Shantou
Shantou ranks 3,956th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ctesiphon, Fano, and Northern Ireland. The most famous people from Shantou are Shing-Tung Yau, Watchman Nee, and Ma Huateng. Shantou has been the birth place of many athletes, and mathematicians. Shantou is located in China.
People
Between 1903 and 1996, Shantou was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Shing-Tung Yau, Watchman Nee, and Ma Huateng.
People Born in Shantou
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Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 1
Watchman Nee
WRITER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 2
Ma Huateng
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3
Xie Siyi
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 4
Wu Hanxiong
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Shantou
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Most individuals born in present day Shantouwere athletes (2), mathematicians (1), writers (1), and businesspeople (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 Shantou, including Xie Siyi, and Wu Hanxiong. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shantou, including Xie Siyi, and Wu Hanxiong.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Shantou since 1700.
