Shaoguan
Shaoguan ranks 8,136th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beslan, Bad Soden, and Cavtat. Memorable people born in Shaoguan include Xue Yue, and Zhang Anda. Memorable people who died in Shaoguan include Huineng. Shaoguan has been the birth place of many military personnels, and snookers and the death place of many religious figures. Shaoguan is located in China.
Shaoguan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng. Its built-up area made up of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang urban conurbated districts was home to 1,028,460 inhabitants as of the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1991, Shaoguan was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Xue Yue, and Zhang Anda. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Shaoguan including Huineng.
People Born in Shaoguan
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Xue Yue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1998
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1
Zhang Anda
SNOOKER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.14
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Shaoguan
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shaoguan were military personnels (1), and snookers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, snookers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shaoguan, including Zhang Anda. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shaoguan, including Xue Yue.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Shaoguan since 1700.
