Taoyuan, Taiwan
Taoyuan, Taiwan ranks 5,018th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sea Bright, New Jersey, Buchholz in der Nordheide, and Urtijëi. Memorable people born in Taoyuan, Taiwan include Jerry Yan, Lu Yen-hsun, and Chang Kai-chen. Memorable people who died in Taoyuan, Taiwan include Cornelius Sim. Taoyuan, Taiwan has been the birth place of many tennis players, and actors and the death place of many religious figures. Taoyuan, Taiwan is located in Taiwan.
Taoyuan is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal government and which, along with Zhongli District, forms a large metropolitan area. Taoyuan developed from a satellite city of Taipei metropolitan area to become the fourth-largest metropolitan area, and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan. "Taoyuan" literally means "peach garden" in Chinese, since the area used to have many peach trees. Formerly a county, Taoyuan became the latest new founding special municipality in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1977 and 1991, Taoyuan, Taiwan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Jerry Yan, Lu Yen-hsun, and Chang Kai-chen. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Taoyuan, Taiwan including Cornelius Sim.
People Born in Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jerry Yan
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1
Lu Yen-hsun
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 2
Chang Kai-chen
TENNIS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Taoyuan, Taiwan were tennis players (2), and actors (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, including Lu Yen-hsun, and Chang Kai-chen. Whereas, throughout history, tennis players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taoyuan, Taiwan, including Lu Yen-hsun, and Chang Kai-chen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Taoyuan, Taiwan since 1700.
