Hsinchu
Hsinchu ranks 2,545th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zemun, Enniskillen, and Witten. Memorable people born in Hsinchu include Yuan T. Lee, Chi Cheng, and Hsieh Su-wei. Hsinchu has been the birth place of many athletes and chemists. Hsinchu is located in Taiwan.
Hsinchu (,), formerly known as Shinchiku during Japanese rule, is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Hsinchu is nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1936 and 1993, Hsinchu was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Yuan T. Lee, Chi Cheng, and Hsieh Su-wei.
People Born in Hsinchu
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Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1
Chi Cheng
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 2
Hsieh Su-wei
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 3
Cyndi Wang
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 4
Tan Ya-ting
1993 - Present
HPI: 17.73
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Hsinchu
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Hsinchu were athletes (2), chemists (1), tennis players (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
