Historical figures in Hong Kong

The atlas holds 21 people and 50 moments here, from 1883 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Bruce Lee, Sun Yat-sen and Teresa Teng. Among them Political Leaders, Scientists and Educators, across the Space Age and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

  1. Bảo Đại

    in 1946

    1 moment here

    Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…

  2. Bruce Lee

    from 1941 to 1973

    13 moments here

    Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…

  3. Chien-Shiung Wu

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…

  4. Emilio Aguinaldo

    from 1897 to 1898

    2 moments here

    Filipino revolutionary, military leader, and political figure who led forces in the Philippine Revolution, headed the First Philippine Republic,…

  5. Fidel V. Ramos

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…

  6. Ho Chi Minh

    from 1930 to 1931

    2 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  7. Ichirou Mizuki

    from 2001 to 2009

    2 moments here

    Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…

  8. I. M. Pei

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

  9. Jiang Zemin

    in 1997

    1 moment here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

  10. José Rizal

    in 1891

    1 moment here

    Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…

  11. Li Keqiang

    in 2011

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  12. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  13. Maryam Mirzakhani

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…

  14. Prajadhipok

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…

  15. Soong Ching-ling

    from 1937 to 1938

    2 moments here

    Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…

  16. Sun Yat-sen

    from 1883 to 1895

    7 moments here

    Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…

  17. Sydney Brenner

    in 2001

    1 moment here

    South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…

  18. Teresa Teng

    from 1976 to 1991

    5 moments here

    Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…

  19. Thích Nhất Hạnh

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…

  20. Yang Chen-Ning

    from 1938 to 1997

    4 moments here

    Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…

  21. Zhou Enlai

    in 1927

    1 moment here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…

Moments

  1. 1883 Diocesan Home education Sun Yat-sen
  2. 1884 Government Central School attendance Sun Yat-sen
  3. 1884 Baptism in Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen
  4. 1887 Transfer to Hong Kong College of Medicine Sun Yat-sen
  5. 1888 Four Bandits circle in Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen
  6. 1891 Hong Kong residence and clinic José Rizal
  7. 1892 Graduation in Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen
  8. 1895 Planning the Guangzhou uprising Sun Yat-sen
  9. 1897 Voluntary exile in Hong Kong Emilio Aguinaldo
  10. 1898 Departure aboard USS McCulloch Emilio Aguinaldo
  11. 1918 Family relocation to Hong Kong I. M. Pei
  12. 1927 Medical treatment in Hong Kong Zhou Enlai
  13. 1930 Communist unification meeting Ho Chi Minh
  14. 1931 Arrival in Hong Kong Prajadhipok
  15. 1931 Arrest by Royal Hong Kong Police Ho Chi Minh
  16. 1937 Move to Hong Kong Soong Ching-ling
  17. 1938 China Defence League work in Hong Kong Soong Ching-ling
  18. 1938 Flight through Hong Kong Yang Chen-Ning
  19. 1941 Return to Hong Kong in infancy Bruce Lee
  20. 1946 Exile in British Hong Kong Bảo Đại
  21. 1956 Transfer to St. Francis Xavier's College Bruce Lee
  22. 1958 Hong Kong schools boxing tournament Bruce Lee
  23. 1964 Lecture and family visit in Hong Kong Yang Chen-Ning
  24. 1965 Family visit in Hong Kong Chien-Shiung Wu
  25. 1970 Lecture and family meeting in Hong Kong Yang Chen-Ning
  26. 1971 Return to Hong Kong for feature-film work Bruce Lee
  27. 1971 Stopover in Hong Kong en route to Thailand Bruce Lee
  28. 1971 Return to Hong Kong after Thailand filming Bruce Lee
  29. 1971 The Big Boss gala premiere Bruce Lee
  30. 1972 Game of Death fight-sequence filming Bruce Lee
  31. 1973 Enter the Dragon filming Bruce Lee
  32. 1973 Collapse and treatment at Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Bruce Lee
  33. 1973 Collapse at Golden Harvest studio Bruce Lee
  34. 1973 Death at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bruce Lee
  35. 1973 Final meeting at Betty Ting's home Bruce Lee
  36. 1976 First Hong Kong concert Teresa Teng
  37. 1982 Charity concert at Queen Elizabeth Stadium Teresa Teng
  38. 1983 A Billion Applause Concert opening Teresa Teng
  39. 1984 Hong Kong press conference Margaret Thatcher
  40. 1989 Concert for Democracy in China Teresa Teng
  41. 1991 ATV East China disaster-relief performance Teresa Teng
  42. 1994 International Mathematical Olympiad gold medal Maryam Mirzakhani
  43. 1997 Hong Kong handover ceremony Yang Chen-Ning
  44. 1997 Hong Kong handover ceremony Jiang Zemin
  45. 2001 Shirley Boyde Memorial Lecture Sydney Brenner
  46. 2001 Hong Kong Character Showcase performance Ichirou Mizuki
  47. 2009 Hong Kong concert with Mitsuko Horie Ichirou Mizuki
  48. 2011 Official visit to Hong Kong Li Keqiang
  49. 2014 Honorary doctorate in Hong Kong Thích Nhất Hạnh
  50. 2016 Envoy mission to Hong Kong Fidel V. Ramos

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