Yancheng
Yancheng ranks 3,625th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kfar Saba, Takamatsu, and Sanda, Hyōgo. Memorable people born in Yancheng include Sun Ce, Lu Xiufu, and Hau Pei-tsun. Yancheng has been the birth place of many politicians, and military personnels. Yancheng is located in China.
Yancheng, formerly known as Yandu, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern coastal Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. As the city with the largest jurisdictional area in Jiangsu, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, Yangzhou and Taizhou to the southwest, Nantong to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the east. Formerly a county, the current Yancheng city was founded on January 18, 1983. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 175 and 1999, Yancheng was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Sun Ce, Lu Xiufu, and Hau Pei-tsun.
People Born in Yancheng
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Sun Ce
MILITARY PERSONNEL
175 - 200
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1
Lu Xiufu
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1279
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2
Hau Pei-tsun
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2020
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 3
Qiao Guanhua
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 4
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 5
Peng Shimeng
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Yancheng
Go to all RankingsLu Xiufu
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1279
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2
Qiao Guanhua
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 4
Peng Shimeng
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yancheng were politicians (3), military personnels (1), chess players (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yancheng, including Wei Yi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yancheng, including Lu Xiufu, Hau Pei-tsun, and Qiao Guanhua.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Yancheng since 1700.
