39.9040° N, 116.4065° E
BEIJING
Most Famous People Born in Beijing, China
- Notable people
- 897
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1959
- Most distinctive
- Emperor 35.1×
An imperial capital with a long red tail. Beijing's most distinctive profession is emperor at more than thirty times the global rate — the Forbidden City fills two millennia of bench — alongside an unusually thick column of gymnasts, badminton players, swimmers, and physicists, the trades of a state athletic system and a strong national science tradition. The modern half adds the actors and directors of the Fifth Generation, the postwar wave that brought Chinese film to international festivals.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Beijing during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Beijing Is Known For
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Actor is Beijing's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (89).
Beijing over-indexes on emperor — 35.1× the global rate.
Beijing under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Beijing's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
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- Field: Film Clear ×
Chen Kaige
Born 1952
Feng Xiaogang
Born 1958
Xu Jinglei
Born 1974
King Hu
1932 - 1997
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Born 1952
Chloé Zhao
Born 1982
Vivian Qu
Born 2003
Zhang Junzhao
1952 - 2018
Huo Jianqi
Born 1958
Ning Ying
Born 1959
Tseng Chang
Born 1932
Cai Shangjun
Born 1967
Hu Mei
Born 1958
Xue Xiaolu
Born 1970
Guan Hu
Born 1968
Zhou Xiaowen
Born 1954
Lu Xuechang
1964 - 2014
He Jianjun
Born 1960
Dai Jinhua
Born 1959
Liu Qiong
1913 - 2002
Xia Gang
Born 1953
Liu Fendou
Born 1969
Evan Yang
1920 - 1978
Hu Wei (director)
Born 1983
Lu Yang
Born 1979
Yu Dong
Born 1971
Wen Yimin
1890 - 1978
Liu Yulin
Born 1987
Lulu Wang (filmmaker)
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Liu Jiayin
Born 1981
Kōhei Andō
Born 1944