List of Famous people born in Taiwan
Sally Yeh
Sally Yeh, sometimes credited as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-Man, is a Taiwanese-Canadian Cantopop singer and actress.
Chiang Wan-an
Wayne Chiang or Chiang Wan-an ; born 26 December 1978, formerly surnamed Chang, is a Taiwanese politician. He is the son of John Chiang. Chiang Wan-an worked as a business lawyer in the United States prior to begin a political career in Taiwan.
Lo Ta-yu
Lo Ta-yu, also known as Luo Dayou and Law Tai-yau, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. During the 1980s, Lo became one of the most influential Mandopop singer-songwriters with his melodic lyrics and love songs, and his witty social and political commentary that he infused in his more political songs, often to the point that some of his songs were suppressed in Taiwan and China during the 1980s. He is recognized as a cultural icon in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China.
Amanda Chou
Amanda Chou Hsiao-han is a Taiwanese actress.
Ivy Chen
Ivy Chen Yi-han is a Taiwanese actress.
Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films.
Huang Kuo-chang
Huang Kuo-chang is a Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer. He is one of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement and joined the New Power Party shortly afterwards. He served as leader of the party from 2015 to 2019, and represented Taipei in the Legislative Yuan on behalf of the NPP between 2016 and 2020.
Ashin
Chen Hsin-hung, nicknamed Ashin, was born on 6 December 1975 in Beitou District, Taiwan. He is a singer/songwriter and author. He is the vocalist of the Taiwanese band Mayday. Ashin majored in art in college, where he also began his musical career. Mayday is one of the most successful Taiwanese bands and has greatly influenced the Taiwanese entertainment industry. Ashin is also the founder and designer of the clothing line StayReal and a shareholder of the music label B'in Music. He was elected as a board member of the Taiwan Public Television Service in 2013.
Ted Lieu
Ted W. Lieu is an American politician, from the Democratic Party, serving in his third term as the U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district since 2015. The district includes much of western and west Valley Los Angeles, as well as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Bel Air, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Beach Cities.
Mark Chao
Mark Chao is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model. He made his television debut in the television series Black & White (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor. Since then, he has starred in films Monga (2010), Caught in the Web (2012), So Young (2013), Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) and the television series Eternal Love (2017).