Xiangtan County
Xiangtan County ranks 7,204th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cifuentes, Guadalajara, Christian County, Kentucky, and Usulután. Memorable people born in Xiangtan County include Peng Dehuai, and Tang Hongbo. Xiangtan County has been the birth place of many politicians, and astronauts. Xiangtan County is located in China.
Xiangtan County is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Xiangtan City. Located on the east central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuhu, Yuetang Districts and Xiangtan City, to the west by Xiangxiang City and Shuangfeng County, to the south by Hengshan and Hengdong Counties, to the east by Zhuzhou County and Tianyuan District of Zhuzhou City. Xiangtan County covers 2,132.80 km2 (823.48 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 979,600 and a resident population of 857,200. The county has 14 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is at Yisuhe Town (易俗河镇). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1898 and 1975, Xiangtan County was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Peng Dehuai, and Tang Hongbo.
People Born in Xiangtan County
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Peng Dehuai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1
Tang Hongbo
ASTRONAUT
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Xiangtan County
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Most individuals born in present day Xiangtan County were politicians (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Xiangtan County, including Tang Hongbo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Xiangtan County, including Peng Dehuai.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Xiangtan County since 1700.
