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Zhuge Liang

181 - 234

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Zhuge Liang () (181 – September or October 234), also commonly known by his courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman, strategist, and inventor who lived through the end of the Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220) and the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhuge Liang has received more than 2,805,256 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Zhuge Liang is the 4th most popular engineer (up from 5th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from China (up from 33rd 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 4 out of 389. Before him are Gustave Eiffel, Gottlieb Daimler, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. After him are Wernher von Braun, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Sergei Korolev, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Umberto Nobile, and André Citroën.

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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.

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Others Deceased in 234

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 27 out of 1,610. Before him are Xuanzang (602), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Guan Yu (162), Liu Bei (161), Ip Man (1893), and Kangxi Emperor (1654). After him are Mencius (-372), Cai Lun (48), Lü Bu (161), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Jiang Zemin (1926), and Puyi (1906).

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  • Photo of Xuanzang

    Xuanzang

    EXPLORER

    602 - 664

    HPI: 75.70

    Rank: 21

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    Qianlong Emperor

    POLITICIAN

    1711 - 1799

    HPI: 75.55

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Guan Yu

    Guan Yu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    162 - 220

    HPI: 75.46

    Rank: 23

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    Liu Bei

    POLITICIAN

    161 - 223

    HPI: 75.36

    Rank: 24

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    Ip Man

    MARTIAL ARTS

    1893 - 1972

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 25

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    Kangxi Emperor

    POLITICIAN

    1654 - 1722

    HPI: 75.10

    Rank: 26

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    Zhuge Liang

    ENGINEER

    181 - 234

    HPI: 74.99

    Rank: 27

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    Mencius

    PHILOSOPHER

    372 BC - 289 BC

    HPI: 74.88

    Rank: 28

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    Cai Lun

    INVENTOR

    48 - 121

    HPI: 74.74

    Rank: 29

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    Lü Bu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    161 - 199

    HPI: 74.47

    Rank: 30

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    Zhuang Zhou

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 286 BC

    HPI: 74.38

    Rank: 31

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    Jiang Zemin

    POLITICIAN

    1926 - 2022

    HPI: 74.07

    Rank: 32

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    Puyi

    POLITICIAN

    1906 - 1967

    HPI: 73.99

    Rank: 33

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Among ENGINEERS In China

Among engineers born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 1. After him are Lu Ban (-507), Su Song (1020), Li Kui (-500), Ma Jun (200), and Da-Wen Sun (1960).

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