Chiang Kai-shek
1887 – 1975
Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born October 31Wikipedia →Famous People from Taiwan
23 notable historical figures from Taiwan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (6)university teacher (5)recording artist (3)film actor (3)theoretical physicist (2)director (2)military personnel (1)jurist (1)architect (1)film producer (1)
Tsai Ing-wen
1956 – Present
14th and 15th President of Republic of China (Taiwan)
university teacherjuristpoliticianlawyer
Born August 31Wikipedia →Chen-ning Yang
1922 – 2025
Chinese physicist (1922–2025)
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Born October 1Wikipedia →Jolin Tsai
1980 – Present
Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1980)
recording artistfilm actortelevision actorvoice actorlyricistsongwriterperforming artistrecord producersingerbusinesspersoncomposerwriteractor
Born September 15Wikipedia →Ang Lee
1954 – Present
Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)
directorfilm producerfilm directorwriterscreenwriter
Born October 23Wikipedia →Teresa Teng
1953 – 1995
Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
recording artistfilm actortelevision actorsingeractor
Born January 29Wikipedia →Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 – 2024
Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Born November 24Wikipedia →Ma Ying-jeou
1950 – Present
12th and 13th President of Republic of China(Taiwan)
interpreterspyjuristpoliticianlawyer
Born July 13Wikipedia →Lai Ching-te
1959 – Present
16th President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024
politicianphysician
Born October 6Wikipedia →Chien-Shiung Wu
1912 – 1997
Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicistscientist
Born May 31Wikipedia →Chen Shui-bian
1950 – Present
10th and 11th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (2000–2008)
politicianlawyerwriter
Born October 12Wikipedia →Lee Teng-hui
1923 – 2020
7-9th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (1923-2020)
agricultural economistpolitician
Born January 15Wikipedia →Chiang Ching-kuo
1910 – 1988
6th and 7th President of Republic of China
politician
Born April 27Wikipedia →Yuan T. Lee
1936 – Present
Taiwanese chemist
Nobel Prize winneruniversity teacherchemist
Born November 19Wikipedia →Lin Yutang
1895 – 1976
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)
scholar of Englishlexicographernovelisttranslatorwriter
Born October 10Wikipedia →Jeremy Lin
1988 – Present
Taiwanese-American basketball player
basketball player
Born August 23Wikipedia →Jensen Huang
1963 – Present
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
tech VIPmanagerelectrical engineerentrepreneurcomputer scientistengineerbusinessperson
Born February 17Wikipedia →Shu Qi
1976 – Present
Taiwanese actress and filmmaker
film actortelevision actormodelfilm directorsingeractor
Born April 16Wikipedia →Chou Tzuyu
1999 – Present
Taiwanese singer and member of girl group Twice
pop singerdancermodel
Born June 14Wikipedia →Jay Chou
1979 – Present
Taiwanese pop singer, songwriter, and actor
recording artistdirectorfilm directorrappersongwriterrecord producersingercomposeractor
Born January 18Wikipedia →Elaine Chao
1953 – Present
18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor
economistpolitician
Born March 26Wikipedia →Eileen Chang
1921 – 1995
Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter
novelistjournalisttranslatorwriter
Born January 1Wikipedia →