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Xi'an ranks 1,148th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bielefeld, Kanazawa, and Soweto. Memorable people born in Xi'an include Ziying, Zhang Yimou, and Emperor Shang of Tang. Memorable people who died in Xi'an include Dong Zhuo, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and Wang Wei. Xi'an has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Xi'an is located in China.

Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwest China. Its total population was 12,952,907 as of the 2020 census. The total urban population was 9.28 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 300 BC and 1998, Xi'an was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Ziying, Zhang Yimou, and Emperor Shang of Tang. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Xi'an including Dong Zhuo, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and Wang Wei. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Xi'an than were born there.

People Born in Xi'an

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Xi'an were athletes (5), politicians (2), film directors (2), noblemen (1), and actors (1),  while most who died were politicians (9), military personnels (2), writers (1), philosophers (1), and noblemen (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Xi'an, including Wang Zheng, Guo Wenjun, and Qin Kai. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Xi'an, including Wang Zheng, Guo Wenjun, and Qin Kai.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Xi'an since 1700.