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Famous people surnamed Zhao (赵)

23 of the best-known people with the Zhao (赵) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Zhao Gao(赵高)

    300–206 BC

    Qin dynasty politician

  • Chao Yuen Ren(赵元任)

    1892–1982

    Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982)

  • Zhao Ziyang(赵紫阳)

    1919–2005

    former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

  • Zao Wou-Ki(赵无极)

    1920–2013

    Chinese-French painter (1920–2013)

  • Elaine Chao(赵小兰)

    b. 1953

    18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor

  • Judy Chu(赵美心)

    b. 1953

    U.S. Representative from California

  • Rosalind Chao(赵家玲)

    b. 1957

    American actress

  • Zhao Leji(赵乐际)

    b. 1957

    Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

  • Margaret Cho(赵牡丹)

    b. 1968

    American comedian and actress (born 1968)

  • Zhao Lijian(赵立坚)

    b. 1972

    Chinese diplomat

  • Zhao Hongbo(赵宏博)

    b. 1973

    Chinese pair skater

  • Zhao Wei(赵薇)

    b. 1976

    Chinese actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1976)

  • Changpeng Zhao(赵长鹏)

    b. 1977

    Canadian businessman

  • Zhao Tao(赵涛)

    b. 1977

    Chinese actress

  • Chloé Zhao(赵婷)

    b. 1982

    Chinese filmmaker (born 1982)

  • Zhao Xue(赵雪)

    b. 1985

    Chinese chess grandmaster

  • Zhao Yunlei(赵芸蕾)

    b. 1986

    Chinese badminton player

  • Zhao Liying(赵丽颖)

    b. 1987

    Chinese actress

  • Zulfiya Chinshanlo(赵常玲)

    b. 1993

    Kazakh weightlifter

  • Zhao Shuai(赵帅)

    b. 1995

    Chinese taekwondoin

  • Zhao Xintong(赵心童)

    b. 1997

    Chinese snooker player (born 1997)

  • Zhao Lusi(赵露思)

    b. 1998

    Chinese actress (born 1998)

  • Zhao Yun(赵云)

    ?–229

    Chinese military general (died 229)

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29