New Taipei City
New Taipei City ranks 4,374th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Possenhofen Castle, Mandello del Lario, and Biržai. Memorable people born in New Taipei City include Han Kuo-yu, Jolin Tsai, and Kai-Fu Lee. Memorable people who died in New Taipei City include Hu Shih, and Paul Shan Kuo-hsi. New Taipei City has been the birth place of many politicians, and musicians and the death place of many philosophers, and religious figures. New Taipei City is located in Taiwan.
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, behind Kaohsiung. New Taipei City borders Keelung to the northeast, Yilan County to the southeast, and Taoyuan to the southwest, and completely encloses the city of Taipei. Banqiao District is its municipal seat and biggest commercial area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1957 and 1990, New Taipei City was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Han Kuo-yu, Jolin Tsai, and Kai-Fu Lee. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in New Taipei City including Hu Shih, and Paul Shan Kuo-hsi.
People Born in New Taipei City
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Han Kuo-yu
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 1
Jolin Tsai
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 2
Kai-Fu Lee
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 3
Lei Chien-ying
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.07
Rank: 4
People Deceased in New Taipei City
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Hu Shih
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Taipei City were politicians (1), musicians (1), businesspeople (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New Taipei City, including Han Kuo-yu. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Taipei City, including Han Kuo-yu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in New Taipei City since 1700.
