List of Biographies A–Z

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Baˉ Jıˉn Ꮘ䞥 1 Chan, Anson 36 Nicholas A. Kaldis 䱇ᮍᅝ⫳ 1904–2005—Author, editor Hung Chung Fun Steven b. 1940—Hong Kong politician

Bào Tóng 剡ᔸ 9 Chan, Jackie 䱇␃⫳ 41 Chongyi Feng Patrice Poujol b. 1932—Government offi cial, activist b. 1954—Hong Kong actor

Beˇi Daˇo ࣫ቯ 13 Chén Guaˉngchéng 48 Dian Li 䰜ܝ䆮 b. 1949—Poet Jerome A. Cohen b. 1971—Civil rights activist and lawyer Bó Xıˉlái 㭘❭ᴹ 20 䰜߃℠ 55 John Garnaut Chén Kaˇige¯ Haomin Gong b. 1949—Politician b. 1952—Director

Bó Yıˉboˉ 㭘ϔ⊶ 26 62 Kerry Brown Chén Shuıˇ-biaˇn 1908–2007—Politician 䱇∈᠕ Jorge Tavares Da Silva b. 1950—Taiwanese politician, president of the ROC (2000–2008) Cha, Louis ᶹ㡃䦲 30 Nicholas Frisch Chén Xıˉtóng 䰜Ꮰৠ 68 b. 1924—Author, media tycoon Lucia Green-Weiskel 1930–2013—Mayor of Beijing (1983–1993)

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Chén Yún 䰜ѥ 74 Faˉng Lìzhıˉ ᮍࢅП 123 Joel R. Campbell Kerry Brown 1905–1995—Politician, one of the 1936–2012—Physicist “Eight Immortals”

Chen, Joan 䰜ކ 78 Fèi Xiàotoˉng 128 Jie Zhang 䌍ᄱ䗮 b. 1961—Actress, director Chang Xiangqun 1910–2005—Anthropologist, sociologist

Cheung, Maggie 86 Féng Xiaˇogaˉng 135 ᔉ᳐⥝ ރᇣ߮ Felicia Chan Rui Zhang b. 1964—Hong Kong actress b. 1958—Director

Chow Yun-fat ਼┸ⱐ 93 Fok, Henry 䳡㣅ᵅ 143 Lin Feng Chee Kong Yeung b. 1955—Hong Kong actor 1923–2006—Hong Kong business leader, politician

101 عCuıˉ Jiàn የ 147 عGaˉo Xíngjiàn 催㸠 Andreas Steen Mabel Lee b. 1961—Rock musician, composer b. 1940—Author, visual artist

Dài Qíng ᠈᱈ 107 Goˇng Lì Ꮍ֤ 156 Lawrence R. Sullivan Hiu M. Chan b. 1941—Environmental journalist b. 1965—Actress

Dèng Xiaˇopíng 113 Gou, Terry 䛁ৄ䡬 162 䙧ᇣᑇ Dennis Lai Hang Hui Ezra F. Vogel b. 1950—Entrepreneur (Foxconn) 1904–1997—Paramount leader of China

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Hán Hán 䶽ᆦ 166 Jiaˉng Zémín ∳⋑⇥ 209 Michel Hockx Zhengxu Wang and Marcel b. 1982—Author, blogger Austin-Martin b. 1926—Politician, president of the PRC (1993–2003) Ho, Stanley ԩ匏➞ 170 Dennis Lai Hang Hui Kadeer, Rebiya 217 b. 1921—Entrepreneur (gaming ⛁↨࿙噝वᖋᇨ industry Macao) Julie Yu-Wen Chen b. 1946—President of the World Hou Hsiao-hsien 174 Uyghur Congress փᄱ䊶 Michael Berry Lài Chaˉngxıˉng 224 b. 1947—Taiwanese director 䌪ᯠ᯳ Weidong Zhang Hú Jiaˉ 㚵Շ 180 b. 1958—Entrepreneur (convicted) Kerry Brown b. 1973—Human rights activist Lai, Jimmy 咢ᱎ㣅 229 Clement Y. K. So b. 1948—Entrepreneur (Next Hú Jıˇntaˉo 㚵䫺⍯ 184 Media Group) Kerry Brown b. 1942—Politician, president of the 䚢ᳫ 235 PRC (2003–2013) Láng Laˇng Colin Mackerras b. 1982—Musician, pianist Hú Yàobaˉng 㚵㗔䙺 191 Sarah Katharina Kirchberger 1915–1989—Politician, general secretary (1982–1987) Lee Teng-hui ᴢⱏ䓱 240 J. Bruce Jacobs Huáng Guaˉngyù 199 b. 1923—Taiwanese politician, 咘ܝ㺩 president of the ROC (1988–2000) Colin Hawes b. 1969—Entrepreneur (Gome) Lee, Ang ᴢᅝ 248 Grace Yan-yan Mak Jiaˇ Zhaˉngkeˉ 䌒ῳ᷃ 204 b. 1954—Taiwanese American Michael Berry director b. 1970—Director

