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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.

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the world's population. China borders fourteen countries by land across an area of 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 2900 BC and 2007, present day China was the birth place of 2,101 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Additionaly, 629 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
Sun Fo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 680
Oleg Strizhenov
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 878
Li Ao
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 885
Anson Chan
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 901
Dong Jun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 915
Wang Chuanfu
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 955
Ma Xingrui
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 963
Yu Menglong
ACTOR
1988 - 2025
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 999
Duan Yongping
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,025
Wang Bing
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 1,046

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
Yu Menglong
ACTOR
1988 - 2025
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 615
Ali Sadpara
MOUNTAINEER
1976 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 626
Yao Beina
SINGER
1981 - 2015
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 628
Yu Xu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1986 - 2016
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 629

Occupations

Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (500), athletes (405), actors (141), writers (138), and soccer players (78), while most who died were politicians (355), 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.