Kunming
Kunming ranks 3,007th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dutch East Indies, Taldykorgan, and Haiti. The most famous people from Kunming are Zheng He, Benedict Anderson, and Nie Er. The most famous people who died in Kunming are Zhu Youlang, and Wen Yiduo. Kunming has been the birth place of many athletes, and explorers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Kunming is located in China.
People
Between 1387 and 2002, Kunming was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Zheng He, Benedict Anderson, and Nie Er. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kunming including Zhu Youlang, and Wen Yiduo.
People Born in Kunming
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Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 1
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 2
Nie Er
COMPOSER
1912 - 1935
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3
Frank Shu
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4
Liu Fang
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 5
Yang Shuyu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 30.01
Rank: 6
Yin Ruoning
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 23.09
Rank: 7
Hanna Muller
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 5.01
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kunmingwere athletes (2), explorers (1), political scientists (1), composers (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kunming since 1700.
