This is a list of famous Taiwanese people. People who were not born in Taiwan are indicated by an asterisk (*, notation incomplete).

Artists and performers

* Alien Huang Hong sheng 黄鸿升 *

Annie Shizuka Inoh Wu Chin-yi (; born March 4, 1968), better known as Annie Yi () or Annie Shizuka Inoh ( ja, 伊能静, Inō Shizuka), is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and writer. Early life and education Wu Chin-yi () was born on March 4, 1968 in Taipei, Taiwan ...

伊能静 * Chen Bo-lin 陳柏霖 * Chang Chen 張震 *

Brandon Chang Brandon Chang (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Tsok-nâm; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Zhúonán; born 28 December 1982) is a Taiwanese musician and actor. Early life Chang was born on 28 December 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began taking piano les ...

張卓楠 *

Brigitte Lin Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Biography Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. S ...

林青霞 *

Huang He The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...

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 * Chase Tang 唐嘉壕 * Vanness Wu* 吳建豪 *

Vic Chou Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4. Career F4 Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series ''Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the series, ...

周渝民 * Kelly Lin 林熙蕾 * Barbie Shu 徐熙媛 * Rainie Yang楊丞琳 * Ariel Lin 林依晨 * Chang Shu-hao 張書豪 * Takeshi Kaneshiro 金城武 * Nicky Wu 吳奇隆 *

Show Lo Show Lo Chih Hsiang (; born July 30, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, actor and host. He is commonly known by his nickname Hsiao Chu (Little Pig) (). Lo is recognized for his trademark dance music and comedic talent. He has over 50 million followe ...

羅志祥 * Jay Chou 周杰倫 * Cindy Yen 袁詠琳 *

Chris Wang Yi-Ju Christopher Wang, commonly known as Chris Wang (; born May 15, 1977) is an African National Congress member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He was the youngest MP of the country when elected in 2004. He is of one of three Member ...

王宥勝

Models

* Lin Chi-ling 林志玲 * Alicia Liu 劉薰愛 * Faith Yang 楊乃文 * Yinling 垠凌 * Sonia Sui 隋棠

Singers and bands for popular music

* A-mei 張惠妹 * Alec Su 蘇有朋 * Alien Huang 黄鸿升 * Amber Liu* (

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) 劉逸雲 *

張卓楠 *

Chang Fei Chang Fei ( ; born Chang Yan-ming (); 4 December 1951) is a Taiwanese singer and television personality. Early life He was born Chang Yan-ming in Taipei, Taiwan, on 4 December 1951, His eldest sister Chang Yan-qiong was a singer formerly kno ...

張菲 * Cheer Chen 陳綺貞 *

Chen Ying-Git Chen Ying-git () is a female singer of Taiwanese Hakka heritage. She has produced albums from the 1980s through the 1990s like another singer, Jody Chiang. One of her famous songs is 海海人生. She also sang a famous duet called 酒醉黑白話 ...

陳盈潔 *

Chou Chuan-huing Steve Chou () is a Taiwanese composer and singer. He is the youngest of three children, including an older sister and older brother. Their parents abandoned them at an early age, and they were forced to make a living instead of going to school. ...

周傳雄 *

Chthonic The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ ...

閃靈 * Cindy Yen 袁詠琳 * Cyndi Wang 王心凌 * David Tao 陶喆 *

Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao (, born 24 August 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, dancer, actress and businesswoman. Since being signed to a record deal in 1998 after competing in a singing competition, Hsiao has gone on to release fourteen studio albums and has achie ...

蕭亞軒 * Typhoon * Evan Yo 蔡旻佑 *

Evonne Hsu Evonne Hsu, also known as Hsu Hui-hsin () (born December 5, 1976 in Longview, Texas, United States), is a Taiwanese-American Mandopop singer. Hsu is managed by Music Nation Wingman Limited and signed by Universal Music Taiwan since her debut i ...

許慧欣 *

F.I.R F.I.R. () is a Taiwanese pop rock band formed in 2004. The band consists of Lydia (lead vocals), Ian Chen (keyboards), and Real Huang (guitar, vocals). Producer Ian Chen formed his own band then recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. The ...

飛兒樂團 * F4 * Fahrenheit 飛輪海 * Fei Yu-ching 費玉清 *

Fong Fei-fei Fong Fei-Fei (), born Lim Chiu-Luan (; 20 August 1953 – 3 January 2012), was a Taiwanese singer, host and actress. As one of the biggest pop singers in Taiwan, she was known for her melodic love songs, unique personal stage style and broad voca ...

