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

Chen Zhangliang graduated from the South China College of Tropical Crops in 1983, and then was sent to study in the United States by the Chinese Government. He finished his Ph.D. in Washington University in St. Louis. After he returned to China in 1987, he worked in Peking University as dean of faculty of biology and chair of school of life science. He became the vice president of Peking University in 1995, and president of China Agricultural University in 2002.

Sun Li, courtesy name Deda, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was from Rongcheng County, Zhuo Commandery, which is present-day Rongcheng County, Hebei. He was known for being generous, loyal and brave.

Dai Bingguo is a Chinese politician and professional diplomat. Since 2008, Dai has emerged as one of the foremost and highest-ranking figures of Chinese foreign policy in the Hu Jintao administration.

Yu Qiuli was a Chinese Communist army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. A veteran of the Long March, he held top military and government positions under both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and is considered the founding father of the Chinese petroleum industry and the China National Petroleum Corporation.

Jie Schöpp, née Shi, is a Chinese-born, German international table tennis player.

He Cheng birth name He Zonglin, was a People's Liberation Army lieutenant general. He was born in Santai, Sichuan Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. He participated in the Northern Expedition and the Guangzhou Uprising.

Li Weihan was a Chinese Communist politician who was the first principal of the Central Party School of the Communist Party, the highest training center for party workers and leaders. Li served as principal from 1933 to 1935 and again from 1937 to 1938. He was the head of the predecessor to the United Front Work Department. He was a member of 6th Politburo of the Communist Party of China. From 1982 he served as vice chairman of the Central Advisory Commission, whose chairman was Deng Xiaoping. He died in office in August 1984.

George Wang was a Taiwanese actor and producer who appeared in a multitude of Italian films.

Li Yajun is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 53 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Zhu Biao was the Hongwu Emperor's first son and crown prince of the Ming dynasty. His early death created a crisis in the dynasty's first succession that was resolved by the successful usurpation of his brother Zhu Di as the Yongle Emperor, an act with far-reaching consequences for the future of China.