25.0504° N, 121.5307° E
TAIPEI
Most Famous People Born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Notable people
- 517
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1974
- Most distinctive
- Badminton 16.1×
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.
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.
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Business
- Other
Lin Yü-chih
Born 1972
Kevin Lin
Born 1976
Chang Hsin-yan
Born 1982
Kung Tsui-chang
Born 1975
Esther Yang
Born 1987
Shih-Hui Chen
Born 1962
Shih (composer)
Born 1950
Chen Szu-yu (table tennis)
Born 1993
Pai Yu-po
Born 1991
Lee Hsiao-hung
Born 1979
Nono Ku
Born 1992
Lee Yang
Born 1995
Lee Lim-chhiu
1909 - 1979
Liu Shu-yun
Born 1980
Yao Chun-yao
Born 1984
Judy Ho
-
Lee Jhe-huei
Born 1994
Chu Mei-feng
Born 1966
Cindy Chi
Born 2001
Angel Ho
Born 2007
Chang Sheng-ford
Born 1949
Wu Ti-jung
Born 1993
Ling Ling Chang
Born 1976
Kuan Chung-ming
Born 1956
Lee E-jun
Born 1969
Diane Lee
Born 1959
Yang Po-han
Born 1994
Iñigo Pascual
Born 1997
Jenna Wang
Born 1987
Freya Lim
Born 1979
David Liu
Born 1967
Huang Chia-chi
Born 1979
Tsao Chih-i
Born 1997
Mai Chen
Born 1964
Emily Hung
Born 1987
Lu Chien-soon
Born 1959
Phillip King (tennis)
Born 1981
Hsieh Pei-chen
Born 1988
Wellington Koo (politician, born 1958)
Born 1958
Miu Chu
Born 1981
Tseng Wen-hui
Born 1926
Arthur Huang
Born 1978
Weiming Bao
Born 1964
Tuan Yi-kang
Born 1963
Jet Chang
Born 1988
Chu Xuan
Born 1981
Nita Ing
Born 1955
Chiang Wan-an
Born 1978
Lee Ming-che
Born 1975
Kawlo Iyun Pacidal
Born 1977
Yuh-Line Niou
Born 1980
Chung-Ming Wang
Born 1978
Noriaki Yasuda
1935 - 2004
Kuo Chu Wu
1970 - 2006
Su Chiao-hui
Born 1976
Hsu Kuo-yung
Born 1958
Chang Yi Wang
Born 1951
Ko Iso
Born 1987
Cheng Yun-peng
Born 1973
Sandra Seifert
Born 1984
Leslie Koo
1954 - 2017
Levi Ying
1949 - 2013
Yang Chih-liang
Born 1946
Tsai Lan-chin
1964 - 1987
Chih-Wei Huang
Born 1970
James C. Ho
Born 1973
Keng Po-hsuan
Born 1984
Tseng Wen-ting
Born 1984
Chen Hsin-an
Born 1980
Chen Yu-cheng
Born 1992
Wang Shao-an
Born 1984
Liu Birong
Born 1957
Kuang Li-chen
Born 1963
Tony Daykin
Born 1955
Mary Chen
Born 1955
Andrew Hsia
Born 1950
Angie Chen Button
Born 1954
Liu Shyh-fang
Born 1959
Wun-Chang Shih
Born 1986
Tien Chiu-chin
Born 1954
Su Ching-heng
Born 1992
Chang Hsin-tien
Born 1996
Nieh Pin-chieh
Born 1988
Tsai Eng-meng
Born 1956
Chen Long-bin
Born 1964
Vanessa Shih
Born 1962
Wang Wei-wen
Born 1986
Cecilia Li
Born 1957
Ellen Young (politician)
Born 1952
David Jones (offensive lineman)
Born 1961
Chang Yi-ning
Born 1957
Kansen Chu
Born 1952
Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna
Born 1950
Chester Koo
1953 - 2001
Yeh Wei-tze
Born 1973
Heidi Shyu
Born 1953
Christine Stanley
Born 1980
