Hsinchu
Hsinchu ranks 2,826th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Motala, Altoona, Pennsylvania, and Najaf. Memorable people born in Hsinchu include Yuan T. Lee, Ko Wen-je, and Chi Cheng. 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
People
Between 1936 and 1993, Hsinchu was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Yuan T. Lee, Ko Wen-je, and Chi Cheng.
People Born in Hsinchu
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Yuan T. Lee
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1
Ko Wen-je
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2
Chi Cheng
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 3
Hsieh Su-wei
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 4
Cyndi Wang
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 5
Tan Ya-ting
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 20.01
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Hsinchu
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Most individuals born in present day Hsinchu were athletes (2), chemists (1), politicians (1), tennis players (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hsinchu, including Chi Cheng, and Tan Ya-ting. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hsinchu, including Chi Cheng, and Tan Ya-ting.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hsinchu since 1700.
