Tianjin, People's Republic of China
1. Eric Liddell (1902)
Scottish Athlete Sprinter Olympi
Track and field athlete who won two medals for Great Britain at the 1924 Olympics: gold in the 400 meters, and bronze in the 200 meters.
2. John Hersey (1914)
Journalist Novelist Professor
American writer and journalist known as one of the first practitioners of New Journalism.
3. Lucille Soong (1938)
TV Actress
Actress who is perhaps most famous to Western audiences for her role as Grandma Huang on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. She has also had recurring roles on shows like Desperate...
4. Liu Yunfei (1979)
Chinese Footballer
Liu Yunfei is a former Chinese international football goalkeeper who played for Tianjin Teda and Shanghai Shenhua. Internationally he played within the 2004 AFC Asian Cup; however at the height...
5. Gao Jing (1975)
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Gao Jing is a Chinese sports shooter. She won the Bronze Medal in 10 m air rifle in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
6. Guan Zhen (1985)
Footballer Goalkeeper
Guan Zhen is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League.
7. Li Bin (footballer) (1991)
Footballer
Li Bin is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Yinchuan Helanshan in the China League Two.
8. Cao Yang (1981)
Chinese Footballer
Cao Yang is a Chinese international football player who currently plays as a versatile defender or midfielder for Tianjin Teda FC in the Chinese Super League.
9. Zuo Shusheng (1958)
Chinese Footballer
Zuo Shusheng is a former Chinese international soccer player and manager. As a player he played for Tianjin City FC and Dutch team FC Zwolle before he retired.
10. Chen Jingang (1958)
Footballer
Chen Jinjang is a Chinese coach and a former international football player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time at Tianjin City while internationally he played for...
11. Liao Bochao (1987)
Chinese Footballer
Liao Bochao is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League as a full back.
12. Walther Fischer (1893)
German Judge And Politician
Dr. phil. Walther Fischer was a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
13. Yang Qipeng (1987)
Chinese Footballer
Yang Qipeng is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League as a Goalkeeper.
14. Lubert Stryer (1938)
American Biochemist
Lubert Stryer is the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor of Cell Biology Emeritus at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His research over more than four decades has been centered...
15. Feng Renliang (1988)
Chinese Footballer
g Renliang is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.
16. Zhang Zhenwang (1988)
Chinese Baseball Catcher
Zhang Zhenwang is a catcher in the New York Yankees organization. Zhang began his professional baseball career with the Tianjin Lions of the China Baseball League leading them to the...
17. Li Xingcan (1987)
Chinese Footballer
Li Xingcan is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League One side Tianjin Songjiang.
18. Liu Shikun (1939)
Pianist Composer
Liu Shikun is a Chinese pianist and composer. He begun his piano training at the age of three and started publicly performing by the age of five. He won third...
19. Wei Qiuyue (1988)
Volleyball Player
Qiuyue is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was the captain of China women's national volleyball team between 2008-2012.
20. Fan Baiqun (1987)
Chinese Footballer
Baiqun is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League One side Tianjin Songjiang.
21. Zhang Enjian (1987)
Chinese Swimmer
Zhang Enjian is a Chinese swimmer who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
22. Han Yanming (1982)
Footballer
Han Yanming is a Chinese football player。
23. Xu Yifan (1988)
Tennis Player
Xu Yifan or Xu Yi-fan is a Chinese professional tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 6 August 2012 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 228....
24. Wang Guangmei (1921)
First Lady Of China
g Guangmei was a respected Chinese politician philanthropist and First Lady the wife of Liu Shaoqi who served as the Chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to...
25. Cao Kun (1862)
Chinese General
Cao Kun ) was a President of Republic China and military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army he also served as trustee of the Catholic University of...
26. Pei Encai (1953)
Chinese Footballer
Pei Encai is a Chinese football manager and a former player.
27. Li Xiuming (1954)
Actress
Li Xiuming is a mainland Chinese film actress. She won both of Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for Xu Mao and His Daughters. Her most...
