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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.

Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football110
  2. Actor103
  3. Politician66
  4. Player37
  5. Writer35
  6. Film34
  7. Singer27
  8. Swimmer26
  1. Chess126.0×
  2. Badminton135.8×
  3. Swimmer265.5×
  4. Physicist215.2×
  5. Pianist114.2×
  6. Entrepreneur103.0×
  7. Film342.8×
  8. Mathematician132.7×
  1. Politician660.6×

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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0052 PRIEST

Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei

1901 - 2000

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0058 ACTOR

Hu Die

1908 - 1989

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0064 PAINTER

Zhang Chongren

1907 - 1998

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0075 POLITICIAN

Zhang Wentian

1900 - 1976

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0080 FILM

Fei Mu

1906 - 1951

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0082 FILM

Cai Chusheng

1906 - 1968

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0125 WIFE OF

Chen Jieru

1906 - 1971

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0272 PRIEST

Beda Chang

1905 - 1951

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0305 ACTOR

Meng Xiaodong

1908 - 1977

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0317 COMPOSER

Huang Tzu

1904 - 1938

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0337 FILM

Yueh Feng

1909 - 1999

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0383 JUDGE

Li Haopei

1906 - 1997

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0397 ACTOR

Chin Tsi-ang

1909 - 2007

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0417 PAINTER

Guan Zilan

1903 - 1986

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0418 ACTOR

Beryl Measor

1908 - 1965

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0434 SCULPTOR

Duncan Ferguson (political activist)

1901 - 1974

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0439 SPY

Yvonne Cormeau

1909 - 1997

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0457 POLITICIAN

Li Shiqun

1905 - 1943

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0526 ILLUSTRATOR

Eleanor Frances Lattimore

1904 - 1986

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0539 WRITER

Shao Xunmei

1906 - 1968

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0548 OFFICER

Robert Henry Cain

1909 - 1974

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0557 ACTOR

Xu Lai (actress)

1909 - 1973

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0559 MILITAR

Mao Bangchu

1904 - 1987

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0567 COMPOSER

Federico Ghisi

1901 - 1975

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0585 ACTOR

Xuan Jinglin

1907 - 1992

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0589 HOCKEY

Robert van der Veen

1906 - 1996

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0592 SCULPTOR

Helmut Ammann

1907 - 2001

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0650 CHOREOGRAPHER

Marguerite Thoresen

1908 - 1967

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0667 DESIGNER

Henry Eveleigh

1909 - 1999

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0683 SKIPPER

Nordahl Wallem

1902 - 1972

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0716 WRITER

Dirks Paulun

1903 - 1976

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0758 PHYSICIST

Wang Foh-San

1908 - 1993

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0761 COSTUME DESIGNER

Aenne Willkomm

1902 - 1979

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0813 ACTOR

Han Langen

1909 - 1982

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0815 POLITICIAN

Reg Turnbull

1908 - 2006

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0821 ACTOR

Oskar von Schab

1901 - 1977

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0940 PRIEST

Louis Wei Tsing-sing

Born 1906

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0953 BANK

H.J. Shen

1902 - 1996

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0966 PLAYER

Bobby Jones (rugby union)

1900 - 1970

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