List of Famous people born in Pingtung County, Taiwan

Ang Lee OBS is a Taiwanese American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in the Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career he has received international critical and popular acclaim and a range of accolades.

Yoga Lin is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by HIM International Music along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少).

Hope Lin is a Taiwanese actress.

Pan Men-an is a Taiwanese politician. He has been the Magistrate of Pingtung County since 25 December 2014.

Chang Hsiu-ching is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer known for her love songs. She won the 1994 Golden Melody Award for Best Dialect Female Artist.

Chen Jia-wei (Chinese: 陳家偉; born 15 January 1985), better known by his stage name HUSH, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and lyricist.

Shino Lin is a Taiwanese singer and actress.

Chen Chi-nan is a Taiwanese anthropologist. He led the Council of Cultural Affairs from 2004 to 2006. He was named Director of National Palace Museum in 2018 and served until 2019.

Dick Wei is a Taiwanese actor, director and writer who specializes in martial arts and action films.