Longyan
Longyan ranks 5,458th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Draguignan, Forest Hill, London, and Brooksville, Florida. Memorable people born in Longyan include Lin Dan, Zhang Yiming, and Zhang Xiangxiang. Longyan has been the birth place of many badminton players, and businesspeople. Longyan is located in China.
Longyan is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1983, Longyan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Lin Dan, Zhang Yiming, and Zhang Xiangxiang.
People Born in Longyan
Go to all RankingsLin Dan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1
Zhang Yiming
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 2
Zhang Xiangxiang
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Longyan were badminton players (1), businesspeople (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, badminton players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Longyan, including Lin Dan. Whereas, throughout history, badminton players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Longyan, including Lin Dan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Longyan since 1700.