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Guangzhou (chn)

China

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Guangzhou ranks 649th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Irkutsk, Vantaa, and Tula, Russia. Memorable people born in Guangzhou include I. M. Pei, Bolo Yeung, and John Woo. Memorable people who died in Guangzhou include Wong Fei-hung, Zhao Tuo, and Robert Morrison. Guangzhou has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and martial arts. Guangzhou is located in China.

Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2000, Guangzhou was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including I. M. Pei, Bolo Yeung, and John Woo. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Guangzhou including Wong Fei-hung, Zhao Tuo, and Robert Morrison.

People Born in Guangzhou

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People Deceased in Guangzhou

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Guangzhou were athletes (8), actors (5), film directors (2), businesspeople (2), and badminton players (2),  while most who died were politicians (3), martial arts (1), linguists (1), and military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guangzhou, including Bolo Yeung, Donnie Yen, and Ti Lung. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guangzhou, including Chen Aisen, Pan Yufei, and Feng Ziqi.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Guangzhou since 1700.