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Encyclopedia > List of Taiwanese people

This is a list of famous Taiwanese people, mainlanders are indicated by an asterisk (*, notation incomplete). This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Mainlanders are Chinese people who live, or were born, in mainland China as opposed to Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, or Taiwan. ...

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Taiwanese politicians

See also: List of leaders of the Republic of China, Premier of the Republic of China The Republic of China (ROC) currently has jurisdiction over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores Islands (Penghu) and several smaller islands. ... John Hsiao-yen Chiang (Chinese: 蔣孝嚴, pinyin: JiÇŽng Xiàoyán) (born May 2, 1941), formerly John Hsiao-yen Chang (章孝嚴, Zhāng Xiàoyán), is a Kuomintang politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Chang Chün (張群, pinyin: Zhāng Qún) (1889-1990) was Premier of the Republic of China in 1947-1948. ... Chen Li-an (陳履安, pinyin: Chén Lǚān; born June 22, 1937), sometimes spelled Chen Lu-an, was a Taiwanese politician. ... Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ... Sisy Wen-hsien Chen (陳文茜; pinyin: Chén Wénqìan, b. ... Chang Chau-hsiung (張昭雄 Pinyin: Zhāng Zh (born February 3, 1942) is the vice-chairman of People First Party of the Republic of China since 2000. ... Chiang Ching-kuo (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching-kuo) (April 271, 1910 – January 13, 1988), Kuomintang (KMT) politician and leader, was the son of Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (from 1949 on Taiwan). ... Chiang Wei-kuo (蔣緯國, 蒋纬国; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiang Weiguo), or Wego Chiang (October 6, 1916–September 22, 1997) was a son of President Chiang Kai-shek, adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, and an important figure in the Kuomintang (KMT). ... Chu Mei feng hosting a tv news show. ... Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsieh Chang Ting; : Siā Tiông-têng or Chiā Tiông-têng) (born May 18, 1946 in Dadaocheng, Datong District, Taipei), a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, was the mayor of Kaohsiung City until his... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li). ... Dr. Lien Chan Lien Chan (連戰, in pinyin: Lián Zhàn) (born August 27, 1936, in Xian) is a Taiwanese politician. ... Lin Yang-kang (林洋港, pinyin: Lín YánggÇŽng; b. ... Hsiu-lien Annette Lu (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born June 7, 1944) is the incumbent vice president of the Republic of China and member of the Democratic Progressive Party. ... Ma Ying-Jeou (Traditional Chinese: 馬英九; Hanyu Pinyin: MÇŽ YÄ«ngjiÇ”; Tongyong Pinyin: Ma Yingjiou; Wade-Giles: Ma Ying-chiu) (born July 13, 1950) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and a former mayor of Taipei City; he is also the former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) . Ma... Vincent C. Siew (蕭萬長 Pinyin: Xiāo Wàncháng, Wade-Giles: Hsiao Wan-chang) (born January 3, 1939) was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China (1997-2000) and former vice-chairman of Kuomintang (2000-2004). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌, pinyin: SÅ« ZhÄ“nchāng; born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. ... Sun Yun-suan (1913–2006) Sun Yun-suan (Chinese: 孫運璿; pinyin: SÅ«n Yùnxuán) (November 11, 1913 – February 15, 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. ... Yu Shyi-kun (游錫堃, pinyin: Yóu XíkÅ«n) (born April 25, 1948), a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, is Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan, ROC. He previously served as Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005. ... Wang Chien-shien (王建煊 Pinyin: Wáng Jiànxuān) (born August 7, 1938) is a founder of the New Party. ... Wang Jin-pyng (Chinese: 王金平, pinyin: Wáng JÄ«npíng) (born March 17, 1941), Taiwanese politician, is the President of the Legislative Yuan. ... This is a list of Heads of State of the Republic of China: Military Governments Beginning with the Wuchang Uprising on October 11, 1911 and in the following two months, provincial military governments declared their independence from the Qing Empire under the name Republic of China. ... The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Republic of China, which currently administers Taiwan. ...


