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China ranks 1,866th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Tunbridge Wells, Cosenza, and Bad Homburg. Memorable people born in China include Yu the Great, Tang of Shang, and Linji Yixuan. Memorable people who died in China include Laozi, Zhang Qian, and Tang of Shang. China has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. China is located in China.

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. With an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third-largest country by total land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 2123 BC and 1999, China was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Yu the Great, Tang of Shang, and Linji Yixuan. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in China including Laozi, Zhang Qian, and Tang of Shang.

People Born in China

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day China were athletes (4), politicians (3), soccer players (2), philosophers (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), philosophers (1), explorers (1), and painters (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in China, including Lin Yuping, and Li Qingtong. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day China, including Li Lingjuan, Iago López, and Wang Zisai.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in China since 1700.