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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, Mao Zedong, and Huang Xianfan. Memorable people who died in China include Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Mao Zedong. 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. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. With an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third-largest country by total land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its 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 1,886 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Mao Zedong, and Huang Xianfan. Additionaly, 621 globally memorable people have passed away in present day China including Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Mao Zedong.
People Born in Present Day China
Go to all RankingsConfucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 1
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 2
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 3
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 4
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 5
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 6
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 7
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 8
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 9
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 10
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 11
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day China
Go to all RankingsXu Fu
EXPLORER
255 BC - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 209
Wang Yi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 276
Xu Chu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 308
Lian Po
MILITARY PERSONNEL
250 BC - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 319
Li Qiang
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 349
Helü of Wu
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 431
Dazu Huike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 593
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 433
Li Jue
POLITICIAN
200 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 441
Ma Liang
POLITICIAN
187 - 222
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 442
Ling Tong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
189 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 464
Chen Youliang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1363
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 515
Qin Liangyu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 520
People Deceased in Present Day China
Go to all RankingsGenghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Rank: 1
Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 2
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 3
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 4
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 5
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 6
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 7
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 8
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 9
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 10
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 11
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day China
Go to all RankingsLi Mu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
250 BC - 229 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 217
Lian Po
MILITARY PERSONNEL
250 BC - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 254
Ligdan Khan
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1634
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 298
Ma Liang
POLITICIAN
187 - 222
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 340
Hua Xiong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - 191
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 346
Danashri
COMPANION
1320 - 1335
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 349
Chen Youliang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1363
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 393
Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei
POLITICIAN
371 - 409
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 394
Emperor Mo of Jin
POLITICIAN
1201 - 1234
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 398
Qin Liangyu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 399
Amoghavajra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
705 - 774
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 411
Yan Liang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - 200
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 412
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (491), athletes (346), writers (128), actors (116), and soccer players (68), while most who died were politicians (354), writers (64), military personnels (48), 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 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, Huang Xianfan, and Qin Shi Huang.
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.