Taishan, Guangdong
Taishan, Guangdong ranks 8,793rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romagnano Sesia, Lappajärvi, and Lapinlahti. Memorable people born in Taishan, Guangdong include James Wong Howe, and Tyrus Wong. Taishan, Guangdong has been the birth place of many film directors, and artists. Taishan, Guangdong is located in China.
Taishan, alternately romanized in Cantonese as Toishan or Toisan, in local dialect as Hoisan, and formerly known as Xinning or Sunning (新寧), is a county-level city in the southwest of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen. During the 2020 census, there were 907,354 inhabitants, but only 433,266 were considered urban. Taishan calls itself the "First Home of the Overseas Chinese". An estimated half a million Chinese Americans are of Taishanese descent. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 1910, Taishan, Guangdong was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including James Wong Howe, and Tyrus Wong.
People Born in Taishan, Guangdong
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James Wong Howe
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1976
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1
Tyrus Wong
ARTIST
1910 - 2016
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Taishan, Guangdong were film directors (1), and artists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taishan, Guangdong, including James Wong Howe.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Taishan, Guangdong since 1700.
