List of Famous people born in People's Republic of China
Jiang Tianyong
Jiang Tianyong is a human rights lawyer in the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing, he is a prominent figure in the Weiquan movement, and has defended Tibetans, petitioners, Falun Gong adherents, HIV/AIDS victims, and other vulnerable groups. Jiang's human rights advocacy has drawn the ire of Chinese authorities; his applications for renewal of his legal license have been denied, and he has been detained on multiple occasions.
Xuan Lu
Lulu Xuan is a Chinese actress. She debuted in the television series The Dream of Red Mansions (2010). She is best known for portraying Lanman Shandi in the historical television series Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music (2013) and Jiang Yanli in the xianxia web series The Untamed (2019). She rose to fame with her lead role in "Well-Dominated love".
Li Xiaoran
Li Xiaoran is a Chinese actress. She graduated from Beijing Dance Academy at the age of 17, and was the only dancer recruited into the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe from Beijing.
Lu Xinshe
Lu Xinshe is a Chinese politician currently serving as Communist Party Secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Prior to becoming Guangxi party chief, he was Governor of Jiangxi from 2011 to 2016, and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi from 2016 to 2018.
Koyama Chire
He Zhili, also known by her married name Chire Koyama , is a former table tennis world champion from China who later naturalized as a Japanese citizen and represented Japan under her married name.
Si Quey
Si Ouey or Si Uey Sae-Ung, commonly spelled Si Quey and whose actual name was Ng Lihui, was a Sino-Thai gardener who became best known as a convicted serial killer. Si Ouey allegedly killed several children throughout the 1950s before being arrested in 1958 and executed in 1959. According to some sources, Si Ouey was the first serial killer in the history of modern Thailand.
Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang, courtesy name Ziwen, nickname "The Yellow Goatee" (黃鬚兒), was a prince of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han dynasty and laid the foundation of Wei. Cao Zhang was said to have wrestled and killed wild animals with his bare hands. He also served as a general under his father, having led his troops to significant victories against Wuhuan incursions on the northern frontier.
Wang Chongyang
Wang Chongyang was a Chinese philosopher and poet. He was a Taoist and one of the founders of the Quanzhen School in the 12th century during the Jin dynasty (1115–1234). He was one of the Five Northern Patriarchs of Quanzhen. He also appears as a character in works of wuxia fiction.
Sun Yuanliang
Sun Yuanliang was a Chinese military general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. Sun was the last surviving member of the first graduating class of the Whampoa Military Academy, as well as the last surviving army-level commander of the Second Sino-Japanese War. His career spanned the January 28 Incident, Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
Li Xiaopeng
Li Xiaopeng is a Chinese businessman and politician, who is serving as the Minister of Transport. He is the former chief executive of China Huaneng Group, a power generation company. He was also Governor of Shanxi between 2012 and 2016. As the son of former Chinese Premier Li Peng, he is a prominent member of the Chinese princelings.