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Du Yuesheng

1888 - 1951

Du Yuesheng

Du Yuesheng (22 August 1888 – 16 August 1951), nicknamed "Big-Eared Du", was a Chinese mob boss who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He made his fortune in the opium trade before transforming into a financial tycoon. He supported Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang in their fight against the Communists and Japanese. In April 1949, on the eve of the fall of Shanghai, Du moved to Hong Kong, where he lived until his death in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Du Yuesheng is the 40th most popular mafioso (down from 31st in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from China (down from 518th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Du Yuesheng ranks 40 out of 70. Before him are Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Richard Hauptmann, Mickey Cohen, Murder of Kitty Genovese, Vincent Gigante, and Salvatore Maranzano. After him are Richard Kuklinski, Russell Bufalino, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Robert Hanssen, Salomon Morel, and Giuseppe Morello.

Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia

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Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
1922 - 1946
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 34
Richard Hauptmann
1899 - 1936
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 35
Mickey Cohen
1913 - 1976
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 36
Murder of Kitty Genovese
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 37
Vincent Gigante
1928 - 2005
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 38
Salvatore Maranzano
1886 - 1931
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 39
Du Yuesheng
1888 - 1951
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 40
Richard Kuklinski
1935 - 2006
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 41
Russell Bufalino
1903 - 1994
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 42
Vyacheslav Ivankov
1940 - 2009
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 43
Robert Hanssen
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 44
Salomon Morel
1919 - 2007
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 45
Giuseppe Morello
1867 - 1930
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 46

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Du Yuesheng ranks 101. Before him are Odile Defraye, Victor Goldschmidt, Paul Ramadier, Léon Scieur, Richard Kohn, and Roberto Assagioli. After him are Jakow Trachtenberg, Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Herms Niel, Francesco Baracca, Royal Rife, and Grigori Sokolnikov. Among people deceased in 1951, Du Yuesheng ranks 68. Before him are Géza Maróczy, Henrietta Lacks, Wols, Tadeusz Borowski, Vilhelm Bjerknes, and Algernon Blackwood. After him are Jakow Trachtenberg, Liaquat Ali Khan, Maria Montez, Lincoln Ellsworth, Eugen Meindl, and Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.

Others Born in 1888

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Odile Defraye
CYCLIST
1888 - 1965
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 95
Victor Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1888 - 1947
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 96
Paul Ramadier
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1961
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 97
Léon Scieur
CYCLIST
1888 - 1969
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 98
Richard Kohn
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 99
Roberto Assagioli
PSYCHOLOGIST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 100
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 101
Jakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 102
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 103
Herms Niel
COMPOSER
1888 - 1954
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 104
Francesco Baracca
BUSINESSPERSON
1888 - 1918
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 105
Royal Rife
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 106
Grigori Sokolnikov
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1939
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 107

Others Deceased in 1951

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Géza Maróczy
CHESS PLAYER
1870 - 1951
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 62
Henrietta Lacks
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1951
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 63
Wols
PAINTER
1913 - 1951
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 64
Tadeusz Borowski
WRITER
1922 - 1951
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 65
Vilhelm Bjerknes
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1951
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 66
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 67
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 68
Jakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 69
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 70
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 71
Lincoln Ellsworth
EXPLORER
1880 - 1951
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 72
Eugen Meindl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 73
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1951
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 74