Liaoyang
Liaoyang ranks 2,743rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Somerville, Massachusetts, Kos, and Grenada. Memorable people born in Liaoyang include Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Gongsun Du, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Liaoyang has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors. Liaoyang is located in China.
Liaoyang is a prefecture-level city of east-central Liaoning province, China, situated on the Taizi River. It is approximately one hour south of Shenyang, the provincial capital, by car. Liaoyang is home to Liaoning University's College of Foreign Studies and a number of vocational colleges. The city hosts a limited number of professional basketball and volleyball games in a modern sports facility. According to the latest statistics in 2020, the age distribution of the population in Liaoyang is as follows: 0-14 years old account for 9.83% of the population; 15-59 years old account for 62.26% of the population; 60 years old and above account for 27.91% of the population; 65 years old and above account for 19.46% of the population. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 200 and 1978, Liaoyang was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Gongsun Du, and Toshiko Akiyoshi.
People Born in Liaoyang
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Yoshiko Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1920 - 2014
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1
Gongsun Du
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2
Toshiko Akiyoshi
MUSICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 3
Wang Yifu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 4
Yuan Hua
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 5
Qin Dongya
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Liaoyang
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Most individuals born in present day Liaoyang were athletes (2), actors (1), military personnels (1), musicians (1), and wrestlers (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 Liaoyang, including Wang Yifu, and Qin Dongya. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liaoyang, including Wang Yifu, and Qin Dongya.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Liaoyang since 1700.
