MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yu Xu

1986 - 2016

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Yu Xu (Chinese: 余旭; March 1986 – November 12, 2016) was a Chinese female fighter pilot who served as a flight squadron leader in the August 1st aerobatic team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Xu is the 2,070th most popular military personnel, the 1,590th most popular biography from China and the 63rd most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Yu Xu (余旭) was a Chinese fighter pilot and the first female jet pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. She became widely known for breaking gender barriers in military aviation before tragically dying in a 2016 training accident.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yu Xu ranks 2,070 out of 2,058. Before her are Vladimir Zhoga, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Matthew Pottinger, Alexander Prokhorenko, Asia Ramazan Antar, and Robert Abajyan. After her are Sanjay Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Abhinandan Varthaman, Gunjan Saxena, Bowe Bergdahl, and Salvatore Giunta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Yu Xu ranks 1,453. Before her are Ben Youssef Meïté, Martin Jakš, Steven Taylor, Galen Rupp, Panagiotis Glykos, and Abdelhafid Benchabla. After her are Sergei Shirokov, Satoshi Shimizu, Toshitaka Tsurumi, Erica Jarder, Ana Jelušić Black, and Lluís Sastre. Among people deceased in 2016, Yu Xu ranks 656. Before her are Martin Crowe, Alexander Prokhorenko, Asia Ramazan Antar, Marcelo, Andrew Florent, and Robert Abajyan. After her are José Fernández, Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev, Ivan Bukavshin, Estelle Balet, Amjad Sabri, and Kevin Meaney.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yu Xu ranks 1,585 out of 1,610. Before her are Lin Li (1992). After her are Zhou Mi (1979), Zhang Peimeng (1987), Yoon Jae-young (1983), Jiang Wenwen (1986), Zhao Shuai (1995), Sun Ke (1989), Zheng Siwei (1997), Fu Yu (1978), Hu Jia (1983), Wang Manyu (1999), and Xu Yifan (1988).

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  • Photo of Lin Li

    Lin Li

    VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 36.74

    Rank: 1,584

  • Photo of Yu Xu

    Yu Xu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1986 - 2016

    HPI: 36.73

    Rank: 1,585

  • Photo of Zhou Mi

    Zhou Mi

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 36.73

    Rank: 1,586

  • Photo of Zhang Peimeng

    Zhang Peimeng

    ATHLETE

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 36.71

    Rank: 1,587

  • Photo of Yoon Jae-young

    Yoon Jae-young

    POLITICIAN

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 36.70

    Rank: 1,588

  • Photo of Jiang Wenwen

    Jiang Wenwen

    SWIMMER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 36.69

    Rank: 1,589

  • Photo of Zhao Shuai

    Zhao Shuai

    ATHLETE

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 36.68

    Rank: 1,590

  • Photo of Sun Ke

    Sun Ke

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 36.67

    Rank: 1,591

  • Photo of Zheng Siwei

    Zheng Siwei

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 36.64

    Rank: 1,592

  • Photo of Fu Yu

    Fu Yu

    ATHLETE

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 36.63

    Rank: 1,593

  • Photo of Hu Jia

    Hu Jia

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 36.59

    Rank: 1,594

  • Photo of Wang Manyu

    Wang Manyu

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 36.57

    Rank: 1,595

  • Photo of Xu Yifan

    Xu Yifan

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 36.56

    Rank: 1,596

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Yu Xu ranks 63. Before her are Xue Yue (1896), Zhang Zongchang (1881), Tang Enbo (1898), Ma Zhongying (1910), Guo Boxiong (1942), and Chi Haotian (1929).

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