List of Hakka people

A list of notable Hakka people, belonging to the Han Chinese.

Revolutionary, political and military leaders

China – Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Name(Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Hong Xiuquan(Fung Siew Chen) 洪秀全 1812–1864 Huaxian, Guangdong Meixian, Guangdong Heavenly King (), 1851; Leader, Taiping Rebellion; The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (), 1851–1864, established by Hong had, at one stage, occupied one-third of China, and almost toppled the Qing dynasty Feng Yunshan(Fung Yun San) 馮雲山冯云山 1815–1852 Huaxian, Guangdong Longchuan, Guangdong South King (), 1851; Strategist of the Taiping Rebellion; Administrator of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during its early years Yang Xiuqing(Yong Siew Tshin) 楊秀清杨秀清 1821–1856 Guiping, Guangxi Meixian, Guangdong East King (), 1851; Commander-in-chief, Taiping Army Shi Dakai(Sak Dat Ho) 石達開石达开 1831–1863 Guixian, Guangxi Heping, Guangdong Wing King (), 1851; The youngest of the six top leaders of Taiping at the age of 19; Shi's heroics as an outstanding general were later to inspire his fellow Hakka clansman, Zhu De, who founded the Red Army (), later known as the People's Liberation Army () His mother was of Zhuang origin. Li Xiucheng(Lee Siew Sin) 李秀成 1823–1864 Tengxian, Guangxi Fengle, Guangdong Loyal King (), 1858; one of the key leaders at the later stages of the Kingdom Bong Yucheng(Bong Nyuk Sin) 陳玉成陈玉成 1837–1862 Tengxian, Guangxi Wengyuan, Guangdong Heroic King (), 1859; one of the key leaders at the later stages of the Kingdom Hong Rengan(Fung Yin Kon) 洪仁玕 1822–1864 Huaxian, Guangdong Meixian, Guangdong Shield King (), 1859; Premier of the Kingdom; first person in China to advocate modern-style government and opening-up reforms

China – Qing dynasty Name(Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Lai Enjue (Lai En Cheok) 赖恩爵 1795–1848 Shenzhen Zijin, Guangdong Admiral (), Guangdong Navy, 1843–1848; Commander, Battle of Kowloon, First Opium War, 1839; Just before Lai died due to illness, he told his family clan that his wish was to see the return of Hong Kong to China; Ten days before the handover of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, more than a hundred of the Lai clan descendants from different parts of the world returned to their ancestral home to mark the event Yan Botao 颜伯焘 1792–1855 Lianping, Guangdong Lianping, Guangdong Viceroy (), Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, 1841–1842; Commander, Battle of Amoy, First Opium War, 1841 Feng Zicai(Fung Tse Choi) 馮子才冯子才 1818–1903 Qinzhou, Guangxi Bobai, Guangxi Commander-in-chief, Provincial Army (), 1862-; Commanding general, Sino-French War, 1884–1885; Feng was instrumental in the defeat of the French at the Battle of Bang Bo which led to the French Retreat from Lạng Sơn and the conclusion of the war Liu Yongfu(Liew Yun Fook) 劉永福刘永福 1837–1917 Qinzhou, Guangxi Bobai, Guangxi Founder and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army (), 1857–1885; president, Republic of Formosa, 1895 Qiu Fengjia(Hiew Fung Kap) 丘逢甲 1864–1912 Miaoli, Taiwan Jiaoling, Guangdong Commander, Taiwanese militia forces, Japanese invasion of Taiwan, 1895; Revolutionary leader, Xinhai Revolution; Guangdong Representative for the Republic of China Provisional Presidential Election, 1911; Feng Chia University in Taiwan is named in honour of Qiu Liu Guangdi (Liew Kong Tee) 劉光第刘光第 1859–1898 Fushun, Sichuan Wuping, Fujian One of the "Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform (戊戌六君子) – a group of six intellectuals executed by Empress Dowager Cixi for their attempts to help Guangxu Emperor implement the "Hundred Days' Reform" (戊戌变法) Wen Shengcai (Voon Sang Choi) 溫生才 1869–1911 Meixian, Guangdong Meixian, Guangdong One of the Four Martyrs of Honghuagang (红花岗四烈士); Wen assassinated the Manchu general, Fu Qi, in 1911; All of the four martyrs of Honghuagang are Hakkas

