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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

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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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0006 ACTOR

Brigitte Lin

Born 1954

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0009 POLITICIAN

Elaine Chao

Born 1953

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0015 LAWYER

Tsai Ing-wen

Born 1956

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0030 SINGER

Judy Ongg

Born 1950

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0036 ACTOR

Wu Nien-jen

Born 1952

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0043 SINGER

Lo Ta-yu

Born 1954

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0049 FILM

Hsu Feng

Born 1950

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0052 WRITER

Chu T’ien-wen

Born 1956

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0067 ACTOR

Yang Kuei-mei

Born 1959

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0069 ACTOR

Joan Lin

Born 1953

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0071 PRODUCER

Jonathan Lee (musician)

Born 1958

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0075 HOCKEY

Rod Langway

Born 1957

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0080 POLITICIAN

Hau Lung-pin

Born 1952

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0084 ACTOR

Sibelle Hu

Born 1958

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0092 SINGER

Liu Wen-cheng

Born 1952

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0099 CYCLING

Ned Overend

Born 1955

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0109 SINGER

Sarah Chen

Born 1958

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0112 MATHEMATICIAN

Chen Wen-chen

1950 - 1981

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0116 SINGER

Su Rui

Born 1952

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0117 ENTREPRENEUR

Cher Wang

Born 1958

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0122 HISTORIAN

Alexander Rahr

Born 1959

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0123 ACTOR

Jin Chao-chun

Born 1951

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0126 AUTHOR

Xiao Sa

Born 1953

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0127 ACTOR

Philip Kwok

Born 1951

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0136 FILM

Wan Jen

Born 1950

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0144 WRITER

Hsiao Yeh

Born 1951

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0148 SCREENWRITER

Wang Shaudi

Born 1953

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0150 ACTOR

Neil Peng

Born 1953

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0169 MATHEMATICIAN

Mei-Chi Shaw

Born 1955

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0173 VIROLOGIST

Yuan Chang

Born 1959

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0175 CHOREOGRAPHER

Lo Man-fei

1955 - 2006

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0177 ENGINEER

Way Kuo

Born 1951

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0179 ACTOR

Loretta Yang

Born 1952

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0180 SINGER

Angus Tung

Born 1959

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0181 POLITICIAN

Chou Yang-shan

Born 1957

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0184 ARCHITECT

Kris Yao

Born 1951

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0185 MATHEMATICIAN

Loring W. Tu

Born 1952

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0190 SHOW

Lars Larson

Born 1959

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0196 POLITICIAN

Huang Sue-ying

Born 1951

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0206 POLITICIAN

Apollo Chen

Born 1957

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0210 BUSINESS

Samuel Yin

Born 1950

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0211 POLITICIAN

Joanna Lei

Born 1958

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0212 POLITICIAN

Chang San-cheng

Born 1954

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0215 ARTIST

Anya Phillips

1955 - 1981

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0218 CHEMIST

Benjamin Hsiao

Born 1958

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0220 ACTOR

Hugh Lee

1955 - 2013

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0223 SINGER

Chang Fei

Born 1951

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0227 ACTOR

Akio Chen

Born 1956

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0235 WRITER

Kuo Cheng

Born 1955

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0241 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Chih-yu Shih

Born 1958

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0248 POLITICIAN

Andrew Yang (Taiwanese politician)

Born 1955

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0252 POLITICIAN

Christina Liu

Born 1955

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0253 ACTOR

Lin Tzay-peir

Born 1950

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0259 ENTREPRENEUR

Eric Wu

Born 1953

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0266 POLITICIAN

Lai Shyh-bao

Born 1951

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0274 POLITICIAN

Fan Sun-lu

Born 1952

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0287 POLITICIAN

Wang Shu-hui

Born 1955

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0288 POLITICIAN

David Chou

Born 1954

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0307 COMPOSER

Shih (composer)

Born 1950

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0324 POLITICIAN

Kuan Chung-ming

Born 1956

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0326 POLITICIAN

Diane Lee

Born 1959

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0336 GOLF

Lu Chien-soon

Born 1959

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0339 LAWYER

Wellington Koo (politician, born 1958)

Born 1958

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0347 ENGINEER

Nita Ing

Born 1955

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0356 POLITICIAN

Hsu Kuo-yung

Born 1958

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0357 BIOMEDICAL

Chang Yi Wang

Born 1951

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0361 MAGNATE

Leslie Koo

1954 - 2017

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0372 FORSCHER

Liu Birong

Born 1957

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0374 FOOTBALL

Tony Daykin

Born 1955

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0375 POLITICIAN

Mary Chen

Born 1955

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0376 POLITICIAN

Andrew Hsia

Born 1950

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0377 ACCOUNTANT

Angie Chen Button

Born 1954

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0378 POLITICIAN

Liu Shyh-fang

Born 1959

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0380 POLITICIAN

Tien Chiu-chin

Born 1954

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0384 ENTREPRENEUR

Tsai Eng-meng

Born 1956

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0388 PIANIST

Cecilia Li

Born 1957

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0389 POLITICIAN

Ellen Young (politician)

Born 1952

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0391 SPORT

Chang Yi-ning

Born 1957

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0392 POLITICIAN

Kansen Chu

Born 1952

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0393 MUSIC

Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna

Born 1950

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0394 BUSINESS

Chester Koo

1953 - 2001

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0396 SECRETARY

Heidi Shyu

Born 1953

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0398 POLITICIAN

Chuo Rung-tai

Born 1959

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0399 POLITICIAN

Yeh Ching-chuan

Born 1950

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0403 DIPLOMAT

Stanley Kao

Born 1953

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0421 POLITICIAN

Ding Kung-wha

Born 1953

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0425 POLITICIAN

Ervin Yen

Born 1954

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0427 ARTIST

Ed Pien

Born 1958

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0430 LAWYER

Lee Fu-tien

Born 1952

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0434 POLITICIAN

Lee Sush-der

Born 1951

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0440 ARCHITECT

Roan Ching-yueh

Born 1958

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0441 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Huang Teh-fu

Born 1954

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0446 POLITICIAN

Chou Huey-ying

Born 1955

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0449 POLITICIAN

Shih Su-mei

Born 1952

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0460 GOLF

Chen Tze-ming

Born 1952

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0467 BUSINESS

Sherry Chen (politician)

Born 1955

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0481 MARTIAL ART

Luo Dexiu

Born 1956

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0494 PLASTIC SURGEON

Fushih Pan

Born 1957

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0513 POLITICIAN

Chin Hsiao-hui

Born 1951

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