List of Famous people born in People's Republic of China
Ni Hongjie
Gu Chunli
Gu Chunli is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Northeast China's Liaoning province. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in August 2015. He previously served as the Vice-Governor of Jilin and Communist Party Secretary of Anshan.
Chen Zhong
Chen Zhong is a retired Chinese taekwondo competitor who represented her country at international level for more than 10 years, including three consecutive Summer Olympic Games. She won China's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended her title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not make it past the quarter-final round.
Zhang Xiangxiang
Zhang Xiangxiang is a retired male Chinese weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the 56 kg class at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Zhang later won the gold medal in the 62 kg class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Chen Yidan
Chen Yidan, also known as Charles Chen, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Tencent, founder of the Chen Yidan Charity Foundation, and founder of the Yidan Prize Foundation.
Xing Aihua
Xing Aihua is Chinese long-track speed-skater. She represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Women's 500m and 1000m.
Zhang Zhidong
Tony Zhang or by his Chinese name Zhang Zhidong, is a Chinese businessman who is the co-founder, former CTO and second-largest individual shareholder of Tencent, a Chinese internet conglomerate.
Huang Xianfan
Huang Xianfan was a Zhuang Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator.
Xu Mengjie
Xu Mengjie, also known as Rainbow Xu, is a Chinese singer and actress. She is a former member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.