People from China

17 people remembered here.

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  Zhu Rongji

  1928 – 2026 · Politician

  China's iron-faced reform premier who steered WTO entry and said he would walk a minefield for the people.

  111 candles · 22 tributes
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  Zheng Fengrong

  1937 – 2026 · High jumper and multi-event athlete

  The swallow who announced China's sports spring: 1.77 m that changed a nation.

  100 candles · 6 tributes
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  Jing Yidan

  1955 – 2026 · Television host

  Thank you, world, for letting me walk through it. (感谢这世界，让我走过)

  83 candles · 6 tributes
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  Li Weikang

  1947 – 2026 · Peking opera dan

  Golden-voiced Peking opera dan who fused Mei, Cheng, and Zhang schools into a style of her own.

  67 candles · 5 tributes
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  He Yong

  1969 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

  Beijing rock pioneer who asked if there was hope, then sang the Bell and Drum Towers home.

  64 candles · 8 tributes
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  Guo Lanying

  1929 – 2026 · Operatic soprano

  People's Artist whose My Motherland and White-Haired Girl voice became China's shared song memory.

  48 candles · 9 tributes
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  Kuai Dafu

  1945 – 2026 · Red Guard student leader

  Tsinghua Red Guard commander who later rebuilt a quiet life in Shenzhen business

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Shi Wenbo

  1950 – 2026 · Businessperson

  Co-founder and chairman of Hengan International, builder of China's hygiene brands.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Che Hongcai

  † 2026 · Linguist and lexicographer

  He kept a promise for 36 years and gave China its first Pashto dictionary.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Lou Yulie

  † 2026 · Philosopher and professor

  Peking University philosopher who spent sixty years making Chinese tradition clear to everyone.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Liu Changcheng

  1964 – 2026 · Volleyball player and coach

  Olympic volleyballer for China who became a Moerser SC champion player and coach.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Liu Huan

  1963 – 2026 · Singer

  Chinese pop pioneer who sang You and Me at Beijing 2008 and never left the classroom.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Shao Qihui

  † 2026 · Politician

  Heilongjiang governor and machinery industry leader.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Wang Xiji

  1921 – 2026 · Aerospace engineer

  Bai-born aerospace pioneer who paved China's road to space from sounding rockets to recoverable satellites.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Liu Yandong

  1945 – 2026 · Politician

  Chemist turned Vice Premier, the most senior woman in Chinese politics of her generation.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Peng Yu

  1934 – 2026 · Actress (stage

  Harbin stage veteran who became China's beloved screen mother, Chen Jiuxiang of A Family in Dongbei.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  You Benchang

  1933 – 2026 · Actor

  National Theatre craftsman beloved as Ji Gong and Ye Shu, who proved bit parts and late blooms can still guide hearts.

  3 candles · 1 tributes