Eiffel
1832 - 1923
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 1
Gottlieb Daimler
1834 - 1900
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 2
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1850 - 1916
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 3
Mikhail Kalashnikov
1919 - 2013
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 4
Zhuge Liang
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 5
Wernher von Braun
1912 - 1977
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 6
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
1796 - 1832
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 7
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 8
Frederick Winslow Taylor
1856 - 1915
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
1857 - 1935
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 10
Alexei Kosygin
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 11
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1633 - 1707
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 181, Zhuge Liang ranks 1. After him is Emperor Xian of Han. Among people deceased in 234, Zhuge Liang ranks 1. After him are Emperor Xian of Han, Wei Yan, and Gusu of Baekje.
Others Born in 181
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ENGINEER
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 1
Emperor Xian of Han
POLITICIAN
181 - 234
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 234
Go to all RankingsZhuge Liang
ENGINEER
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 1
Emperor Xian of Han
POLITICIAN
181 - 234
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 2
Wei Yan
POLITICIAN
200 - 234
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 3
Gusu of Baekje
POLITICIAN
150 - 234
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 4
In China
Among people born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 33 out of NaN. Before him are Mencius (-372), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kanishka (78), Cai Lun (48), Jiang Zemin (1926), and Toshiro Mifune (1920). After him are Kangxi Emperor (1654), Xuanzang (602), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Liu Bei (161), Guan Yu (162), and Yongle Emperor (1360).
Others born in China
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Mencius
PHILOSOPHER
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 27
Qianlong Emperor
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1799
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 28
Kanishka
POLITICIAN
78 - 144
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 29
Cai Lun
INVENTOR
48 - 121
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 30
Jiang Zemin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2022
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 31
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 32
Zhuge Liang
ENGINEER
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 33
Kangxi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1654 - 1722
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 34
Xuanzang
EXPLORER
602 - 664
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 35
Hongwu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1398
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 36
Liu Bei
POLITICIAN
161 - 223
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 37
Guan Yu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
162 - 220
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 38
Yongle Emperor
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1424
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 39
Among Engineers In China
Among engineers born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 1. After him are Su Song (1020), Lu Ban (-507), Li Kui (-500), Ma Jun (200), and Da-Wen Sun (1960).
Zhuge Liang
181 - 234
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 1
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
Li Kui
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 4
Ma Jun
200 - 265
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Da-Wen Sun
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 6