凤飞飞 * Freya Lim 林凡 *

i.n.g i.n.g was a Taiwanese girl group signed under Avex Taiwan. The group consists of Ida, Nara, and Gillian. The group debuted on 5 May 2006, with their first album called ''Lucky Star''. Because i.n.g released their album on the same day as Jolin Ts ...

* Jacky Wu 吳宗憲 * Jay Chou 周杰倫 * Jeff Chang 張信哲 * Jerry Yan 言承旭 * Jimmy Lin 林志穎 * Jiro Wang 汪東城 *

Jody Chiang Jody Chiang or Jiang Hui (), born Jiang Shuhui (), is a Taiwanese popular singer. She began recording in the 1980s and retired in 2015, having released 60 albums. Her trademark ballads and folk songs are typically sung in Taiwanese. Her role in ...

江蕙 * Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 *

Kang Jing Rong Kang Ching-jung (), or commonly known as Kang Kang (), is a Taiwanese entertainer, singer and television host. He was first discovered by Chang Fei during a TV show performance. Before entering Taiwanese showbiz, Kang switched jobs many times. He ...

康康 * Ken Chu 朱孝天 * Lai Guanlin ( Wanna One) 賴冠霖 * Landy Wen 溫嵐 * Leehom Wang 王力宏 * Liu Yangyang ( NCT/ WayV) 劉揚揚 *

Lollipop F Lollipop F (Mandarin name 棒棒堂, Japanese name ロリポップF, Korean name 롤리팝 F) was a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese Mandopop boy band gaining popularity throughout Asia. The group started off with six members, all chosen from Channe ...

棒棒糖 * Machi 麻吉 * Mark Tuan ( Got7) 段宜恩 *

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五月天 * Nicky Wu 吳奇隆 * Peggy Hsu 許哲珮 * Rainie Yang 楊丞琳 * Richie Ren 任賢齊 * S.H.E *

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六翼天使 *

羅志祥/小豬 * Shuhua (

(G)I-DLE (G)I-dle (), stylized in all caps, is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. Originally a sextet, Soojin left the lineup on August 14, 202 ...

) 葉舒華 * Sodagreen 蘇打綠 * Takeshi Kaneshiro 金城武 * Tank 吕建忠 * Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 * Tim Wu* 金力若 * Tsai Chin 蔡琴 * Tzuyu ( Twice) 周子瑜 * Vic Zhou 周渝民 * Vivian Hsu 徐若瑄 * Will Pan 潘瑋柏 * Wu Bai 伍佰

Musicians

* Chen Da, singer * Ch'eng Mao-yün*, violinist and composer *

Lin Cho-liang Cho-Liang Lin (Lin Cho-liang, , born January 29, 1960), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is an American violinist who is renowned for his appearances as a soloist with major orchestras. Musical America named him its "Instrumentalist of the Year" in 200 ...

, violinist *

Jenny Lin Jenny Lin is a Taiwanese-born American pianist. Life She was born in Taiwan, and raised in Austria and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, A ...

, pianist * Kessier Hsu, guitarist and composer * Freddy Lim, vocalist and Hena player *

Julie Chang Julie Ju-young Chang was the Entertainment Anchor for ''Good Day L.A.'' and Fox 11 Morning News on KTTV in Los Angeles, joining the station in November 2012 to May 2020. Previously, she was the entertainment anchor for the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. new ...

張鈴, pianist and flutist * Ching-Yun Hu, pianist * Yo-Yo Ma*, cellist * Ouyang Nana*, cellist, actress * Ray Chen, Taiwanese-Australian violinist *

Yu-Chien Tseng Yu-Chien (Benny) Tseng (; born August 24, 1994) is a Taiwanese violinist. In 2012 he was fifth laureate in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, where he also won both the Musiq'3 and the Klara-Canvas prizes awarded by the public. In the 15th I ...

, violinist

Fine artists

Film-makers

* Ang Lee 李安, Academy Award winner * Hou Hsiao-hsien* 侯孝賢, director of the '' A City of Sadness'',

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

winner * Tsai Ming-liang* 蔡明亮,

winner * Wei Te-sheng 魏德聖 * Edward Yang 楊德昌, director of ''

Yi Yi ''Yi Yi'' () is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang centering around the struggles of an engineer named NJ (played by Wu Nien-jen) and three generations of his middle-class Taiwanese family in Taipei. The title in Ch ...

'', winner of the

Best Director Award Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

in Cannes

Comedians

Ed Hill (comedian) Ed Hill (born 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan)Williams, Kaidie"Serious comedy: Ed Hill trades in the business of laughter," ''The Ubyssey'', 14 November 2013. Accessed 23 May 2014. is a Taiwanese Canadian stand-up comedian and podcaster. He began performi ...

