Guangzhou
Guangzhou ranks 649th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Irkutsk, Vantaa, and Tula, Russia. The most famous people from Guangzhou are I. M. Pei, Bolo Yeung, and John Woo. The most famous people who died in Guangzhou are Wong Fei-hung, Zhao Tuo, and Robert Morrison. Guangzhou has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and martial arts. Guangzhou is located in China.
Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province of southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Guangzhou was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including I. M. Pei, Bolo Yeung, and John Woo. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Guangzhou including Wong Fei-hung, Zhao Tuo, and Robert Morrison.
People Born in Guangzhou
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I. M. Pei
ARCHITECT
1917 - 2019
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 1
Bolo Yeung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 2
John Woo
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 3
Donnie Yen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 4
Yuen Woo-ping
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 5
Jimmy Lai
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 6
Ti Lung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 7
Lau Kar-leung
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 8
Sam Hui
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 9
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 10
Kris Wu
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 11
Johnny Chan
POKER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Guangzhou
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Zhiying Zeng
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 17
Dong Zhaozhi
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 20
R. F. Kuang
WRITER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 21
Li Dan
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 26
Liu Xiang
SWIMMER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Guangzhou
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Wong Fei-hung
MARTIAL ARTS
1925 - 1925
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1
Zhao Tuo
POLITICIAN
230 BC - 137 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 2
Robert Morrison
LINGUIST
1782 - 1834
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3
Xie Lingyun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
385 - 433
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4
Wang Zhen
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 5
Liao Zhongkai
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1925
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guangzhou were athletes (9), actors (5), film directors (2), businesspeople (2), and table tennis players (2), while most who died were politicians (3), martial arts (1), linguists (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guangzhou, including Dong Zhaozhi, Chen Aisen, and Alex Hua Tian. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guangzhou, including Dong Zhaozhi, Chen Yan, and Chen Aisen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Guangzhou since 1700.
