Notable People
- Bo Xilai, former mayor, removed from Politburo under corruption charges.
- Qiao Fen, scientist.
- Dong Jie, actress.
- Toshirō Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō?), Mifune Toshirō (1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997), Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films; raised in Dalian with his parents and two siblings.
- Yu Nan, actress.
- Wei Son, Japanese fashion model who claims to have been born in Dalian.
- Xia Deren, a former mayor from October 2006 to May 2009.
- Xue Jiye, Dalian born painter and sculptor.
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