Changzhou
Changzhou ranks 2,455th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Magnitogorsk, Kirov, Kirov Oblast, and Garden Grove, California. Memorable people born in Changzhou include Zhou Youguang, Zhou Xuan, and Qu Qiubai. Memorable people who died in Changzhou include Su Shi. Changzhou has been the birth place of many economists, and actors and the death place of many writers. Changzhou is located in China.
Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census. The city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang who created the pinyin romanization system. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1269 and 1995, Changzhou was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Zhou Youguang, Zhou Xuan, and Qu Qiubai. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Changzhou including Su Shi.
People Born in Changzhou
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Zhou Youguang
ECONOMIST
1906 - 2017
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1
Zhou Xuan
ACTOR
1920 - 1957
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 2
Qu Qiubai
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1935
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 3
Huang Gongwang
PAINTER
1269 - 1354
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 4
Zhang Changning
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 5
Zhao Shuai
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.07
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Changzhou
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Changzhou were economists (1), actors (1), politicians (1), painters (1), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, volleyball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Changzhou, including Zhang Changning. Whereas, throughout history, economists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Changzhou, including Zhou Youguang.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Changzhou since 1700.
