Portuguese Macau
Portuguese Macau ranks 2,107th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Joseon, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, and Belgravia. Memorable people born in Portuguese Macau include Xian Xinghai, José Lai, and Edmund Ho. Portuguese Macau has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors. Portuguese Macau is located in Macao.
Macau was under Portuguese rule from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 until its handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1988, Portuguese Macau was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Xian Xinghai, José Lai, and Edmund Ho.
People Born in Portuguese Macau
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Xian Xinghai
COMPOSER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 7
José Lai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 5
Edmund Ho
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 6
Fernando Chui
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 4
Michelle Reis
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1
Ho Iat-seng
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 2
Isabella Leong
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Portuguese Macau were politicians (3), actors (2), composers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Portuguese Macau, including Edmund Ho, Fernando Chui, and Ho Iat-seng. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portuguese Macau, including Edmund Ho, Fernando Chui, and Ho Iat-seng.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Portuguese Macau since 1700.
