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

Lieutenant General Dai Li (Tai Li; Chinese: 戴笠; pinyin: Dài Lì; Wade–Giles: Tai⁴ Li⁴; May 28, 1897 – March 17, 1946) was a Chinese spymaster. His courtesy name is Yunong (雨農). Born Dai Chunfeng (Tai Chun-feng; 戴春風) in Bao'an, Jiangshan of Qing Dynasty China's Zhejiang province, he studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of Chiang's Military Intelligence Service.

Zhong Shaojun is a long-time political aide of Xi Jinping, currently the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Zhong served on Xi's staff beginning in Zhejiang province, then followed him to Shanghai, and then Beijing. Zhong currently serves as director of Xi Jinping Office and director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission. He holds the military rank of Lieutenant general in 2019.

Zhan Xugang is a former male Chinese weightlifter and later politician who won the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He is the first Chinese weightlifter to win two consecutive Olympics.