Chengdu
Chengdu ranks 945th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Simferopol, San Miguel de Tucumán, and Maidstone. Memorable people born in Chengdu include Zhuge Zhan, Ba Jin, and Bai Ling. Memorable people who died in Chengdu include Jiang Wei, and Zhong Hui. Chengdu has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many military personnels, and politicians. Chengdu is located in China.
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city with a population of over 20 million apart from direct-administered municipalities. It is traditionally the hub of Western China. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 227 and 1989, Chengdu was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Zhuge Zhan, Ba Jin, and Bai Ling. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Chengdu including Jiang Wei, and Zhong Hui.
People Born in Chengdu
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Zhuge Zhan
POLITICIAN
227 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1
Ba Jin
WRITER
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 2
Bai Ling
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 3
Li Shangfu
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 4
Derek Parfit
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 5
Meng Wanzhou
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 6
Luo Yunxi
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 7
Zheng Jie
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 8
Yan Zi
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 9
Fala Chen
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 10
Jane Zhang
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 11
Li Yuchun
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chengdu
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POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 4
Luo Yunxi
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 7
Zhang Liyin
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.80
Rank: 13
Jiang Wenwen
SWIMMER
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 14
Jiang Tingting
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.11
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Chengdu
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chengdu were actors (3), singers (3), politicians (2), tennis players (2), and writers (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chengdu, including Bai Ling, Luo Yunxi, and Fala Chen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chengdu, including Bai Ling, Luo Yunxi, and Fala Chen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chengdu since 1700.
