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China ranks 14th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind India, Poland, and Netherlands. Memorable people born in present day China include Confucius, Mao Zedong, and Qin Shi Huang. Memorable people who died in China include Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Mao Zedong. China has been the birth place of many politicians and writers 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 world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. With an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions. The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 2900 BC and 2007, present day China was the birth place of 1,392 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Mao Zedong, and Qin Shi Huang. Additionaly, 523 globally memorable people have passed away in present day China including Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Mao Zedong.
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 2
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 3
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 4
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 5
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 6
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 7
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 8
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 9
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 10
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 11
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 12
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 6
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 168
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 173
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 380
197 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 382
227 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 387
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 394
183 - 300
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 420
190 - 223
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 434
408 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 438
363 - 422
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 452
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 458
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.66
Rank: 1
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 2
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 3
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 4
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 5
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 6
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 7
701 - 762
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 8
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 9
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 10
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 11
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 12
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 141
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 146
329 BC - 307 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 253
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 288
197 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 290
227 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 294
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 299
895 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 301
599 - 660
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 316
190 - 223
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 324
408 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 327
363 - 422
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 337
Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (465), writers (114), athletes (109), actors (91), and military personnels (47), while most who died were politicians (296), writers (60), military personnels (39), philosophers (30), and painters (21).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day China, including Liu Xiang, Wang Junxia, and Zhu Jianhua. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day China, including Mao Zedong, Qin Shi Huang, and Huang Xianfan.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day China since 1700.