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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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Showing 63 of 517 notable people

0001 POLITICIAN

Lee Teng-hui

1923 - 2020

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0009 POLITICIAN

Elaine Chao

Born 1953

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0020 POLITICIAN

Ted Lieu

Born 1969

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0051 POLITICIAN

Frank Hsieh

Born 1946

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0066 POLITICIAN

David Lee (politician)

Born 1949

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0080 POLITICIAN

Hau Lung-pin

Born 1952

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0085 POLITICIAN

Sean Chen (politician)

Born 1949

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0086 POLITICIAN

Huang Hsin-chieh

1938 - 1999

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0131 POLITICIAN

Hung Hsiu-chu

Born 1948

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0162 POLITICIAN

Kang Ning-hsiang

Born 1938

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0163 POLITICIAN

Wang Ju-hsuan

Born 1961

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0181 POLITICIAN

Chou Yang-shan

Born 1957

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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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0211 POLITICIAN

Joanna Lei

Born 1958

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0212 POLITICIAN

Chang San-cheng

Born 1954

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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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0237 POLITICIAN

Lu Hsiu-yi

1941 - 1998

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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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0258 POLITICIAN

Edgar Lin

Born 1938

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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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0277 POLITICIAN

Karen Yu

Born 1980

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0282 POLITICIAN

Chen Yu-mei

1966 - 2017

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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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0289 POLITICIAN

Liao Fu-pen

1938 - 2012

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0298 POLITICIAN

Huang Tien-fu

Born 1938

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0318 POLITICIAN

Chu Mei-feng

Born 1966

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0321 POLITICIAN

Chang Sheng-ford

Born 1949

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0323 POLITICIAN

Ling Ling Chang

Born 1976

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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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0341 POLITICIAN

Tseng Wen-hui

Born 1926

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0344 POLITICIAN

Tuan Yi-kang

Born 1963

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0350 POLITICIAN

Kawlo Iyun Pacidal

Born 1977

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0351 POLITICIAN

Yuh-Line Niou

Born 1980

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0352 POLITICIAN

Chung-Ming Wang

Born 1978

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0356 POLITICIAN

Hsu Kuo-yung

Born 1958

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0359 POLITICIAN

Cheng Yun-peng

Born 1973

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0362 POLITICIAN

Levi Ying

1949 - 2013

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0363 POLITICIAN

Yang Chih-liang

Born 1946

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0373 POLITICIAN

Kuang Li-chen

Born 1963

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0375 POLITICIAN

Mary Chen

Born 1955

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0376 POLITICIAN

Andrew Hsia

Born 1950

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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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0389 POLITICIAN

Ellen Young (politician)

Born 1952

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0392 POLITICIAN

Kansen Chu

Born 1952

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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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0412 POLITICIAN

Lin Yi-fu

Born 1942

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0418 POLITICIAN

Mia Gregerson

Born 1972

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0421 POLITICIAN

Ding Kung-wha

Born 1953

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0424 POLITICIAN

Lan Mei-chin

Born 1944

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0425 POLITICIAN

Ervin Yen

Born 1954

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0434 POLITICIAN

Lee Sush-der

Born 1951

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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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0488 POLITICIAN

Derk Ringnalda

1924 - 2004

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0513 POLITICIAN

Chin Hsiao-hui

Born 1951

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