Chu Ching-Wu (朱經武)

Taiwan-born physicist whose 1987 high‑temperature superconductivity breakthrough reshaped modern materials science

Edward Yang (楊德昌)

A leading voice of the Taiwan New Cinema movement, Cannes Best Director, and the poet of urban alienation

Ethan Tu (杜奕瑾)

Founder of PTT, former Microsoft AI lead, and creator of Taiwan AI Labs—an architect of Taiwan’s digital public sphere

Jensen Huang

From a Kentucky reform school for troubled youth to history's first $5 trillion company — how a toilet-scrubbing boy from Tainan bet on a future that took a decade to arrive

Jeremy Lin

State champion with zero scholarship offers, undrafted, waived twice in 15 days — then he became the most talked-about athlete on Earth

Morris Chang — Architect of Taiwan's Silicon Shield

From Texas Instruments engineer to TSMC founder: How Morris Chang revolutionized global semiconductor manufacturing and created Taiwan's most strategic industry

Pai Hsien-yung (白先勇)

Literary master, author of 'Taipei People,' and champion of Kunqu opera revival in modern Chinese literature

Tai-Yu Wu (吳大猷)

A pioneering theoretical physicist and long-time president of Academia Sinica who shaped the foundations of modern Chinese physics.

Teresa Teng — The Voice That United Asia

From Taiwan's countryside to Asian superstardom: How Teresa Teng's voice transcended political boundaries and created the first pan-Asian pop culture phenomenon

Tsai Ming‑liang

Venice Golden Lion winner and master of slow cinema, a Malaysian‑Chinese director rooted in Taiwan

Zheng Nanrong

Martyr of free speech and founder of Freedom Era Weekly; commemorated on Taiwan’s Freedom of Speech Day (April 7)

A‑Mei (張惠妹)

A Puyuma (卑南) powerhouse whose voice reshaped Mandopop and whose advocacy made her a symbol of Indigenous pride and LGBTQ+ allyship in Taiwan.

André Chiang: Taiwanese Culinary Innovator

Taiwan's international celebrity chef, top 50 world restaurants chef, RAW founder, globally renowned for his 'Octaphilosophy'

Annette Lu Hsiu-lien

From political prisoner to vice president: The first female vice president in the Chinese-speaking world

Audrey Tang

World's first transgender cabinet minister and pioneering practitioner of open government and digital democracy

Bobby Chen (陳昇)

Independent music pioneer and creative genius who has hosted New Year's Eve concerts for 30 consecutive years in Taiwan's music scene

Brigitte Lin: From Romance Icon to Martial Arts Legend

The legendary actress who dominated both Qiong Yao romance films and Tsui Hark's martial arts cinema, becoming an eternal icon of Chinese cinema

C.C. Wei

TSMC President, pioneer of 3nm process technology, semiconductor manufacturing master

Che-Yu Wu (吳哲宇) — A Media Artist Who Grows Life in Code

A Taiwanese new media artist and educator whose algorithmic works have appeared at the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, and who teaches thousands to think with code.

Chen Chien-jen

An epidemiologist-turned-statesman who helped steer Taiwan through SARS and COVID-19

Chen Chun-liang: The Design Poet of Taiwan

Visionary graphic designer and founder of FreeFall Design, pioneer who redefined Taiwan design with poetic sensibility

Chen Shu-chu

A vegetable vendor from Taitung whose ordinary acts of kindness define what true wealth means

Chen Shui-bian: The Controversial Pioneer of Democratic Transition

Taiwan's 10th and 11th President, central figure in the historic 2000 power transition, a polarizing leader in Taiwan's democratization

Chen Yingzhen

Author of The General’s Clan and The Mountain Road, a leading voice of Taiwan’s social realist literature

Chen Yu-Hsun: Taiwan's Warm Comedy Film Magician

Taiwan's comedy film director behind 'Tropical Fish,' 'Zone Pro Site,' and 'My Missing Valentine'

Cheng Chao-tsun: The Javelin King of Asia

Taiwan's javelin legend who set the Asian record of 91.36m at the 2017 Universiade, revolutionizing Asian javelin throwing

Chi Cheng: The Flying Antelope

The Flying Antelope, bronze medalist in 80m hurdles at 1968 Mexico Olympics

Chi Po-lin

How a government clerk who couldn't afford helicopters on his salary mortgaged his house to create Taiwan's most successful documentary

Chi-Huey Wong: Pioneer of Glycoscience

World-renowned authority in carbohydrate chemistry, former president of Academia Sinica, and Nobel Prize candidate

Chien-Ming Wang: Taiwan's Sinker Ball Ace Who Conquered MLB

The Taiwanese pitcher whose devastating sinker ball dominated Major League Baseball, creating a nationwide phenomenon and inspiring a generation

Chiung Wi-vun: The Buffalo Warrior of Taiwanese Language Movement

Why did a mechanical engineering graduate become the most radical advocate for Taiwanese language rights? From his 2011 protest banner against Huang Chun-ming to becoming a Vietnam studies expert, Chiung Wi-vun embodies the belief that language equals identity.

