List of Chinese people

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A portrait of Confucius, by Tang Dynasty artist Wu Daozi (680-740).
A portrait of Confucius, by Tang Dynasty artist Wu Daozi (680-740).

The following is a list of famous Chinese-speaking/writing people.

Note in Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of "Xu Feng" is "Xu"). For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for example, the family name of "Maggie Cheung" is "Cheung").

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[edit] Republic of China

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[edit] Dissidents

[edit] Non-political royalty

[edit] Artists

[edit] Architects


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[edit] Actors and actresses

[edit] Film-makers

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Comedians

  • Raybon Kan, New Zealand comedian and newspaper columnist

[edit] Martial Artists

[edit] Athletes

[edit] Coaches

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[edit] Educators

[edit] Business tycoons

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] Explorers

[edit] Astronauts

[edit] Law

[edit] Military officers and soldiers

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[edit] Philosophers and writers

[edit] Linguists

[edit] Religion

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[edit] Scientists, inventors, and engineers

[edit] Others

[edit] Burmese Chinese

  • Aw Boon Haw, a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Lo Hsing Han, an infamous Burmese drug trafficker
  • Ne Win, was a Burmese military commander and dictator of Burma from 1962 until 1988

[edit] Fictional Chinese people

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