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: Swimmer Clear ×
Lu Ying
Born 1989
Le Jingyi
Born 1975
Tang Yi
Born 1993
Pang Jiaying
Born 1985
Zhuang Yong
Born 1972
Huang Xuechen
Born 1990
Yang Wenyi
Born 1972
Zhu Qianwei
Born 1990
Sun Ye
Born 1989
Chen Xinyi
Born 1998
Jiang Haiqi
Born 1992
Dai Jun
Born 1992
Zhu Yingwen
Born 1981
Ji Liping
Born 1988
Zhao Jin
Born 1988
Xu Yanwei
Born 1984
Wu Yiwen
Born 1986
Sun Qiuting
Born 1985
Sun Xiaolei
Born 1986
Tang Mengni
Born 1994
Shi Yang (swimmer)
Born 1989
Jiang Chengji
Born 1975
Zhou Min
Born 1997
Sun Yijing
Born 1992
Robert Loh
Born 1946
Andrew Loh
Born 1949