Artists and performers

Painters and calligraphers

Liáng Kǎi (梁楷) (fl. ...

Actors and Actresses

Annie Shizuka Inoh (伊能静, pinyin: Yī Néng Jìng, Japanese: Inou Shizuka) is an actress from Taiwan. ... Wilson Chen (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Chén Bólín; Cantonese: Chan Pak-Lam; born August 27, 1983), also known as Berlin Chen, is a Taiwan-born model, film actor and singer. ... Chang Chen (born October 14, 1976) is a Taiwanese actor, born in Taipei. ... Brandon Chang (Chinese: 張卓楠; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Zhúo Nán; born December 28, 1982 in Toronto, Canada) is a popular Chinese artist. ... Jerry Yan (言承旭, pinyin: Yán Chéngxù, Cantonese pronunciation: Yin Seng Yuk, Vietnamese: Ngon Thua Huc)(born January 1, 1977), real name Liao Yangzhen (廖洋震), is an actor, singer and member of the popular Taiwanese boy band F4. ... Joe Chen Qiao-En (陳喬恩, born 4 April 1979) is a Taiwanese actress. ... Joey Wong (王祖賢 b. ... Ken Chu (朱孝天, pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) was born in Taiwan on January 15, 1979 and raised in Singapore. ... Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying (Traditional Chinese: 林志穎; Simplified Chinese: 林志颖; pinyin: lin2 zhi4 ying3; Jyutping: lam4 zi3 wing6) is a Taiwanese singer, actor and racer. ... Ruby Lin (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born 27 January 1976 in Taipei, Taiwan) a Chinese TV drama and film actress and singer from Taiwan. ... Vanness Wu (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a member of the popular Taiwanese boy band F4. ... his nicknames include vicky, fag, pansy, jts uncle, and retard. ... Kelly Lin as Chin in Fulltime Killer Kelly Lin (born Hsi Lei Lin in Taiwan, October 29, 1975) is a Chinese actress and model who has mainly appeared in films made in Hong Kong. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hsu Hsu Wei Lun (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ), (November 13, 1978 – January 28, 2007) was a Taiwanese actress. ... Barbie Hsu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; name also transliterated as Barbie Xu) is an actress and singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Models

Chi-Ling Lin (Traditional Chinese: 林志玲; Pinyin: Lín Zhìlíng), is a one of the Taiwanese top models. ... Cover of Kailas self-titled debut album Kaila Yu (Chinese: 于麗萍, pinyin: Yú Lìpíng,born on May 16, 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese American model and pop singer. ... Faith Yang (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Yang Naiwen, born March 2, 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a rock musician and fashion model. ... Yinling on the cover of Sabras Incarnation Yinling (垠凌, real name: 顔 垠凌 , Hanyu pinyin: Yan Yinling, or in Japanese, インリン: Inrin) (born February 15, 1978) is a Japanese swimsuit model and race queen. ...

Film-makers

  • Ang Lee
  • Hou Hsiao-Hsien*, Director City of Sadness

See also: Cinema of Taiwan This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hou2 Hsiao4-hsien2) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwans New Wave cinema movement. ... The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China and Cinema of Taiwan. ...


