List of Taiwanese people
This is a list of famous Taiwanese people. People who were not born on Taiwan are indicated by an asterisk (*, notation incomplete).
Artists and performers
Actors and Actresses
- Annie Shizuka Inoh 伊能静
- Chen BoLin 陳伯霖
- Chang Chen 張震
- Brandon Chang 張卓楠
- Brigitte Lin 林青霞
- Huang He 黃河
- Jerry Yan 言承旭
- Joe Chen Qiao En 陳喬恩
- Joey Wong 王祖賢
- Ken Chu 朱孝天
- Jimmy Lin 林志穎
- Ruby Lin 林心如
- Vanness Wu 吳建豪
- Vic Zhou 周渝民
- Kelly Lin 林熙蕾
- Hsu Wei Lun 許瑋倫
- Barbie Hsu 徐熙媛
- Ariel Lin 林依晨
- Zhang Shu-Hao 張書豪
- Takeshi Kaneshiro 金城武
Models
- Chiling Lin 林志玲
- Kaila Yu 于麗萍
- Faith Yang 楊乃文
- Yinling 垠凌
Singers and bands for popular music
- Jimmy Lin 林志穎
- Alec Su 蘇有朋
- A-mei 張惠妹
- Brandon Chang 張卓楠
- Jeff Chang 張信哲
- Cheer Chen 陳綺貞
- Chang Fei 張菲
- Chthonic 閃靈
- CoCo Lee 李玟
- David Tao 陶喆
- Elva Hsiao 蕭亞軒
- Evan Yo 蔡旻佑
- Evonne Hsu 許慧欣
- F4
- Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
- F.I.R 飛兒樂團
- Fei Yu Ching費玉清
- Peggy Hsu 許哲珮
- i.n.g
- Jay Chou 周杰倫
- Jerry Yan 言承旭
- Jolin Tsai 蔡依林
- Kang Jing Rong 康康
- Ken Chu 朱孝天
- Landy Wen 溫嵐
- Lee-Hom Wang 王力宏
- Machi 麻吉
- Jin ChengWu 金城武
- Rainie Yang 楊丞琳
- Richie Ren 任賢齊
- Seraphim
- Show Luo 羅志祥/小豬
- Sodagreen 蘇打綠
- Seraphim 六翼天使
- S.H.E
- Tank 吕建忠
- Teresa Teng 鄧麗君
- Tim Wu* 金力若
- Tsai Chin 蔡琴
- Typhoon
- Vivian Hsu 徐若瑄
- Wilber Pan 潘瑋柏
- Wu Bai 伍佰
- Mayday 五月天
- Jacky Wu 吳宗憲
- Chou Chuan-huing 周傳雄
- Vic Zhou 周渝民
See also: Mandopop
Musicians
- Ch'eng Mao-yün*, violinist and composer
- Lin Cho-liang, violinist
- Kessier Hsu, Guitarist and Composer
- Freddy Lim, vocalist and Hena player
Fine artists
- Chen Cheng-po, oil painter 陳澄波
- Lee Tze-Fan, oil painter 李澤藩
- Liu Chi-hsiang, oil painter 劉啟祥
- Yen Shui-long, sculptor, mosaic artist 顏水龍
- Lee Shih-chiao, oil painter 李石樵
- Ben Chiu, oil/acrylic/watercolor, McMichael Canadian Art Collection 邱澤堃
Film-makers
- Ang Lee 李安
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien*, Director of the City of Sadness
See also: Cinema of Taiwan
Athletes
- Professional Billiards Player
- Professional Baseball Player
- Catcher
- Chih-Gang Kao, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
- Infielder
- Chin-Long Hu, Los Angeles Dodgers 2A
- Yong-Chi Chen, Seattle Mariners 2A
- Kuo-ching Kao, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
- Sen Yang, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
- Tai-Shan Chang, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
- Outfielder
- Chia-Hsian Hsieh, Macoto Cobras (CPBL)
- Chien-Ming Chang, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
- Chin-Feng Chen, Los Angeles Dodgers, La New Bears (CPBL)
- Kan-lin Huang, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
- Wei-Chu Lin, Hanshin Tigers (NPB)
- Pitcher
- Chien-Fu Yang, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
- Chien-Ming Wang, New York Yankees
- Chien-Ming Chiang, Yomiuri Giants (NPB)
- Chin-Hui Tsao, Los Angeles Dodgers
- En-Yu Lin, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB)
- Hong-Chih Kuo, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ming-Chieh Hsu, Seibu Lions (NPB)
- Tai-Yuan Kuo, former Seibu Lions (NPB)
- Wei-lun Pan, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
