Scientists, mathematicians and inventors •
Chen Jingrun, mathematician •
Yan Fu, scholar and translator •
Chih-Tang Sah, professor •
Wei Kemei, chemical engineer •
Hou Debang, chemical engineer •
Hsien Wu, protein scientist •
Ray Wu, geneticist •
Zhuang Qiaosheng, geneticist •
Zhang Yuzhe, astronomer •
Wang Shouguan, astronomer •
Fu Chengyi, geophysicist •
Chia-Chiao Lin, mathematician and professor •
Tung-Yen Lin, structural engineer •
Deng Xuquan, microbiologist •
Wang Shizhen, physician •
Lee C. Teng, physicist •
Wu Mengchao, surgeon •
Guo Kexin, physicist,
metallurgist and
crystallographer •
Liang Shoupan, aerospace engineer •
Huang Chunping, aerospace engineer •
Li Zaiping, molecular biologist •
Liu Yingming, mathematician and academician •
Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest, mathematician and economist •
Hu Haiyan, physicist •
Sun Shensu, geochemist •
Chen Zhangliang, biologist, elected as vice-governor of
Guangxi in 2007 •
Min Zhuo,
neuroscientist File:Yan_fu.jpg|
Yan Fu, a scientist who translated many of
Charles Darwin's works and ideas into Chinese. File:吴宪.jpg|A famous protein scientist,
Hsien Wu was the first to propose that
protein denaturation was a purely conformational change. File:Chen_Jingrun.jpg|
Mathematics genius,
Chen Jingrun invented the
Chen's theorem and
Chen prime, he also stunned famous mathematicians by providing better solutions to their works. File:林同炎先生纪念像 2025-01-14 01.jpg|
Tung-Yen Lin, a Chinese-American structural engineer who was the pioneer of standardizing the use of
prestressed concrete. File:Wu Mengchao.jpg|
Wu Mengchao, a medical scientist who specialized in
hepatobiliary surgery. He was also known as the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery". File:Xiao Guangyan (1920-1968) portrait.jpg|
Xiao Guangyan, a
petrochemist known for his research on
catalysts used in
petroleum processing. File:鄧叔群.jpg|
Shu Chun Teng, a famous
mycologist. File:Chen Daisun.jpg|
Chen Daisun (), a finance scientist who is prominent in the history of economics research and education in China. File:E4BCC00AAEB6DDC61F584CBEA87 0545FA49 53ED.jpg|
Zhang Yuzhe, an
astronomer and director of the
Purple Mountain Observatory who is widely regarded as the "Father of modern Chinese astronomy". File:Min zhuo photograph.jpg|
Min Zhuo, being an accomplished pain
neuroscientist, he has won many honours and awards.
Politicians and revolutionaries •
Shen Song, a chancellor of the state
Wuyue during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period •
Lin Ding, a chancellor of the state
Wuyue during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period •
Ni Shu, a chancellor of the state
Southern Han during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period •
Zhu Wenjin, a general of the state
Min during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period •
Xue Yi (), the first military
Zhuangyuan of the
Song dynasty •
Chen Youding, a warlord who quelled various uprisings at the end of
Yuan dynasty in Fujian •
Yao Guangxiao, a strategist and
Chan Buddhist monk who lived in the late
Yuan and early
Ming dynasties •
Zhang Jing, a prominent
Ming dynasty general •
Ye Xianggao, a
Senior Grand Secretariat of the
Ming dynasty •
Chen Di, Ming-era
philologist, strategist and traveler •
Gan Guobao, a
Qing dynasty military leader •
Lin Zexu, a famous
Qing dynasty scholar and official •
Shen Baozhen,
Viceroy of Liangjiang from 1875 to 1879 •
Chen Baochen, Chinese scholar and loyalist to the Qing dynasty •
Wong Nai Siong, a Chinese revolutionary leader and Christian scholar •
Chen Jitong, Chinese diplomat, general and scholar during the late Qing dynasty •
Liu Buchan, naval officer of the Beiyang Fleet, the most prominent of China's naval units in the late Qing dynasty •
Lin Yongsheng, naval officer of the Beiyang Fleet, the most prominent of China's naval units in the late Qing dynasty •
