The Putian people (Chinese: 莆田人, pinyin: Pútiánrén; Puxian Min: 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized: Pó-sing-náng) are people from Putian, east Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua, Henghua, Henghwa or Hinghua people (Hing-hua̍; simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化; pinyin: Xīnghuà) after the historical name of the area.^[1] Putian people speak Pu–Xian Min (Putianese), a branch of Min Chinese.

Today, there are Henghua diaspora communities at Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.

Putian people eat Putian cuisine, a style of Fujian cuisine known for its emphasis on fresh seafood.

• Lin Moniang: also known as Mazu (媽祖), Chinese Goddess of Sea
• Cai Xiang (蔡襄; 1012–1067): Chinese calligrapher, poet, scholar and official
• Chen Wenlong (陳文龍; 1232–1277): Scholarly General during the final years of the Southern Song Dynasty, was later deified as City God of Fuzhou and Putian during the Ming Dynasty
• Jianqing Fan (范剑青; 1962-): Statistician, financial econometrician, Professor of Finance, a Professor of Statistics, a Chairman of Department of Operations Research and Finance
• Ng Teng Fong: Singaporean real estate tycoon
• Dato Sri Tahir or Ang Tjoen Ming: Founder and CEO, Mayapada Group, Indonesia
• Mochtar Riady: Founder, Lippo Group, Indonesia
• Sukanto Tanoto: Founder, Raja Garuda Mas International (now Royal Golden Eagle), Indonesia
• James Riady: Son of Mochtar Riady; Deputy chairman, Lippo Group, Indonesia
• Moses Lim, Singapore comedian and actor
• Liem Swie King (林水鏡; Lín Shuǐjìng, born 28 February 1956 in Kudus) a former Indonesian badminton player, once one of the top players in the world
• Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Defence (Singapore).
• Che Yin Wong (黄志贤, 1959−): Businessman and philanthropist, Hong Kong;^[2] Founder and chairman of Kong Fung International Group.
• Theresa Fu (1984-): Hong Kong singer and actress.
• Fong Chi Chung: founder of Singapore-based restaurant chain Putien.
• John Sung: evangelist

• Fuzhou people
• Hoklo people
• Pu-Xian Min