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

Chen Qiufa is a Chinese aerospace engineer and politician of Miao ethnic heritage. He is the Communist Party Secretary and the Governor of Liaoning province. He formerly served as Director of the China Atomic Energy Authority, Director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), and Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology.

Qiao Bin is a Chinese badminton player. He won his first senior international title at the China International tournament. In 2016, Qiao who ranked 41 at that time clinched the Superseries title at the Korea Open, defeated the sixth seed, world number eight, Son Wan-ho in the final.

Li Weijia also named Vega (维嘉). He is a Chinese host and actor. He is famous for co-hosting the TV program Happy Camp which airs on Hunan Satellite TV with fellow hosts He Jiong, Xie Na, Du Haitao, and Wu Xin.

Yi Yi is a Chinese actress and host.

Cao Lu is a Chinese singer, actress and television personality. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Fiestar. She is an ethnic Miao.

Fu Ziying is a Chinese politician currently serving as director of the Macau Liaison Office.

Liao Fan is a Chinese film and theatre actor. He is a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In February 2014 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, for his performance in the film Black Coal, Thin Ice.

Zhou Fohai, Chinese politician, and second-in-command of the Executive Yuan in Wang Jingwei's collaborationist Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Chen Run'er is a Chinese politician who has served as the Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region since October 2019. He formerly served as Governor of Henan Province, the Deputy Communist Party Chief of Heilongjiang Province, and Party Chief of the cities of Changsha and Xiangtan in his home province of Hunan.

Li Fengying is a female weightlifter who competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in featherweight category. She lifted a total of 212.5 kg at bodyweight of 53 kg.