Singers & Groups

See also: Mandopop Alec Su, Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor. ... Brandon Chang (Chinese: 張卓楠; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Zhúo Nán; born December 28, 1982 in Toronto, Canada) is a popular Chinese artist. ... Chang Hui Mei, (Chinese: 張惠妹; pinyin: Zhāng Huì Mèi) (born August 9, 1972), better known as A-mei, is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and is occasionally a songwriter. ... Chen Chi Chen (Traditional Chinese: 陳綺貞; Simplified Chinese: 陈绮贞; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chen2 Chi3 Chen1; also known as Cheer Chen; born June 7, 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese popular singer, guitarist, and pianist. ... Zhang Fei can mean Zhang Fei, warrior during the Three Kingdoms Period. ... For other uses, see Chthon (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... David Tao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born July 11, 1969) is a popular Taiwanese singer-songwriter. ... Elva Hsiao (Traditional Chinese: 蕭亞軒; Simplified Chinese: 萧亚轩; Pinyin: Xiāo Yǎxuān) or Elva Siu is a Taiwanese C-pop singer. ... eVonne Hsu (許慧欣, pinyin: Xǔ Hùixīn b. ... F4 is a boy band from Taiwan. ... F.I.R - Fairyland In Reality F.I.R. (飛兒樂團) is a popular Taiwanese music group. ... Fei Yu-Ching (sometimes spelled Fei Yu Qing, TC:費玉清, SC: 费玉清, pinyin: Fèi Yùqīng) (born 1955), is a CHINESE, (because Taiwan is a part of China) ballad singer. ... Jay Chou (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; Wade-Giles: Chou Chieh-lun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Kia̍t-lûn), born 18 January 1979, is a World Music Award-winning, arguably one of the most successful and influential Taiwanese musician, singer, and producer. ... i. ... Jerry Yan (言承旭, pinyin: Yán Chéngxù, Cantonese pronunciation: Yin Seng Yuk, Vietnamese: Ngon Thua Huc)(born January 1, 1977), real name Liao Yangzhen (廖洋震), is an actor, singer and member of the popular Taiwanese boy band F4. ... Ken Chu (朱孝天, pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) was born in Taiwan on January 15, 1979 and raised in Singapore. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro (Traditional Chinese: 金城武, Simplified Chinese: 金城武, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wŭ, born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Jolin Tsai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tsai Yilin) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. ... Landy Wen (Chinese: 温岚; pinyin: ; born 17 July 1979) is a popular Taiwanese singer. ... Machi Machi (sometimes 麻吉) is a popular Taiwanese hip hop group. ... Mayday or Wu Yue Tian (五月天), is a Taiwanese rock band that originated in the late 1990s but has since become one of the biggest rock bands to hit Taiwan pop culture. ... Peggy Hsu or Hsu Che-Pei (Chinese: 許哲珮; Hanyu Pinyin: Xǔ Zhépèi) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. ... Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Yáng Chénglín; Cantonese Yale: Yeung Sing Lam; born June 4, 1984) is a popular female star in Taiwan. ... Richie Ren (Chinese: 任賢齊; Pinyin: Rèn Xiánqí), born June 23, 1966 in Hubei, China, is a popular Taiwanese singer and actor. ... S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl-band and is famous in Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Seraphim(六翼天使) is a Taiwanese symphonic metal band similar to Nightwish and Therion. ... Fahrenheit (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a Taiwanese boy band that has recently achieved success in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, as well as the rest of Southeast Asia. ... Teresa Teng (sometimes spelled Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng; Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Li-chün) (January 29, 1953 - May 8, 1995), from Taipei, Taiwan, has been the most famous singer amongst Chinese-speaking heritage. ... Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia law school and a contributor to Slate Magazine. ... his nicknames include vicky, fag, pansy, jts uncle, and retard. ... Vivian Hsu (Hanzi: 徐若瑄, pinyin: Xú Ruòxuān, Wade-Giles: Hsu Jo-hsuan, Japanese: ビビアン・スー) born March 19, 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan, is a famous singer, actress, and model who has worked mainly in Taiwan and Japan. ... Alexander Lee-Hom Wang (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born May 17, 1976; more credited as as Leehom Wang, Wang Leehom, or just Leehom) is a Golden Melody Award-winning Taiwanese American singer-songwriter who has achieved highly recognized success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand and the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wu Bai (Chinese: 伍佰; Pinyin: Wǔ Bǎi, born January 14, 1968) is a rock singer from Taiwan. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004. ... Wu Jing (Chinese: , stage name Jacky Wu, also credited as Jason Wu, b. ... Tsai Chin as Ling in You Only Live Twice. Tsai Chin (周采芹, also known as Irene Chow) was born to Peking Opera actor Xinfang Zhou in 1937, China. ... Jeff Chang is a Taiwanese male singer performing sentimental Mandarin pop ballads. ... Kang Jing Rong, or commonly known as Kang Kang, is a famous Taiwanese entertainer, singer, and television host. ... Mandopop (or mandapop) is a colloquial abbreviation for Mandarin pop music. The term refers to C-pop in which the lyrics are in Mandarin Chinese. ...


