Top 7 Most Famous People in Ancient China

  1. top 1 Zhang Heng
  2. top 2 Zu Chongzhi
  3. top 3 Gongsun Long
  4. top 4 Mozi
  5. top 5 Sun Tzu
  6. top 6 Confucius
  7. top 7 Du Fu

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu can be described as a man with many positions and or titles. He was a martial arts strategist, a writer, a general, and a great thinker who lived during the Eastern Zhou period in Ancient China. Sun Tzu is generally recognized and celebrated as the writer or author of the book "The Art of War", a truly powerful military strategy and it has a reasonable influence on both sides, that is, military planning in East and West Asia. Sun Tzu's lifelong work governs areas such as tactics and strategy; delay; how to make the best use of government representation and resources; achievements of the partnership; maintaining existing partnerships or alliances; recruiting and deploying spies or agents; it's time to surrender to the enemy and more. Simply put, his life work includes everything related to the art of war.


This masterpiece has been seriously recognized as a complete guide or aid to the methods and strategies of war due to the many generals and intellectuals who have worked on it since its transmitted and summarized in other languages. Yes, it is related to the battle plans used in ancient China but it can still be applied in today's world. What's more, everyone wishes they had a tour guide or some book that can help guide the steps in various life situations, which makes Sun Tzu worthy of lying down in the list of the most famous people in ancient China.


  • Born and died: 544 - 496 BCE
  • Known as: Military general, strategist, philosopher, writer
Source: businessinsider.com
Source: businessinsider.com
Source: ancient-origins.net
Source: ancient-origins.net

Top 7 Most Famous People in Ancient China

  1. top 1 Zhang Heng
  2. top 2 Zu Chongzhi
  3. top 3 Gongsun Long
  4. top 4 Mozi
  5. top 5 Sun Tzu
  6. top 6 Confucius
  7. top 7 Du Fu

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