- Wei-Yin Chen, Chunichi Dragons (NPB)
- Ying-Chieh Lin, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB)
- Catcher
- Ping Pong
- Stephen Fang, professional player
- Ben Chiu, 1st (1981 Jr. Canadian Champion), 2nd (1984 US Open doubles)
- Tennis
- Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, professional player
- Olympics Medalist
- Shih-Hsin Chen, gold medal, Athens Olympics, 2004
- Mu-Yen Chu, gold medal, Athens Olympics, 2004
- Chuan-Kwang Yang, silver medal, Rome Olympics, 1960
- Chih-Hsiung Huang, silver medal, Athens Olympics, 2004; bronze medal, Sydney Olympics, 2000
- Cheng Chi, bronze medal, Mexico Olympics, 1968
- Shu-Ju Chi, bronze medal, Sydney Olympics, 2000
- Ping Pong
Businesspeople
- Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin Food Products Company Limited
- Jimmy Lin CEO of an IT company/has own racing team/owns JR(Jimmy Racing)company. 林志穎
- Morris Chang 張忠謀
- James Chu, founder of computer monitor company ViewSonic in Walnut, California
- David Chu, co-founder of Nautica
- Terry Gou 郭台銘
- Jen Hsun Huang, co-founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation
- Min Kao, co-founder of Garmin
- Koo Chen-fu 辜振甫
- Winston Wang founded Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Wang Yung-ching 王永慶
- Steve Chen, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of YouTube 陳士駿
- Stan Shih, co-founder of Acer. 施振榮
- Aimee Sun, co-founder of Breeze Center. 孫芸芸
- Tsai Wan Lin, founder of Cathay Life Insurance
- Jerry Yang, computer scientist and entrepreneur, cofounder of Yahoo! 楊致遠
- Ben Chiu 邱澤堃, founder of KillerApp.com acquired by CNET
- Wu Yao-ting, founder of several large department stores.
Educators
- Winston Chang*
- Hu Shih*
- Henry T. Yang, Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara
Linguists
- Yuen Ren Chao*
- Woo Tsin-hang*, linguist
Others
- Mai Chen, constitutional lawyer, emigrated to New Zealand
- Wen Ho Lee, engineer falsely accused of spying[dubious – discuss], author of book "My Country Versus Me" 李文和
Philosophers, thinkers, and writers
- Li Ao*
- R. C. T. Lee(Chia-Tung Lee), writer and professor
- Tu Wei-ming, ethicist
See also: List of Taiwanese authors and List of Confucianists
Politicians
- John Chiang* 蔣孝嚴
- Chang Chun*
- Chen Li-an*
- Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁
- Sisy Chen
- Chang Chau-hsiung
- Chiang Ching-kuo* 蔣經國
- Chiang Wei-kuo* 蔣緯國
- Chu Mei-feng
- Frank Hsieh 謝長廷
- Lee Teng-hui 李登輝
- Lien Chan* 連戰
- Lin Yang-kang
- Annette Lu 呂秀蓮
- Ma Ying-jeou* 馬英九
- Vincent Siew 蕭萬長
- James Soong* 宋楚瑜
- Su Tseng-chang 蘇真昌
- Sun Yun-suan*
- Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃
- Wang Chien-shien*
- Wang Jin-pyng 王金平
See also: List of leaders of the Republic of China, Premier of the Republic of China
Scientists, physicians and engineers
- David Ho, medical researcher 何大一
- Henry Lee*, forensic expert 李昌鈺
- Sung-Yang Lee, entomologist 李淳陽
- Yuan T. Lee, Nobel laureate in chemistry 李遠哲
- Tsungming Tu, medical doctor 杜聰明
- Lei Yang, biologist 楊蕾
- Cheng-Wen Wu, biochemist 吳成文
- Chi-Huey Wong, biochemist 翁啟恵
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