Dongguan
Dongguan ranks 15,635th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pattaya, Department of Arequipa, and Department of Cuzco. The most famous people from Dongguan are Yuan Chonghuan, Lai Runming, and Zeng Guoqiang. Dongguan has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Dongguan is located in China.
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is part of the Pearl River Delta built-up area with more than 65.57 million inhabitants as of the 2020 census spread over nine municipalities across an area of 19,870 square kilometers (7,670 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1584 and 1997, Dongguan was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Yuan Chonghuan, Lai Runming, and Zeng Guoqiang.
People Born in Dongguan
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Yuan Chonghuan
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1630
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1
Lai Runming
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 2
Zeng Guoqiang
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 3
Wu Ruiting
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.81
Rank: 4
Li Yaofeng
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 1.12
Rank: 5
Zhang Quan
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Dongguan
Go to all RankingsLai Runming
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 2
Zeng Guoqiang
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dongguan were athletes (5), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dongguan, including Lai Runming, Zeng Guoqiang, and Wu Ruiting. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dongguan, including Lai Runming, Zeng Guoqiang, and Wu Ruiting.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Dongguan since 1700.
