Famous People with Name Xiao

Xiao Hailiang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xiao Hailiang: is a Chinese diver who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and became an Olympic champion in the 3m Springboard Synchronized event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Xiao Hong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xiao Hong: also spelled Hsiao Hung, was a Chinese writer. Her real name was Zhang Naiying (???); she also used the pen name Qiao Yin.

Xiao Qin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xiao Qin: is a male Chinese gymnast. He specializes on the Horizontal Bar and Parallel Bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse. He is the 2005 World Champion, 2005 10th Chinese National Games Champion, 2004 World Cup Final Champion, 2005 East Asian Game Champion and Five-time National Champion (2001-2005) on the pommel horse.

Xiao Yanling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xiao Yanling: is a Chinese discus thrower.Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in Beijing. This is the current Asian record.

Xiao Yuncong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xiao Yuncong: , courtesy name as Chimu, sobriquet as Mosi, Wumen Daoren, and Zhongshan Laoren, is a famed Chinese painter in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty.

David Xiao            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Xiao: is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-McClung as a Progressive Conservative. Mr.Xiao has spent a great deal of time trying to get elected to the federal government. He sought the Conservative Party nomination in several ridings on a number of occasions. Having been unsuccessful in all his federal attempts, Mr. Xiao turned his attention to provincial politics. Xiao first sought public office in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Edmonton-McClung. In that election, Xiao defeated first-term Liberal incumbent Mo Elsalhy by 1216 votes to win the riding. After the election, he was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Employment and Immigration, Hector Goudreau. Politically, Xiao has been a member of the federal Reform and Canadian Alliance parties, and served on the Edmonton-Leduc board of directors for the Conservative Party of Canada.