Famous People with Name Yan

Yan Lianke            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Lianke: is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in his most famous works being banned in the PRC. He has admitted to self-censorship while writing his stories in order to avoid censorship.He has also published more than ten volumes of short stories including the winner of the Lu Xun Literature Award in 2000, Nian Yue Ri (???). Enjoyment, which was published in 2004, received wide acclaim in China, garnering the 3rd Lao She Literature Award (?????????) in the novel category. While his works have been widely published abroad, some of his more controversial works have been banned in China.

Yan Liben            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Liben: was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include the Thirteen Emperors Scroll and Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts. He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion, under Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served Emperor Taizong when he was the Prince of Qin. Yan's paintings included painted portraits of various Chinese emperors from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) up until the Sui Dynasty (581-618) period. His works were highly regarded by the Tang writers Zhu Jingxuan and Zhang Yanyuan, who noted his paintings were "works among the glories of all times".[2

Yan Shigu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Shigu: was a famous Chinese author and linguist of the Tang Dynasty.

Yan Song            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Song: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Zhejiang Lücheng. He is well-known in China for his good ball control and dribbling, especially as a winger. During the ACL 2006 when Dalian played a home match against J-League champions Gamba Osaka, Yan Song dribbled through the entire Gamba defense and almost scored with a curled lob.

Yan Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Wei: is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

Jack Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Jack Yan: is a publisher, designer and businessman,Yan founded his own company in 1987 while a teenager and grew it, initially, into the region's leading font software firm,[2] claiming to be the first New Zealander to design digital typefaces. He created over 100 typeface designs himself for the firm,[3] and inspired other local typeface designers such as Kris Sowersby to pursue careers in that industry.

Chen Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chen Yan: a Chinese swimmer.

Liang Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liang Yan: is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Chinese volleyball team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches. She is the only one player to win all 5 straight major titles for China

Bi Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bi Yan: is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Bai Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bai Yan: is a Chinese male tennis player.