28. Zhang Xiaorui (1976)
Chinese Footballer
Zhang Xiaorui is a Chinese football manager and a former professional player who used to play for Tianjin Teda Alemannia Aachen Shanghai Zobon and Shanghai Shenhua. His first management assignment...
29. Louise Lee (1950)
Hong Kong Actor
Louise Lee Si-Kei is a Hong Kong actress and former Chinese Canadian newscaster.
30. Lee Jye (1940)
Taiwanese Politician
Lee Jye is a former defense minister of the Republic of China.
31. Zang Jinsheng (1959)
Chinese Actor
Zang Jinsheng is a Chinese actor. Zang is a member of China Television Artists Association Institute of Broadcasting and Television of China and China Film Association. Zang is noted for...
32. Takenori Kanzaki (1943)
Japanese Politician
Takenori Kanzaki is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was born in Tianjin China during the time...
33. Yan Xuetong (1952)
Chinese Academic
Yan Xuetong is Dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University and the Chief Editor of The Chinese Journal of International Politics. Professor Yan received his Ph....
34. Luo Baoming (Unknow)
Chinese Politician
Luo Baoming is a Chinese politician. He is the Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Hainan province.
35. Liu Weiguo (1992)
Chinese Footballer
Liu Weiguo is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Dalian Aerbin in the Chinese Super League.
36. Lam Suet (1964)
Hong Kong Actor And Singer
Lam Suet is a Hong Kong actor.
37. Yang Yi (author) (1964)
Chinese Writer
Yang Yi is the pen name of Liu Qiao a Chinese-born novelist who has lived in Japan since 1987. Yang was born in the Chinese city of Harbin and...
38. Xia Baolong (1952)
Communist Party Chief And Former
Xia Baolong is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is the Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Zhejiang province. He also formerly served as vice mayor...
39. Su Huijuan (1964)
Volleyball Player
Su Huijuan is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1984 she was a...
40. Chen Daoming (1955)
Chinese Actor
Chen Daoming is an award-winning Chinese actor who has starred in various genres of film and television series.
41. Bao Guo'an (1946)
Chinese Actor Professor
Bao Guo'an is a Chinese actor and professor in the Central Academy of Drama. Best known for his role as Cao Cao in the 1994 television series Romance of the...
42. Wang Qiang (tennis) (1992)
Tennis Player
g Qiang is a Chinese professional tennis player.
43. John Kuan (1940)
Taiwanese Politician
John Kuan also known as Kuan Chung is the current president of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China.
44. Lü Hongxiang (1960)
Footballer
Lü Hongxiang is a former Chinese international footballer who was predominantly remembered for his time at Tianjin before moving to Japan where he had spells at Fujitsu F. C. and...
45. Ma Wenge (1968)
Table Tennis Player
Ma Wenge is a male table tennis player from China. He won a bronze medal in 1992 Barcelona Olympics Games in men's single as well as men's team champion of...
46. Wang Huifeng (1968)
Fencer
g Huifeng is a female Chinese fencer. She competed at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and won a silver medal in women's individual foil event. Wang is currently coaching at the...
47. Lü Yue (1957)
Chinese Film Director
Lü Yue is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Born in Tianjin Lü is today among the most important cinematographers of recent Chinese cinema and is particularly well known...
48. Zhang Zhixin (1930)
Chinese Dissident
Zhang Zhixin formerly romanized Chang Chih-hsin was a dissident during the Cultural Revolution who became famous for criticizing the idolization of Mao Zedong and the ultra-left.
49. Lang Ping (1960)
Volleyball Player
Jenny Lang Ping is a former Chinese volleyball player and the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team. Her nickname is the Iron Hammer. In 2002...
50. Fang Shu (1957)
Actress
g Shu is a mainland Chinese film actress. For her performance in Sunrise Fang won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress which adapted from Cao Yu's second play. Her most...