China – Republic of China Name(Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Sun Yat-sen(Soon Tsung San) 孫中山孙中山 1866–1925 Xiangshan, Guangdong Zijin, Guangdong Founding father of modern China; first president, Provisional Government of the Republic of China, 1912 Yao Yuping 姚雨平 1882–1974 Pingyuan, Guangdong Pingyuan, Guangdong General, 1912-; Commander-in-chief, Guangdong Northern Expeditionary Army (), Xinhai Revolution, 1911–1912; Yao's successive victories against the Qing Army were vital in the successful defence of the Provisional Government in Nanjing and the early abdication of Xuan Tong Emperor Liao Zhongkai(Liao Tshung Koi) 廖仲愷 1877–1925 San Francisco, USA Huiyang, Guangdong Sun Yat-sen's main advisor on financial matters; Liao was one of the three most powerful figures in Kuomintang when Sun died Eugene Chen 陈友仁 1878–1944 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Meixian, Guangdong Outstanding Foreign Minister in the 1920s known for his success in promoting Sun Yat-sen's anti-imperialist foreign policies; Chen's father is a former Taiping Huang Shaohong 黃紹竑 1895–1966 Rong County, Guangxi Rong County, Guangxi General; Warlord of the New Guangxi clique which controlled Guangxi and much of Guangdong, Hunan, and Hubei, 1924–1929 Chen Jitang(Chin Tsi Thong) 陳濟棠陈济棠 1890–1954 Fangcheng, Guangxi Bobai, Guangxi General First-class (four-star general), 1935-; Chen was a warlord known as the "Southern Heavenly King" () as he wielded absolute control of the government and army of autonomous Guangdong, 1929–1936 Chen Mingshu 陈铭枢 1889–1965 Bepu, Guangxi Bepu, Guangxi Acting premier of the Republic of China, 1931–1932; General, 1947-; Commander-in-Chief, 19th Route Army (), Battle of Shanghai, 1931–1932; The 19th Route Army, which started off as a Regiment unit under the command of Chen in the First Division of the Guangdong Army, was one of Nationalist China best fighting forces Deng Yanda 鄧演達邓演达 1895–1931 Huiyang, Guangdong Huiyang, Guangdong Leftist Nationalist politician who, in 1930, founded the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, one of the eight non-communist, legally recognised political parties in the People's Republic of China today; Deng was a military commander in the elite First Division of the Guangdong Army Sun Ke(Soon Kho) 孫科孙科 1895–1973 Xiangshan, Guangdong Zijin, Guangdong Premier of the Republic of China, 1932, 1948–1949 Xue Yue(Siet Ngok) 薛岳 1896–1998 Lechang, Guangdong Rucheng, Hunan General First-class (four-star general), 1952-; Commander-in-chief, 9th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1938–1945; called "Patton of Asia" by the west and the "God of War" () by the Chinese, Xue was China most outstanding general during the war against the Japanese Zhang Fakui(Tshong Fat Khui) 張發奎张发奎 1896–1980 Shixing, Guangdong Shixing, Guangdong General, 1936-; Commander-in-chief, National Revolutionary Army ground forces, 1949; Commander-in-chief, 4th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1939–1944; As Honorary President of the "Hong Kong Tsung Tsin Association" (), the umbrella body for Hakkas in Hong Kong, Zhang initiated and organized the first World Hakka Congress in 1971 Huang Qixiang 黃琪翔 1898–1970 Meixian, Guangdong Meixian, Guangdong General, 1946-; Leftist Nationalist; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 5th War Zone (later 6th War Zone), Second Sino-Japanese War, 1938; Led the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, 1931–1938, after Deng Yanda's death; one of the two most outstanding generals (the other being fellow Hakka Ye Ting) during the First Expedition of the Northern Expedition, 1926, and was promoted to Commander, Fourth Army, for the Second Expedition, 1927, at the age of 28 Luo Zhuoying 羅卓英罗卓英 1896–1961 Dabu, Guangdong Dabu, Guangdong General, 1946-; Commander-in-chief, 1st Route Expeditionary Forces, Burma (China first participation of a war overseas), 1942; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 9th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1941 Huang Baitao 黄百韬 1900–1948 Tianjin Meixian, Guangdong General, 1948; Commander-in-chief, 7th Army Group; Twice recipient of the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun (the highest honour for a military commander); Huang committed suicide rather than surrendering after he was defeated at the Huaihai Campaign, the most decisive battle of the Chinese Civil War, in 1948 Fan Hanjie 范漢傑范汉杰 1896–1976 Dabu, Guangdong Dabu, Guangdong Lieutenant General, 1945-; Deputy Commander-in-chief, National Revolutionary Army ground forces, 1948; Deputy Commander-in-chief, Dongbei (Manchuria) Force, Chinese Civil War, 1948; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 1st War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1945; Fan was one of the favourite generals of Chiang Kaishek Wu Qiwei 吳奇偉吳奇伟 1890–1953 Dabu, Guangdong Dabu, Guangdong Lieutenant General, 1935-; Governor of Hunan, 1945–1946; Commander-in-chief, Changjiang (Yangtze River) Defence Force, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1942–1944; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 4th War Zone (later 6th War Zone), Second Sino-Japanese War, 1939; Wu defected to the Communists in 1949 Miao Peinan 缪培南 1890–1970 Wuhua, Guangdong Wuhua, Guangdong Lieutenant General, 1936-; Commander-in-chief, 9th Army Group, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1940; Miao represented the Chinese government to accept the Japanese surrender in Guangdong, 1945 Xie Jinyuan(Tsia Tshin Ngian) 謝晉元谢晋元 1905–1941 Jiaoling, Guangdong Jiaoling, Guangdong Major General, 1941; Commander, Defence of Sihang Warehouse, Shanghai, 1937; The heroism of Xie and the defenders of the warehouse which lifted flagging Chinese morale was made into films in 1938 and 1976 named "Eight Hundred Heroes" () Yao Ziqing 姚子青 1909–1937 Pingyuan, Guangdong Pingyuan, Guangdong General; Commander during the Defence of Baoshan, part of the Battle of Shanghai, 1937; The heroism of Yao and the defenders of the Baoshan where all 600 soldiers but one lost their lives to defend the county was made into film named "Defenders" (捍衛者)

China – People's Republic