Shanxi
Shanxi ranks 8,928th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Emden, Saxony-Anhalt, Nihonbashi, and Hattusa. Memorable people born in Shanxi include Xun Kuang, Huiyuan, and H. H. Kung. Shanxi has been the birth place of many philosophers, and athletes. Shanxi is located in China.
Shanxi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is 晋, after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 313 BC and 1998, Shanxi was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Xun Kuang, Huiyuan, and H. H. Kung.
People Born in Shanxi
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Xun Kuang
PHILOSOPHER
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 4
Huiyuan
PHILOSOPHER
334 - 416
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 3
H. H. Kung
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1967
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2
Zhao Ruozhu
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 15.96
Rank: 1
Zhang Xinjun
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shanxi were philosophers (2), athletes (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shanxi, including Zhao Ruozhu, and Zhang Xinjun. Whereas, throughout history, philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shanxi, including Xun Kuang, and Huiyuan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Shanxi since 1700.
