Cultural Production in
Present Day
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ranks 90th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vietnam, Costa Rica, and Taiwan. Memorable people born in present day Hong Kong include Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat. Memorable people who died in Hong Kong include Bruce Lee, Ip Man, and George Tupou V. Hong Kong has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and politicians.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, present day Hong Kong was the birth place of 145 globally memorable people, including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat. Additionaly, 36 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Hong Kong including Bruce Lee, Ip Man, and George Tupou V.
People Born in Present Day Hong Kong
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Jackie Chan
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 1
Sammo Hung
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 2
Chow Yun-fat
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 3
Leslie Cheung
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2003
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 4
Ma Ying-jeou
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 5
Katrina Kaif
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 6
Stephen Chow
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 7
Andy Lau
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 8
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 9
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 10
Stanley Ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 11
John Lone
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Hong Kong
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John Lee Ka-chiu
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 23
George Lam
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 36
Martin Lee
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 46
Carol Cheng
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 47
He Xiangning
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1972
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 48
Stephen Chow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 49
Savio Hon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 52
Ching Wan Tang
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 68
Charles Ng
EXTREMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 81
Jimmy O. Yang
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.14
Rank: 100
Neelam Kothari
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.20
Rank: 102
Aarif Rahman
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 104
People Deceased in Present Day Hong Kong
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Bruce Lee
ACTOR
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Ip Man
MARTIAL ARTS
1893 - 1972
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 2
George Tupou V
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2012
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 3
Charles K. Kao
INVENTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 4
Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 5
Leslie Cheung
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2003
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Lin Yutang
WRITER
1895 - 1976
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 7
Stanley Ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 8
Run Run Shaw
ACTOR
1907 - 2014
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 9
Shih Kien
ACTOR
1913 - 2009
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 10
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 11
Yuen Siu-tien
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Hong Kong
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hong Kong were actors (59), athletes (18), singers (10), politicians (9), and film directors (9), while most who died were actors (13), politicians (4), writers (4), film directors (3), and musicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in present day Hong Kong since 1700.
