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

Guan Zhong was a Chinese philosopher and politician. He served as chancellor and was a reformer of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. His given name was Yiwu. Zhong was his courtesy name. He is mainly remembered for his reforms as chancellor under Duke Huan of Qi, as well as his friendship with his colleague Bao Shuya, though his reputation remained controversial among the Confucians, as detailed in the Philosophy and appraisal section.

Cao Shunli was a Chinese lawyer and human rights activist.

Yang Weize is a former Chinese politician. He was the Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, he served as the party chief in the neighbouring city of Wuxi for seven years, and before that the Mayor of Suzhou. In 2015, Yang was put under investigation for corruption by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. He was tried and convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to twelve years and six months in prison in December 2016.

The Church of Almighty God, also known as Eastern Lightning, is a monotheistic new religious movement established in China in 1991. Government sources estimate the group has three to four million members.

Wang Bowen is a Chinese singer, actor and professional table tennis player.

Du Jiahao is a Chinese politician, serving since 2016 as the Communist Party Secretary of Hunan province. He served between 2013 and 2016 as the Governor of Hunan. Before that, he served as Vice Governor of Heilongjiang province, and also held many positions in Shanghai, including party chief of the Pudong New Area.

Ying Liang is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter.

Yang Fangxu is a female Chinese volleyball player. She played in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters.

Zhao Zhongxian is a Chinese physicist. He is internationally known for his studies on High-temperature superconductivity (HTS).

Arnaldo Augusto de Oliveira Sales, GBM, CBE, JP, GCIH, was a Hong Kong/Portuguese sports figure who was chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Academy and president of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong.