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

Qiu Shaoyun was born in a small village named Qiūjiāgōu (邱家沟) in Guānjiàn township (关溅乡) of Tongliang county, Sichuan province. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1949 and earned recognition in the campaigns that were waged to exterminate bandits. Early 1951, Qiu signed up with the People's Volunteer Army taking part in the Korean War. In October 1952, Qiu died as a martyr in the Korean War, and is considered by the Chinese government to be a war hero. In the struggle for Hill 391, Qiu and his squad mates crawled closer to the enemy position, using hay and twigs as natural camouflage. The UN troops used incendiary bombs, dropped by airplanes, to try and smoke out the Chinese units. It is claimed Qiu got trapped in the ensuing brush fire and in order to not betray the 500 other Chinese soldiers taking part in the assault, he did not move and burned to death.

He Guoqiang is a retired senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Between 2007 and 2012, He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest ruling council, and the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's anti-corruption agency. Earlier in his career, He served as the head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party, the Governor of Fujian, and the Party Committee Secretary of Chongqing.

Meng Jia, simply known as Jia, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group Miss A until her contract expired in May 2016. Following the departure, Meng Jia signed with Banana Culture Music in 2016 to pursue her solo activities in China.

Zhang Zifeng, also known as Wendy Zhang, is a Chinese actress currently attending Beijing Film Academy. She is widely considered one of the best young actors in China today.

Chi Che Wang, also known as Wang Chi-Lian, was a Chinese biochemist and college professor. Wang was one of the first Chinese women to make a career in American higher education and scientific research.

Tia Ray or Yuan Yawei is a Chinese singer. In 2004, she began to work as a background singer for Chinese singers including Jane Zhang and Ma Tianyu. In 2013, she appeared on the Chinese singing contest, The Voice of China, and debuted her singing career. In 2014, she released her debut self-titled studio album. Ray was also notable on her appearance in Singer since 2017, with her most recent appearance on 2020 as the season's runner-up.

Wan Exiang is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–present), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present).

Sun Honglei is a Chinese actor.

Carlos Kleiber was an Austrian conductor who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time.

Lam Suet, or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor.