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Cai Huangru
Film & TV · Republic of China
Cai Huangru (November 15, 1987 -), whose stage name is Douhuamei, is a Taiwanese female artist, singer, actor, and host. She was born in Taishan Township, Taipei County, Taiwan (now Taishan District, New Taipei City). She graduated from the Marketing and Distribution Management Department of Xingwu Technical College.
J Jiang Yiyi Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaJiang Yiyi (English: Olivia Jiang, January 1, 2001 -), a Beijing native, is an actress from mainland China. She debuted at the age of 1. She was once known as "the most beautiful child star" and has participated in more than 70 works. When she was in college, she was the freshman representative of the Central Academy of Drama and was named the "School Beauty of Chinese Drama". In 2018, he gained popularity and reputation with his performance of "Tiankeng Eagle Hunt". Other works in recent years include "Tornado Girl", "Take Dad to Study Abroad", "Nezha Conquers the Demon", and "Sister-in-law".
Jiang Xun
Artists · Republic of China
Jiang Xun (January 8, 1947 -) was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, in Changle, Fujian, and grew up in Taipei. He is a well-known painter and writer in the Republic of China. He was the director of the Fine Arts Department of Tunghai University and the president of United Literature Publishing House.
J Jiang Xiaoming Entrepreneurs · People's Republic of ChinaJiang Xiaoming (1953-), whose English name is Simon He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with a bachelor's degree. He graduated from the Australian National University with a master's degree and from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom with a doctorate in economics. He once served as a director of Ziyuan Co., Ltd., China Oilfield Services Co., Ltd., and chairman of Weixin Group Co., Ltd. (currently Gemdale Real Estate Group Co., Ltd.).
Jiang Biwei
Writers · People's Republic of China
Jiang Biwei (April 9, 1899-December 16, 1978), formerly known as Tangzhen, styled Shumei, female, was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Writer of the Republic of China.
Chiang Ching-kuo
Political figures · Qing Dynasty
Chiang Ching-kuo (April 27, 1910 - January 13, 1988), courtesy name Jianfeng, was a native of Fenghua, Zhejiang, and a political figure in the Republic of China. Chiang Ching-kuo was the only son of Chiang Zhongzheng and Mao Fumei. When he was young, he went to study in the Soviet Union. After returning to China, he worked in Jiangxi, Shanghai and other places. After the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan in 1949, Chiang first took charge of national intelligence and security work, rebuilt the political combat system, and maintained the stability of the regime. Later, he successively served as director of the Chinese Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps, chairman of the Employment Guidance Committee for Retired Military Officers and Soldiers of the Executive Yuan, political affairs councilor of the Executive Yuan, and Minister of National Defense, among other important party and government positions. From 1972 to 1978, Chiang Ching-kuo served as President of the Executive Yuan, de facto leading the country's political situation. During his tenure, he turned to the "innovation and protection of Taiwan" line, successively promoted the "Ten Major Construction" and "Twelve Construction" plans, and politically promoted limited by-elections for central public opinion representatives. When Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975, Chiang Ching-kuo became the chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang and succeeded him as the sixth president of the Republic of China in 1978. He was re-elected in 1984 and served in office until his death in 1988. Chiang Ching-kuo vigorously developed Taiwan's economy despite being internationally isolated, and lifted Taiwan's years of martial law in his later years.
J Jiang Yawen Film & TV · British Hong KongMandy Chiang Nga-Man (English: Mandy Chiang Nga-Man, September 22, 1982 -) is a female singer, actress and model who was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Taiwan. In 2002, she formed 3T (Emperor's Second Generation Three Little Flowers) with Zheng Xiyi and Liu Sihui of the same company and launched the "Girl Butterfly" compilation EP to enter the industry. She has participated in many movies and TV series. She currently lives in Hualien City, Taiwan.
Xiao Fangfang
Film & TV · British Hong Kong
Josephine Siao Fong-fong, MBE (English: Josephine Siao Fong-fong, March 13, 1947-), known as "Sister Fong-fong", formerly known as Xiao Liang, is a Hong Kong actress. She won the 1975 Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress ("Girlfriend"), the 1981 Golden Bell Award for Best Actress in a Drama Program ("Autumn Water"), and the 1988 and 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress ("Not Enemies"). "Gathering Together", "Woman 40"), and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress in 1995 and 1996 ("Woman 40", "Tiger Door"). She is one of the only two winners to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress (the other is Yang Huishan). In 1995, Xiao Fangfang also won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival for "Woman Forty".
