List of Famous people born in Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
Zhai Zhigang
Zhai Zhigang is a major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) astronaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. He was a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter pilot.
Mao Buyi
Wang Weijia, better known by his stage name Mao Bu Yi is a Chinese singer-songwriter from Heilongjiang who rose to prominence for winning the all-male singing competition The Coming One (明日之子) in 2017. He released his debut album Perfect Day (平凡的一天) in 2018, and achieved two No. 1's on the Billboard China singles chart in 2019. In 2020, he released his second debut album Xiao Wang (小王). He also held an online concert in the same year.
Liu Boming
Liu Boming is a major general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) in 1998. A Shenzhou 7 veteran, he also worked on the Tiangong space station during the Shenzhou 12 mission from June to September 2021.
Su Shulin
Su Shulin is a Chinese oil and gas executive and former politician. Between 2011 and 2015, he served as Governor of Fujian province, on China's eastern coast. Before beginning his political career, Su served as the Vice-President in the state-owned PetroChina Company Limited. He later became chief executive of Sinopec Group. In 2011, Su was named Governor of Fujian. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 2015 and subsequently expelled from the Communist Party of China for violating organizational discipline. He was sentenced to sixteen years in prison upon being convicted on charges of bribery and abuse of power.