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, Rongcheng County, Shandong, Wang enlisted in the People's Liberation Army… · Taiwan · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Bede Liu, a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at Princeton University, died on May 7, 2026. He was 91. Born in Shanghai, China, in 1934, he earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1954, followed… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Lai Cheng-ying, a Taiwanese cinematographer and film director, died on April 18, 2026. He was 94. Lai worked for Agriculture Education Motion Pictures before receiving further training in color filmmaking in Japan and returning to Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Corporation.… · 18 April 2026 · April 2026
Mark Mobius, the American-born German businessman and emerging markets fund manager, died on April 15, 2026, at age 89. Born Joseph Bernhard Mark Mobius in Hempstead, New York, he founded Mobius Capital Partners LLP and spent more than three decades… · Taiwan · 15 April 2026 · April 2026
Gian Carlo Michelini died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest and artistic director, and he co-founded the YICFFF. · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
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, died on March 27, 2026, in Henderson, Nevada, at age… · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
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, 1940, and died at the age of 85. · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
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 instrumental role in the expansion of public housing in Hong… · China · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Alice Chien Chang, a Taiwanese molecular biologist and neuroscientist, died on March 2, 2026. She taught at National Yang-Ming Medical College, National Yang-Ming University, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In 1976, she and her collaborators published research on… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Hall Symphony Orchestra for nine years, until 1997. In 1997,… · China · 22 February 2026 · February 2026
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 of Science and Technology. Lee led several local agricultural organizations… · China · 20 February 2026 · February 2026
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 worked for his father’s trading and food manufacturing business before… · China · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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, in Hong Kong and was raised in Shanghai until he… · China · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
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 to Taiwan in 1948 and later studied at National Chengchi… · China · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
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 with Mo Fan, winning the Golden Melody Award for Best… · China · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Taiwanese-born American journalist (Breitbart News) · 11 September 2017 · September 2017 · September 11
Taiwanese entrepreneur (Eslite Bookstore) · 19 July 2017 · July 2017 · July 19 · Other
Taiwanese neurosurgeon · 18 June 2017 · June 2017 · June 18 · Other
Taiwanese aerial photographer and director (Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above) · 13 June 2017 · June 2017 · June 13
American-born Taiwanese Jesuit priest · 31 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 31 · Other
Taiwanese actor (The New Legend of Shaolin · 15 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 15
Taiwanese manhua artist · 31 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 31
Taiwanese radio director · 12 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 12 · Other
Taiwanese military officer · 09 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 9 · Other
Taiwanese aeronautical engineer (AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo) · 26 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 26 · Other
Taiwanese aeronautical engineer (AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo) · 25 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 25 · Other
Taiwanese business executive (Taiwan Cement Corporation) · 24 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 24 · Other
Taiwanese business executive (Taiwan Cement Corporation) · 23 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 23 · Other
Taiwanese astrologer · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4 · Other
Taiwanese activist · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4 · Other
Taiwanese chef · 03 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 3 · Other
Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer · 08 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 8
Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer · 08 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 8
Taiwanese entrepreneur (Rebar) · 27 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 27 · Other
Taiwanese aboriginal athlete · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Taiwanese businessperson (Uni-President Enterprises Corporation) (Death reported on this date.) · 01 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 1
Taiwanese academic administrator · 01 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 1 · Meï
Taiwanese banker · 18 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 18 · Other
Taiwanese translator · 17 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 17 · Other
Taiwanese businessman (Evergreen Group) · 20 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 20 · Other
Taiwanese actor. lung cancer · 06 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 6
Taiwanese billionaire politician · 28 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 28
Taiwanese writer and radio personality · 29 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 29
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Can
American human rights and Taiwan democracy activist · 08 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 8 · Other
Taiwanese physician and toxicologist · 05 August 2013 · August 2013 · August 5
Taiwanese Golden Bell-award winning television actor and theatre director · 02 July 2013 · July 2013 · July 2
Taiwanese architect and curator · 20 November 2014 · November 2014 · November 20 · Other
Taiwanese industrialist (Formosa Plastics Group) · 27 November 2014 · November 2014 · November 27 · Other
Taiwanese financier · 05 October 2014 · October 2014 · October 5 · Other
Taiwanese master carpenter · 23 July 2014 · July 2014 · July 23 · Other
Taiwanese politician and judge · 26 May 2014 · Yueh-ying · May 2014 · May 26
Taiwanese composer and folk songwriter · 02 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 2
Taiwanese-born Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons · 18 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 18 · Taihō
Taiwanese actor and producer · 27 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 27
Taiwanese general and politician · 18 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 18