Cho-yun Hsu: Bridging East and West as a Master Historian

Master historian, author of The Course of Chinese History, Professor Emeritus at University of Pittsburgh

Chu Tien-wen

Novelist and screenwriter who shaped Taiwan New Cinema, author of Notes of a Desolate Man

Chuang Chih-yuan

Table tennis legend, four-time Olympian, the solitary warrior who conquered European professional leagues

Crowd Lu (盧廣仲)

Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor who captured hearts with his grassroots charm and unique vocal style, becoming the youngest triple-crown winner of Taiwan's Golden Melody, Golden Bell, and Golden Horse Awards

Deng Yu-xian

Father of Taiwanese songs, composer of classics like 'Longing for Spring Breeze,' 'Rainy Night Flower,' and 'Moonlit Night Sorrow'

Du Congming: Founder of Modern Medicine in Taiwan

Taiwan's first medical doctor and father of modern medicine in Taiwan

Fang Hsu-Chung (方序中)

The designer behind the Golden Melody and Golden Horse visual identities, founder of The Good Design Company, and a leading voice in Taiwan’s branding scene

Fang-Yi Sheu (許芳宜)

From a small-town girl in Yilan to principal dancer at Martha Graham Dance Company and founder of LAFA — she tells Taiwan's most powerful stories through movement

Gwei Lun-Mei

From 'Secret' to international film festivals, a low-key method actress who represents Taiwan's new generation of cinema talent

He Feipeng (何飛鵬)

Founder of Cite Media Group and a key architect of Taiwan’s publishing industry—how He Feipeng guided print culture into the digital age

Hong-Chih Kuo: Taiwan's Left-Handed Ace

Left-handed pitcher who made his mark in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers, representing Taiwan's baseball pride on the international stage

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Hsu Shu-ching: Taiwan's Weightlifting Goddess

Taiwan's weightlifting legend who won Olympic gold medals in both 2012 London (upgraded) and 2016 Rio Olympics

Huang Chun-ming: Master of Taiwanese Literary Humanism

Author of "The Sandwich Man" and "The Days of Looking at the Sea," representative writer of Yilan nativist literature and chronicler of ordinary people's lives

Huang Kuo-chen: Teaching Taiwan's Children to 'Understand' Not Just 'Finish Reading'

Founder of Pin Xue Tang, promoting reading literacy education in Taiwan, working to change the educational predicament of 'good at tests but bad at thinking'

Huang Zhen-nan: The Takenouchi Yutaka of Book Collecting and Taiwan's Living History Source

Huang Zhen-nan is a Taiwanese cultural historian, book collector, and writer who gained fame through his PTT username Sizumaru and runs the "Living Water Bookstore" social media presence sharing Taiwan history and antiquarian book culture. Author of "The Most Entertaining Taiwan History Ever," he's dubbed "the Takenouchi Yutaka of book collecting" for making serious Taiwan history accessible and engaging.

Jam Hsiao (蕭敬騰)

From challenger contestant to Golden Melody King, the Taiwanese voice behind the "Rain God" legend

Jamie Lin (Chien-Li Feng)

Former Google Taiwan Managing Director, AI industry pioneer, technology talent development advocate

Jay Chou

A shy 18-year-old boy in 1997 rewrote the history of Mandarin pop music

Jimmy Liao

Taiwan’s most internationally recognized picture‑book artist, whose poetic illustrations turned ‘繪本’ (picture books) into a bridge between childhood and adult emotion.