, award-winning stand-up comedian See also:

Cinema of Taiwan The cinema of Taiwan ( zh, t=臺灣電影 or ) is deeply rooted in the island's unique history. Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Japanese rule, cinema has developed in Taiwan under ROC rule through several distinct stages. It has ...

Athletes

Billiards

* Jennifer Chen * Huang Hsin (pool) * Po-Cheng Kuo * Kun-Fang Lee * Hung-Hsiang Wang * Chia-Ching Wu * Ching-Shun Yang * Zhiting Wu

Badminton

* Tai Tzu-ying, at the age of 22, she became world No. 1 in the women's singles in December 2016, and holds the record for most weeks ranked at the top in BWF history *

Chou Tien-chen Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won i ...

, currently 4th place in the BWF World Ranking (as of February 2021)

Basketball

Jeremy Lin Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the Ne ...

林書豪, former

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player *

Joe Alexander Joe Alexander (ג'ו אלכסנדר; born December 26, 1986) is a Taiwanese-born American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa B.C., Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit. Alexander, who at plays ...

(born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv born in Taiwan * Cheng Chih-lung 鄭志龍 * Chen Hsin-An (Sean Chen) 陳信安 *

Lee Hsueh-Lin Lee Hsueh-lin (; born as Lee Chih-Ming (李至明) on 31 January 1984 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. Lee has been a leading competitor in several top Asian lea ...

李學林 * Tien Lei 田壘 (born 1983) * Tseng Wen-Ting 曾文鼎 * Lin Chih-Chieh 林志傑 *

Jet Chang Jet Chang (; born December 27, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player. A former player for the BYU–Hawaii Seasiders in Hawaii, United States, he led the Seasiders to a runner-up finish in the 2011 NCAA Division II tournament, in ...

張宗憲 * Quincy Davis 戴維斯

Baseball

Infielders

Chin-Lung Hu Chin-Lung Hu (born February 2, 1984, Chinese 胡金龍 ''Hú Jīnlóng'') is a Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball ( ...

, Los Angeles Dodgers 2007

All-Star Futures Game The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game hosted by Major League Baseball (MLB) in conjunction with the mid-summer MLB All-Star Game. A team of American League-affiliated prospects competes against a team of National League ...

MVP *

Yung-Chi Chen Chen Yung-chi (; known in Amis language as Mayaw Ciru; born 13 July 1983 in Taitung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Professional ca ...

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

3A * Sen Yang, Uni-President Lions (CPBL) * Tai-Shan Chang, Sinon Bulls (CPBL) *

Tzu-Wei Lin Tzu-Wei Lin (; born February 15, 1994), is a Taiwanese baseball infielder for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. Listed at and , ...

, Boston Red Sox

Outfielders

* Chen Chih-peng, (CPBL) 2006–2010 seasons * Chia-Hsian Hsieh, Macoto Cobras (CPBL) * Chin-Feng Chen, Los Angeles Dodgers,

La New Bears LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

(CPBL) * Che-Hsuan Lin,

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3A 2008

MVP * Wang Po-Jung,

Lamigo Monkeys The Rakuten Monkeys (), formerly First Financial Holdings Agan (, abbreviated ), La New Bears () and then the Lamigo Monkeys (), are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. Owned and administer ...

(CPBL) 2016 CPBL MVP and ROY, first to record 200 hits in single season

Pitchers

* Chien-Fu Yang, Uni-President Lions (CPBL) * Chien-Ming Wang, former MLB player. *

Chien-Ming Chiang Chiang Chien-ming, (; born May 27, 1985 in Taiwan), is a starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Basebal ...

, Yomiuri Giants (NPB) * Chin-Hui Tsao, former MLB player. * En-Yu Lin, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) * Hong-Chih Kuo, former MLB player. * Ming-Chieh Hsu, Seibu Lions (NPB) *

Tai-Yuan Kuo Kuo Tai-yuan (; ja, かくたいげん (Kaku Taigen); born 20 March 1962) is a Taiwanese retired Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB baseball pitcher, and currently a baseball Coach (baseball), coach. With 117 wins accumulated during his 13 seaso ...

, former Seibu Lions (NPB) * Wei-Yin Chen, Hanshin Tigers (NPB), former MLB player. *

Fu-Te Ni Fu-Te Ni (born 14 November 1982), nicknamed "Tudigong", is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ni was a professional baseball player from Taiwan's Chinese Professio ...

, former

Fubon Guardians The Fubon Guardians () are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Fubon Financial Holding Co. and play their home games at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in New Taipei City. ...

