Shenzhen
Shenzhen ranks 3,133rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manaus, Pazardzhik, and Cephalonia. Memorable people born in Shenzhen include Xu Kai, Wen Junhui, and Cheng Xiao. Memorable people who died in Shenzhen include Zhang Enhua, and Yao Beina. Shenzhen has been the birth place of many swimmers, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and singers. Shenzhen is located in China.
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the third-most-populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing. The Port of Shenzhen is the world's fourth-busiest container port. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1993 and 2001, Shenzhen was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Xu Kai, Wen Junhui, and Cheng Xiao. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Shenzhen including Zhang Enhua, and Yao Beina.
People Born in Shenzhen
Go to all RankingsXu Kai
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 11
Wen Junhui
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 6
Cheng Xiao
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 10
Wang Xinyu
TENNIS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 9
Nathan Law
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 7
Liao Lisheng
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 3
Wang Qianyi
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 1
Wang Liuyi
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 2
Liu Zhiyu
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.40
Rank: 4
Song Yiling
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.67
Rank: 5
Yu Liyan
SWIMMER
2000 - Present
HPI: 15.16
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Shenzhen
Go to all RankingsLiao Lisheng
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 3
Wang Qianyi
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 1
Wang Liuyi
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Shenzhen
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Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Shenzhen were swimmers (3), actors (2), athletes (2), singers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, swimmers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shenzhen, including Wang Qianyi, Wang Liuyi, and Yu Liyan. Whereas, throughout history, swimmers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shenzhen, including Wang Qianyi, Wang Liuyi, and Yu Liyan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Shenzhen since 1700.













