Famous People with Name Cao

Cao Xueqin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Xueqin: is the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, believed by many to be the greatest novel written in the Chinese language. His given name was Cao Zhan (??) and his courtesy name is Mengruan (??).

Cao Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Yang: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda FC.

Cao Ying            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Ying: is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Cao Yu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Yu: was a renowned Chinese playwright, often regarded as China's most important of the 20th century. His most well-known works are Thunderstorm (1933), Sunrise (1936) and Peking Man (1940). It is largely through the efforts of Cao Yu that the modern Chinese "spoken theater" took root in 20th-century Chinese literature.

Cao Zhi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Zhi: was a Chinese poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. His poetry style, greatly revered during the Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the jian'an style.

Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao: is the former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2011, he announced he will be a candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2011. He was the fi

Wayne Cao            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wayne Cao: is a Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he represents the district of Calgary-Fort as a Progressive Conservative. He was first elected in the 1997 provincial election and has been re-elected four times since. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the legislation that led to the enshrining of Alberta. As of April 2008, he serves as the Legislature's Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees. In addition, Mr. Cao serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Education.