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
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Field: Film Clear ×
Wong Kar-wai
Born 1958
Terence Young (director)
1915 - 1994
Edward Yang
1947 - 2007
David Chiang
Born 1947
Chang Cheh
1923 - 2002
Wang Xiaoshuai
Born 1966
Lou Ye
Born 1965
Fei Mu
1906 - 1951
Cai Chusheng
1906 - 1968
Ng See-yuen
Born 1944
Xu Zheng (actor)
Born 1972
Zheng Zhengqiu
1889 - 1935
Francis Mankiewicz
1944 - 1993
Ralph Pappier
1914 - 1998
Ho Meng Hua
1923 - 2009
Li Hsing
Born 1930
Elijah Moshinsky
Born 1946
Nils R. Müller
1921 - 2007
Huang Shuqin
Born 1939
Yueh Feng
1909 - 1999
Chen Liting
1910 - 2013
Ying Liang
Born 1977
Sherwood Hu
Born 1961
Daniel Wachsmann
Born 1946
Liu Hao (director)
Born 1968
Johnny Ma
Born 1982
Zhang Jianya
Born 1951
Christine Choy
Born 1952
David Ren
Born 1986
Ah Da
1934 - 1987
Angie Chen (director)
Born 1949
Juan Bajon
Born 1948
Renée Lichtig
1921 - 2007
Huang Yu
1916 - 2013