Lau Siu Ming, died aged 94
Lau Siu Ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for work in A Chinese Ghost Story, The Swordsman and The Butterfly Murders, died on September 2, 2026, aged 94.…
Famous Dead People from China
Over 1,000 obituaries for famous people from China who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Chen Kuan-tai dead at age 80
Chen Kuan-tai, the Hong Kong actor, director and action choreographer known for films including The Chinese Boxer, Vengeance and Heroes Two, died on September 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Lau Siu-ming death at age 94
Lau Siu-ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for roles in "The Butterfly Murders," "The Swordsman" and the "A Chinese Ghost Story" films, died on September 2, 2026, aged…
Obituary: He Yong, dead at age 57
He Yong, a Chinese rock musician and one of the pioneers of Chinese rock, died on September 1, 2026, aged 57. Born in Beijing on February 15, 1969, he began…
Chan Sarun death at age 78
Chan Sarun, a Cambodian politician who served as minister of agriculture and a member of parliament, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. Also known as Ngor Hong Srun, he…
Li Weikang dies at 79
Li Weikang, the Chinese Peking opera singer and actress, died on August 28, 2026, aged 79. A native of Beijing, she was a retired performer who became a national first-class…
Zheng Fengrong died at age 89
Zheng Fengrong, a Chinese athlete and high jumper, died on August 25, 2026, aged 89. Born in Jinan in 1937, she became one of China’s earliest international track and field…
Chen Wu passed away at age 71
Chen Wu, a Chinese politician who served as vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and as chairman of Guangxi, died on August 24, 2026, aged 71. Born…
Liu I-chou dead at age 78
Liu I-chou, the Taiwanese civil servant who served as chairman of the Central Election Commission, died on August 23, 2026, aged 78. A lawyer and political scientist, he was vice…
Alejandro Larrea, died aged 59
Alejandro Larrea, the Uruguayan football player and manager, died on August 22, 2026, aged 59. A forward born in Montevideo on December 5, 1966, Larrea built a career in South…
Yao Eng-chi death at age 91
Yao Eng-chi, a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1981 to 2005 and as vice president from 1999 to 2002, died on August 21,…
Liu Jiyuan dead at age 93
Liu Jiyuan, a Chinese space engineer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 93. Born Chen Jiyuan on August 1, 1933, he was from Xing County in Shanxi Province and became…
Death of Chen Ying-git at age 72
Chen Ying-git, a Taiwanese singer and actor, died on August 12, 2026, aged 72. Known in Chinese as 陳盈潔, she was a singer of Taiwanese Hakka heritage whose recordings helped…
Zhu Rongji dies at age 97
Zhu Rongji, the Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as premier of China from 1998 to 2003, died on August 12, 2026, aged 97. Born in Changsha in 1928,…
Wang Xiji has died at age 105
Wang Xiji, a Chinese aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of China’s early rocket and satellite programs, died on August 12, 2026, aged 105. Born in…
Guo Lanying has died at age 96
Guo Lanying, the Chinese operatic soprano and singer celebrated for patriotic repertoire, died on August 11, 2026, aged 96. Born in Pingyao, Shanxi, on December 31, 1929, she became widely…
Zhu Senlin passes away at age 95
Zhu Senlin, the Chinese politician who served as governor of Guangdong and mayor of Guangzhou, died on August 10, 2026, aged 95. Born in October 1930 in Chuansha County, Shanghai,…
Death of Russell Jack at age 91
Russell Jack, the Australian museum founder credited with founding the Golden Dragon Museum, died on August 10, 2026, aged 91. Also known as Russell Goldfield Jack and by the Chinese…
Wimal Dissanayake died at age 86
Wimal Dissanayake, a Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar of Asian cinema and communication theory, died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. He was known as a creative writer…
Grace Chang has died at age 93
Grace Chang, the Hong Kong actress and singer known for films including "Soldier of Fortune" and "The Wild, Wild Rose," died on August 3, 2026, aged 93. Born in Nanjing…
Wang Kai dead at age 43
Wang Kai, a Chinese actor, died on July 26, 2026, aged 43. Born in Wuhan in 1982, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and began his career in…
Teddy Wang dies at age 43
