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

Fung King Hey (1922–1985), was a Hong Kong businessman. He was born in Guangzhou, mainland China. He is the co-founder of Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai & Co. and was reputed as "King of securities world" and "Godfather of the stock market". His business in Hong Kong included property development, stock-broking and banking. Fung also briefly migrated to Canada from 1967 to 1968.

Gao Lingwei ; (1870–1940) was a Chinese politician during the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Lan Shaomin is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Suzhou and Vice-Governor of Jiangsu province.

Chen Shu is a Chinese singer and actress.

John Ching Hsiung Wu was a Chinese jurist and author. He wrote works in Chinese, English, French, and German on Christian spirituality, Chinese literature and on legal topics.

Yúnmén Wényǎn, was a major Chinese Chan master in Tang-era China. He was a dharma-heir of Xuefeng Yicun.

Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling 27 January 1989, Shenyang) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China. She has won European championships in the mixed (2010), double (2015) and single (2016) events.

Zhang Yongming was a Chinese serial killer and cannibal who was convicted of, and subsequently confessed to, the murder of 11 males between March 2008 and April 2012. It is believed that he fed flesh from some of his victims to his dogs and sold other parts at the local market, calling it "ostrich meat". He was executed on January 10, 2013.