List of Famous people born in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
Fu Ying
Fu Ying is a Chinese politician and diplomat, best known for her terms as the ambassador to the Philippines, Australia, and the United Kingdom, as well as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. She currently serves as the chairperson of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.
Yuan Hongbing
Yuan Hongbing is a Chinese Australian jurist, novelist, and Chinese dissident.
Yang Jing
Yang Jing is a former Chinese politician of Mongol heritage. He previously served as State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, and the President of the Chinese Academy of Governance.
Tengger
Tengger, also known as Tenger or Tengri, is a Chinese singer, songwriter and composer of Mongol ethnicity. He was born in Otog Banner, Inner Mongolia in the Sainbayar family.
Yang Kun
Yang Kun is a Chinese singer-songwriter. He was one of the judges of TV talent show The Voice of China during the first season and third season of the show. He was on the first season of Sing My Song and was a contestant as one of the seven initial singers on Singer 2019 finishing fourth place.
Bayanqolu
Bayanqolu is a Chinese politician. He is the Communist Party Secretary and former Governor of Jilin Province in Northeastern China; Bayanqolu was, at the time of his appointment, the only ethnic-minority official serving as a provincial-level Party Secretary.
Bu Xiaolin
Bu Xiaolin is a Chinese female politician of Mongol descent. She has served as Chairwoman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Government since March 2016. She is the daughter of Buhe, a former chairman of Inner Mongolia, and the granddaughter of Ulanhu, the founding chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and a Vice President of China.
Mengke Bateer
Mengke Bateer, commonly referred to simply as Bateer in China, is a retired Chinese Inner Mongolian professional basketball player. A tall and imposing presence at the center position, he played parts of three seasons in the NBA, winning the NBA Finals during one of them. However, he spent the majority of his career competing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Beijing Ducks as the winner of CBA finals and later with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers before ending his career with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the lesser National Basketball League. Mengke scored a total of 8 points with the Toronto Raptors on his last season in the NBA.
Ye Qing
Ye Qing is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame after portraying Yu Tan in the television series historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011), which enjoyed the highest ratings in mainland China. Her film breakthrough came in 2014 with her performance as Zhang Yan in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades, for which she won the Best Newcomer at the Chinese Australia International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival.