Jiangsu
Jiangsu ranks 2,248th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tomsk, Torreón, and 13th arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in Jiangsu include Empress Xiaoyichun, Zhang Daoling, and Mi Fu. Jiangsu has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers. Jiangsu is located in China.
Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest, but the fifth most populous, with a population of 84.75 million, and the most densely populated of the 23 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces, after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part of the province. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 34 and 2001, Jiangsu was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Empress Xiaoyichun, Zhang Daoling, and Mi Fu.
People Born in Jiangsu
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Empress Xiaoyichun
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1775
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 1
Zhang Daoling
PHILOSOPHER
34 - 156
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 2
Mi Fu
PAINTER
1051 - 1107
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3
Lo Wei
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4
Jiang Rong
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 5
Yan Sen
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 6
Xu Chen
BADMINTON PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.33
Rank: 7
Shi Cong
GYMNAST
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Jiangsu
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Most individuals born in present day Jiangsu were politicians (1), philosophers (1), painters (1), film directors (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jiangsu, including Jiang Rong. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jiangsu, including Empress Xiaoyichun.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Jiangsu since 1700.
