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Shaoyang (chn)

China

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Shaoyang ranks 7,114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arklow, Herdecke, and Bad Windsheim. Memorable people born in Shaoyang include Cai E, Wei Yuan, and Zhou Shen. Shaoyang has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers. Shaoyang is located in China.

Shaoyang, formerly named Baoqing (Paoking), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 6,563,520 inhabitants, of whom 1,415,173 lived in the built-up area made of three urban districts and Xinshao County largely conurbated. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1794 and 1992, Shaoyang was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Cai E, Wei Yuan, and Zhou Shen.

People Born in Shaoyang

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Shaoyang were politicians (1), philosophers (1), and singers (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shaoyang, including Zhou Shen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shaoyang, including Cai E.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Shaoyang since 1700.