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

Chi Kuan-chun

First Name Chi
Last Name Kuan-chun
Born on June 14, 1949 (age 77)

Chi Kuan-chun born June 14, 1949, also known as Chik Goon-Gwan, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor, martial artist, and Hung Ga practitioner. He is best known for playing Shaolin rebel Hu Huei Chien in several martial arts films in the 1970s. He also co-starred with Alexander Fu in many films at that time.

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Chin Gee Hee

First Name Chin
Last Name Hee
Born on June 22, 1844
Died on May 18, 1930 (aged 85)

Chin Gee Hee, courtesy name Chàngtíng (暢庭), Cheun Gee Yee, was a Chinese merchant, labor contractor, and railway entrepreneur, who made his fortune in Seattle, Washington before returning to his native village in Guangdong province, where he continued his successes.

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An Wang

First Name An
Last Name Wang
Born on February 7, 1920
Died on March 24, 1990 (aged 70)

An Wang was a Chinese–American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories, which was known primarily for its dedicated word processing machines. An Wang was an important contributor to the development of magnetic core memory.

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Zhou Zuoren

First Name Zhou
Last Name Zuoren
Born on January 16, 1885
Died on May 6, 1967 (aged 82)

Zhou Zuoren was a Chinese writer, primarily known as an essayist and a translator. He was the younger brother of Lu Xun, the second of three brothers.

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Wang Hao

First Name Wang
Last Name Hao
Born on January 1, 1963 (age 63)

Wang Hao is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in office since September 3, 2019. Wang entered the workforce in July 1982, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1984.

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Chi Mak

First Name Chi
Last Name Mak
Born on September 28, 1940 (age 85)
Spy

Chi Mak is a Chinese-born naturalized American citizen who worked as an engineer for California-based defense contractor Power Paragon, a part of L-3 Communications. In 2007, Mak was found guilty of conspiring to export sensitive defense technology to China. He was not formally charged with espionage as the information was not officially classified.

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Ke Hua

First Name Ke
Last Name Hua
Born on December 19, 1915
Died on January 1, 2019 (aged 103)

Ke Hua was a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese Ambassador to Guinea from 1960 to 1964, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, and Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983.

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Li Zhisui

First Name Li
Last Name Zhisui
Born on December 30, 1919
Died on February 13, 1995 (aged 75)

Li Zhisui was Mao Zedong's personal physician and confidante. He was born in Beijing, China in 1919. After emigrating to the United States, he wrote a biography of Mao entitled The Private Life of Chairman Mao. The biography was based on his recollection of journals he had kept, and later found expedient to destroy, while serving as physician to Mao.

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Qiu Chen

First Name Qiu
Last Name Chen
Born on June 11, 1963 (age 63)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Qiu Chen is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Emperor Taizu of Jin

First Name Emperor
Last Name Jin
Born on August 1, 1068
Died on September 19, 1123 (aged 55)

Emperor Taizu of Jin, personal name Aguda, sinicised name Min, was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries. He was initially the chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the Jurchen tribes which were subjects of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Starting in 1114, Aguda united the Jurchen tribes under his rule and rebelled against the Liao dynasty. A year later, he declared himself emperor and established the Jin dynasty. By the time of his death, the Jin dynasty had conquered most of the Liao dynasty's territories and emerged as a major power in northern China. In 1145, he was posthumously honoured with the temple name Taizu by his descendant Emperor Xizong.

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