Rihanna
Musicians · Barbados
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, NH (English: Robyn Rihanna Fenty, /riˈænə/, February 20, 1988 -) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, businessman, fashion designer and diplomat. She was born in the Borough of St. Michael and grew up in Bridgetown. In 2003, Rihanna recorded some demo records under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers and made her debut in the music industry. Eventually, she signed a contract with Def Jam Records CEO Jay Z and officially launched her solo career. When she released her studio albums "Song of the Sun" and "Nami World," Rihanna became famous for creating hit songs such as "Never Get Tired of It" and "SOS." In 2007, Rihanna released her third studio album "The Good or Bad", reshaping her music style and public image. The album's first single "Little Umbrella" became a major breakthrough in the globalization of her career. Not only did she achieve greater commercial success, she also won the 50th Grammy Award for Best Rap/Singing Duo. Since then, Rihanna has released four more studio albums and created several hit singles. To date, Rihanna's global record sales have exceeded 300 million, making her one of the artists with the largest record sales. After the release of "Come Harder", Rihanna has officially surpassed Michael Jackson and became the artist with the fourth most number one singles in the history of "Billboard". Rihanna has won many awards during her career, including 8 Grammy Awards, 12 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards and 2 Brit Awards. Due to her versatile fashion styles, she also received the Lifetime Fashion Achievement Award from the Fashion Design Council of America in 2014. In 2012, Forbes ranked Rihanna as the fourth most powerful celebrity of the year, and Time also named her one of the 100 most influential people of the year. In December 2019, Rihanna was selected into the 2019 "Bloomberg 50" list published by Bloomberg. On September 20, 2018, Rihanna was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by the Barbados government, responsible for promoting "education, tourism and investment" in the island. In 2021, he was awarded the honorary title of National Hero of Barbados. In addition to music, Rihanna is also known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurship, and the fashion industry. She is the founder of the non-profit organization Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and fashion brand owned by LVMH.
Willa Cather
Writers · United States
Willa Cather (English: Willa Cather, December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947), an American writer, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for her book "One of Ours". Her works are famous for describing women and the pioneer life of early American immigrants (such as "Oh Pioneer!" and "My Antonia"). She is one of the important rural authors in the United States. She grew up in Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska. She lived and worked in Pittsburgh for ten years before moving to New York when she was 33, where she lived for the rest of her life.
Vivian Maier
Artists · United States
Vivian Maier (English: Vivian Maier, February 1, 1926 - April 21, 2009) was an American amateur street photographer. Her main job was as a nanny. Vivienne is of French descent. She was born in New York but grew up in France. After returning to the United States, she lived in New York and Chicago. She took more than 100,000 photos in her life. In 2007, local historian John Maloof discovered a large number of her negatives and began organizing them. After Vivian's death, due to Maloof's arrangement, her works began to appear in newspapers in the United States, Italy, Argentina and the United Kingdom. In 2010, Vivian's works began to be exhibited in Chicago. She became a hotly discussed figure in the photography circle and was recognized as one of the most important contemporary street photographers in the United States.
Joker Xue
Musicians · People's Republic of China
Joker Xue is a male singer-songwriter and music producer from mainland China. He made his debut in 2005 through the My Type Show. The following year, he released an album of the same name and became famous with the song "Serious Snow". In 2012, his contract with Shangteng Entertainment ended, and he later became popular through his musical work "Actor" and his unique humorous content on Weibo. In recent years, it has significantly reduced its variety shows and focused on music production and world tours. From 2021 to 2025, Joker Xue will hold the "Extraterrestrial" world tour concert. He is the fifth Chinese singer to tour 100 concerts, the first Chinese singer to tour 100 stadiums, and the first mainland singer to hold an outdoor stadium tour overseas. More than 5 million people attended the "Extraterrestrial" world tour concert, making it one of the most visited concert tours in history, ranking 17th in the world. In 2023, he will serve as the mentor of "The Voice of China 2023".
Xue Kaiqi
Film & TV · British Hong Kong
Fiona Sit (English: Fiona Sit, August 11, 1981 -), Hong Kong female singer, actress and model, grew up in Hong Kong. In the early days of his debut, he became famous with love songs such as "Quelo Reeves Reply" and "Pumpkin Cart". Since then, he has filmed many blockbuster movies including "Precocious" and "Break Up and Say I Love You". Now focusing on the management of personal fashion brands and development in mainland China. Fiona Sit was rated as the last young girl in Hong Kong by domestic netizens and other international media.
