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Born in Shanghai

Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China and the third largest city in the world. Try to name these famous people who are born in Shanghai.
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Last updated: October 16, 2024
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Diplomat and philosopher, he is widely recognized as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and the Chinese New Culture Movement
1891
Hu Shih
One of the most influential leaders of China during the 1980s and 1990s regarded as the second-most powerful person after Deng Xiaoping
1905
Chen Yun
Irish director, "Dr. No" "From Russia with Love" "Thunderball"
1915
Terence Young
Swiss-American Nobel Prize winning biochemist, at the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate
1920
Edmond H. Fischer
Writer, "Lust" "Caution Love in a Fallen City"
1920
Eileen Chang
Chinese-American Nobel Prize winning physicist for his work on the viaolation of the parity law in weak interactions
1926
Tsung-Dao Lee
Premier of China from 1987 to 1998
1928
Li Peng
British writer, "Empire of the Sun" "Crash" "The Drowned World"
1930
J.G. Ballard
Engineer and physicist who pioneered the development of fiber optics in telecommunications and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
1933
Charles K. Kao
Chinese-American scientist and first person of Chinese origin to go into space
1940
Taylor Wang
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Taiwanese director, "Yi Yi" "A Brighter Summer Day" "Mahjong"
1947
Edward Yang
Director, "Chungking Express" "In the Mood for Love" "Fallen Angels"
1958
Wong Kar-wai
Chinese-American actress, "The Last Emperor" "Twin Peaks"
1961
Joan Chen
Actor and director, his films "Lost in Thailand" and "Lost in Hong Kong" are two of the highest-grossing films in China
1972
Xu Zheng
Former footballer and winner of the FIFA Female Player of the Century award
1973
Sun Wen
Retired table tennis player, winner of four Olympic medals and winner of three World Championships
1978
Wang Liqin
Hall of Fame center who played for the Houston Rockets
1980
Yao Ming
Retired diver, five-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion
1985
Wu Minxia
Chess grandmaster and current Women' World Chess Champion
1991
Ju Wenjun
Formula One driver who drives for Alfa Romeo and is the first Chinese driver in the Formula One
1999
Zhou Guanyu
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