Handan
Handan ranks 5,568th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Altmünster, Geneva, Illinois, and Skenderaj. Memorable people born in Handan include Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Weili, and Chen Jin. Memorable people who died in Handan include Ma Teng, Li Mu, and Lady Zhen. Handan has been the birth place of many politicians, and martial arts and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Handan is located in China.
Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shandong on the east. At the 2010 census, its population was 9,174,683 inhabitants of whom 2,845,790 lived in the built-up area made of 5 urban districts. Yongnian District in Handan and Shahe City in Xingtai have largely formed into a single conurbation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 258 BC and 1989, Handan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Weili, and Chen Jin. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Handan including Ma Teng, Li Mu, and Lady Zhen. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Handan than were born there.
People Born in Handan
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Qin Shi Huang
POLITICIAN
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 1
Zhang Weili
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 2
Chen Jin
BADMINTON PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Handan
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Newly Added People Deceased in Handan
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Most individuals born in present day Handan were politicians (1), martial arts (1), and badminton players (1), while most who died were politicians (2), military personnels (1), and companions (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, martial arts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Handan, including Zhang Weili. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Handan, including Qin Shi Huang.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Handan since 1700.