Sa Zhenbing, naval officer of Mongolian origin •
Zheng Xiaoxu, Chinese statesman, diplomat and calligrapher •
Liu Guanxiong, Chinese Admiral who was Navy Minister of China, from 1912 to 1916 and 1917–1919 •
Lin Sen,
President of the Republic of China from 1931 to 1943 •
Chin Peng, former leader of the
Malayan Communist Party •
Lin Xu, Chinese politician, scholar, songwriter and poet who lived in the late Qing dynasty •
Du Xigui, Chinese admiral during the warlord era •
Liang Hongzhi, a leading politician in the
collaborationist Reformed Government of the Republic of China during World War II •
Yin Ju-keng, a political leader in the early
Republic of China •
Zhu Shaoliang, a general in the
National Revolutionary Army of the
Republic of China •
Xiao Shuxuan, a general in the
Reorganized National Government of China •
Lin Juemin, Chinese revolutionary •
Fang Shengdong, Chinese revolutionary •
Fang Junying, Chinese revolutionary •
Wu Shi, Chinese revolutionary •
Nie Xi, Chinese revolutionary •
Chen Shaokuan, fleet admiral who served as the senior commander of naval forces of the
National Revolutionary Army File:Portrait of Lin Zexu.jpeg|
Lin Zexu, national hero of China. File:Sing Bo-ting.jpg|
Shen Baozhen,
Viceroy of Liangjiang from 1875 to 1879. File:Sak Deng-bing.jpg|
Sa Zhenbing, high-ranking naval officer of
Mongolian origin who lived through four governments in China. File:Lin Changmin.jpg|
Lin Changmin (), high-ranking governor in the Beiyang Government. File:Lin Juemin.jpg|
Lin Juemin, one of 72
Revolutionary Martyrs at Huanghuagang. File:Chen Baochen.jpg|
Chen Baochen,
imperial tutor of
Puyi (the last emperor of China). File:Zheng Xiaoxu.jpg|
Zheng Xiaoxu, statesman, diplomat and calligrapher. File:Wong Nai-siong.jpg|
Wong Nai Siong, prominent
Qing era revolutionary leader. File:Ding Sieu-kuang.jpg|
Chen Shaokuan, high-ranking military commander of
Republic of China Navy. File:邹韬奋 青年时期.JPG|
Zou Taofen, journalist, media entrepreneur, and political activist.
Writers and poets •
Ingen, Ming-era
Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher •
Chen Menglei, Qing-era scholar, philosopher, and historian •
Lin Changyi, Qing-era scholar, poet, and educator •
Lin Shu, Chinese scholar and translator, noted for his translation of
Alexandre Dumas and
La Dame aux Camélias •
Huang Jun, Chinese writer and poet •
Xue Shaohui, Qing-era female Chinese poet and translator •
Jiang Guhuai, Qing-era scholar, poet, and calligrapher •
Lin Huiyin, a female architect and poet •
Zou Taofen, Chinese patriot, journalist, media entrepreneur, and political activist •
Zheng Zhenduo, a Chinese journalist and literary scholar •
Zhu Qianzhi, intellectual, translator and historian •
Qiu Jin, a female Chinese writer •
Bing Xin, a female Chinese writer •
Lu Yin, a female Chinese writer •
Hu Yepin, leftist writer •
Deng Tuo, Chinese scholar and poet •
Zheng Min, Chinese scholar and poet •
Guo Huaruo, Chinese
military writer •
Nelson Ikon Wu, Chinese-American writer •
Tsai Ding Hsin, Taiwanese calligrapher and poet •
Xie Mian, Chinese writer, poet, and educator •
Liu Xianjue, Chinese
architectural historian and educator •
Wang Wen-hsing, Chinese-American writer File:Portrait_of_Ingen_Ry%C5%ABki_by_Kita_Genki.jpg|
Ingen,
Ming era Buddhist Monk. File:Lin Shu.jpg|
Lin Shu, scholar and translator. File:Lin Huiyin.png|
Lin Huiyin, female architect and poet. File:Zheng Zhenduo.jpg|
Zheng Zhenduo, master of literature. File:Ru Iang.jpg|
Lu Yin, female writer. File:Qiu Jin2.jpg|
Qiu Jin, female poet and revolutionary leader. File:Deng Toe.jpg|
Deng Tuo, scholar and journalist. File:朱謙之.jpg|
Zhu Qianzhi, one of the greatest philosophers and historians of modern China. File:谢婉莹女士.jpg|
Bing Xin, one of the most prolific
Chinese women writers of the 20th century. File:Guo Huaruo.jpg|
Guo Huaruo,
military writer.
