Cultural Production in
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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 1,886 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: 70
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 296
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 483
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 234
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 462
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 369
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1,740
Karma
ATHLETE
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 589
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 263
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 201
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 1,309
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 488
Newly Added People Born in Present Day China
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People Deceased in Present Day China
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Genghis Khan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1162 - 1227
HPI: 98.43
Rank: 360
Confucius
PHILOSOPHER
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 246
Laozi
PHILOSOPHER
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 414
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 562
Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 358
Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 549
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 473
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 379
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 337
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 605
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 95
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 518
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day China were politicians (491), athletes (345), 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.
