MILITARY PERSONNEL

Lei Feng

1940 - 1962

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Lei Feng (18 December 1940 – 15 August 1962), born Lei Zhengxing, was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major propaganda campaigns in China. The most well-known of these campaigns in 1963 promoted the slogan "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng." Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao Zedong. In the following years, Lei Feng was portrayed as a symbol and model of party revolution by both the Chinese Communist Party and Government of China. For decades, he promoted the "Learn from Lei Feng as a Model" in the media. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lei Feng is the 746th most popular military personnel (down from 668th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from China (down from 457th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lei Feng ranks 746 out of 2,058. Before him are George Meade, Herbert Kappler, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Andriy Melnyk, Roustam Raza, and Grigory Kulik. After him are Takeo Kurita, Julian, Count of Ceuta, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Hans Hermann von Katte, Max Immelmann, and Süleyman Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Lei Feng ranks 140. Before him are Vittorio Storaro, Vicente Fernández, Denny Doherty, Enrico Bombieri, Taihō Kōki, and Lorenzo Baldisseri. After him are Ruth Dreifuss, Antonio Skármeta, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Sadaharu Oh, Víctor Erice, and Hiroshi Katayama. Among people deceased in 1962, Lei Feng ranks 55. Before him are Natalia Sedova, Hu Shih, Frank Borzage, Thomas Mitchell, Vita Sackville-West, and Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg. After him are Albert Sarraut, Frederick Schule, Emil Artin, Wilhelm Ackermann, Hans von Salmuth, and Louis Raymond.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lei Feng ranks 465 out of 1,610. Before him are Cai Yong (133), Wei Qing (-150), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Chen Kaige (1952), and Run Run Shaw (1907). After him are Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Xu Shen (58), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Ma Dai (183), and Morris Chang (1931).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Lei Feng ranks 44. Before him are Huang Gai (145), Pang De (170), Yue Jin (200), Zhou Tai (163), Zhuge Jin (174), and Wei Qing (-150). After him are Ma Dai (183), Ling Tong (189), Chen Youliang (1320), Osman Batur (1899), Qin Liangyu (1574), and Gongsun Du (200).

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