(CPBL), former MLB player. *

Chia-Jen Lo Chia-Jen Lo (born 7 April 1986), is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Fubon Guardians of the CPBL and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Houston Astros On Oct ...

, Wei Chuan Dragons (CPBL), former MLB player. *

CC Lee Lee Chen-ch'ang (; born 21 October 1986) is a Taiwanese professional baseball relief pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He ...

, CTBC Brothers (CPBL), former MLB player. *

Wei-Chung Wang Wei-Chung Wang (, born 25 April 1992) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athl ...

, Wei Chuan Dragons (CPBL), former MLB player.

Golf

2011 Women's British Open - Tseng Yani (7) cropped

* Yani Tseng,

LPGA The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl ...

player. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.

Table tennis

* Ben Chiu, 1st (1981 Jr. Canadian Champion), 2nd (1984 US Open doubles)

Tennis

* Yen-Hsun Lu, professional player *

Yeu-Tzuoo Wang Wang Yeu-tzuoo (), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. Until the emergence of Lu Yen-hsun, Wang was the highest ranked player from Taiwan. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inche ...

, professional player *

Jason Jung Jason Jung (; ; born 15 June 1989) is an American-born professional tennis player who represents Taiwan. He is a University of Michigan alumnus who has cracked the Top 150 in the ATP rankings and also won four ATP Challenger events. Pers ...

Su-Wei Hsieh Hsieh Su-wei ( ;''Xiè 謝淑薇Shūwēi'' in Chinese mainland. Taiwanese Mandarin: ; in Standard Mandarin of Chinese mainland. born 4 January 1986) is an inactive Taiwanese professional tennis player. She has won three singles titles and 30 ...

, winner of 3 WTA singles titles and 28 WTA doubles titles

Olympic medalists

* 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 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug language, Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport ...

, 2000 *

Cheng Chi Zheng Qi (also spelled Ching Tsih or Cheng Chi; born Zheng Yaohuang; 1760 – September 1802) was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Canton (Guangdong) and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s. History He was born Zheng Ya ...

, bronze medal, Mexico Olympics, 1968

Businesspeople

* Momofuku Ando 吳百福, founder of Nissin Food Products Company Limited *

Jimmy Lin Chih Ying Jimmy Lin Chih-ying (, born 15 October 1974) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver. Early life Lin was born in Taipei on 15 October 1974. He was the second child in a family of five children. Lin graduated from Zhong Xiao Primary ...

林志穎, CEO of an IT company/has own racing team/owns JR(Jimmy Racing) company * Morris Chang 張忠謀 * David Chu, co-founder of Nautica * Shenan Chuang 莊淑芬, chief executive officer for Ogilvy & Mather Greater China * Terry Gou 郭台銘 * Jen Hsun Huang, co-founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation *

Min Kao Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Amt ...

, co-founder of Garmin * Koo Chen-fu 辜振甫 *

Winston Wang Winston Wen-Yang Wong OBE (; born 2 April 1951 in Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan Province, Taiwan) is the eldest son of Wang Yung-ching, chair of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), by his second wife. Wong is now a widower with a son an ...

, founded Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing * Wang Yung-ching 王永慶 *

Steve Chen Steve Chen (; born August 25, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur who is one of the co-founders and previous chief technology officer of the video-sharing website YouTube. After having co-founded the company AVOS Systems, Inc. a ...

, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of YouTube 陳士駿 *

Steve Chang Steve Chang, is a Taiwanese businessperson and the co-founder and former CEO of Trend Micro, the world's largest software security firm. He was named "Star of Asia" by the ''Business Week'' in 1999,Barnathan, J. (1999), 'The stars of Asia: 50 Asi ...

, co-founder of Trend Micro 張明正 * Stan Shih, co-founder of Acer 施振榮 * Aimee Sun 孫芸芸, co-founder of Breeze Center * Tsai Wan Lin, founder of Cathay Life Insurance *

Jerry Yang Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang (born November 6, 1968) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire computer programmer, internet entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. As of February 2022, Yang has a net worth ...

楊致遠, computer scientist and entrepreneur, cofounder of Yahoo! * Ben Chiu 邱澤堃, founder of KillerApp.com acquired by

CNET ''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and televi ...

* William Wang, founder and CEO of VIZIO *

Wu Yao-ting Wu Yao-ting (; 20 June 1926 – 4 February 2012) was a Taiwanese businessman, best known as the founder of the President Department Store and other companies such as supermarket, hotel, and various food industry businesses. In 1958, Wu establ ...

