Du Yuesheng

Chinese mob boss (1888-1951)
Person human Q699442
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Summary

Du Yuesheng was born on August 22, 1888[1], in Gaoqiao[2]. He died on August 16, 1951[3], in British Hong Kong[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5], politician[6], and gangster[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,139 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Tomb of Du Yuesheng[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of China[10]
  • Position held: member of the National Assembly of the Republic of China[11], member of the Constituent National Assembly[12]
  • Member of: Green Gang[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of political party: Kuomintang[15]
  • Commons category: Du Yue-Sheng[16]
  • Family name: Du[17]
  • Given name: Q141733579[18]
  • Described by source: Hai shang ming ren zhuan[19]
  • Participant in: Shanghai massacre of 1927[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[21]
  • Nickname: Du met de Grote Oren[22]
  • Commons Creator page: Du Yue-Sheng[23]
  • Name in native language: 杜月笙[24]
  • Height: 178 cm[25]
  • P14541: 21iimw[26]

Why It Matters

Du Yuesheng has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Du Yuesheng born?

Du Yuesheng's place of birth was Gaoqiao[2].

Where did Du Yuesheng die?

Du Yuesheng passed away in British Hong Kong[4].

What did Du Yuesheng do for work?

Du Yuesheng worked as a businessperson[5], politician[6], and gangster[7].

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  20. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Phsmet · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nickname → {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Du met de Grote Oren'}
    Given name → Q141733579
    Country of citizenship → Republic of China
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杜月笙'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 4d ago · Mbch331 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cyt/ccs → AC000399763
    Gnd id → 1366189493
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'no', 'p
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cyt/ccs: AC000399763, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Shanghai massacre of 1927
    P14541 → 21iimw
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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