Lhasa ranks 5,494th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Prat de Llobregat, Yalta, and Lens, Pas-de-Calais. Memorable people born in Lhasa include Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Woeser, and Trinley Thaye Dorje. Memorable people who died in Lhasa include 5th Dalai Lama, 13th Dalai Lama, and 12th Dalai Lama. Lhasa has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Lhasa is located in China.
Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1910 and 1983, Lhasa was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Woeser, and Trinley Thaye Dorje. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Lhasa including 5th Dalai Lama, 13th Dalai Lama, and 12th Dalai Lama. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Lhasa than were born there.
1910 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 1
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 2
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 3
1617 - 1682
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 1
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 2
1857 - 1875
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 4
628 - 680
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5
1816 - 1837
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Lhasa were politicians (1), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (4) and religious figures (2).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lhasa since 1700.