Harbin
Harbin ranks 784th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Orange, New Jersey, and Lübeck. The most famous people from Harbin are Meng Hongwei, Li Ao, and Lidiya Vertinskaya. The most famous people who died in Harbin are Itō Hirobumi. Harbin has been the birth place of many skaters, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Harbin is located in China.
Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang, China, and the largest city of the province—as well as the second largest urban population and the largest metropolitan population in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities, and seven counties. It is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin has 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population is up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Harbin serves as a key political, economic, scientific, cultural, and communications hub in Northeast China, as well as an important industrial base of the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1923 and 2002, Harbin was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Meng Hongwei, Li Ao, and Lidiya Vertinskaya. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Harbin including Itō Hirobumi.
People Born in Harbin
Go to all RankingsMeng Hongwei
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1
Li Ao
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2
Lidiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 3
Kong Linghui
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 4
Zhao Hongbo
SKATER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5
Vincent Zhao
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6
Simu Liu
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 7
Wang Hong
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 8
Shen Xue
SKATER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 9
Tong Jian
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 10
Zhang Hao
SKATER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 11
Ningning
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Harbin
Go to all RankingsLi Ao
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2
Vincent Zhao
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6
Wang Hong
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 8
Ningning
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 12
Jin Boyang
SKATER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 19
Ji Cheng
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 22
Zhou Yan
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 23
Liu Yin
SWIMMER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 24
Wang Bingyu
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 26
Zhang Hui
SKATER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 27
Jin Yang
SKATER
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Harbin
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Most individuals born in present day Harbin were skaters (13), actors (3), athletes (3), table tennis players (2), and singers (2), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skaters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harbin, including Zhao Hongbo, Shen Xue, and Tong Jian. Whereas, throughout history, skaters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harbin, including Zhao Hongbo, Shen Xue, and Tong Jian.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Harbin since 1700.




















