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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- Field: Singer Clear ×
Faye Wong
Born 1969
Cui Jian
Born 1961
Zhu Zhu
Born 1984
Liu Huan
Born 1963
Dou Wei
Born 1969
Wang Feng (singer)
Born 1971
Don Robertson (songwriter)
1922 - 2015
Shunza
Born 1973
Yu So-chow
1930 - 2017
Leah Dou
Born 1997
Wu Fei
Born 1977
He Yong (rock musician)
Born 1969
Yang Peiyi
Born 2001
Liu Liyang
Born 1982
Tian Zhen
Born 1966
Cai Ming (actress)
Born 1961
Ding Wu
Born 1962
Tu Honggang
Born 1967
Jürgen Ehle
Born 1956
Zhao Lei (singer)
Born 1986
Hou Minghao
Born 1997
Zhang Qiang
Born 1967
Zang Tianshuo
1964 - 2018
Wen Kezheng
1929 - 2007
Dai Rao
Born 1972