Teddy Wang, a Taiwanese actor, died on July 26, 2026, at age 43. Born Wang Jianlong in Kaohsiung on October 11, 1982, he was also known as Wang Jian Long…
Obituary: Shi Baoyuan, dead at age 89
Shi Baoyuan, a Chinese soldier and lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, died on July 25, 2026, aged 89. He was a native of Huoxian village in Hebei’s…
Leung Choi-yuen died at age 75
Leung Choi-yuen, a Hong Kong television producer, died on July 25, 2026. Known in the industry as Uncle Choi, he worked at TVB as both a producer and a production…
Zhang Yutai passed away at age 80
Zhang Yutai, a Chinese politician, died on July 24, 2026. Born in January 1945, he was a politician of the People’s Republic of China and served in senior roles within…
Wang Quanying dies at 105
Wang Quanying, a Chinese soldier remembered as the last living female participant in the Long March, died on July 22, 2026. Born in May 1921 in Jinchuan County, Sichuan, she…
Huang Zhiquan dies at 84
Huang Zhiquan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government from 2001 to 2006, died on July 22, 2026. Born in February 1942 in Tongxiang,…
Chen Gang has died at age 91
Chen Gang, the Chinese composer best known for Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto, died on July 18, 2026. Born in Shanghai on March 10, 1935, he grew up in a musical…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature, died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…
Nansun Shi passed away at age 74
Nansun Shi, the Hong Kong film producer and executive known for her work on All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs and The Thousand Faces of Dunjia,…
Chua Mia Tee has died at age 94
Chua Mia Tee died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chinese-born Singaporean painter. Born on Nov. 25, 1931, he was 94. Tags Artists, 10 July 2026, China, Chua, Sagittarius,…
William Poon passed away at age 81
William Poon, a Chinese-British chef and restaurateur, died on July 1, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, he built a career in cooking from a young age and was described…
Cui Kun has died at age 100
Cui Kun died on June 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 June 2026, Cancer, China, Cui, Kun, June 2026, June 26
Alain Roux died at age 91
Alain Roux died on June 26, 2026. He was a French historian and sinologist who taught at Paris 8 University and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. Born…
Wang Luolin obituary: died at age 88
Wang Luolin, a Chinese politician and academic administrator, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in June 1938 in Wuchang, Hubei, he studied economics at Peking…
Wan Shaofen dies at 95
Wan Shaofen, a Chinese politician who served as Party Secretary of Jiangxi from 1985 to 1988, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Nanchang in…
Bill Poon, died aged 81
Bill Poon died on June 16, 2026. Tags Other, 16 June 2026, Bill, Britain, China, Poon, June 16, June 2026
William C. W. Mow, died aged 90
William C. W. Mow died on June 11, 2026. He was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer and businessman. Known also as William Mow, he had a career in engineering and…
Death of Chope Paljor Tsering at age 77
Chope Paljor Tsering, a Tibetan politician and member of parliament from 1986 to 2007, died on June 11, 2026. He was 78. A former cabinet member of the Central Tibetan…
Ren Yanshen dies at age 80
Ren Yanshen, a Chinese politician and academic, died on June 10, 2026. He was 80. Ren served as deputy party secretary of Jiangsu Province and as vice chairman of the…
Wu Wenxin dies at age 51
Wu Wenxin died on June 9, 2026. She was a Chinese actress. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, China, Libra, Wenxin, Wu, June 2026, June 9, 香港
Jin Ze, died aged 33
Jin Ze died on June 4, 2026. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, China, Jin, Ze, June 2026, June 4
Zhang Jiawei, died aged 33
Zhang Jiawei died on June 4, 2026. He was a Chinese actor. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, China, Jiawei, Zhang, June 2026, June 4
Jin Ze, died aged 33
Jin Ze died on June 4, 2026. He was a Chinese actor. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, Aquarius, China, Jin, Ze, June 2026, June 4
Chung King-fai death at age 89
Chung King-fai, a Hong Kong actor known for Black Mask, My Family and Welcome to the House, died on June 3, 2026, at age 89. Born on March 23, 1937,…
Wei-Wen Yu dies at 102
Wei-Wen Yu, a Chinese-born American civil engineer and academic known for his work on cold-formed steel structures, died on June 2, 2026. He was 102. Yu was born in Weifang,…
