Xiangtan
Xiangtan ranks 4,772nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Free City of Danzig, Vaihingen an der Enz, and San Isidro, Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Xiangtan include Qi Baishi, James Soong, and Peng Shuai. Xiangtan has been the birth place of many painters, and politicians. Xiangtan is located in China.
Xiangtan is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal Peng Dehuai, are in Xiangtan's administration, as well as the hometowns of Qing dynasty and republic era painter Qi Baishi, scholar-general Zeng Guofan, and tennis player Peng Shuai. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1864 and 1986, Xiangtan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Qi Baishi, James Soong, and Peng Shuai.
People Born in Xiangtan
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Qi Baishi
PAINTER
1864 - 1957
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1
James Soong
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2
Peng Shuai
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Xiangtan were painters (1), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Xiangtan, including James Soong. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Xiangtan, including Qi Baishi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Xiangtan since 1700.