, founder of several large department stores

Educators

* Winston Chang* *

Benjamin Hsiao Benjamin S. Hsiao (born 12 August 1958) is an American materials scientist and educator. He served as the vice-president for Research and Chief Research Officer at Stony Brook University from May 2012 to December 2013. Education and career Bo ...

, Chief Research Officer and vice-president for Research at

Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State University of New York system's ...

, Fellow of the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...

, Fellow of the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...

* Hu Shih*, philosopher, essayist and diplomat *

Henry T. Yang Henry Tzu-Yow Yang (; born November 29, 1940) is a Chinese American engineer, university administrator, and the fifth and current chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara, a post he has held since 1994. Early life and educatio ...

, 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; author of book "My Country Versus Me" 李文和 * Fu Szeto (1916–92), commander-in-chief of the Air Force and presidential advisor * Jason Wu, fashion designer * Hsing Yun*, Buddhist monk and founder of Fo Guang Shan Order

Philosophers, thinkers, and writers

Yin Shun Master Yin Shun (印順導師, ''Yìnshùn Dǎoshī''; 5 April 1906 – 4 June 2005) was a well-known Buddhist monk and scholar in the tradition of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Though he was particularly trained in the Three Treatise school, he ...

*, Buddhist scholarly writer and key figure of Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan *

Sheng-yen Sheng Yen (), born Zhang Baokang (), (January 22, 1931 – February 3, 2009) was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Lin ...

*, Buddhist scholarly writer and founder of Dharma Drum Mountain Order * Cheng Yen, founder of Tzu Chi * Yifa, writer and founder of Woodenfish *

R. C. T. Lee R. C. T. Lee (Lee Chia-Tung ; born 1939 in Shanghai, China), also known as Richard C. T. Lee, received his B.Sc. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University and Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electric ...

(Chia-Tung Lee), writer and professor * Tu Wei-ming, ethicist * Giddens Ko, novelist and filmmaker See also: List of Taiwanese authors and List of Confucianists

Politicians

* Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 * John Chiang* 蔣孝嚴 * Chang Chun* * Chen Li-an* * Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 *

Sisy Chen Sisy Chen or Chen Wen-hsien (; born 25 March 1958) is a Taiwanese journalist, television commentator, writer and former politician. She hosts ''Sisy's World News'', a weekly newscast at the Chung T'ien Television and ''UFO Dinner'', a daily radi ...

* Chang Chau-hsiung * Chang Chin-cheng * Chiang Ching-kuo* 蔣經國 *

Chiang Wei-kuo Chiang Wei-kuo (; 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, a retired Army general, and an important f ...

* 蔣緯國 *

Chu Mei-feng Chu Mei-feng (; born 5 August 1966) is a Taiwanese TV journalist, former Taipei City Councillor, and former director of Hsinchu City's Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Early life Chu graduated from Xinheguomin Primary School, followed by Taipei Mun ...

* Frank Hsieh 謝長廷 *

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...

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 Sun Yun-suan (; 10 November 1913 – 15 February 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transfor ...

* * Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 *

Wang Chien-shien Wang Chien-shien (; born 7 August 1938) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the New Party. He was finance minister of the Republic of China from 1990 to 1992 and is the chairman of the Chinese Management Association (CMA) (since 19 ...

* * Wang Jin-pyng 王金平 * Wang Xiang * Andrew Yang (US 2020 Presidential Candidate) See also: List of leaders of the Republic of China, Premier of the Republic of China

Scientists, physicians and engineers

* Yu-Ju Chen, proteogenomics researcher 陳玉如 *

David Ho David Da-i Ho (; born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese-American AIDS researcher, physician, and virologist who has made a number of scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection. He is the founding scientific d ...

, medical researcher 何大一 * Henry Lee*, forensic expert 李昌鈺 * Sung-Yang Lee, entomologist 李淳陽 *

Yuan T. Lee Yuan Tseh Lee (; born 19 November 1936) is a Taiwanese chemist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the first Taiwanese Nobel Prize laureate who, along with the Hungarian-Canadian John C. Polanyi and America ...

, Nobel laureate in chemistry 李遠哲 * Fushih Pan, medical researcher 潘扶適 * Chiaho Shih, researcher and former university professor 施嘉和 * Tsungming Tu, medical doctor 杜聰明 *

Cheng-Wen Wu Wu Cheng-wen may refer to: * Wu Cheng-wen (biochemist) (born 1938), Taiwanese biochemist * Wu Cheng-wen (engineer), Taiwanese engineer, academic administrator, and politician {{hndis, Wu, Cheng-wen ...

, biochemist 吳成文 * Chi-Huey Wong, biochemist 翁啟恵

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