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

Cáo Xuěqín ; was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cáo Zhān (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mèngruǎn.

Wang Bing is a Chinese director, often referred to as one of the foremost figures in documentary film-making. Wang is the founder of his own production company, Wang Bing Studios, which produces most of his films. His movie on Chinese labour camps, The Ditch, was included in the 2010 Venice Film Festival as the film sorpresa.

Charles Zhang or Zhang Chaoyang is a Chinese businessman, investor and the Founder, Chairman and current CEO of Sohu Inc. Sohu Inc is listed to trade on NASDAQ and now has around 14,200 employees worldwide. Dr. Zhang is regarded as one of China’s leading internet pioneers and was named by Forbes magazine as one of the richest men in China in 2010.

Wang Gongquan is a billionaire liberal activist in China. He is a main leader and financial backer of the New Citizens' Movement. He was arrested on 13 September 2013 for allegedly "disturbing order in public space".

Gladys Veronica Li, QC, SC, is a former Barrister in England, a Senior Counsel at the Hong Kong Bar with a constitutional law and human rights practice, and a founding member of the Hong Kong Civic Party.

Zeng Xianzhi was a Chinese revolutionary and politician.

Wang Chunyu is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. She has a personal best of 1:57.00 minutes. She was the gold medallist at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2013 and the runner-up at the 2011 World Youth Championships.

Huang Tingting is a Chinese idol singer. She is a member of Team NII of Chinese idol group SNH48, of which she served as vice-captain from February 13, 2015 to December 22, 2017.

Wong Po-yan was a Hong Kong industrialist and politician. He was the first chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong from 1995 to 1999.

Li Zhe is a Chinese professional Go player.