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TAIPEI

Most Famous People Born in Taipei, Taiwan

Notable people
517
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1974
Most distinctive
Badminton 16.1×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Taipei during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 143 notable births.

What Taipei Is Known For

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Actor is Taipei's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (109).

Taipei over-indexes on badminton — 16.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor109
  2. Singer65
  3. Politician63
  4. Player22
  5. Swimmer21
  6. Badminton19
  7. Writer15
  8. Basket15
  1. Badminton1916.1×
  2. Swimmer218.4×
  3. Golf66.8×
  4. Entrepreneur126.8×
  5. Singer656.1×
  6. Actor1094.0×
  7. Basket152.3×
  8. Player222.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Taipei's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0047 ANIMATOR

Yōichi Kotabe

Born 1936

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0079 WRITER

Chen Ruoxi

Born 1938

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0086 POLITICIAN

Huang Hsin-chieh

1938 - 1999

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0162 POLITICIAN

Kang Ning-hsiang

Born 1938

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0183 POET

Li Kuei-Hsien

Born 1937

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0216 ACTOR

Ma Ju-lung (actor)

1939 - 2019

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0238 WRITER

Guo Songfen

1938 - 2005

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0258 POLITICIAN

Edgar Lin

Born 1938

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0278 GOLF

Lu Liang-Huan

Born 1936

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0289 POLITICIAN

Liao Fu-pen

1938 - 2012

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0298 POLITICIAN

Huang Tien-fu

Born 1938

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0353 ATHLETIC

Noriaki Yasuda

1935 - 2004

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0404 HISTORIAN

Joe Hung

1932 - 2018

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0435 MINISTER

Chen Hsi-huang

Born 1935

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0436 BIOCHEMIST

Wu Cheng-wen

Born 1938

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0450 BOTANIST

Tseng Chieng Huang

Born 1931

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