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

Gu Jiegang was a Chinese historian best known for his seven-volume work Gushi Bian. He was a co-founder and the leading force of the Doubting Antiquity School, and was highly influential in the 20th century development of Chinese history.

Mao Yushi is a Chinese economist. Mao graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1950 and was labeled a 'rightist' in 1958. In 1986 Mao was a visiting scholar at Harvard University and in 1990 Mao was a senior lecturer at Queensland University.

Ha Wen is a Chinese television producer and director of Hui heritage.

Xu Jiatun was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests, he left the country and lived in self-exile in the United States.

Chen Xi is a Chinese politician currently serving as the head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China. Since 2017, Chen has also been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China and a Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China, and President of the Central Party School. A graduate from Tsinghua University, Chen served as the party chief of the prestigious institution from 2002 to 2008. Thereafter he served as a vice-minister of education and Vice Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology.

Wang Yuan was a Chinese mathematician and writer known for his contributions to the Goldbach conjecture. He was a president of the Chinese Mathematical Society and head of the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Fan Changlong is a general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China. He was a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and formerly served as commander of the Jinan Military Region.

Peng Yuchang is a Chinese actor and singer.

Zhang Zilin is a Chinese actress, singer, fashion model, and beauty queen who won Miss China World in 2007 and later was crowned as Miss World 2007.

Yuan Mu was a Chinese politician and journalist. During his tenure at the State Council, he acted as its spokesperson and headed the State Council Research Office.