31.1667° N, 121.4666° E
XUHUI
Most Famous People Born in Xuhui, China
- Notable people
- 977
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1951
- Most distinctive
- Chess 6.0×
The old French Concession of Shanghai has become something like China's preparatory academy for precision disciplines — a Chess, Badminton and Swimmer bench all running several times the global baseline, plus an unusually thick Physicist count. Tree-lined lanes, old villas and a quiet pipeline from piano lessons to Olympic squads.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Xuhui during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Xuhui Is Known For
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Football is Xuhui's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (110).
Xuhui over-indexes on chess — 6.0× the global rate.
Xuhui under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Xuhui's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Soong Mei-ling
1897 - 2003
Hu Shih
1891 - 1962
Soong Ching-ling
1893 - 1981
T. V. Soong
1891 - 1971
Cai Hesen
1895 - 1931
Cheng Xiaoqing
1893 - 1976
Jean d'Esme
1894 - 1966
Deng Sanmu
1898 - 1963
Antonio Riva (pilot)
1896 - 1951
Ye Qisun
1898 - 1977
Xie Jiarong
1898 - 1966
John Arnold Cranston
1891 - 1972
Grace Zia Chu
1899 - 1999
Chen Baoyi
1893 - 1945
Rupert Atkinson (RAF officer)
1896 - 1919
Robert Fan
1893 - 1979
Zhu Shouju
1892 - 1966
Erich Eiswaldt
1894 - 1974