List of Famous people born in Taiwan

Yang Kuei-mei is a Taiwanese actress. She has had starring roles in Eat Drink Man Woman, Vive L'Amour, and The Hole.

Tsai Eng-meng is a Taiwanese businessman, chairman of the snack food company Want Want China. In 2017 he was the richest person in Taiwan.

James C. Liao is the Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles and is the co-founder and lead scientific advisor of Easel Biotechnologies, LLC. He is best known for his work in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and bioenergy. Liao has been recognized for the biosynthesis and production of higher alcohols such as isobutanol from sugars, cellulose, waste protein, or carbon dioxide. He was named the president of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, in June 2016.

Lai Shyh-bao is a Taiwanese politician. He has served on the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee, the National Assembly and the Legislative Yuan.

Cheng Li-chun is a Taiwanese politician.

Lin Chih-hsiang is a former Taiwanese baseball second baseman who had played with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He was drafted by the Lions in 2009 and won the CPBL's Gold Glove Award from 2014-16.

Tony Sun is a Taiwanese actor, singer, host and baseball player. He is the leader of Taiwanese group 5566.

Chao Cheng-yu is a Taiwanese politician who is a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6.

Hsu Hsin-ying is a Taiwanese politician. Prior to joining the Kuomintang (KMT) in 2009, Hsu was an independent. She left the KMT to found the Minkuotang (MKT) in 2015. In 2019, the MKT was absorbed by the Congress Party Alliance.

Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.