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Hong Kong

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Hong Kong ranks 997th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suresnes, Veliky Novgorod, and Hoboken, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Hong Kong include James Wong, William Anders, and Karen Mok. Memorable people who died in Hong Kong include Shih Kien, Raymond Chow, and Karl Gützlaff. Hong Kong has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many actors, and producers. Hong Kong is located in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Hong Kong was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including James Wong, William Anders, and Karen Mok. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Hong Kong including Shih Kien, Raymond Chow, and Karl Gützlaff.

People Born in Hong Kong

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People Deceased in Hong Kong

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Hong Kong were athletes (14), actors (8), swimmers (5), cyclists (2), and film directors (1),  while most who died were actors (5), producers (1), politicians (1), film directors (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hong Kong, including Vivian Kong, Lee Ho Ching, and Minnie Soo. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Vivian Kong, ISAC, and Lucía Rodríguez.

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Overlapping Lives

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