Most Famous Chinese Military Figures

50 Chinese Military Figures in view out of 130

Military 130
China 1,678
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu Chinese Militar -543 – -495
#1,994
Koxinga
Koxinga Chinese Militar 1624 – 1662
#9,328
Yue Fei
Yue Fei Chinese Militar 1103 – 1142
#12,717
Guan Yu
Guan Yu Chinese Officer 162 – 219
#13,136
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang Chinese Militar 1812 – 1885
#20,873
An Lushan
An Lushan Chinese Officer 702 – 757
#21,681
Wu Sangui
Wu Sangui Chinese Officer 1612 – 1678
#25,074
Liu Bocheng
Liu Bocheng Chinese Militar 1892 – 1986
#41,082
Feng Guozhang
Feng Guozhang Chinese Army 1859 – 1919
#42,760
Nie Rongzhen
Nie Rongzhen Chinese Militar 1899 – 1992
#52,040
Lei Feng
Lei Feng Chinese Militar 1940 – 1962
#55,115
Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun Chinese Militar 168 – 229
#62,174
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu Chinese Officer 175 – 210
#63,607
Dai Li
Dai Li Chinese Soldier 1897 – 1946
#64,921
Yuan Chonghuan
Yuan Chonghuan Chinese Militar 1584 – 1630
#66,341
Xu Xiangqian
Xu Xiangqian Chinese Militar 1901 – 1990
#68,627
Xu Shuzheng
Xu Shuzheng Chinese Militar 1880 – 1925
#69,700
DR
Ding Ruchang Chinese Militar 1836 – 1895
#71,949
Xue Yue
Xue Yue Chinese Militar 1896 – 1998
#81,509
Zhang Zhizhong
Zhang Zhizhong Chinese Militar 1895 – 1969
#82,668
Liu Yongfu
Liu Yongfu Chinese Soldier 1837 – 1917
#85,648
Su Yu
Su Yu Chinese Officer 1907 – 1984
#94,629
Liu Huaqing
Liu Huaqing Chinese Militar 1916 – 2011
#96,076
Yang Hucheng
Yang Hucheng Chinese Officer 1893 – 1949
#96,773
WJ
Wang Jian (Former Shu) Chinese Militar 847 – 918
#97,830
Bai Qi
Bai Qi Chinese Militar Died -257
#98,510
Lü Meng
Lü Meng Chinese Militar 178 – 219
#107,563
Hu Zongnan
Hu Zongnan Chinese Officer 1896 – 1962
#109,596
Li Jishen
Li Jishen Chinese Militar 1885 – 1959
#110,385
Li Xiucheng
Li Xiucheng Chinese Commander 1823 – 1864
#114,178
Cai Tingkai
Cai Tingkai Chinese Militar 1892 – 1968
#117,482
CY
Chen Youliang Chinese Officer 1320 – 1363
#119,461
Yang Xiuqing
Yang Xiuqing Chinese Commander 1821 – 1856
#124,259
MY
Ma Yuan (Han dynasty) Chinese Militar -14 – 49
#132,983
Gao Zhihang
Gao Zhihang Chinese Flying Ace 1907 – 1937
#143,134
Wei Guoqing
Wei Guoqing Chinese Militar 1913 – 1989
#147,346
Song Zheyuan
Song Zheyuan Chinese Militar 1885 – 1940
#174,461
Yuchi Gong
Yuchi Gong Chinese Militar 585 – 658
#200,318
Xie Jinyuan
Xie Jinyuan Chinese Officer 1905 – 1941
#204,676
Han Fuju
Han Fuju Chinese Militar 1890 – 1938
#217,447
Zheng Dongguo
Zheng Dongguo Chinese Militar 1903 – 1991
#224,679
Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo Chinese Militar 139 – 192
#237,946
Zhou Baozhong
Zhou Baozhong Chinese Commander 1902 – 1964
#239,011
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei Chinese Militar 202 – 264
#239,082
Huang Shaohong
Huang Shaohong Chinese Militar 1895 – 1966
#242,848
Zhang Liao
Zhang Liao Chinese Officer 169 – 222
#242,883
Liu Yalou
Liu Yalou Chinese Militar 1910 – 1965
#248,783
Xu Huang
Xu Huang Chinese Officer 169 – 227
#254,417
Dian Wei
Dian Wei Chinese Officer Died 197
#254,454
Deng Hua
Deng Hua Chinese Militar 1910 – 1980
#261,317

By the numbers

Inside China Military Figures

130 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among China Military Figures peaked in the 1890s with 14 people.

What China Military Figures Are Known For

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Militar are China Military Figures's biggest group — 58% of all notables (75).

China Military Figures over-index on commander — 75.3× the global rate.

  1. Militar75
  2. Officer20
  3. Army11
  4. Commander8
  5. Soldier5
  6. Admiral4
  7. Lieutenant3
  8. Flying Ace1
  1. Commander875.3×
  2. Army1153.5×
  3. Militar7529.5×
  4. Officer2014.0×
  5. Soldier512.4×