Ürümqi
Ürümqi ranks 7,794th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Køge, Telford, and Littlehampton. Memorable people born in Ürümqi include Wang Shu, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Yu Menglong. Memorable people who died in Ürümqi include Osman Batur. Ürümqi has been the birth place of many actors, and architects and the death place of many military personnels. Ürümqi is located in China.
Ürümqi is the capital and largest city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, and the second-largest in Central Asia in terms of population, after Kabul, Afghanistan. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport node and a cultural, political and commercial center. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1963 and 1997, Ürümqi was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Wang Shu, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Yu Menglong. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ürümqi including Osman Batur.
People Born in Ürümqi
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Wang Shu
ARCHITECT
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 2
Dilraba Dilmurat
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1
Yu Menglong
ACTOR
1988 - 2025
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 5
Gülnezer Bextiyar
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 4
Xia Xinyi
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.14
Rank: 3
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ürümqi were actors (3), architects (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ürümqi, including Dilraba Dilmurat, Yu Menglong, and Gülnezer Bextiyar. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ürümqi, including Dilraba Dilmurat, Yu Menglong, and Gülnezer Bextiyar.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ürümqi since 1700.