Musicians

  • Ch'eng Mao-yün*, violinist and composer
  • Lin Cho-liang, violinist
  • Elaine Lo, pianist
  • Ethan Lo, trumpet player

Cheng Mao-yün (程懋筠 pinyin: Chéng Màoyún) (1900 - 1957), Chinese composer, was a professor at National Central University and Hangzhou Societal University (杭州社會大學). He composed the National Anthem of the Republic of China. ... Lin Cho-liang (Traditional Chinese: ; born 1960 in Hsinchu, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American violinist who is renowned for his appearances as a soloist with major orchestras. ...

Athletes

  • Feng-Bang Chao, professional billiard player
  • Chien-Ming Chang, outfielder, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
  • Tai-Shan Chang, infielder, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
  • Chin-Feng Chen, outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers, La New Bears (CPBL)
  • Shih-Hsin Chen, gold medal, Athens Olympics, 2004
  • Jennifer Chen, woman billiard player
  • Yong-Chi Chen, infielder, Seattle Mariners 2A
  • Wei-Yin Chen, pitcher, Chunichi Dragons (NPB)
  • Cheng Chi, bronze medal, Mexico Olympics, 1968
  • Shu-Ju Chi, bronze medal, Sydney Olympics, 2000
  • Chien-Ming Chiang, pitcher, Yomiuri Giants (NPB)
  • Mu-Yen Chu, gold medal, Athens Olympics, 2004
  • Hui-Kai Hsia, professional billiard player
  • Chia-Hsian Hsieh, outfileder, Macoto Cobras (CPBL)
  • Ming-Chieh Hsu, pitcher, Seibu Lions (NPB)
  • Chin-Long Hu, infielder, Los Angles Dodgers 2A
  • Chih-Hsiung Huang, silver medal, Athens Olympics, 2004; brozen medal, Sydney Olympics, 2000
  • Chih-Gang Kao, catcher, Uni President Lions (CPBL)
  • Hong-Chih Kuo, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Po-Cheng Kuo, professional billiard player
  • Tai-Yuan Kuo, pitcher, former Seibu Lions (NPB)
  • En-Yu Lin, pitcher, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB)
  • Ying-Chieh Lin, pitcher, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB)
  • Kun-Fang Lee, professional billiard player
  • Wei-Chu Lin, outfielder, Hanshin Tigers (NPB)
  • Chin-Hui Tsao, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Ching-Shun Yang, professional billiard player
  • Chien-Fu Yang, pitcher, Sinon Bulls (CPBL)
  • Chuan-Kwang Yang, silver medal, Rome Olympics, 1960
  • Chien-Ming Wang, pitcher, New York Yankees
  • Hung-Hsiang Wang, professional billard player
  • Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, professional tennis player
  • Chia-Ching Wu, professional billiard player

