Tianjin
Tianjin ranks 494th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Algiers, Bergamo, and Osijek. Memorable people born in Tianjin include Wen Jiabao, Huo Yuanjia, and Cao Kun. Memorable people who died in Tianjin include Li Yuanhong, Cao Kun, and Shiing-Shen Chern. Tianjin has been the birth place of many athletes, and tennis players and the death place of many politicians, and mathematicians. Tianjin is located in China.
Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the 2020 Chinese census. Its metropolitan area, which is made up of 12 central districts, was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration and 11th-most populous city proper. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 1997, Tianjin was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Wen Jiabao, Huo Yuanjia, and Cao Kun. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Tianjin including Li Yuanhong, Cao Kun, and Shiing-Shen Chern.
People Born in Tianjin
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Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 8
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 14
Eric Liddell
ATHLETE
1902 - 1945
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 9
Yi-Fu Tuan
GEOGRAPHER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 13
Wu Ma
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12
Tsai Chin
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 24
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 11
Lang Ping
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 19
P. C. Chang
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1957
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7
John Hersey
WRITER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 10
Qin Gang
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Tianjin
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Li Yuanhong
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1928
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 6
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 3
Shiing-Shen Chern
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 1
Xu Shichang
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1939
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 5
Zhang Xun
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1923
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2
Sun Chuanfang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1935
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tianjin were athletes (5), tennis players (4), politicians (3), actors (2), and volleyball players (2), while most who died were politicians (4), mathematicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tianjin, including Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang, and Duan Yingying. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tianjin, including Eric Liddell, Tian Jia, and Chen Fei.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Tianjin since 1700.
