Notable Taiwanese Americans
Source: Wikipedia - Taiwanese Americans
Extracted: 2026-05-12
Categories: Politics, Academia, Business, Arts
Featured
| Name | Notability |
|---|
| Sze-ya Yeh (葉思雅) | Community leader, TARSA co-founder, Evergreen Fellowship leader |
| Hsu Wen-Pin (許文彬) | Lawyer, founder of CAHR, Community Federation president |
| Albert S. Lai (賴信雄) | Community leader |
| Isaiah Lee (李宗派) | Community leader |
| Dr. Bob Cheng (鄭寶鼎) | Community leader |
| Chen Zhaojun (陳昭俊) | NATPA SoCal president, professor |
| Rev. R.H. Chang (張瑞雄) | Pastor, community leader |
| Rev. Ming Yuan Hsu (許明遠) | Pastor, Good Shepherd TPC, Monterey Park |
| Rev. Frank Hsieh (謝信光) | Pastor, First TPC, Pasadena; Secretary, NTPC |
Politics & Government
| Name | Born | Role |
|---|
| Michelle Wu | 1985 | Mayor of Boston |
| Elaine Chao (趙小蘭) | 1953 | 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation |
| Andrew Yang (楊安澤) | 1975 | Co-Chair, Forward Party |
| David Wu (武瑞霖) | 1955 | U.S. Representative for Oregon |
| Lanhee Chen (陳仁宜) | 1978 | Amtrak & Social Security Advisory Board |
| Katherine Tai (戴琪) | 1974 | 19th U.S. Trade Representative |
| Ted Lieu (劉雲平) | 1969 | U.S. Representative from California |
| David Chiu (邱信福) | 1970 | City Attorney of San Francisco |
| Grace Meng (孟昭文) | 1975 | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Chris Lu (盧沛寧) | 1966 | U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor |
| Julie Su (蘇維思) | 1969 | Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor |
| Goodwin Liu (劉弘威) | 1970 | California Supreme Court Justice |
| Florence Y. Pan (潘瓊瓔) | 1966 | Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit |
| James C. Ho (何瑞恩) | 1973 | Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit |
| Jessie Liu (劉韻琴) | 1973 | U.S. Attorney for D.C. |
| William Tong (董衛哲) | 1973 | Attorney General of Connecticut |
| Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) | 1971 | 13th VP of Republic of China |
| Cynthia Wu (吳珝瑾) | 1978 | Member of Legislative Yuan |
Academia & Science
| Name | Born | Notability |
|---|
| Yuan T. Lee (李遠哲) | 1936 | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986) |
| Samuel C. C. Ting (丁肇中) | 1936 | Nobel Prize in Physics (1976) |
| David R. Liu | 1973 | Harvard/Broad Institute Professor |
| Tim Wu | 1971 | Columbia Law School Professor |
| Ed Lu | 1963 | Physicist, NASA Astronaut |
| Kai-Fu Lee (李開復) | 1961 | Apple, Google, Microsoft Scientist |
| David Ho | 1952 | HIV/AIDS Virologist |
| Fan Chung (樊羣) | 1949 | Mathematician, UC San Diego |
| Andrew Yao (姚期智) | 1946 | Computer Scientist, Turing Award |
| Henry Yang (楊銀樑) | 1940 | Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara |
| Lan Samantha Chang | 1965 | Endowed Professor, University of Iowa |
| Thomas Huang (湯世英) | 1936–2020 | Computer Scientist, UIUC |
| Fan Chung | 1949 | Mathematician, UC San Diego |
Business, Entertainment & Arts
| Name | Born | Notability |
|---|
| Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) | 1963 | Co-founder & CEO, Nvidia |
| Lisa Su (蘇姿丰) | 1969 | CEO & Chair, AMD |
| Morris Chang (張忠謀) | 1931 | Founder & Chairman, TSMC |
| Jerry Yang (楊致远) | 1968 | Co-founder, Yahoo |
| Steve Chen (陳士駿) | 1978 | Co-founder, YouTube |
| Tony Hsieh (謝世華) | 1973–2020 | Founder & CEO, Zappos |
| Jeremy Lin (林書豪) | 1988 | NBA Player, Harvard |
| Constance Wu (吳恬敏) | 1982 | Actress, Crazy Rich Asians |
| Wang Leehom (王力宏) | 1976 | Singer-Songwriter, Actor |
| Ted Chiang (姜峯楠) | 1967 | Sci-Fi Writer, Arrival |
| Charles Yu (游朝凱) | 1976 | Writer, Interior Chinatown |
| Ellen Pao (包凡) | 1970 | Former CEO, Reddit |
| Justin Lin (林詣彬) | 1971 | Film Director, Fast & Furious |
| Alexander Massialas (陳海翔) | 1994 | Olympic Fencer |
| Dan Lin (婁丹) | 1973 | Warner Bros. Executive |
| Andy Fang (方文彬) | 1992 | Co-founder & CTO, DoorDash |
Notes
- Jensen Huang and Lisa Su are cousins who immigrated from Taiwan as children
- Yuan T. Lee and Samuel Ting are both Nobel laureates born in 1936
- Hsiao Bi-khim renounced U.S. citizenship in 2002 to serve in Taiwan government
- Cynthia Wu renounced U.S. citizenship in 2014