X Xue Haowen Film & TV · Unknown nationalityXue Haowen (May 24, 1985 -), male, Beijinger, Chinese actor. His representative works include the movie "The Shameful Iron Fist" and the TV series "The World Is No Fraud", etc.
X Xue Yuqun Scientists · People's Republic of ChinaXue Yuqun (November 2, 1931 - June 29, 2021), male, was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, a Chinese hydrogeologist, a professor at Nanjing University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
X Xue Zong Political figures · ChinaXue Zong (208 years ago - 243 years), whose courtesy name was Jingwen, was a native of Zhuyi, Pei County, and a descendant of Mengchang Lord of Qi State during the Warring States Period. An official and writer of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period.
Xue Gengqiu
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Seol Kyung-gu (Korean: Seol Kyeong-gu, May 14, 1967 (genealogy records as April 6) -), a South Korean actor. The name means the "view" of sunlight, the "seeking" of seeking, and the meaning of seeking the scene. The name is also translated as the synonym "Xue Gengqiu". The original name is Xue's family of Chunchang, and the old genealogy name is Xue Shanhuan.
Xue Heleti Wu Shou'er
Media figures · Unknown nationality
Shöhret Hoshur (Old Uyghur: شۆھرەت ھوشۇر, Latin Uyghur: Shöhret Hoshur, 1965-) is an American Uyghur journalist who has worked for Radio Free Asia since 2007.
Saha Hadi
Artists · U.K.
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, DBE (English: Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid; Arabic: زها حديد, October 31, 1950 - March 31, 2016, Hong Kong translation Saha Hadi, Taiwan translation Zaha Hadi), was born in Baghdad, Iraq, an Iraqi-British architect who later settled in the United Kingdom. In 2004, she became the first female architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She won the Stirling Prize, the highest honor in British architecture, in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, she was awarded the title of Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her architectural achievements. In 2015, she became the first and only woman to receive the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. The above achievements have made her famous in the international architectural community. In addition to architectural awards, the media also gave her high praise. For example, the London Guardian called her the "Queen of the curve." The New York Times praised her for "liberating architectural geometry and giving it a new form of expression." National Geographic magazine called her "the devil from the architectural world." Her major works include the London Aquatics Center for the 2012 London Olympics, the Eli and Edith Broad Museum of Michigan State University in the United States, the Guangzhou Grand Theater in mainland China, and the National Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome, Italy. Some architectural works were completed when she passed away, including the 2017 BRIT Awards statue; some were completed after her death, such as the Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar, Beijing Daxing International Airport in mainland China, and the Tamjiang Bridge in Taiwan.
Salman Rushdie
Writers · U.K.
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, CH (English: Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, /sælˈmɑːn ˈrʊʃdi/; Hindi: अहमद सलमान रुश्दी; June 19, 1947 -), Indian-born British-American writer.
Salvador Nasraya
Political figures · Chile
Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum (Spanish: Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum; January 30, 1953 -) is a Palestinian politician in Honduras. Before entering politics, he was a sports journalist, TV host and businessman. He was elected as the First Vice President of Honduras on January 27, 2021, until his resignation in 2024.
Satya Nadella
Entrepreneurs · India
Satya Nadella (Telugu: సత్య నాదెళ్ల, English: Satya Nadella, real name: Satyanarayana Nadella, August 19, 1967 -) is an Indian-American entrepreneur who is currently the CEO of Microsoft.
Lan Xinmei
Film & TV · Republic of China
Pauline Lan (English: Pauline Lan, November 16, 1965 -), Taiwanese female singer, host, actress and businessman. Since her debut in 1984, her acting career has spanned film, television and singing, and she has been known as the "Queen of Changes" and "Taiwanese Madonna". He is currently the host of TVBS Happy Channel's "Woman I'm the Biggest", leading the current female fashion trend, and has been named "Fashion Leader" and "Blue Leader". In addition to her acting career, Lan Xinmei is also successful in sideline investments. She owns nine restaurants and once co-represented a sports brand with singer Ren Xianqi.
Susumu Fujita
Film & TV · Japan
Susumu Fujita (hiragana: Fujita Proceed, January 8, 1912 - March 23, 1990) was a Japanese actor who collaborated with Akira Kurosawa in his early days. Later, he often played military officers in other war films and special feature films, and was known as a "military actor" (military actor).