Businesspeople •
Tong Jixu, a
Manchukuo official, and the founder of
Yanguangshi •
Shih-Ying Lee, a Chinese-American aerodynamicist, inventor, and businessman •
Liem Sioe Liong, a Chinese-Indonesian billionaire and founder of
Salim Group •
Robert Kuok, a Chinese-Malaysian billionaire and chairman of
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts •
Surya Wonowidjojo, the founder of
Gudang Garam, the largest cigarette producer in Indonesia •
Huang Shuang'an, a Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur and philanthropist •
Rachman Halim, executive of Gudang Garam •
Tiong Hiew King, executive •
Tiong Thai King, a Chinese-Malaysian politician and businessman, Member of the Malaysian Parliament for
Lanang, Sibu,
Sarawak from 1995 to 2013 •
Huang Rulun, head of the privately held real estate developer
Century Golden Resources Group •
Wei Chenghui, a Chinese-Singaporean tycoon who is also known as Singapore's "Popiah King" •
Cao Dewang, the
chairman of
Fuyao Group, one of the largest glass manufacturers in the world •
Gary Wang, the founder of video sharing company
Tudou.com •
Joey Wat, the chief executive officer of
Yum China Others •
Baizhang Huaihai, influential master of
Zen Buddhism •
Huangbo Xiyun, influential master of
Zen Buddhism •
Sokuhi Nyoitsu, influential Buddhist monk of the
Ōbaku Zen sect •
Go Seigen, professional Go player •
Tang Yunsheng, renowned
Peking opera singer of
Manchu origin •
Zhan Shi Chai, famous entertainer known as "Chang the Chinese Giant" •
Watchman Nee, Chinese Christian author and church leader •
Jahja Ling, orchestra conductor •
Lin Yaohua, sociologist and anthropologist •
Daniel Bambang Dwi Byantoro, an Indonesian
Greek Old Calendarist archimandrite and founder of the decanate
Indonesia Orthodox Church •
Nicholas Kao Se Tseien, Catholic priest •
Cheung Man-yee, the first
Chinese person to become
Director of Broadcasting (head of Radio Television Hong Kong) in the
Hong Kong Government •
Maya Lin, American
architect,
designer, and
sculptor •
Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker •
Cheng Nan-jung, Taiwanese publisher and activist •
Zheng Zhihua, Taiwanese songwriter and singer •
Xiao Qiang, Taiwanese model, actress, singer and writer •
Lin Hsi-Lei, Taiwanese actress and model •
Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host •
Lin Zhiying, Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver •
Chen Haomin, Hong Kong actor and singer •
Yoyo Chen, Hong Kong actress and model •
Jinny Ng, Hong Kong singer, hostess and actress •
Ludi Lin, Canadian actor and model •
Jony J, Chinese rapper and songwriter •
Chen Haoyu, Chinese singer and actress •
Ou Hao, Chinese actor and singer File:Baizhang huaihai.jpg|
Baizhang Huaihai, influential master of
Zen Buddhism during the
Tang dynasty. File:Huangpo-1-.gif|
Huangbo Xiyun, influential master of
Zen Buddhism during the
Tang dynasty. File:Sokuhi Nyoitsu (Sōfuku-ji Nagasaki).jpg|
Sokuhi Nyoitsu, influential Buddhist master of the
Ōbaku Zen sect. File:Go_Seigen_01.jpg|
Go Seigen, Weiqi/Go player, considered by many players to be the greatest player of the game in the 20th century and one of the greatest of all time. File:Chang The Chinese Giant (c1870) Attribution Unk (RESTORED) (4074710169).jpg|
Zhan Shichai, Entertainer toured the world as "Chang the Chinese Giant" in the 19th century. File:2008TaipeiGameShow Day4 IGS StephanieSiao.jpg|
Xiao Qiang, Taiwanese model, actress, singer, and writer. File:Jimmy Lin.jpg|
Lin Zhiying, Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver. File:Kelly Lin Hsi Lei.jpg|
Lin Xilei, Taiwanese actress and model. File:Lin Chi-Ling (cropped).jpg|
Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model, actress, singer, and television host. File:Ludi Lin at Camp Conival.jpg|
Ludi Lin, Chinese-Canadian actor and model. == See also ==