List of Famous people born in Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Eric Chu

First Name Eric
Last Name Chu
Born on June 7, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan

Eric Chu Li-luan is a Taiwanese politician. He was born into a political family with strong Kuomintang (KMT) ties, and served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China, under Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to this, Chu served as legislator and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County. He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010. On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as Chairman of the Kuomintang, succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen, and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. He was succeeded as mayor of New Taipei by Hou You-yi in 2018.

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Shuhua

Born on January 6, 2000 (age 24)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan

(G)I-dle, stylized as (G)I-DLE, is a South Korean multinational girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of six members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. The group debuted on May 2, 2018, with their first extended play titled I Am and its lead single "Latata". A year later, the group debuted in Japan on July 31, 2019, under U-Cube with Latata.

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Angela Zhang

First Name Angela
Last Name Zhang
Born on January 19, 1982 (age 42)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan

Angela Zhang, also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020.

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Peijia Huang

First Name Peijia
Born on July 29, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan City

Huang Pei-jia is a Taiwanese actress.

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Wang Jin-pyng

First Name Wang
Last Name Jin-pyng
Born on March 17, 1941 (age 83)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan

Wang Jin-pyng is a Taiwanese politician. He served as President of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2016, which makes him Taiwan's longest-serving legislative speaker. Once a leading figure of the Kuomintang (KMT), Wang is considered to be soft-spoken and a conciliatory figure who has often brokered deals between the KMT and opposition DPP. Due to his longevity, experience and influence in political scene, he is widely a respected figure in Taiwanese politics. He was replaced by Democratic Progressive Party's Su Jia-chyuan as President of the Legislative Yuan after a decisive victory for the DPP in the 2016 election.

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Chao Cheng-yu

First Name Chao
Last Name Cheng-yu
Born on March 29, 1966 (age 58)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan City

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

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Yani Tseng

First Name Yani
Last Name Tseng
Born on January 23, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan City

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.

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Cheng Wen-tsan

First Name Cheng
Last Name Wen-tsan
Born on July 6, 1967 (age 57)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan City

Cheng Wen-tsan is a Taiwanese politician. He is the first and incumbent Mayor of the newly established Taoyuan City, having served since 25 December 2014.

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Xiao Yu

宋庠鋒
First Name Xiao
Last Name Yu
Born on November 22, 1983 (age 40)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan City

Sung Nien-yu, better known by his stage name Xiao Yu, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Candy Chen

First Name Candy
Last Name Chen
Born on January 3, 1993 (age 31)
Born in Taiwan, Taoyuan

Candy Chen is a dancer, actress, host, singer, rapper and a model. She is featured on the Taiwanese variety shows: Blackie's Teenage Club and Blackie Lollipop. Candy was a member of the Taiwanese girl group Hey Girl from 2010 to 2011, and a member of Twinko from 2013 to 2016. She is 1/8th Dutch. She changed her name to Chen Yi-Ling in July 2012 to follow her mother's maiden name. Her English name becomes Nina Chen. In November 2013, she changed her name to Candy Chen and Chen Si Ya.

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