JJ Lin (Lin Jun Jie)

Singapore-born Mandopop superstar who became a creative powerhouse in the Chinese-speaking world through hits like 'Jiangnan'

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Kao Chun-ming

A pastor who risked his life and church for a stranger he barely knew — the faith choice behind the Kaohsiung Incident

Kevin Lin (Lin Yi-jie)

From rejected track team tryouts to becoming the first person to run across the Sahara Desert on foot

Ko Wen-je

The surgeon who rewrote Taiwan's political script — from ECMO pioneer to third-party presidential candidate

Kuo Hsing-chun

Taiwan's weightlifting goddess, Tokyo 2021 Olympic gold medalist, triple Olympic record holder in the 59kg category

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Lee Teng-hui

From agricultural economist to the first democratic leader in the Chinese-speaking world

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Li Ang

A feminist literary pioneer whose bold novels confronted patriarchy, sexuality, and violence in Taiwan

Li Chih-Kai (李智凱)

Taiwanese gymnast and Tokyo 2020 Olympic pommel horse silver medalist, known as the ‘Tumbling Boy’ from a landmark documentary

Li Guoxiu (李國修)

Founder of Ping-Fong Acting Troupe and a defining voice of modern Taiwanese comedy theatre

Li Mei-shu

A painter who spent 36 years building a temple, bringing academic aesthetics into folk religion

Li Zongsheng (Jonathan Lee)

Taiwan’s master songwriter and producer whose songs turned life’s joys and losses into a shared language

Lin Bai-li

Founder of Quanta Computer, the architect of the global notebook supply chain, and a key player in Taiwan’s AI server boom

Lin Hwai-min

A novelist who created the first contemporary dance company in the Chinese-speaking world and kept it alive for 50 years

Lin Yi-hsiung

Pioneer of Taiwan's democracy movement, survivor of the Lin family massacre, anti-nuclear activist who exemplifies resilience in tragedy

Lu Guan-wei: From Medical School to Education Revolutionary

Founder of Taiwan's Khan Academy - how a doctor gave up medicine to democratize education

Lu Yen-hsun (盧彥勳)

Taiwan's tennis ace who reached Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2010, representing Taiwan in four Olympic Games and becoming the nation's most accomplished male tennis player

Lung Ying-tai

Author of 'Wild Fire,' one of the most influential essayists in the Chinese-speaking world and former Taiwan Minister of Culture

Luo Dayou (羅大佑)

The godfather of Mandarin pop, whose songs chronicled Taiwan’s social changes from the 1980s onward

Ma Ying-jeou: Political Leader of Cross-Strait Reconciliation

12th and 13th President of Taiwan, architect of cross-strait détente and ECFA signatory

Mark Liu (劉德音)

Chairman of TSMC and Morris Chang’s successor, navigating semiconductor diplomacy in a tense geopolitical era.

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Ming Hua Yuan

From outdoor temple stages to the Taipei Arena, Taiwan’s leading gezai opera troupe proves that tradition is not the past—it is a living present

Nieh Yung-jen (聶永真)

Taiwanese graphic designer and AGI member, known for Golden Melody Awards visuals and presidential inauguration identities

Niu Cheng-Ze: Talent and Controversy in Taiwan Cinema

Niu Cheng-Ze is a renowned Taiwan director and actor, famous for films like 'Monga' and 'Paradise in Service.' From child star to acclaimed director, his works often addressed sensitive social issues with distinctive personal style. However, his career and legacy were overshadowed by a 2018 sexual assault conviction, making him a controversial figure in Taiwan's film industry.

Ray (YouTuber)

Born in 2005, Taiwanese high school student Hsu Chen-Jui gained viral fame when he said 'My name is Ray, I'm from Taiwan' to American streamer Kai Cenat during a school trip to Japan. With over 2.7 million Twitch followers and 1.43 million YouTube subscribers, he brought Taiwan's passport, beef noodles, and bubble tea to American GQ's trending videos, signed with Adidas for his personal brand RUEI, and later announced retirement to invest in a dental clinic in Atlanta.

Shen Sheng-Po

Trained in computer science, Shen Sheng-Po brought code into Taiwan’s contemporary art scene. In just 34 years, he left behind not only digital artworks, but also a way of treating programming as lived experience and free software as an artistic ethic.

Shih Ming-te

Leader of the Kaohsiung Incident and a democracy pioneer who spent 25 years in prison for Taiwan’s freedom

Stan Lai: Master of Theater Innovation

Founder of Performance Workshop, creator of Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land, godfather of Chinese-language theater

Stan Shih

The entrepreneur who admitted to losing billions yet became Taiwan business guru

Stanley Yen: From the Mailroom to Taiwan's Godfather of Tourism — Then He Gave It All Up

High school diploma. Mailroom clerk at 23. General manager at 28. President of Asia's finest boutique hotel at 32 — where he invented a system that greeted every guest by name before they stepped out of the car. 600,000 copies of a bestseller. Then at 62, he quit to build schools in rural Taitung. Then cancer. Then an art center on the Pacific coast.

Steve Chang (張明正)

Founder of Trend Micro and a pioneer who proved Taiwan’s software industry could lead globally in cybersecurity.

