Cultural Production in

Present Day

China

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 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by land 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 country's capital, while Shanghai is its 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 1,887 globally memorable people, including Confucius, Laozi, and Kublai Khan. Additionaly, 623 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: 1,121
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 1,347
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 1,534
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 1,285
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 1,513
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 1,420
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 905
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 1,314
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 1,252
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 471
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 1,539
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 924

Newly Added People Born in Present Day China

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Ma Yanhong
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 898
Huang Yuting
ATHLETE
2006 - Present
HPI: 29.91
Rank: 882
Hong Kexin
POLITICIAN
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.59
Rank: 886
Liu Shengshu
BADMINTON PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 884
Zhang Qiongyue
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 27.56
Rank: 885
Deng Yawen
ATHLETE
2005 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 883

People Deceased in Present Day China

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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 98.43
Rank: 397
Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 283
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 451
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 599
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 395
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 586
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 510
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 416
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 374
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 19
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 132
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 555

Occupations

Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (492), athletes (344), writers (128), actors (116), and soccer players (68), 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.