Famous People with Name Yuan

Yuan Muzhi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Muzhi: was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China.As an actor, Yuan became extremely popular and took on the nickname "man with a thousand faces." Yuan gained prominence in a series of films for the leftist Diantong Film Company. These included the film Plunder of Peach and Plum (1935) (which Yuan also wrote) and the movie Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm (1935) where he was one of the two original singers (along with Gu Menghe) of the movie's theme song, The March of the Volunteers, which later became the national anthem of China.

Yuan Fan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Fan: is a female Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her position is that of defender.

Yuan Weiwei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Weiwei: is a Chinese football defender, who plays for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League. He was also part of the squad that played for the Chinese Under-23 football team that took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He started his professional career in 2003 playing as understudy to Wang Chao for the left-back position making numerous appearances off the bench as his replacement. He made his senior debut for the national team in a friendly against the Jordan national football team in 2007, which China won 2-0.

Yuan Lin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Lin: is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Shenzhen Ruby in the Chinese Super League. Yuan Lin started his career at Guangzhou Apollo youth team at the age of 12, however he was unable to graduate into the senior team at the end of the 1996 league season.

Yuan Zhi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Zhi: is a male Chinese volleyball player. He was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Asian Games. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.