List of Famous people born in Fujian, People's Republic of China
Lin Shuangwen
He Wenna
He Wenna is a female Chinese trampoline gymnast. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal with a score of 37.80.
Lin Li
Lin Li is a Chinese female volleyball player. She was part of the China women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, she has played for Fujian Xi Meng Bao. Lin won the 2016 World Grand Prix Best Libero award.
Liu Cigui
Liu Cigui is a Chinese politician. He is the current Communist Party Secretary of Hainan province. His former positions include Governor of Hainan, Director of the State Oceanic Administration and China Coast Guard and Mayor of Xiamen and Longyan in Fujian province.
Xu Haifeng
Xu Haifeng is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and he is the first citizen of the People's Republic of China to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics. He specializes in the 50 metre pistol event. He was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian and is a native of He County, Anhui.
Zhan Shichai
Zhan Shichai was a Chinese giant who toured the world as "Chang the Chinese Giant" in the 19th century; his stage name is "Chang Woo Gow".
Mu'an
Mu'an (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654.
Gong Qinggai
Gong Qinggai is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career throughout the southeastern China's Fujian province. As of January 2016 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He served in various administrative and political roles in Fujian province and over a period of 35 years worked his way up to the position of deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office. He served as mayor of Jinjiang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, from January 1996 to October 2003, and Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city, from May 2002 to June 2005.
Wang Xing
Wang Xing is a Chinese billionaire businessman and the CEO of Meituan-Dianping. Fortune listed Wang as number three on its 2018 "40 under 40" list. Forbes estimates his net worth at $28.8 billion as of Jan 2021.
Shi Zhiyong
Shi Zhiyong is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. He lifted a total of 325 kg, equalising the World record at that time.