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China ranks 15th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poland, Netherlands, and Canada. Memorable people born in present day China include Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Memorable people who died in China include Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Laozi. China has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17% of the world population. China borders fourteen countries by land across an area of 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2900 BC and 2007, present day China was the birth place of 1,961 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Additionaly, 624 globally memorable people have passed away in present day China including Genghis Khan, Confucius, and Laozi.
People Born in Present Day China
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Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 145
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 371
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 558
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 309
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 537
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 444
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1,890
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 338
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 276
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 1,382
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 563
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 1,909
Newly Added People Born in Present Day China
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Yu Menglong
ACTOR
1988 - 2025
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 1,864
Tank Man
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,809
Zhao Lusi
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,814
Ningning
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,802
The8
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,819
Gülnezer Bextiyar
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 1,851
Ma Yanhong
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,883
Wang Chuqin
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 1,801
Gong Jun
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,848
Huang Jingyu
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 1,852
Zhou Shen
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,847
Lin Gengxin
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 1,871
People Deceased in Present Day China
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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 98.43
Rank: 388
Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 274
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 442
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 590
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 386
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 577
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 501
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 407
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 365
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 9
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 123
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 546
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day China
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Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (501), athletes (363), writers (129), actors (127), and soccer players (74), while most who died were politicians (355), writers (64), military personnels (48), philosophers (32), and painters (22).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day China, including Zhu Jianhua, Wang Junxia, and Liu Xiang. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day China, including Kublai Khan, Qin Shi Huang, and Huang Xianfan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day China since 1700.
