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China ranks 12th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brazil, Sweden, and Poland. 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 of around 1.4 billion in 2019. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, it is the world's third or fourth largest country by area. As a one-party state led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 2900 BC and 2000, present day China was the birth place of 928 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Mao Zedong, and Qin Shi Huang. Additionaly, 372 globally memorable people have passed away in present day China including Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Mao Zedong.
People Born in Present Day China
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Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.99
Rank: 1
Mao Zedong
1893 - 1976
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 2
Qin Shi Huang
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 84.37
Rank: 3
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 4
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 5
Chiang Kai-shek
1887 - 1975
HPI: 81.15
Rank: 6
Sun Tzu
543 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 7
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 8
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 9
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 10
Jackie Chan
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 11
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present Day China
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Genghis Khan
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.79
Rank: 1
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.99
Rank: 2
Mao Zedong
1893 - 1976
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 3
Qin Shi Huang
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 84.37
Rank: 4
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 5
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 6
Sun Tzu
543 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 7
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 8
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 9
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 10
Kublai Khan
1215 - 1294
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 11
Cao Cao
155 - 220
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (349), writers (80), athletes (51), actors (48), and philosophers (38), while most who died were politicians (221), writers (43), military personnels (23), philosophers (21), and religious figures (12).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day China, including Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao, and Jiang Zemin. 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.