Wei Zongwan, died aged 87
Wei Zongwan, the Chinese actor known for San Mao Joins the Army and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, died on June 1, 2026, in Shanghai. He was 87. Born in…
Gu Songfen dies at 96
Gu Songfen died on May 31, 2026. He was a Chinese aircraft designer and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His work…
Obituary: An Yunwu, dead at age 78
An Yunwu died on May 28, 2026. He was a Chinese Peking opera actor. Born on January 1, 1948, An was known for his work as a performer in Chinese…
Samuel Yin, died aged 75
Samuel Yin, a Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a businessman best known as the founder of the Tang Prize…
Samuel Tak Lee dies at 87
Samuel Tak Lee, a Hong Kong property developer, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 87. He was identified in reports as a Hong Kong property billionaire and…
Liu Zaifu passes away at age 84
Liu Zaifu, a Chinese writer, poet and academic known for Farewell to Revolution, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also known for his work…
Jacqui Chan has died at age 91
Jacqui Chan, a Trinidadian actress, dancer and singer, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Jacqueline Chan in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July…
Obituary: Nelson Wang, dead at age 75
Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur and founder of China Garden in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner neighborhood, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Kolkata…
Zhang Anjian died at age 55
Zhang Anjian died on May 7, 2026. He was a Chinese politician and served as deputy mayor of Chongqing. No further details about his life or career were provided. Tags…
Wang Yongguo death at age 87
Wang Yongguo, a Chinese vice admiral who commanded the South Sea Fleet from 1994 to 2002, died on May 7, 2026. He was 87. Born in November 1938 in Buliu,…
Bede Liu dies at age 91
Bede Liu, a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer, died on May 7, 2026. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University. Born in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 1934, Liu earned a…
Peter R. Moody Jr. death at age 82
Peter R. Moody Jr., an American political scientist and sinologist, died on May 2, 2026. He was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame in South…
Stephen Owen passed away at age 79
Stephen Owen, an American sinologist, died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and…
Bai Jingfu died at age 80
Bai Jingfu, a Chinese politician who served as executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, died on April 29, 2026, at the…
Li Daoyu passed away at age 93
Li Daoyu, a Chinese diplomat and former ambassador to the United States from 1993 to 1998, died on April 20, 2026. He was 93. Born in Hefei, Anhui province, China,…
Franklin F. Kuo has died at age 91
Franklin F. Kuo, a Chinese-born American computer scientist and academic, died on April 14, 2026. He was 91. Born in Wuhan, China, on April 22, 1934, Kuo came to the…
Feng Yufang has died at age 63
Feng Yufang, a Chinese engineer and major general, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, died on April 13, 2026. He was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang, on January…
Death of Koo Sze-yiu at age 80
Koo Sze-yiu, a Chinese political activist known for anti-communism protests, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 80 from colon cancer. Also known by the nickname "Long Beard,"…
Yangling Dorje obituary: died at age 95
Yangling Dorje died on April 6, 2026. He was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPCC from 1984 to 1986. Yangling…
Chen Lihua has died at age 85
Chen Lihua, a Chinese property developer, died on April 5, 2026. Chen Lihua, 85, Chinese property developer. Tags Other, 05 April 2026, Chen, China, Lihua, 2026-04-05, April 2026, April 5
Ling Liong Sik died at age 82
Ling Liong Sik, a Malaysian politician who served as acting prime minister in 1988, died on April 4, 2026. He was a member of parliament from 1974 to 2004 and…
Death of Henry Lee at age 87
Henry Lee, the Taiwanese-American forensic scientist and biochemist known for his work in the killing of JonBenét Ramsey, the murder trial of O. J. Simpson and the 9/11 forensic investigation,…
Death of Lin Yuan-lang at age 85
Lin Yuan-lang, a Taiwanese politician and former magistrate of Nantou County, died on March 27, 2026. He served as magistrate from 1989 to 1997. Lin was born on December 28,…