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Lee, Bruce ᴢᇣ啡 255 Lıˇ Níng ᴢᅕ 293 Gary Bettinson Fan Hong and Liu Li 1940–1973—Actor, martial arts idol b. 1963—Gymnast, founder of Li-Ning

ᴢ吣 Lee, Martin ᴢ᷅䡬 262 Lıˇ Péng 297 Frank Ching Kerry Brown b. 1938—Hong Kong lawyer, b. 1928—Politician, premier of the legislator, and political activist PRC (1987–1998)

Lıˇ Xiaˉnniàn ᴢܜᗉ 301 268 Lee, Yuan Tseh Kerry Brown ᴢ䘴૆ 1909–1992—Politician, president Balazs Hargittai and Istvan Hargittai of the PRC (1983–1988) b. 1936—Scientist, 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Lıˇ Xiaˇolín ᴢᇣ⨇ 304 Kerry Brown 274 Leung Chun-ying b. 1961—Leader in energy business, ṕᤃ㣅 daughter of Li Peng Kerry Brown b. 1954—Politician, chief executive ᴢᔺᅣ of Hong Kong (2012–) Lıˇ Yànhóng 308 Qin Ling b. 1968—Internet entrepreneur Lıˇ Hóngzhì ᴢ⋾ᖫ 279 (Baidu) Craig Burgdoff b. 1951—Founder of the Falun Gong Li, Jet ᴢ䖲ᵄ 313 Zhuoyi Wang b. 1963—Actor, martial arts Li Ka-shing ᴢ௝䁴 284 champion Lawrence R. Sullivan b. 1928—Billionaire, business tycoon Lien Chan 䗷᠄ 322 Jean-Pierre Cabestan b. 1936—Taiwanese politician Lıˇ Kèqiáng ᴢܟᔎ 288 Joel R. Campbell b. 1955—Politician, premier of the Liú Bıˉnyàn ߬ᆒ䲕 328 PRC (2013–) Philip F. Williams 1925–2005—Investigative journalist, social critic

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Liuˇ Chuánzhì ᷇Ӵᖫ 335 Qián Xuéseˉn 䪅ᄺỂ 376 Colin Hawes Xiaobing Li b. 1944—Entrepreneur (Lenovo) 1911–2009—Rocket scientist

Liú Xiáng ߬㖨 340 Qiáo Shí Ш⷇ 382 Fan Hong and Min Ge Quan Li b. 1983—Track and fi eld athlete 1924–2015—Politician, one of the “Eight Immortals”

Liú Xiaˇoboˉ ߬ᰧ⊶ 344 Rèn Zhèngfeˉi ӏℷ䴲 386 Hermann Aubié Colin Hawes b. 1955—Human rights defender, b. 1944—Entrepreneur (Huawei 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Technologies)

Maˇ Juˉn 偀ݯ 350 Róng Yìrén 㤷↙ҕ 393 Lawrence R. Sullivan Michael Dillon b. 1968—Environmental activist 1916–2005—Politician, economic advisor

侀㣅б Ma Ying-jeou 356 Shih, Stan ᮑᤃᾂ 397 J. Bruce Jacobs Yan Ho-Don b. 1950—Politician, president of b. 1944—Entrepreneur (Acer) ROC (2008–)

