RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Gun
Gun
Gun (Chinese: 鯀; pinyin: Gǔn; Wade–Giles: Kun3, lit. "big fish"), also known as Count of Chong (Chinese: 崇伯鯀; pinyin: Chóngbó Gǔn; Wade–Giles: Ch'ung2-po2 Kun3), is a figure in Chinese mythology, sometimes noted as the father of Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia dynasty. Gun was appointed to the task of controlling the Great Flood by Emperor Yao on the advice of the Four Mountains. Gun used dykes to try to stop the flooding but the dykes collapsed, killing many people. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gun is the 2,252nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,582nd in 2024). (down from 1,713th in 2019)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Gun ranks 2,252 out of 3,187. Before him are Giovanni de' Marignolli, Juvenal of Jerusalem, Adomnán, Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Laurence of Canterbury, and Jacqueline Felice de Almania. After him are Alexander of Constantinople, Francisco Coll Guitart, Francis Hong Yong-ho, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Sava II, and Gualtiero Bassetti.
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350 - 458
HPI: 59.41
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624 - 704
HPI: 59.41
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Antonio María Javierre Ortas
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HPI: 59.41
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550 - 619
HPI: 59.39
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Jacqueline Felice de Almania
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HPI: 59.39
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HPI: 59.39
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HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2,253
Francisco Coll Guitart
1812 - 1875
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 2,254
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HPI: 59.37
Rank: 2,255
Carlos Amigo Vallejo
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HPI: 59.36
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HPI: 59.36
Rank: 2,257
Gualtiero Bassetti
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HPI: 59.35
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