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

Zhang Dejiang is a retired Chinese politician. He served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress, roughly the equivalent of a speaker of parliament in other countries between 2013 and 2018. He was also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, deputy head of the National Security Commission and the top official responsible for Hong Kong and Macau affairs.

Min Chiu Li was a Chinese-American oncologist and cancer researcher. Li was the first scientist to use chemotherapy to cure widely metastatic, malignant cancer.

Lulu Wang is an American filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama films Posthumous (2014) and The Farewell (2019). For the latter, she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and the film was named one of the top ten films of 2019 by the American Film Institute. Wang has also written, produced, and directed several short films, documentaries, and music videos.

Yang Zishan is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in Zhao Wei's film So Young, which won her Outstanding New Actress at the Huabiao Awards. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards for her performance in 20 Once Again. She starred in Walking Past the Future, the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the science fiction thriller Battle of Memories in 2017.

Han Dongjun, also known as Elvis Han, is a Chinese actor.

Steven Liu Chia-chang is a former songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director and actor from the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Angel Chiang is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB. She went to school at Yan Chai Hospital Lim Por Yen Secondary School. In 2007 she became a TVB artiste after entering the TVbeople talent competition, being the sole female artist of the eight to be given artists contracts by TVB. Since joining TVB she has played many mainly supporting roles, being cast in five series as the younger versions of older established TVB actresses. The most prominent of these roles was as the young Yip Chi Yan in the TVB series named When Heaven Burns first broadcast in 2011. She received a second major role in the 2012 sitcom Come Home Love. Chiang received Most Improved Female Artiste in TVB Anniversary Awards 2020.

Wang Jingwei, born as Wang Zhaoming, but widely known by his pen name "Jingwei", was a Chinese politician. He was initially a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang (KMT), leading a government in Wuhan in opposition to the right-wing government in Nanjing, but later became increasingly anti-communist after his efforts to collaborate with the Chinese Communist Party ended in political failure. His political orientation veered sharply to the right later in his career after he collaborated with the Japanese.

Ma Tianyu, also known as Ray Ma, is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.

Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution for her criticism of Mao Zedong's policies. She is widely considered to be a martyr and exemplar for Chinese and other Christians, like the Chinese church leader and teacher Watchman Nee.