Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung ranks 2,124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amersham, Bila Tserkva, and Le Blanc-Mesnil. Memorable people born in Kaohsiung include Collin Chou, Fan Chung, and Tai Tzu-ying. Kaohsiung has been the birth place of many tennis players, and actors. Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan.
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of 2,952 km2 (1,140 sq mi). Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million people as of October 2023 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1949 and 2004, Kaohsiung was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Collin Chou, Fan Chung, and Tai Tzu-ying.
People Born in Kaohsiung
Go to all RankingsCollin Chou
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 1
Fan Chung
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 2
Tai Tzu-ying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 3
Chuang Chih-yuan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 4
Chuang Chia-jung
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.62
Rank: 5
Joe Alexander
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 6
Chan Chin-wei
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 25.97
Rank: 7
Abiola Ogunbanwo
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Kaohsiung
Go to all RankingsChuang Chih-yuan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 4
Abiola Ogunbanwo
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kaohsiung were tennis players (2), actors (1), mathematicians (1), badminton players (1), and table tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kaohsiung, including Chuang Chia-jung, and Chan Chin-wei. Whereas, throughout history, tennis players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kaohsiung, including Chuang Chia-jung, and Chan Chin-wei.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kaohsiung since 1700.