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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 146 notable births.
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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- Field: Badminton Clear ×
Wang Yihan
Born 1988
Wang Chen (badminton)
Born 1976
Zhu Lin (badminton)
Born 1984
Kevin Han
Born 1972
Zhang Ailing (badminton)
Born 1958
Si-An Deng
Born 1963
Wang Pengren
Born 1965
Shi Fangjing
Born 1965
Zhang Wei (badminton, born 1977)
Born 1977
Zheng Yuli
Born 1963
Tao Xiaoqiang
Born 1973
Shi Longfei
Born 1994
Wang Wei (Badminton)
Born 1979