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

Emperor Shenzong of Song, personal name Zhao Xu, was the sixth emperor of the Song dynasty in China. His original personal name was Zhao Zhongzhen but he changed it to "Zhao Xu" after his coronation. He reigned from 1067 until his death in 1085.

Chen Shuda, courtesy name Zicong, formally Duke Zhong of Jiang, was an imperial prince of the Chen dynasty, who, after the destruction of Chen, served as an official under the Sui and Tang dynasties, becoming a chancellor during the reigns of the Tang emperors Gaozu and Taizong.

Wu Zhongchao is a Chinese theoretical physicist and professor at Zhejiang University of Technology.

Yuan Baojing was a Chinese billionaire from Liaoyang, Liaoning province. He was the president of the Beijing-based Jianhao Group. He was convicted of murder and executed in March 2006, after what appeared to be a feud with Sichuan businessman Liu Han.

Eric Xun Li is a Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist. He is the founder of Chengwei Capital, founder of Guancha.cn, and a trustee of the China Institute at Fudan University.

Jing Junhai is a Chinese politician, serving since 2018 as the Governor of Jilin. Jing spent much of his career in Shaanxi province.

Liu Changchun was a Chinese sprinter. Liu was the first athlete to represent China in competition at an Olympic Games. He was the sole competitor from the Republic of China at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; four years later he again represented the Republic of China at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Later in life, he was also an athletics coach, a physical education teacher, and a sports administrator.

Huang Rong-can is the artist who created the print The Horrifying Inspection (恐怖的檢查) in the aftermath of the 228 Incident in Taiwan. He was born in Chongqing, Sichuan, and was a printmaker in Taiwan. He is recognised as Taiwan's first Chinese left-wing woodcut printmaker.

Yang Yuting, was a Fengtien clique warlord and Military Governor of Jiangsu during the early period of the Republic of China from August to November 1925. He was executed by Zhang Xueliang during a political power struggle.

Xiang Songzuo is a Chinese academic and economist. Currently, he is a professor at the Renmin University School of Finance and previously worked as a chief economist at the Agricultural Bank of China, and as a deputy director at the People's Bank of China.