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Present Day

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong ranks 90th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vietnam, Costa Rica, and Taiwan. Memorable people born in present day Hong Kong include Jackie Chan, William Anders, and Sammo Hung. Memorable people who died in Hong Kong include Bruce Lee, Ip Man, and George Tupou V. Hong Kong has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and politicians.

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, present day Hong Kong was the birth place of 144 globally memorable people, including Jackie Chan, William Anders, and Sammo Hung. Additionaly, 37 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Hong Kong including Bruce Lee, Ip Man, and George Tupou V.

People Born in Present Day Hong Kong

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People Deceased in Present Day Hong Kong

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Hong Kong were actors (59), athletes (17), singers (10), politicians (9), and film directors (9),  while most who died were actors (13), politicians (4), writers (4), film directors (3), and musicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Chow Yun-fat.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in present day Hong Kong since 1700.