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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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0007 SINGER

Sally Yeh

Born 1961

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0010 ACTOR

Joey Wong

Born 1967

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0016 ENTREPRENEUR

Jerry Yang

Born 1968

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0017 SINGER

Annie Yi

Born 1969

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0019 SINGER

Wu Bai

Born 1968

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0020 POLITICIAN

Ted Lieu

Born 1969

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0035 FILM

Lee Kang-sheng

Born 1968

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0037 FILM

Doze Niu

Born 1966

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0039 SINGER

Harlem Yu

Born 1961

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0053 WRITER

Kevin Tsai

Born 1962

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0054 FILM

Doug Chiang

Born 1962

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0083 SCREENWRITER

Wang Hui-ling

Born 1964

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0093 COMPOSER

Sky Wu

Born 1966

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0095 SINGER

Fei Xiang

Born 1960

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0098 ENTREPRENEUR

Jensen Huang

Born 1963

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0100 SINGER

Matilda Tao

Born 1969

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0106 SINGER

Phil Chang

Born 1967

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0114 ENTREPRENEUR

Kenneth Yen

1965 - 2018

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0132 FILM

Chi Po-lin

1964 - 2017

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0141 ACTOR

Tou Chung-hua

Born 1962

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0143 SINGER

Wanfang

Born 1967

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0160 ACTOR

Jessey Meng

Born 1967

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0163 POLITICIAN

Wang Ju-hsuan

Born 1961

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0168 GO PROFESSIONAL

Wang Ming-wan

Born 1961

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0171 ACTOR

Andrew Lin

Born 1969

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0197 BASEBALL

Lin Chao-huang

Born 1969

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0198 WRITER

Wang Wenhua (writer)

Born 1967

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0200 ACTOR

Tai Chih-yuan

Born 1965

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0205 CONDUCTOR

Chien Wen-pin

Born 1967

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0209 WRITER

Luo Yijun

Born 1967

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0219 ACTOR

Emily Chu

Born 1960

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0221 ENTREPRENEUR

Joseph Tsai

Born 1964

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0222 ACADEMIC

Jackie Yi-Ru Ying

Born 1966

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0224 SINGER

Zheng Zhihua

Born 1961

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0225 POLITICIAN

Justin Chou

Born 1966

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0228 POLITICIAN

Cheng Li-chun

Born 1969

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0233 MUSIC

Robert Chen

Born 1969

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0246 ACTOR

Ge Wei Ru

Born 1964

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0249 SINGER

Chris Yu

Born 1968

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0262 SINGER

Chou Chuan-huing

Born 1969

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0272 LAMA

Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

1965 - 2019

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0282 POLITICIAN

Chen Yu-mei

1966 - 2017

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0296 JOURNALIST

Hsiao-Hung Pai

Born 1968

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0306 COMPOSER

Shih-Hui Chen

Born 1962

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0318 POLITICIAN

Chu Mei-feng

Born 1966

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0325 SINGER

Lee E-jun

Born 1969

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0331 SKATER

David Liu

Born 1967

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0334 LAWYER

Mai Chen

Born 1964

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0343 ACTOR

Weiming Bao

Born 1964

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0344 POLITICIAN

Tuan Yi-kang

Born 1963

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0364 SINGER

Tsai Lan-chin

1964 - 1987

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0373 POLITICIAN

Kuang Li-chen

Born 1963

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0385 SCULPTOR

Chen Long-bin

Born 1964

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0386 DIPLOMAT

Vanessa Shih

Born 1962

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0390 FOOTBALL

David Jones (offensive lineman)

Born 1961

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0402 CARDIOLOGIST

Jack Tu

1965 - 2018

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0409 SINGER

Long Qianyu

Born 1961

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0411 PLAYER

J. J. Liu

Born 1965

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0417 PHYSICIAN

Susan Shur-Fen Gau

Born 1962

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0426 BUSINESS

Carl Chien

Born 1964

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0431 WRITER

Derek Lin

Born 1964

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0447 COMPOSER

Tu Wen-Hui

Born 1964

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0461 BUSINESS

Sam Chang

Born 1960

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0469 SWIMMER

Huang Chih-yung

Born 1967

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0477 COMPOSER

Tzyy-Sheng Lee

Born 1965

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0489 BUSINESS

Victor Peng

Born 1960

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0499 ENTREPRENEUR

Mina Lux

Born 1968

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0504 SECRETARY

Jim Cheng

Born 1960

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0514 COMPOSER

Wang Sue-ya

Born 1965

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