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Chengdu (chn)

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Chengdu ranks 1,096th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Petah Tikva, Lodi, Lombardy, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Chengdu include Zhuge Zhan, Sima Xiangru, and Ba Jin. Memorable people who died in Chengdu include Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui. Chengdu has been the birth place of many writers and actors 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, as well as being one of the nine national central cities of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 179 BC and 1984, Chengdu was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Zhuge Zhan, Sima Xiangru, and Ba Jin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Chengdu including Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui.

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Most individuals born in present day Chengdu were writers (3), actors (2), tennis players (2), singers (2), and politicians (1),  while most who died were military personnels (1) and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chengdu, including Bai Ling and Fala Chen. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chengdu, including Sima Xiangru, Ba Jin, and Dai Sijie.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chengdu since 1700.