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Most Famous People from Taiwan
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Taiwan 178
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By the numbers
178 notable people in this slice of the dataset.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Taiwan during each.
Notable births in Taiwan peaked in the 1980s with 31 people.
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Politics & Law is Taiwan's biggest group — 27% of all notables (48).
Taiwan over-indexes on business — 3.2× the global rate.
Taiwan under-produces sports — only 0.5× the global rate.
Each band shows a profession family's share of Taiwan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
The biggest birthplaces of fame — every city is a doorway.