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

Wang Quanzhang is a Chinese human rights lawyer from Wulian County, Shandong. He was arrested in August 2015 as part of the "709 crackdown" on human rights lawyers instigated by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping, and after being held incommunicado for three years, he was put on trial for subversion of state power in December 2018.

Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is part of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum.

Ying Er is a Chinese actress. Her real name is Liu Ying (刘颖). She is best known for her roles in the television series Sealed with a Kiss, Xiao Ju's Spring Day and Decoded.

Nie Haisheng is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut.

Xia Baolong is a Chinese politician. Originally from Tianjin, Xia began his political career in the Communist Youth League. He served as the vice mayor of Tianjin, governor and Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang province. Since 2018, he has served as a vice chairman of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and secretary general. He has a doctoral degree in Economics. Xia was appointed director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office in February 2020.

Li Boguang was a Chinese legal scholar and human rights activist. In his capacity as the director of the Quimin Research Institute in Beijing, Li supported farmers in seeking compensation for confiscated farmland. He was arrested in 2004 following his involvement in the Tangshan protest, which led to international attention being paid to his plight by human rights groups.

Li Shufu, is a Chinese billionaire business magnate and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.

Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong and Kent Tong, he was the eldest tiger of TVB's Five Tigers. Miu's trade mark role was as the dashing and suave wuxia Knight-errant, though he is perhaps best known for the villainous Yeung Hong in the 1983 TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Wang Ou, also known as Angel Wang, is a Chinese actress and model. She is known for playing Wang Manchun in Disguiser and Qin Banruo in Nirvana in Fire.

Chen-yi Lee, better known as Leena , is a Japanese fashion model best known for her regular appearances in the CanCam women's fashion magazine.