Chang Tai-Shan (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chāng tài shān)(born October 31, 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese prefessional baseball player. ... Chin-Feng Chen (b. ... Chen Shih-Hsin (陳詩欣, pinyin: Chén ShÄ«xÄ«n) (b. ... Chi Cheng (Chinese: 紀政, pinyin: Jì Zhēng) (born March 15, 1944), is considered Asias top female track and field athlete of the 20th century. ... Chien-Ming Chiang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chiáng Jiànmíng), born May 27, 1985 in Taiwan, is a starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japanese Professional Baseball. ... Chu Mu-Yen (Traditional Chinese:朱木炎, born March 14, 1982) is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. ... Chia-Hsian Hsieh (謝佳賢) (born April 8, 1976 in Hualien, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball player. ... Ming-Chieh Hsu (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ), born December 1, 1976 in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, is a pitcher for the Seibu Lions. ... Huang Chih-hsiung (Chinese: 黃志雄 pinyin: H ang Zh ng) (born October 16, 1976) is a Taiwanese athlete. ... Hong-Chih Kuo (Traditional Chinese: 郭泓志; pinyin: GÅ«o Hóngzhì) (born July 23, 1981 in Tainan City, Taiwan) is a pitcher who has recently made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the fourth MLB player from Taiwan (after fellow Dodger Chin-Feng Chen, Chin-hui... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Kuo Kuo Po-cheng is a Taiwanese professional pool player who the 2004 World Pool Championship. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-notable If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Lee Kun-fang is a Taiwanese pocket billiards player. ... Chin-hui Tsao (Traditional Chinese: 曹錦輝; pinyin: Cáo JǐnhÅ«i) (born June 2, 1981, in Hualien, Taiwan) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. ... Yang Ching-shun (Chinese: 楊清順; born 3 April 1978) is a Taiwanese professional pool player. ... Yang Chuan-kwang, or C.K. Yang (Chinese: ) (born 10 July 1933 in Taitung, Taiwan, died January 27, 2007 in California, United States) was a former Olympic decathlete from Taiwan. ... Chien-Ming Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Pe̍h-ōe-jÄ«: Ong Kianbin) born March 31, 1980 in Tainan City, Taiwan, is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang Wang Hung-hsiang is a Taiwanese professional pool player, nicknamed the Master. ... Yue-Tzuoo Wang (born February 8, 1985 in Saudi Arabia) is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. ... Wu Chia-ching (Traditional Chinese: , b. ...

Educators

Winston Hsiao-tzu Chang (章孝慈 pinyin: Zhāng Xiàocí) (May 2, 1941 - February 24, 1996) was a president of Soochow University in Taipei. ... Hu Shih (Simplified: 胡适, Traditional: 胡適, Pinyin: Hú Shì), (December 17, 1891-February 24, 1962) was a Chinese philosopher and essayist. ... Henry T. Yang is the Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one out of 10 campuses of the University of California. ...

Business tycoons

Morris Chang was the founding Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ... ViewSonic is a manufacturer and provider of visual technology, specifically CRT monitors, LCD displays, projectors, plasma displays, HDTV technology, and mobile products, including tablet PCs and wireless monitors. ... Street sign in Walnut Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... David Chu (朱欽騏, pinyin: Zhū Qīnqí) is the founder of Nautica, a mens designer outerwear company. ... See Nautica Thorn for the American pornstar Nautica is a designer outerwear company founded by David Chu in 1983. ... Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang (Traditional Chinese: 楊致遠; pinyin: Yáng ZhìyuÇŽn; born November 6, 1968) is the Taiwanese American co-founder of Yahoo! Inc. ... Yahoo! Inc. ... Winston Wong, formerly Winston Wang, (Chinese: 王文洋, pinyin: Wáng Wén-yáng) (born April 2, 1951), is a Taiwanese businessman with substantial investments in mainland China. ... Tsai Wan-lin (Chinese: 蔡萬霖; pinyin: Caì Wànlín) (November 10, 1924–September 27, 2004) was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the time of his death, was the richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of US$4. ... Wang Yung-ching (Traditional Chinese: 王永慶; pinyin: Wáng YÇ’ngqìng, born in Taiwan, 18 January 1917) is an influential entrepreneur with a large business empire in Taiwan. ... Terry Gou (郭台銘, pinyin: Guō Táimíng, also TM Kou) is a Taiwanese tycoon. ... Koo Chen-fu (辜振甫; pinyin: Gū Zhènfǔ, 6 January 1917 - 3 January 2005), the late chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), was considered both a tycoon and a statesman. ... Momofuku Ando ), (March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007) was the founder and chairman of Nissin Food Products Co. ...

