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Fujian (chn)

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Fujian ranks 2,714th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Monroe, Louisiana, New Bern, North Carolina, and Rasht. Memorable people born in Fujian include Lin Zexu, Qiu Jin, and Zheng Zhilong. Fujian has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes. Fujian is located in China.

Fujian is a province located in South China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Quanzhou, other notable cities include the port city of Xiamen and Zhangzhou. Fujian is located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait as the closest geographically and culturally to Taiwan. Certain islands such as Kinmen are only approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Xiamen in Fujian. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1604 and 2007, Fujian was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Lin Zexu, Qiu Jin, and Zheng Zhilong.

People Born in Fujian

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Fujian were politicians (3), athletes (2), writers (1), and gymnasts (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fujian, including Lin Qingfeng, and Qiu Qiyuan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fujian, including Lin Zexu, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Jing.

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Overlapping Lives

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