Wenzhou
Wenzhou ranks 1,697th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Worcester, England, Thessaly, and Zaandam. Memorable people born in Wenzhou include Jin Midi, Zhou Daguan, and Gu Chaohao. Wenzhou has been the birth place of many athletes, and chess players. Wenzhou is located in China.
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in China's Zhejiang province. Wenzhou is located at the extreme southeast of Zhejiang, bordering Lishui to the west, Taizhou to the north, and the province of Fujian to the south. The area consists of mostly mountainous terrain, as well as hundreds of islands off the East China Sea coast, which is nearly 355 kilometres in length. It is said that the city's land is 70% mountains, 20% farmland, and 10% water. At the time of the 2010 Chinese census, 3,039,500 people lived in Wenzhou's urban area. The greater Wenzhou prefecture, which also includes three satellite cities and six counties, had a population totalling 9,122,100, of which 31.16% are residents originally from outside of Wenzhou. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 134 BC and 2004, Wenzhou was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Jin Midi, Zhou Daguan, and Gu Chaohao.
People Born in Wenzhou
Go to all RankingsJin Midi
POLITICIAN
134 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 1
Zhou Daguan
WRITER
1266 - 1346
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 2
Gu Chaohao
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3
Ding Liren
CHESS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 4
Zhu Chen
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5
Pan Zhanle
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 6
Liu Jing
ATHLETE
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 7
Cai Xukun
MUSICIAN
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 8
Zheng Siwei
BADMINTON PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 9
Xu Jiayu
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 10
Zhu Qinan
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 11
Jian Fang Lay
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wenzhou
Go to all RankingsGu Chaohao
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3
Pan Zhanle
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 6
Liu Jing
ATHLETE
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 7
Cai Xukun
MUSICIAN
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 8
Zhu Qinan
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 11
Jian Fang Lay
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 12
Wang Luyao
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 17.43
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wenzhou were athletes (4), chess players (2), swimmers (2), politicians (1), and writers (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 Wenzhou, including Zhu Qinan, Jian Fang Lay, and Wang Luyao. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wenzhou, including Liu Jing, Zhu Qinan, and Jian Fang Lay.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wenzhou since 1700.