List of Famous people born in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Xie Xingfang is a retired Chinese badminton player from Guangzhou, Guangdong. She is a former defending two-time world champion for women's singles, and former women's singles World No. 1.

Leland Yin Yee is a convicted arms trafficker and former Democratic California State Senator for District 8, which when he was elected, covered parts of San Francisco and the Peninsula. In 2015, Yee pleaded guilty to felony racketeering charges for money laundering, public corruption, gun trafficking, and bribery.

John Sham Kin-Fun is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Shum. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist.

Karl Maka is a Hong Kong film producer, director, actor and presenter.

Ip Chun, also known as Yip Chun or Yip Jun, is a Chinese martial artist in the style of Wing Chun. He is the elder of two sons. Chun’s father Ip Man was the Wing Chun teacher of Bruce Lee.

Fu Haifeng is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is considered to be one of the greatest men's doubles players in badminton history.

Chrissie Chau is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film Womb Ghosts (2009); Chau has starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Cao Yupeng is a Chinese snooker player. He won the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, thus qualifying for the professional main tour for the 2011–12 season. In his first season on the circuit, he reached the last 16 of the World Championship.

Liu Xiaoming is a Chinese diplomat who has served as the current Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom since 2010 under Chinese leaders Hu Jintao (2010–2012) and Xi Jinping (2012–present). In December 2020, it was announced that he will retire as ambassador and will be replaced by Zheng Zeguang.

Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, GBS, is one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career.