偀ѥ Ma, Jack 361 Suˉ Tóng 㢣ス 402 Lawrence R. Sullivan Huaiyu Luo b. 1964—Internet entrepreneur b. 1963—Avant-garde author (Alibaba)

㥿㿔 Mò Yán 365 Tán Dùn 䈁Ⳓ 407 Yu Minhua Nancy Pellegrini b. 1955—Author, 2012 Nobel Prize b. 1957—Musician, composer, in Literature and conductor ᕁⳳ Péng Zheˉn 370 Teng, Teresa 䛻呫৯ 412 Pitman B. Potter Szu-wei Chen 1902–1997—Political leader, legal 1953–1995—Pop singer advisor

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Tsang, Donald 417 Wèi Jıˉngsheˉng 450 ᳒㬁⃞ 儣Ҁ⫳ Kerry Brown James D. Seymour b. 1944—Politician, Hong Kong b. 1950—Democracy activist chief executive (2005–2012) Weˉn Jiaˉbaˇo ⏽ᆊᅱ 456 Tung Chee-hwa 423 Joel R. Campbell 㨷ᓎ㧃 b. 1942—Politician, premier of the Kerry Brown PRC (2003–2013) b. 1937—Politician, Hong Kong chief executive (1997–2005) Wong Kar-wai 461 ⥟ᆊ㸯 Wàn Lıˇ ϛ䞠 429 Gary Bettinson Kerry Brown b. 1958—Hong Kong director 1916–2015—Politician, vice premier of the PRC (1983–1988) Woo, John ਇᅛỂ 469 Sun Yi Waˉ ng Huıˉ ∾ᰪ 432 b. 1946—Hong Kong director He Lin b. 1959—Intellectual, social critic

Wú Yí ਈҾ 475 Lawrence R. Sullivan Wáng Shuò ⥟᳨ 437 b. 1938—Politician, vice premier Yibing Huang of the PRC (2003–2008) b. 1958—Author, scriptwriter

Xí Jìnpíng д䖥ᑇ 479 Waˉ ng Yáng ∾⋟ 443 Zhiyue Bo Kerry Brown b. 1953—Politician, president of b. 1955—Politician, vice premier of the PRC (2013–) the PRC (2013–) Xú Bıˉng ᕤބ 486 Wáng Zhèn ⥟䳛 447 Paul Gladston Kerry Brown b. 1955—Visual artist 1908–1993—Politician, military commander

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Yáng Jiàng ᴼ㒯 492 Zhaˉng Àilíng 528 Kerry Brown ᓴ⠅⦆ b. 1911—Author, translator Karen S. Kingsbury 1920–1995—Author, essayist

Yáng Shàngkuˉn 495 Zhaˉng Cháoyáng 534 ᴼᇮᯚ ᓴᳱ䰇 Xuezhi Guo Peina Zhuang 1907–1998—Politician, president b. 1964—Internet entrepreneur (Sohu) of the PRC (1988–1993) Zhaˉng Yìmóu 537 Yáo Míng ྮᯢ 502 ᓴ㡎䇟 Kerry Brown Kun Qian b. 1980—Basketball player b. 1951—Director

Zhào Zıˇyáng 䍉㋿䰇 545 Yè Jiànyıˉng ৊ࠥ㣅 506 Kerry Brown Warren Sun 1919–2005—Politician, premier of 1897–1986—Politician, military the PRC (1980–1987) offi cial Zhoˉu Yoˇ ngkaˉng 552 Yú Huá ԭढ 512 ਼∌ᒋ Huaiyu Luo Michael Dillon b. 1960—Avant-garde author b. 1942—Politician, charged with corruption in 2015

Yuán Lóngpíng 517 Zhoˉu Yoˇ uguaˉng 556 㹕䱚ᑇ ਼᳝ܝ Lawrence R. Sullivan Kerry Brown b. 1930—Scientist, developer of b. 1906—Linguist, co-inventor hybrid rice of pinyin

Zhuˉ Róngjıˉ ᴅ䬩෎ 560 Zen, Joseph 䱇᮹৯ 521 Shaun Breslin Shun-hing Chan b. 1928—Politician, premier of the b. 1932—Religious (Catholic) leader PRC (1998–2003)

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