Su-Wei Hsieh: Taiwan's Tennis Trailblazer

2013 Wimbledon women's doubles champion, Taiwan's first Grand Slam titlist

Sylvia Chang (張艾嘉)

A cross-disciplinary icon of Chinese-language cinema—actor, director, screenwriter, and singer for over five decades

Tai Tzu-ying

Taiwan People Knowledge Base Project — 200 People Initiative

Taiwan.md people page expansion roadmap, aiming to cover 200 important figures representing Taiwan

Terry Gou

Founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), world's largest electronics manufacturing services company

Tsai Ing-wen

Taiwan's first female president, a democratic symbol and historical pioneer transforming from scholar to political leader

Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢)

Chairman and CEO of Pegatron Corporation, a tech industry leader who bridges technology and humanities, and key supporter of Taiwan's Eslite Bookstore

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From a Tainan teenager holding a flag on Korean TV to a geopolitical storm that shook a presidential election — Tzuyu is the TWICE maknae whose story mirrors Taiwan identity itself.

Wang Chi-lin and Lee Yang (The Lin-Yang Duo)

Taiwanese men's badminton doubles pair, 2021 Tokyo Olympic gold medalists, Taiwan's first Olympic gold medal in badminton history

Wei Te-sheng

Writing Taiwan's epic through cinema, from Cape No. 7 to Seediq Bale—a dream practitioner

Wei-Yin Chen

The left-hander who signed Taiwan's highest sports contract but only received 47% of the money

Wu Bai (伍佰)

Taiwan’s rock national treasure and the architect of Taiwanese‑language rock—how Wu Bai turned street energy into a lasting cultural voice

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Wu Pao-chun

World Bread Cup champion who amazed the international stage with lychee rose bread, rising from rural Pingtung to become a world-class bakery craftsman

Xi Murong (席慕蓉)

Best-selling poet of the Chinese-speaking world whose gentle lyricism bridges the steppe and the modern city

Xiao Qing-yang

Four-time Grammy nominee for Best Album Package Design, visual designer who brought Taiwan to the world stage

Xu Wen-Long: The Violin-Playing Entrepreneur Who Built Taiwan's Cultural Empire

Xu Wen-Long (1928-2023), founder of Chimei Group, embodied the rare triple identity of entrepreneur, violinist, and art collector. He built a business empire spanning petrochemicals, electronics, and food while creating the iconic Chimei Museum, demonstrating how business success can beautifully harmonize with cultural dedication.

Y.C. Wang: From Rice Shop to Petrochemical Empire - Taiwan's Management God

The legendary entrepreneur who built Formosa Plastics Group from humble beginnings, becoming Taiwan's most revered business leader and industrial pioneer

Yang Chuan-Kwang

The Asian Iron Man, Taiwan's first Olympic medalist who won decathlon silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics

Yang Dai-kang: Taiwanese Baseball Star in Japan

Yomiuri Giants outfielder and Taiwan's representative player in Japanese professional baseball

Yang You-Ren: From Street Graffiti Dropout to Africa Shoes-for-Hope Taiwanese Youth Hero

Yang You-Ren is a Taiwanese social entrepreneur and humanitarian worker, founder of Step30 International Christ Care Association. With a single poster, he rallied 200,000 people to donate shoes to aid East African Kenyan children against sand flea infestations, earning the 2017 Ten Outstanding Young Persons award. His transformation from Australian street punk to missionary shows Taiwan's youth the power of 'small actions, big changes'.

Yang Yung-Wei

Taiwan judoka who won silver medal in men's 60kg at 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Taiwan's first Olympic judo medal

Yani Tseng

Former women’s world number one in golf, a 15‑time LPGA champion who held the top ranking for 109 consecutive weeks

Yeh Kuo-Yi

Founder of Inventec Group, pioneer of Taiwan's electronics contract manufacturing industry, laptop computer manufacturing giant

Yeh Ping-cheng (葉丙成)

NTU Electrical Engineering professor and flipped learning pioneer who developed PaGamO gamified learning platform, bringing Taiwan educational innovation to the international stage

Zhong Lihe: The Eternal Seeker of Nativeland

Author of 'The Man from Nativeland', revered as the Father of Taiwan Literature, a literary warrior who persisted in writing despite poverty and illness

Zhu Zong-qing

The ‘father of percussion in Taiwan’ who brought a once‑marginal art into the mainstream and built a nationwide music education movement

Zhuge Liang (Showman)

Icon of Taiwan’s variety-show culture and a beloved Taiwanese-language comedian