Chuo Rung-tai
Born 1959
Yeh Ching-chuan
Born 1950
Ma Chen-huan
Born 1992
Yi En
Born 1996
Jack Tu
1965 - 2018
Stanley Kao
Born 1953
Joe Hung
1932 - 2018
Lin Hsiung-cheng
1888 - 1946
Camille Chen
Born 1979
Katie Johnson (American actress)
Born 1986
Silvia Hsieh
Born 1980
Long Qianyu
Born 1961
Lin Yu-an
Born 1988
J. J. Liu
Born 1965
Lin Yi-fu
Born 1942
Jen Armbruster
Born 1975
Tymo Lin
-
Wen Yi-jen
Born 1971
Shih-Ching Tsou
-
Susan Shur-Fen Gau
Born 1962
Mia Gregerson
Born 1972
Chen Shoushan
1921 - 2009
Ting Chu
Born 1981
Ding Kung-wha
Born 1953
Barney Cheng
Born 1971
Wayne Chang
Born 1983
Lan Mei-chin
Born 1944
Ervin Yen
Born 1954
Carl Chien
Born 1964
Ed Pien
Born 1958
Jude Weng
-
Hsin-Huei Huang
Born 1977
Lee Fu-tien
Born 1952
Derek Lin
Born 1964
Singing Chen
Born 1974
Wu Nien-pin
Born 1983
Lee Sush-der
Born 1951
Chen Hsi-huang
Born 1935
Wu Cheng-wen
Born 1938
Yang Chin-min
Born 1984
Kai-Wen Lan
Born 1979
Lai Ann
-
Roan Ching-yueh
Born 1958
Huang Teh-fu
Born 1954
Lin Man-hsu
Born 1989
Johnson Huang
Born 1974
Morris Chen
Born 1976
Tan Chi-chung
Born 1990
Chou Huey-ying
Born 1955
Tu Wen-Hui
Born 1964
Su I-chieh
Born 1987
Shih Su-mei
Born 1952
Tseng Chieng Huang
Born 1931
Greg Tseng
Born 1979
Sung Yi-chieh
Born 1986
Yeh Tzu-cheng
Born 1987
Fu Hsiao-han
Born 1985
Tseng Tai-lin
Born 1982
Lin Chi-chan
Born 1980
Howard Y. Chang
Born 1972
Liu Chun-yi
Born 1981
Lee Kuan-yi
Born 1996
Chen Tze-ming
Born 1952
Sam Chang
Born 1960
Wen Tzu-yun
Born 1993
Ed Hill (comedian)
Born 1984
Tsai Pei-chen
Born 1984
Emily Ting
Born 1980
Chen Yi-feng
Born 1984
Sherry Chen (politician)
Born 1955
Hsieh Shu-ting
Born 1981
Huang Chih-yung
Born 1967
Tatsuya Tanaka (figure skater)
Born 1988
Hsieh Shu-tzu
Born 1981
Kuan Chia-hsien
Born 1985
Kyle Chen
Born 2000
Tseng Cheng-hua
Born 1980
Chen Yi-ju
Born 1978
Feiping Chang
-
Tzyy-Sheng Lee
Born 1965
Yu Cheng-yu
Born 1995
Shang-Chi Sun
Born 1977
Edwaard Liang
Born 1975
Luo Dexiu
Born 1956
Chiang Tzu-ying
Born 1984
Li Yun-lun
Born 1981
Dmae Roberts
-
Kuo Tzu-Ching
Born 1981
Chu Yung-hsu
Born 1981
Jenny Hung
Born 1991
Derk Ringnalda
1924 - 2004
Victor Peng
Born 1960
Lu Hsi-chuen
-
Hsu Kuo-tung
Born 1983
Christiana Lin
-
Hwa Hwa
Born 1979
Fushih Pan
Born 1957
Li Tsung-chueh
Born 1980
Chang Chih-feng
Born 1981
Kao Shao-yuan
Born 1988
Yang Shang-hsuan
Born 1983
Mina Lux
Born 1968
Tony Chi
-
Tsai Yin-feng
Born 1984
Chang Hui-yin
Born 1974
Chao Pi-feng
Born 1977
Jim Cheng
Born 1960
Huang Shiau-jie
Born 1977
Chou Yu-Cheng
Born 1976
Lee Tong-shing
Born 1947
Jimmy Hsieh
Born 1986
Wang Jinping (scholar and activist)
Died 2019
Ken Wu
Born 1980
Wu Fang-hsien
Born 1999
Nikita Wu
Born 1975
Chin Hsiao-hui
Born 1951
Wang Sue-ya
Born 1965
Desdemona Chiang
-
Wu Chien-lung
Born 1988
Liao Cheng-Ting
Born 1996