List of people from Shanghai

This is a list of notable people who were born or raised in Shanghai, China, or have spent a large or formative part of their life in that city.

Native Shanghainese

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  • Fan Ho (1931–2016) – photographer, film director and actor
  • Huang Yu (1916–2013) – actor and filmmaker
  • Hu Ge (born 1982) – actor
  • Xu Zheng (born 1972) – actor and filmmaker
  • Joker Xue (born 1983) – singer-songwriter

Non-native Shanghainese

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These people were not born or adopted in Shanghai and raised elsewhere but are well known for living in Shanghai.

  • Ba Jin (1904–2005) – writer; born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan
  • Lu Xun (1881–1936) – writer, literary critic, and educator; born and raised in Shaoxing, Zhejiang
  • Su Qing (1914–1982) – writer; born and raised in Ningbo, Zhejiang