Famous People with Name Yan

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.

Yan Zhenqing            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Zhenqing: was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.

Zhou Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhou Yan: is a female Chinese softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 2000 Olympic softball competition she finished fourth with the Chinese team. She played two matches.

Xia Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xia Yan: was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter. Amongst the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yen, the most renowned works include Under the Eaves of Shanghai (1937) and The Fascist Bacillus (1944). He rose to the position of vice-minister for culture by the 1960s but later spent eight years in prison following the Cultural Revolution. Today the Xia Yan Film Literature Awards are named in his honour.

Poon Lok Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Poon Lok Yan: is a badminton player from Hong Kong. Together with Tse Ying Suet she has received her best competitive results in Women's Doubles. Their breakout performance was at the 2011 India Super Series where they reached the semifinals. They matched that result at the 2011 Japan Super Series and are currently in position to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

Jin Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Jin Yan: was a Korean-born actor who gained fame in China during that country's golden age of cinema, based in Shanghai. His acting talents and good looks gained him much popularity in the 1930's. He was dubbed "The Emperor of Cinema" and "The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai".

Xu Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xu Yan: is a Chinese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division. Xu made his debut in the K-1 promotion in March 2009 at K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 and was knocked out by Se Ki Kim in the second round. His second K-1 bout at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final in October that year saw him record arguably his most famous victory as he knocked out Yuichiro Nagashima.