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.
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- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Business
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1900s Clear ×
Dominic Tang
1908 - 1995
Florence Li Tim-Oi
1907 - 1992
Yu Jim-yuen
1905 - 1997
Lai Cheuk-Cheuk
1905 - 1990
Richard Charles Lee
1905 - 1983
Ataka Eiichi
1901 - 1994
Chau Sik-nin
1903 - 1985
Ngan Shing-kwan
1903 - 2001
Kwan Cho-yiu
1907 - 1971
H. S. Lee
1900 - 1988
Yip Cheong Fun
1903 - 1989
Dhun Jehangir Ruttonjee
1903 - 1974
Harald Fuchs (Altphilologe)
1900 - 1985
W. N. T. Tam
1900 - 1976
Wu Pang
1909 - 2000
Yung Fung-shee
1900 - 1972
Eduard Justi
1904 - 1986
Erich von der Heyde
1900 - 1984
Leo d'Almada e Castro
1904 - 1996
John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1907)
1907 - 1982
Rudolf Kriele
1900 - 1973
Luo Mingyou
1902 - 1967
François Picard-Destelan
1909 - 1983
Lo Ming Yau
1900 - 1967