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China

China ranks 15th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poland, Netherlands, and Canada. Memorable people born in present day China include Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Memorable people who died in China include Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Laozi. China has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

People

Between 2900 BC and 2007, present day China was the birth place of 2,110 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Additionaly, 635 globally memorable people have passed away in present day China including Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Laozi.

People Born in Present Day China

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Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 1
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 2
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 3
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 4
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 5
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 6
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 7
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 8
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 9
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 10
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 11
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Born in Present Day China

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Zhang Youxia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 384
Chai Rong
NOBLEMAN
921 - 959
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 522
Qian Liu
NOBLEMAN
852 - 932
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 668
Sun Fo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 681
Guo Wei
POLITICIAN
904 - 954
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 736
Liu Ziye
POLITICIAN
449 - 466
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 742
Jun Fukuda
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2000
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 821
Gao Gang
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1954
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 852
Oleg Strizhenov
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 883
Li Ao
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 890
Anson Chan
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 906
Dong Jun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 920

People Deceased in Present Day China

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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 98.43
Rank: 1
Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 2
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 3
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 4
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 5
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 6
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 7
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 8
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 9
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 10
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 11
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day China

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Chai Rong
NOBLEMAN
921 - 959
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 393
Qian Liu
NOBLEMAN
852 - 932
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 490
Guo Wei
POLITICIAN
904 - 954
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 521
Liu Ziye
POLITICIAN
449 - 466
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 526
Gao Gang
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1954
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 579
Yu Menglong
ACTOR
1988 - 2025
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 619
Kathy Chow
ACTOR
1966 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 624
Khalil Fong
SINGER
1983 - 2025
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 631
Ali Sadpara
MOUNTAINEER
1976 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 632
Yao Beina
SINGER
1981 - 2015
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 634
Yu Xu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1986 - 2016
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 635

Occupations

Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (505), athletes (405), actors (142), writers (138), and soccer players (78), while most who died were politicians (358), writers (64), military personnels (49), philosophers (32), and painters (22).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day China, including Zhu Jianhua, Wang Junxia, and Liu Xiang. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day China, including Kublai Khan, Qin Shi Huang, and Huang Xianfan.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day China since 1700.