Famous People with Name Wang

Wang Guowei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Guowei: was a Chinese scholar, writer and poet. A versatile and original scholar, he made important contributions to the studies of ancient history, epigraphy, philology, vernacular literature and literary theory.

Wang Haibin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Haibin: is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Wang Hao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Hao: is a Chinese chess grandmaster.As with Garry Kasparov, Wang Hao became a grandmaster without first gaining an International Master (IM) title. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Aeroflot Open (A2 Tournament) in Moscow in February 2005, his second norm at the 2005 Dubai Open and his third at the 2005 2nd Dato Arthur Tan MAS Open.

Wang Hao, Also Hao Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Hao, Also Hao Wang: was a Chinese American logician, philosopher and mathematician

Wang Hongni            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Hongni: is a female Chinese triathlete. Wang competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took fortieth place with a total time of 2:18:40.07.

Vera Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Vera Wang: is an American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties.

Wayne Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wayne Wang: is a Chinese American film director.Born in Hong Kong, he studied film and television at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Chan Is Missing (1982) and Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) established his reputation. He is best known for the independent features Smoke (1995) and Anywhere but Here (1999). At the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Wang premiered two feature films, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Princess of Nebraska, as well as appearing in the Arthur Dong documentary film Hollywood Chinese.

An Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

An Wang: was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories.A native of Kunshan County in Suzhou Prefecture, he was born in Shanghai, China, and graduated from Jiaotong University with a degree in electrical engineering in 1940. He emigrated to the United States in June 1945 to attend Harvard University for graduate school, earning a PhD in applied physics in 1948. After graduation, he worked at Harvard with Dr Howard Aiken on the design of the Mark IV, Aiken's first fully electronic computer. Wang co-invented the pulse transfer controlling device with Way-Dong Woo, a schoolmate from China who fell ill before their patent was issued. The new device implemented write-after-read which made magnetic core memory possible. Harvard reduced its commitment to computer research in 1951, prompting Wang's departure.

Dr. Elizabeth Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Dr. Elizabeth Wang: commonly known as Liza Wang is an accomplished diva, actress and MC in Hong Kong. She is a well-respected, influential and iconic personality amongst the Chinese-speaking communities.

Kan-Chang Wang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Kan-Chang Wang: was a nuclear physicist from China. He was one of the initiators of China's researches in nuclear physics, cosmic rays and particle physics. Wang Ganchang figured among the top leaders, pioneers and scientists of the Chinese nuclear deterrent program. Member of the Chinese Academy of Science, and member of the Chinese Communist party.In 1930, Wang first proposed to use a cloud chamber to study a new type of high-energy rays induced by the bombardment of beryllium with a particle, experiment conducted one year later by the English physicist James Chadwick, thus discovering a new type of particle, the neutron, allowing him to win the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics.