Guizhou
Guizhou ranks 6,716th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mazar-i-Sharif, Astara District, and Krupina. The most famous people from Guizhou are Zhang Zhidong, Wu Bangguo, and Xie Yu. Guizhou has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes. Guizhou is located in China.
Guizhou is an inland province in Southwestern China with its capital and largest city as Guiyang, located in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south, Yunnan to the west, Sichuan to the northwest, the municipality of Chongqing to the north, and Hunan to the east. Guizhou has a humid subtropical climate. It covers a total area of 176,200 square kilometers and consists of six prefecture-level cities and three autonomous prefectures. The population of Guizhou stands at 38.5 million, ranking 18th among the provinces in China. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1837 and 2000, Guizhou was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Zhang Zhidong, Wu Bangguo, and Xie Yu.
People Born in Guizhou
Go to all RankingsZhang Zhidong
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1
Wu Bangguo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 2
Xie Yu
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 24.64
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Guizhou
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Most individuals born in present day Guizhou were politicians (2), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guizhou, including Wu Bangguo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guizhou, including Zhang Zhidong, and Wu Bangguo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Guizhou since 1700.



