Famous Taiwanese Sportspersons

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Tai Tzu-ying
(Taiwanese Badminton Player)
Tai Tzu-ying
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Birthdate: June 20, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Jeremy Lin
(Professional Basketball Player and First Asian American to Win an NBA Championship)
Jeremy Lin
5
Birthdate: August 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States

Taiwanese-American professional basketball player Jeremy Lin is famous for being the first Asian American to win an NBA championship. He has played for numerous teams in his career, the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) being the latest. He loves music and has collaborated with the rapper MC Jin on the single "The First Opponent."

 3 
John Metchie III
(American Football player)
John Metchie III
4
Birthdate: July 18, 2000
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 4 
Hsieh Su-wei
(Taiwanese Professional Tennis Player)
Hsieh Su-wei
4
Birthdate: January 4, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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 5 
Collin Chou
(Actor)
Collin Chou
3
Birthdate: August 11, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Roy Chiu
(Singer, Actor)
Roy Chiu
3
Birthdate: October 14, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Chien-Ming Wang
(Baseball player)
Chien-Ming Wang
1
Birthdate: March 31, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Guanmiao, Tainan, Taiwan
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 8 
Jimmy Lin
(Singer)
Jimmy Lin
3
Birthdate: October 15, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Yani Tseng
(Golfer)
Yani Tseng
2
Birthdate: January 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Guishan District, Taiwan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 10 
Chou Tien-chen
(Taiwanese Badminton Player)
Chou Tien-chen
2
Birthdate: January 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 11 
Latisha Chan
(Taiwanese Professional Tennis Player)
Latisha Chan
3
Birthdate: August 17, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dongshi District Dongshi, Taichung County
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 12 
Angela Mao
(Actress)
Angela Mao
2
Birthdate: September 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taiwan
 13 
Lin Yun-ju
(Table tennis player)
Lin Yun-ju
2
Birthdate: August 17, 2001
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Yuanshan Township, Taiwan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 14 
Joseph Lin
(Basketball Player)
Joseph Lin
2
Birthdate: June 21, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Chuang Chih-yuan
(Table tennis player)
Chuang Chih-yuan
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 16 
Pan Cheng-tsung
(Golfer)
Pan Cheng-tsung
2
Birthdate: November 12, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miaoli County, Taiwan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 17 
Tseng Chun-hsin
(Taiwanese Tennis Player)
Tseng Chun-hsin
2
Birthdate: August 8, 2001
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Wei-Yin Chen
(Baseball player)
Wei-Yin Chen
1
Birthdate: July 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 19 
Chan Hao-ching
(Taiwanese Professional Tennis Player)
Chan Hao-ching
2
Birthdate: September 19, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dongshi, Taichung County, Taiwan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 20 
Chi Cheng
(Taiwanese Former Pentathlete Turned Sprinter)
Chi Cheng
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hsinchu, Taiwan
 21 
Chao-Tsun Cheng
(Taiwanese Track and Field Athlete)
Chao-Tsun Cheng
0
Birthdate: October 17, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 22 
Kuo Hsing-chun
(Weightlifter)
Kuo Hsing-chun
2
Birthdate: November 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yilan, Taiwan
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 23 
Candie Kung
(American Professional Golfer)
Candie Kung
0
Birthdate: August 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 24 
Lu Yen-hsun
(Taiwanese Retired Tennis Player)
Lu Yen-hsun
2
Birthdate: August 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Taoyuan, Taiwan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 25 
Blackie Chen
(Actors, Basketball player)
Blackie Chen
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 26 
Chiang Sheng
(Actor, Martial artist)
Chiang Sheng
2
Birthdate: April 27, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Taiwan
Died: August 18, 1991
 27 
Deng Yu-cheng
(Taiwanese Archer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Deng Yu-cheng
0
Birthdate: April 25, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan
 28 
Chu Mu-yen
(Taiwanese Taekwondo Athlete)
Chu Mu-yen
0
Birthdate: March 14, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Taiwan
 29 
Tang Chih-chun
(Taiwanese Archer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Tang Chih-chun
0
Birthdate: March 16, 2001
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Taiwan
 30 
Tzu-Wei Lin
(Baseball player)
Tzu-Wei Lin
1
Birthdate: February 15, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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Chen Shih-hsin
(Taiwanese Taekwondo Practitioner and First Taiwanese Athlete to Win a Gold Medal at the Olympics)
Chen Shih-hsin
0
Birthdate: November 16, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 32 
Lee Yang
(Taiwanese Badminton Player and 2020 Olympics Men’s Doubles Champion)
Lee Yang
2
Birthdate: August 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Wei Chun-heng
(Taiwanese Archer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Wei Chun-heng
0
Birthdate: July 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 34 
Tseng Li-Cheng
(Taiwanese Taekwondo Practitioner)
Tseng Li-Cheng
0
Birthdate: December 26, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Guanshan, Taitung County, Taiwan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Wang Chi-lin
(Taiwanese Badminton Player)
Wang Chi-lin
2
Birthdate: January 18, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 36 
Huang Chih-hsiung
(Taiwanese Athlete)
Huang Chih-hsiung
0
Birthdate: October 16, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Taipei County, Taiwan
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Chiang Peng-lung
(Taiwanese Professional Table Tennis Player)
Chiang Peng-lung
0
Birthdate: July 24, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Penghu, Taiwan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Huang Shih-feng
(Taiwanese Javelin Thrower)
Huang Shih-feng
0
Birthdate: March 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Liu Ming-huang
(Taiwanese Archer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Liu Ming-huang
0
Birthdate: September 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taiwan
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Wang Cheng-pang
(Taiwanese Professional Archer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Wang Cheng-pang
0
Birthdate: January 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hualien City, Taiwan
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Chen Szu-yuan
(Taiwanese Archer and Olympic Medalist)
Chen Szu-yuan
0
Birthdate: February 7, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
 42 
Yen Hsing-su
(Basketball Coach, Basketball player)
Yen Hsing-su
2
Birthdate: September 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Taipei City, Taiwan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wang Tzu-wei
(Taiwanese Badminton Player)
Wang Tzu-wei
2
Birthdate: February 27, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 44 
Chiang Hung-chieh
(Table tennis player)
Chiang Hung-chieh
2
Birthdate: February 22, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Ku Chin-shui
(Decathlete, Pole vaulter)
Ku Chin-shui
1
Birthdate: January 15, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hualien City, Taiwan
Died: May 25, 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Yang Chuan-kwang
(Olympic Decathlete)
Yang Chuan-kwang
2
Birthdate: July 10, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taitung, Taiwan
Died: January 27, 2007
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 47 
Cheng I-ching
(Table tennis player)
Cheng I-ching
1
Birthdate: February 15, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tainan, Taiwan
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 48 
Fung Permadi
(Taiwanese Indonesian Former Badminton Player)
Fung Permadi
1
Birthdate: December 30, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Purwokerto, Indonesia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Sze Yu
(Chinese-Born Australian Actor, Television Presenter and Retired Badminton Player)
Sze Yu
1
Birthdate: September 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
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Tan Ya-ting
(Archer)
Tan Ya-ting
0
Birthdate: November 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)