22.2748° N, 114.1560° E
HONG KONG
Most Famous People Born in Hong Kong, China
- Notable people
- 1,988
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Justice 47.5×
A former British colony whose 20th-century entertainment industry became one of the largest in Asia. Almost one in five of Hong Kong's notables is an actor — a share matched by almost nowhere else — and the distinctive shelves beyond that are justices, legislators, badminton players, and chief executives, the vocabulary of a city that ran itself as a legal-commercial entrepôt. Jackie Chan, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, and Wong Kar-wai's regulars all belong to this bench.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hong Kong during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Hong Kong Is Known For
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Actor is Hong Kong's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (390).
Hong Kong over-indexes on justice — 47.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Hong Kong's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Business
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
John Leslie Breck
1860 - 1899
Ho Fook
1863 - 1926
Chau Siu-ki
1863 - 1925
Thomas Morison Legge
1863 - 1932
Lau Chu-pak
1867 - 1922
Frank Walkinshaw
1861 - 1934