TheFamousPeople

Shanghai has produced a number of well-known basketball players, actresses, actors, physicists and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Shanghai includes Yao Ming, Angelababy, Joan Chen, Hu Ge, Tsung-Dao Lee, and many others.

Famous People Born In Shanghai

Yao MingYao Ming
12 September 1980, Chinese, American
Basketball Player
AngelababyAngelababy
28 February 1989, Chinese
Model

Joan ChenJoan Chen
26 April 1961, Chinese
Actress

Victor ChangVictor Chang
21 November 1936, Australian
Surgeon

Hu GeHu Ge
20 September 1982, Chinese
Actor

Tsung-Dao LeeTsung-Dao Lee
24 November 1926, Chinese, American
Physicist
An WangAn Wang
07 February 1920, Chinese, American
Co-founder of Wang Laboratories

Edmond H. FischerEdmond H. Fischer
06 April 1920, American
Biochemist

Wong Kar-waiWong Kar-wai
17 July 1958, Chinese
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer
J. G. BallardJ. G. Ballard
15 November 1930, Chinese, British
Novelist, Writer, Autobiographer, Screenwriter,

G.E.M.G.E.M.
16 August 1991, Chinese, Hong Konger
Singer-Songwriter
Huang ShengyiHuang Shengyi
12 February 1983, Chinese
actor, entrepreneur, singer,model

Li RuigangLi Ruigang
1969 AD, Chinese
Businessman

Laurence TribeLaurence Tribe
10 October 1941, American
Lawyer

Soong Ching-lingSoong Ching-ling
27 January 1893, Chinese
Political figure

Edward YangEdward Yang
06 November 1947, Taiwanese
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor
Mary Hayley BellMary Hayley Bell
22 January 1911, Chinese, British
Actress

Roy ChiaoRoy Chiao
16 March 1927, Chinese
Actor

Ming XiMing Xi
08 March 1989, Chinese
Model

Chen YunChen Yun
13 June 1905, Chinese
Political leader
Tung Chee-hwaTung Chee-hwa
07 July 1937, Chinese
Businessman

Lydia ShumLydia Shum
01 June 1945, Hong Konger
Actor, Comedian, Television presenter, Singer
Hu ShihHu Shih
17 December 1891, Taiwanese
Diplomat, Professor, Journalist

Zhenli Ye GonZhenli Ye Gon
31 January 1963, Mexican
Drug lord

Liza WangLiza Wang
28 August 1947, Hong Konger
Opera singer, Actor
Ruan LingyuRuan Lingyu
26 April 1910, Chinese
Actor

Rene RivkinRene Rivkin
06 June 1944, Australian
Stockbroker
Pauline Chan Bo-LinPauline Chan Bo-Lin
23 May 1973, Hong Konger
Actor

Shannon LucidShannon Lucid
14 January 1943, American
Biochemist

Alice ChanAlice Chan
21 November 1973, Hong Konger
Actor, Film actor
Andrew YaoAndrew Yao
24 December 1946, Chinese, American
Computer Scientist

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Nina WangNina Wang
29 September 1937, Chinese
Businesswoman
Xu GuangqiXu Guangqi
04 May 1562, Chinese
mathematician, astronomer, writer

Wu MinxiaWu Minxia
10 November 1985, Chinese
Olympic Athlete

Denton WelchDenton Welch
29 March 1915, British
Writer

Harry WuHarry Wu
08 February 1937, Chinese
Activist
Qiao ShiQiao Shi
24 December 1924, Chinese
Politician
Betty SunBetty Sun
26 September 1982, Chinese
Actress

Liu XiangLiu Xiang
13 July 1983, Chinese
hurdler, athletics competitor

Zhang HanzhiZhang Hanzhi
14 July 1935, Chinese
Diplomat

Emma EamesEmma Eames
13 August 1865, American
Soprano
Yang YangYang Yang
09 September 1991, Chinese
Actor

Francis MankiewiczFrancis Mankiewicz
15 March 1944, Canadian, Chinese
Film Director

Molly YardMolly Yard
06 July 1912, Chinese, American
Social Activist

William WooWilliam Woo
04 October 1936, American
American editor

Joseph Fan ZhongliangJoseph Fan Zhongliang
18 December 1918, Chinese
Roman Catholic Bishop
Terence YoungTerence Young
20 June 1915, Chinese, British
film director, screenwriter, soldier

Tsai ChinTsai Chin
30 November 1936, Chinese
actor, singer, author, writer
Xu ZhengXu Zheng
18 April 1972, Chinese
film director, actor

Lu YanshaoLu Yanshao
1909 AD, Chinese
Painter

Lu YiLu Yi
06 January 1976, Chinese
actor
Huang YiHuang Yi
13 September 1979, Chinese
actor, singer

Nina LiNina Li
31 December 1961, Chinese
actor, beauty pageant contestant
T.V. SoongT.V. Soong
04 December 1894, Chinese
Businessman

Zhang AilingZhang Ailing
30 September 1920, Chinese, American
Writer

Ignatius Cardinal KungIgnatius Cardinal Kung
02 August 1901, Chinese
Religious leader

Feng XiliangFeng Xiliang
30 November 1920, Chinese
Journalist