Wu Dexin dead at age 89
Wu Dexin, a Chinese materials scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Laoting County, Hebei, on…
Agosto Machado American performance artist dies
Agosto Machado, an American performance artist, died on March 20, 2026. He was a performance and visual artist, activist, and archivist who became a major figure in the New York…
Yuk L. Yung dies at age 79
Yuk L. Yung, a Chinese-born American planetary scientist and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Hong Kong on August…
Donald Liao, died aged 96
Donald Liao, a Hong Kong civil servant and architect, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 96. Taiwanese-born and known also as a landscape architect, he played an…
Obituary: Keith Ingham, dead at age 88
Keith Ingham, an English jazz pianist, died on March 11, 2026. Born in London on February 5, 1938, he was mainly active in swing and Dixieland revival. Largely self-taught, he…
Wang Jinshan died at age 81
Wang Jinshan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Anhui province and later as the province’s party secretary, died on March 10, 2026. He was 81. Wang served as…
Song Ping death at age 108
Song Ping, a Chinese politician and Communist revolutionary, died on March 4, 2026. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and was considered the last living member of…
Gao Mingxuan dies at 97
Chinese jurist Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Fan Tsung-pei dies at age 65
Fan Tsung-pei, a Taiwanese cellist and composer, died on February 22, 2026. He graduated from National Taiwan Academy of Arts and served as the lead cellist of the National Concert…
Lee Yi-ting, died aged 71
Lee Yi-ting, a Taiwanese politician, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in 1954 or 1955, he was raised in Houlong and attended National Taichung University…
King Liu died at age 91
King Liu, the Taiwanese businessman who founded Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu…
Alfred Chen passed away at age 88
Alfred Chen, a Taiwanese business executive and politician, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Also known as Chen Fei-lung, he was born on October 2, 1937,…
Wai Kee-shun dies at 92
Wai Kee-shun, a Hong Kong newspaper proprietor, businessman, publisher and sports commentator, died on February 11, 2026. Born on March 8, 1933, he was educated at New Method College and…
Chen Bangzhu passes away at age 91
Chen Bangzhu, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Hunan from 1989 to 1994 and as chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment from 2000 to 2008,…
Shao Yu-ming death at age 87
Shao Yu-ming, a Taiwanese politician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 3, 1938, in Binjiang Province in what was then Manchukuo, he moved…
Marie Woo died at age 97
Marie Woo, a Chinese-American ceramicist and educator, died on February 4, 2026, at age 97. Born in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 1928, to Southern Chinese parents, she earned a…
Peng Qingyi obituary: died at age 94
Chinese dancer Died on Tuesday February 3rd 2026
Wei Wenbin, died aged 76
Chinese media figure Died on Tuesday February 3rd 2026
Yuan Wei-jen passed away at age 57
Yuan Wei-jen, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and music producer, died on February 2, 2026. Born on June 24, 1968, he rose to fame in 1991 as part of the duo Fanren…
Li Wei dies at 82
Li Wei, a Chinese computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on January 25, 2026. Born in Peking on June 8, 1943, he graduated from the…
Liao Xilong passes away at age 85
Chinese general Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Liang Dongcai, died aged 93
Chinese molecular biophysicist Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Obituary: Gao Dezhan, dead at age 93
Chinese politician Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Wei Fulin passes away at age 87
Chinese army general Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Nie Weiping obituary: died at age 73
Chinese Go player Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Lu Kejian death at age 93
Lu Kejian, a Chinese politician and deputy, died on January 12, 2026. An ethnic Tibetan, he was born in Jonê County, Gansu province, China, in 1932. He began his political…
Jian Shuisheng passes away at age 96
Chinese academian Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zhang Shaokang dies at 90
Chinese scholar Died on Saturday January 10th 2026