Most Famous People from Taiwan
Taiwan has produced 178 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and actors being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Ang Lee. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
Ang Lee Taiwanese Film Born 1954
#
1,338
Jay Chou Taiwanese Actor Born 1979
#
3,585
Jolin Tsai Taiwanese Singer Born 1980
#
3,905
Chiang Ching-kuo Taiwanese Politician 1910 – 1988
#
4,981
Lee Teng-hui Taiwanese Politician 1923 – 2020
#
5,970
Teresa Teng Taiwanese Singer 1953 – 1995
#
7,310
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwanese Actor Born 1947
#
7,458
Shing-Tung Yau Taiwanese Mathematician Born 1949
#
11,009
Rainie Yang Taiwanese Actor Born 1984
#
13,160
Vivian Hsu Taiwanese Actor Born 1975
#
18,909
A-Mei Taiwanese Singer Born 1972
#
19,303
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Collin Chou Taiwanese Actor Born 1967
#
27,342
Show Lo Taiwanese Actor Born 1979
#
28,157
Chen Cheng Taiwanese Political 1897 – 1965
#
29,268
Elva Hsiao Taiwanese Singer Born 1979
#
30,819
Ariel Lin Taiwanese Actor Born 1982
#
35,836
He Yingqin Taiwanese Politician 1890 – 1987
#
35,863
H. H. Kung Taiwanese Politician 1881 – 1967
#
39,171
Ella Chen Taiwanese Actor Born 1981
#
42,026
Hebe Tien Taiwanese Actor Born 1983
#
50,227