Famous People with Name Wen

Wen Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Yang: is a Chinese chess player, who holds the GM title. He qualified for and competed in the Chess World Cup 2007 where he reached Round One, where he was defeated 0.5-1.5 by Zoltan Almasi. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2498.

Wen Yiduo            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Yiduo: was a Chinese poet and scholar.Wen was born in Xishui County, Hubei. After receiving a traditional education he went on to continue studying at the Tsinghua University. In 1922, he traveled to the United States to study fine arts and literature in the Art Institute of Chicago. It was during this time that his first collection of poetry, Hongzhu (??, "Red Candle"), was published. In 1925, he traveled back to China and took a university teaching post. In 1928, his second collection, Sishui (??, "Dead Water"), was published. His poetry is influenced by Western models. In the same year he joined the Crescent Society and wrote essays on poetry, mostly stressing that poetry should have "formal properties". He also began to publish the results of his classical Chinese literature research.

Wen Zhengming            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Zhengming: was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty prime minister and patriot Wen Tianxiang. Wen’s family was originally from Hengyang, Hunan, where his family had established itself shortly after the 10th century. Not until the time of Wen's great-grandfather, Wen Hui, a military officer, did the family move to the Suzhou area.

Wen Zhenheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Zhenheng: was a Ming dynasty scholar, painter, landscape garden designer, and great grandson of Wen Zhengming, a famous Ming dynasty painter.

Wen Boren            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Boren: was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).His style name was 'De Cheng' (??) and his pseudonyms were 'Wu Feng' (??), 'Bao Sheng' (??), and 'She Sheng Lao Nong' (????).[1] Wen was most most noted for painting landscapes and people. He typically painted landscapes of rounding ranges of hills with free atmosphere. His style is similar to Zhao Mengfu and Wang Meng.

Jiang Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Jiang Wen: is a Chinese film actor and director. He is probably best known internationally as the male lead opposite Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's directorial debut Red Sorghum.

Sun Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Sun Wen: is a retired well-known female Chinese football (soccer) player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17[1]. A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot (which she shared with Sissi, of Brazil) and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be nominated for the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award.

Zhu Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhu Wen: is a Chinese short story writer turned director.His first published short story, I Love Dollars, was denounced by some critics as the "shameless and indecent novel of a hooligan.In 1998, he instigated and became identified with the Rupture movement(duanlie) to voice dissatisfaction with the literary establishment. He sent questionnaires to about 70 writers, about 55 of which responded. The responses were sarcastic and mostly expressed discontent, and later spawned publications that nurtured more independence among writers.[2]

Hao Li Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Hao Li Wen: is a Chinese professional racing cyclist.

Gao Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Gao Wen: is a footballer who plays as a Midfielder. He currently plays for Kitchee in the Hong Kong First Division League and the Hong Kong national football team.