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Hejin (chn)

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Hejin ranks 6,900th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karşıyaka, Omagh, and Ambérieu-en-Bugey. Memorable people born in Hejin include Sima Tan, and Wang Bo. Hejin has been the birth place of many writers. Hejin is located in China.

Hejin is a county-level city of Yuncheng City, in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the east (left) bank of the Yellow River. It borders Jishan and Wanrong counties to the east and south, Linfen to the north, and Hancheng in Shaanxi across the Yellow River to the west. As of 2002, it had a population of 360,000 residing in an area of 593 km2 (229 sq mi). The city and its surrounding area is home to abundant aluminium reserves. During the Qin dynasty, Hejin was known as Pishi County, renamed to Longmen County during the Northern Wei, and finally Hejin County in the Song dynasty. The city's name literally means "river ford", due to the need of a fording of the Yellow River at the time. In 1994, Hejin was upgraded to its present status as a county-level city. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 165 BC and 650, Hejin was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Sima Tan, and Wang Bo.

People Born in Hejin

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Hejin were writers (2),  while most who died were .

Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hejin, including Sima Tan, and Wang Bo.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hejin since 1700.