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Famous People Born in China
Discover 19 famous people born in China. Explore their birthplaces on the interactive map below.
🗺️ Birthplaces in China
19 Personalities
Cixin Liu
(Novelist) - Yangquan, China (June 23rd, 1963)
Confucius
(Philosopher) - Qufu, China (551 BCE)
Guo Xiaolu
(Novelist) - Zhejiang, China (January 1st, 1973)
Wang Hao
(Chess player) - Harbin, China (August 4th, 1989)
Heng Zhang
(scientist) - Nanyang, China (78)
Jingjing Guo
(Athlete, Diving) - Baoding, China (October 15th, 1981)
Li Gong
(Actor) - Shenyang, China (December 31st, 1965)
Ding Liren
(Chess player) - Wenzhou, China (October 24th, 1992)
Ling Ma
(Novelist) - Qingdao, China (December 1st, 1983)
Mifune Toshiro
(Actor) - Qingdao, China (April 1st, 1920)
Ruolin Chen
(Athlete, Diving) - Nantong, China (December 12th, 1992)
Wu Chien-Shiung
(Particle Physicist, Scientist) - Liuhe, China (May 31st, 1912)
Jenny Xie
(Poet) - Nanchang, China (June 19th, 1988)
Xingjian Gao
(Playwright, Writer) - Ganzhou, China (January 4th, 1940)
Yang Sun
(Athlete, Swimming) - Hangzhou, China (December 1st, 1991)
Donnie Yen
(Actor, Martial artist) - Guangzhou, China (July 27th, 1963)
Wei Yi
(Chess player) - Yancheng, China (June 2nd, 1999)
Hou Yifan
(Chess player) - Xiangtan, China (February 27th, 1994)
Youyou Tu
(scientist) - Ningbo, China (December 30th, 1930)