Taipei
Taipei ranks 393rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Akron, Ohio, Mainz, and Bangalore. Memorable people born in Taipei include Joan Lin, Jerry Yang, and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Memorable people who died in Taipei include Chiang Kai-shek, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Chiang Ching-kuo. Taipei has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and film directors. Taipei is located in Taiwan.
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Taipei was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including Joan Lin, Jerry Yang, and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Taipei including Chiang Kai-shek, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Chiang Ching-kuo.
People Born in Taipei
Go to all RankingsJoan Lin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 25
Jerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 32
Takeshi Kaneshiro
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 28
Steve Chen
BUSINESSPERSON
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 14
Barbie Hsu
ACTOR
1976 - 2025
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 15
Frank Hsieh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 17
Lin Chi-ling
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 19
Elaine Chao
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 12
Sally Yeh
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 34
Ruby Lin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 26
Joey Wong
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 49
Chang Chen
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 23
Newly Added People Born in Taipei
Go to all RankingsJoey Wong
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 49
Joseph Tsai
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 51
Nicky Wu
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 48
Wallace Huo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 43
Alec Su
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 47
Jimmy Lin
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 46
Chiang Wan-an
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 44
Dee Hsu
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 45
Chen Szu-yuan
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 42
Huang Hsiao-wen
BOXER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Taipei
Go to all RankingsChiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 3
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 4
Chiang Ching-kuo
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1988
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 5
Chen Cheng
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1965
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 10
Sheng Shicai
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1970
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 7
Lung Chien
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1975
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 1
Yan Xishan
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1960
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 9
Yen Chia-kan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 6
Bai Chongxi
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 13
He Yingqin
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1987
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 12
King Hu
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 14
Zhang Qun
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1990
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Taipei were actors (18), athletes (8), politicians (6), singers (3), and businesspeople (2), while most who died were politicians (9), film directors (2), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Taipei, including Joan Lin, Barbie Hsu, and Ruby Lin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taipei, including Joan Lin, Barbie Hsu, and Ruby Lin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Taipei since 1700.

































