Hong Kong
Hong Kong ranks 997th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suresnes, Veliky Novgorod, and Hoboken, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Hong Kong include William Anders, James Wong, and Carol Cheng. Memorable people who died in Hong Kong include Shih Kien, Raymond Chow, and Karl Gützlaff. Hong Kong has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many actors, and producers. Hong Kong is located in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. 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, Hong Kong was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including William Anders, James Wong, and Carol Cheng. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Hong Kong including Shih Kien, Raymond Chow, and Karl Gützlaff.
People Born in Hong Kong
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William Anders
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2024
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 19
James Wong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 35
Carol Cheng
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 24
Karen Mok
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 25
Ekin Cheng
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 26
Marguerite Higgins
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 1966
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2
Anita Yuen
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 23
Joan Lorring
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1
Danny Chan Kwok-kwan
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 36
William Kwong Yu Yeung
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 20
Moses Chan
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 21
Bosco Wong
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 22
Newly Added People Born in Hong Kong
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Alexander Lee
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 38
Thomas Neill
SWIMMER
2002 - Present
HPI: 27.22
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Hong Kong
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Shih Kien
ACTOR
1913 - 2009
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 4
Raymond Chow
PRODUCER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8
Karl Gützlaff
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1851
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 5
Lau Kar-leung
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 9
Ricky Hui
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 7
Wu Ma
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 6
Ringo Lam
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
Li Li-hua
ACTOR
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1
Yao Lee
SINGER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hong Kong were athletes (13), actors (9), swimmers (6), cyclists (2), and astronauts (1), while most who died were actors (5), producers (1), politicians (1), film directors (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hong Kong, including Vivian Kong, Lee Ho Ching, and Camille Cheng. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hong Kong, including Vivian Kong, Lee Ho Ching, and Camille Cheng.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Hong Kong since 1700.
