List of Famous people born in Taiwan
Lee Chih-kai
Lee Chih-kai (simplified Chinese: 李智凯; traditional Chinese: 李智凱; Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Zhìkǎi; Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐ Jhìhkǎi; Wade–Giles: Li3 Chih4k'ai3; born April 3, 1996) is a Taiwanese male artistic gymnast, representing his nation in international competitions. He participated in two editions of the World Championships (2014 in Nanjing, China, and 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland), and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, securing one of the spots available at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.
Tai Chih-yuan
Andy Tai Chih-yuan is a Taiwanese comedian, actor, show host and YouTuber. He is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology.
Wu Chia-ying
Wu Chia-ying is a Taiwanese sport shooter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 25 metre pistol event, in which she placed 27th, and the women's 10 metre air pistol event, in which she placed 19th.
Collin Chou
Collin Chou, sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist.
Terry Lin
Terry Lin is a Taiwanese singer. He has been nominated for the Golden Melody Awards 5 times for Best Mandarin Male Artist. He is known for his clear and elegant androgynous voice, which utilizes different resonance in his head to 'mix' head voice and falsetto to effortlessly move to the high ranges and maintain power and volume despite his slight build. He has a combined range of 3 octaves, but was stretched up an octave when he performed Opera, a rearranged instrumental by Vitas, a song he stated he cannot practice more than 4 times a day. He later became the first Taiwanese artist to record his album in One Take and One Take Live with no further editing.
Hung Hsiu-chu
Hung Hsiu-chu is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she has served the party as a Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Secretary-General. Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990, and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016, her eighth term. She became the first female deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year.
Wei-Yin Chen
Wei-Yin Chen is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins, and in the NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Chiba Lotte Marines. Chen was the highest-paid baseball player of the 2020 MLB season at $22 million.
Chen Chien-chou
Charles "Blackie" Chen or Chen Chien-Chou is a Taiwanese television host, actor, basketball manager, entrepreneur and a former basketball player. He is also the founder and current chief executive officer of the Taiwanese professional basketball league P. League+.
Shara Lin
Shara Lin is a Taiwanese musician, actress, singer, and television host. She plays mainly violin and piano, but also guzheng and guitar; she is polyglot.
David Wang
Wang Yaoqing, also known as David Wang, is a Taiwanese actor.