List of Famous people born in Hubei, People's Republic of China
Liu Yifei
Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. Active in China, where she is widely known as "Fairy Sister," Liu was named as one of the New Four Dan actresses of China in 2009. In 2020, she starred as Mulan in The Walt Disney Company's live-action film Mulan.
Li Na
Li Na is a retired Chinese tennis player.
Lin Biao
Lin Biao was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeast China. Lin was the general who commanded the decisive Liaoshen and Pingjin Campaigns, in which he co-led the Manchurian Field Army to victory and led the People's Liberation Army into Beijing. He crossed the Yangtze River in 1949, decisively defeated the Kuomintang and took control of the coastal provinces in Southeast China. He ranked third among the Ten Marshals. Zhu De and Peng Dehuai were considered senior to Lin, and Lin ranked directly ahead of He Long and Liu Bocheng.
Chen Long
Chen Long, is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is the reigning Olympic champion and two-time World champion and All England champion.
Hua Chenyu
Hua Chenyu, also known as Hua Hua, is a Chinese singer and songwriter who known for his powerful vocals, wide vocal range, dramatic stage performances and skill in composing. He is one of the most influential singer-songwriters in China. He has gained widespread recognition for his ability to adapt and rearrange songs after participating in Singer 2018.
Hu Chunhua
Hu Chunhua is a Chinese politician, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and a Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China. He worked in Tibet for much of his career and ascended the party ranks partly through the Communist Youth League. He is popularly known as "little Hu" due to the similarities of his career with that of former Party General Secretary Hu Jintao. He became China's youngest governor when he took the position in Hebei province in 2008. He was then promoted to Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia in 2009. In 2012, he was named Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong and entered the Politburo.
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu, born Liu Xiu, courtesy name Wenshu, was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in AD 25 and thus founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han. He ruled over parts of China at first, and through suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the whole of China was consolidated by the time of his death in AD 57.
Song Yi
Song Yi, born in Jingmen City, Hubei Province, is an actress from Mainland China. She is a graduate of the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama who made her debut in the movie industry in 2009.
Li Xian
Li Xian is a Chinese actor. Xian appeared in Forbes Asia 100 Digital Stars list and Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2020. He began his acting career by playing minor role in the film Feng Shui (2012). His first major role came as a red fox in the adventure fantasy film Soul Snatcher (2020). Xian had his small-screen debut in the web series City of Fantasy (2014). His breaktrough role came in the esports drama, Go Go Squid! (2019).
Guan Chenchen
Guan Chenchen is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic champion and the 2020 Chinese national champion on balance beam. On the junior level, she was a member of the Chinese team who won silver at the inaugural Junior World Championships.