Haining
Haining ranks 3,858th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Narni, 5th arrondissement of Paris, and Terranuova Bracciolini. Memorable people born in Haining include Jin Yong, Xu Zhimo, and Wang Guowei. Haining has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes. Haining is located in China.
is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 km (78 mi) to the southwest of central Shanghai, and 61.5 km (38.2 mi) east of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of 700.5 km2 (270.5 sq mi) and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,076,199 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Since June 2021, it's linked to Hangzhou by the new suburban Hangzhou - Haining subway Line. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1877 and 1977, Haining was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jin Yong, Xu Zhimo, and Wang Guowei.
People Born in Haining
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Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1
Xu Zhimo
WRITER
1897 - 1931
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2
Wang Guowei
WRITER
1877 - 1927
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 3
Meng Guanliang
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.94
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Haining were writers (3), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Haining since 1700.
