Famous People with Name Yuan

Yuan Shikai            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Shikai: was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Yuan Shu Chi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Shu Chi: is an athlete from the Republic of China. She competes in archery.Yuan represented the Republic of China (as Chinese Taipei) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 6th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 658. In the first round of elimination, she faced 59th-ranked Kateryna Palekha of Ukraine. Yuan defeated Palekha 162-158 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced 27th-ranked Polish archer Malgorzata Sobieraj, defeating her 158-149. Yuan then defeated 43rd-ranked Reena Kumari of India 166-148, advancing to the quarterfinals.

Yuan Ye            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Ye: is a Chinese short track speed skater.

Yuan Zhen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Zhen: was an important Chinese writer and poet in the middle Tang Dynasty known for his work Yingying's Biography.

Yuan Guiren            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yuan Guiren: is a Chinese academic and current Minister of Education in the People's Republic of China.Yuan is a native of Guzhen County in Anhui. He has a master's degree from Beijing Normal University. He is also currently a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Liu Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Yuan: is a male amateur boxer from PR China. He qualified to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division (– 54 kg) where he lost in the first round to Cuba's eventual gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux.Liu qualified for the 2004 Athens Games as a bantamweight by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he lost to Pakistan's Mehrullah Lassi.

Xu Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xu Yuan: is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Xu plays in the forward position. She was expected to be the next Sun Wen.

Zhang Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhang Yuan: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chengdu Blades as a defender.

Tian Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tian Yuan: is a Chinese weightlifter.

Chieh Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chieh Yuan: was an actor and martial artist. He was an actor for Shaw Brothers and in 1972, he was cast in Bruce Lee's The Game of Death. Chieh died in 1977 from cerebral edema, the same cause to Bruce Lee's death, and at age 32, the same age at which Bruce Lee had died.