List of Famous people born in Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Aska Yang
Aska Yang is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.
Luo Wen-jia
Luo Wen-jia is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Luo worked closely with Chen Shui-bian, first as Chen's legislative assistant, and later within Taipei City Government while Chen was mayor. When Chen was elected president in 2000, Luo joined the Executive Yuan as vice chairman of the Council of Cultural Affairs. Between 2002 and 2004, Luo was a member of the Legislative Yuan. He left the legislature for an appointment as head of the Council for Hakka Affairs, from which he stepped down in 2005 to run unsuccessfully for the Taipei County magistracy. Luo was subsequently defeated as a legislative candidate in 2008. Luo returned to politics in 2019, when he was named secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party.
Apple Huang
Apple Huang, known by her stage name Apple, is a Taiwanese music artist.
Yuri Huang
Yuri Huang formerly known as Huang Yuzhu and Huang Yian, and known by her stage name Yao Yao, is a female singer, actress and model. She was born in Xinwu District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, and graduated from the School of Home Economics Chungli, Taoyan. Huang was a member of the girl group "Hey Girl" and debuted on 3 October 2005.
Chang Kai-chen
Chang Kai-chen is a Taiwanese tennis player.
John Wu
John Wu or Wu Chih-yang is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.
Maggie Chiang
Maggie Chiang Mei-chi is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. She is dubbed a "therapeutic singer" (療傷系歌手) by the Chinese-language media for her heartfelt delivery of ballads.
Kuo Lee Chien-Fu
Kuo Lee Chien-Fu is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and currently a baseball coach. He is best known for being the ace pitcher in the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1992 Olympics where he was twice the winning pitcher in the two Chinese Taipei versus Japan matches, one in the preliminary round and the other in the semifinal. The two victories helped the Chinese Taipei team win the silver medal that year. He was also a member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1988 Olympics when baseball was a demonstration sport, but did not play in any of the tournament's matches due to his juniority at that time.
Pu Tze-chun
Pu Tze-chun is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. He is the 11th Vice Minister of National Defense, taking office on 28 April 2017. He stepped down in February 2018.