Entrepreneurs

KillerApp founder Ben Chiu Wired Magazine 07/99 Old Barn 1987 (acrylic) Benjamin Tse-Kun Chiu (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 27, 1970) is the founder of KillerApp. ...

Philosophers and writers

See also: List of Taiwanese authors and List of Confucianists Li Ao at Fayuansi, 2005 Li Ao (李敖 pinyin Lǐ Áo) (born April 25, 1935), is a writer, social commentator, historian, and politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Tu Wei-ming (杜維明 Pinyin: D ng) is an ethicist and a Boston Confucian. ... Bai Xianyong: see Pai Hsien-yung Bo Yang 柏楊 Chen Ruoxi 陳若曦 (Chen Jo-hsi) Chen Yingzhen 陳映真 Chu Hsi-ning 朱西甯 Chu Tien-hsin 朱天心 Chu Tien-wen 朱天文 Chung Chao-cheng 鍾肇政 Dong Fangbai 東方白 Hao Yuxiang 郝譽翔 Huang Fan 黃凡 Huang Chunming 黃春明 (Hwang Chun-ming) Jiang Gui 姜貴 (Chiang Kuei) Lai He è³´å’Œ Li Ang 李昂 Li Ao 李敖 Li Qiao... This is a partial list of people who follow Confucianism, selected for their influence on that belief, or for their fame in other areas. ...


Linguists

  • Woo Tsin-hang*, linguist

Woo Tsin-hang1 (吳敬恆 Pinyin: Wú Jìnghéng, Wade-Giles: Wu Ching-heng) (March 25, 1865 - October 30, 1953), born Wu Tiao (朓 Wú Tiǎo), having the courtesy name Chih-hui (稚暉 Zhìhuī), was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the...

Religion

See also: List of Taoists Witness Lee (李常受 Pinyin: Lǐ Chángshòu) (1905-June 9, 1997) was a Chinese Christian preacher and church leader associated with the Local churches movement and Living Stream Ministry. ... The term local churches (地方教會) was originally used by Watchman Nee (倪柝聲) to describe Christian churches that form based upon the teaching of the ground of locality; however, its use to refer to any collection of independent Christian congregations in a city has become more... Classical Chen Po (Chen Tuan, Chen Hsi I) Huai-nan Tzu Ho Yen Kuo Hsiang Lao Zi Lie Zi Sun Buer Sun Tzu Wang Chongyang Wang Pi Yang Hsiung Zhang Daoling Zhang Sanfeng Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) Modern Abbot Wang Alan Watts Bruce Lee Ursula K. Le Guin Benjamin...


Scientists and engineers

Dr. David Ho David Da-i Ho (何大一, pinyin: Hé Dàyī) (born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese American AIDS researcher famous for pioneering the use of protease inhibitors in treating HIV-infected patients with his team. ... Yuan Tseh Lee (Chinese: 李遠哲 Pinyin: Lǐ Yuǎnzhé, Wade-Giles: Li³ Yüan³-che²) (born November 19, 1936) is a famous chemist. ...

Others

  • Mai Chen, constitutional lawyer, emigrated to New Zealand
  • Henry Lee*, forensic expert
  • Wen Ho Lee, engineer falsely accused of spying, author of book "My Country Versus Me"

Mai Chen (b. ... Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee (Chinese: 李昌鈺, pinyin: Lǐ Chāngyù) (born November 22, 1938), is one of the worlds foremost forensic scientists. ... Wen Ho Lee (Chinese: 李文和; Pinyin: Lǐ Wénhé; born December 21, 1939) is a Taiwanese American scientist who worked for the University of California operated Los Alamos National Laboratory and was accused of stealing secrets about the U.S.s nuclear arsenal for China. ...

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