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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

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.

  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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0136 PLAYER

Wang Liqin

Born 1978

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0142 PLAYER

Ni Xialian

Born 1963

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0203 PLAYER

He Zhili

Born 1964

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Ma Yunwen

Born 1986

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0232 PLAYER

Hu Ronghua

Born 1945

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0325 PLAYER

Zhang Zhizhen

Born 1996

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0350 PLAYER

Jing Junhong

Born 1968

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0387 PLAYER

Cao Yanhua

Born 1962

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0404 PLAYER

Xu Linyin

Born 1986

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0429 PLAYER

Zhang Xielin

Born 1940

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0443 PLAYER

Zhang Lei (volleyball)

Born 1985

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0472 PLAYER

Vivian Tan

Born 1977

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0482 PLAYER

Li Yueming

Born 1968

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0494 PLAYER

Tao Hua

Born 1972

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0527 PLAYER

You Wenhui

Born 1979

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0528 PLAYER

Ding Yi (table tennis)

Born 1959

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0550 PLAYER

Li Dongjin

Born 1993

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0601 PLAYER

Shen Qiong

Born 1981

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He Qi (volleyball)

Born 1973

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0643 PLAYER

Zhang Deying

Born 1953

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0645 PLAYER

Li Furong

Born 1942

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0654 PLAYER

Celina Lin

Born 1982

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0674 PLAYER

Suh Sui Cho

1922 - 2008

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0684 PLAYER

Yang Min

Born 1963

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0699 PLAYER

Hua Runhao

Born 1996

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0702 PLAYER

Ren Qi

Born 1984

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0721 PLAYER

Bian Yuqian

Born 1990

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0736 PLAYER

Xia Jiaping

Born 1969

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0751 PLAYER

Yang Jie (volleyball)

Born 1994

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0811 PLAYER

Fang Yingchao

Born 1982

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0839 PLAYER

Dai Qingyao

Born 1991

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0889 PLAYER

Hu Limei

Born 1995

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0890 PLAYER

Li Hua (beach volleyball)

Born 1977

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0895 PLAYER

Zhan Guojun

Born 1988

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0925 PLAYER

Gui Chaoran

Born 1976

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George Ruebner

Born 1942

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Bobby Jones (rugby union)

1900 - 1970

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