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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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0002 ACTOR

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Born 1973

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0003 FILM

Justin Lin

Born 1973

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0005 SINGER

Ruby Lin

Born 1976

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0008 ACTOR

Barbie Hsu

Born 1976

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0012 ACTOR

Chang Chen

Born 1976

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0013 ACTOR

Kobe Tai

Born 1972

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0014 ACTOR

Charlie Yeung

Born 1974

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0018 SINGER

Rene Liu

Born 1970

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0021 ACTOR

Christina Chang

Born 1971

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0022 ENTREPRENEUR

Steve Chen

Born 1978

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0026 ACTOR

Lin Chi-ling

Born 1974

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0033 ACTOR

Wallace Huo

Born 1979

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0034 SINGER

Valen Hsu

Born 1974

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0044 JOURNALIST

Natalie Morales (journalist)

Born 1972

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0046 ACTOR

Jimmy Lin

Born 1974

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0048 ACTOR

Nicky Wu

Born 1970

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0050 SINGER

Freddy Lim

Born 1976

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0055 ACTOR

Alec Su

Born 1973

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0056 SINGER

Tarcy Su

Born 1970

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0059 SINGER

Cheer Chen

Born 1975

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0062 ACTOR

Beatrice Hsu

1978 - 2007

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0064 SINGER

Megan Lai

Born 1979

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0074 SINGER

MC HotDog

Born 1978

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0076 SINGER

Ashin

Born 1975

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0078 ACTOR

Stanley Huang

Born 1974

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0081 SINGER

Dee Hsu

Born 1978

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0087 SINGER

Tony Sun

Born 1978

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0091 ASTRONAUT

Kjell N. Lindgren

Born 1973

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0096 ACTOR

Nelson Lee

Born 1975

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0097 AUTHOR

Tash Aw

Born 1971

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0101 ATHLETE

Chen Shih-hsin

Born 1978

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0103 ACTOR

Malan Breton

Born 1973

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0104 ACTOR

Alyssa Chia

Born 1974

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0107 SINGER

Faith Yang

Born 1974

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0110 ACTOR

Dylan Kuo

Born 1977

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0121 MATHEMATICIAN

Miranda Cheng

Born 1979

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0124 ARTIST

Selena Lin

Born 1979

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0133 DRIVER

Kevin Chen

Born 1979

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0138 ACTOR

Patty Hou

Born 1977

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0139 SINGER

Shin (singer)

Born 1971

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0156 WRITER

Wesley Chu

Born 1976

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0157 ACTOR

Lawrence Ko

Born 1977

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0159 ARTIST

Jo Chen

Born 1976

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0165 BUSINESS

Demos Chiang

Born 1976

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0166 WRESTLER

Yinling

Born 1978

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0174 ECONOMIST

Linda Yueh

Born 1977

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0176 ACTOR

Lee Lee-zen

Born 1974

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0188 ACTOR

Johnny Lu

Born 1977

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0191 ACTOR

Victor Huang

Born 1971

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0192 WRITER

Lucifer Chu

Born 1975

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0204 SINGER

Kaila Yu

Born 1979

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0226 ACTOR

Fernando Chien

Born 1974

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0231 ACTOR

Tae Hitoto

Born 1970

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0234 SINGER

Aya Liu

Born 1978

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0244 COMPOSER

James Fei

Born 1974

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0256 ACTOR

Angela Chow

Born 1972

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0263 ENTREPRENEUR

ShaoLan Hsueh

Born 1971

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0281 SOCIALITE

Aimee Sun

Born 1978

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0286 WRITER

Chen Yu-hui

Born 1973

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0300 BASEBALL

Yeh Chun-chang

Born 1972

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0301 AUTHOR

Lin Yü-chih

Born 1972

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0302 RUNNER

Kevin Lin

Born 1976

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0304 PHILOSOPHER

Kung Tsui-chang

Born 1975

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0310 JUDO

Lee Hsiao-hung

Born 1979

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0323 POLITICIAN

Ling Ling Chang

Born 1976

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0330 SINGER

Freya Lim

Born 1979

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0332 BADMINTON

Huang Chia-chi

Born 1979

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0342 ARCHITECT

Arthur Huang

Born 1978

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0348 LAWYER

Chiang Wan-an

Born 1978

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0349 ACTIVIST

Lee Ming-che

Born 1975

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0350 POLITICIAN

Kawlo Iyun Pacidal

Born 1977

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0352 POLITICIAN

Chung-Ming Wang

Born 1978

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0354 CHOREOGRAPHER

Kuo Chu Wu

1970 - 2006

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0355 LAWYER

Su Chiao-hui

Born 1976

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0359 POLITICIAN

Cheng Yun-peng

Born 1973

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0365 ENGINEER

Chih-Wei Huang

Born 1970

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0366 LAWYER

James C. Ho

Born 1973

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0395 GOLF

Yeh Wei-tze

Born 1973

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0406 ACTOR

Camille Chen

Born 1979

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0413 PLAYER

Jen Armbruster

Born 1975

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0415 CONDUCTOR

Wen Yi-jen

Born 1971

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0418 POLITICIAN

Mia Gregerson

Born 1972

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0422 ACTOR

Barney Cheng

Born 1971

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0429 PIANIST

Hsin-Huei Huang

Born 1977

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0432 FILM

Singing Chen

Born 1974

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0438 MATHEMATICIAN

Kai-Wen Lan

Born 1979

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0443 DRIVER

Johnson Huang

Born 1974

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0444 RACING

Morris Chen

Born 1976

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0451 ENTREPRENEUR

Greg Tseng

Born 1979

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0457 PHYSICIAN

Howard Y. Chang

Born 1972

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0475 BASKET

Chen Yi-ju

Born 1978

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0479 DANCER

Shang-Chi Sun

Born 1977

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0480 CHOREOGRAPHER

Edwaard Liang

Born 1975

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0493 SINGER

Hwa Hwa

Born 1979

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0502 BASKET

Chang Hui-yin

Born 1974

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0503 BASKET

Chao Pi-feng

Born 1977

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0505 BASKET

Huang Shiau-jie

Born 1977

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0506 ARTIST

Chou Yu-Cheng

Born 1976

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0512 WRITER

Nikita Wu

Born 1975

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