Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung ranks 2,124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amersham, Bila Tserkva, and Le Blanc-Mesnil. The most famous people from Kaohsiung are Shih Ming-teh, Fan Chung, and Collin Chou. Kaohsiung has been the birth place of many tennis players, and politicians. Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan.
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City , is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of 2,952 km2 (1,140 mi2) making it the largest city in Taiwan by area. Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.72 million people. It is Taiwan's third most populous city and the largest city in southern Taiwan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 2004, Kaohsiung was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Shih Ming-teh, Fan Chung, and Collin Chou.
People Born in Kaohsiung
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Shih Ming-teh
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
Fan Chung
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 2
Collin Chou
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 3
Chuang Chia-jung
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 4
Joe Alexander
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 5
Tai Tzu-ying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 6
Chuang Chih-yuan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 7
Chan Chin-wei
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 8
Chen Po-liang
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 9
Abiola Ogunbanwo
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 5.19
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Kaohsiung
Go to all RankingsShih Ming-teh
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
Chen Po-liang
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kaohsiung were tennis players (2), politicians (1), mathematicians (1), actors (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kaohsiung, including Chuang Chia-jung, and Chan Chin-wei. Whereas, throughout history, tennis players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kaohsiung, including Chuang Chia-jung, and Chan Chin-wei.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kaohsiung since 1700.
