Famous People with Name Wei

Wei Shou            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Shou: was the author of the Book of Wei, composed in 554, an important Chinese historical text.

Wei Shuo            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Shuo: was a calligrapher of Eastern Jin, who established consequential rules about the regular script. Her famous disciple was Wang Xizhi.

Wei Xin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Xin: is the head coach of the Chinese Super League Football (soccer) team Chongqing Lifan.Before becoming a coach, he played the positions of defender and midfielder. He is 177 cm and 71 kg.

Wei Yuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Yuan: was a Chinese scholar from Shaoyang, Hunan. He moved to Yangzhou in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. Wei obtained the provincial degree (juren) in the Imperial examinations and subsequently worked in the secretariat of several prominent statesmen, such as Lin Zexu. Wei was deeply concerned with the crisis facing China in the early 19th century; but, while he remained loyal to the Qing Dynasty, he also sketched a number of proposals for the improvement of the administration of the empire.

Wei Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Zheng: was a Chinese politician and the lead editor of the Book of Sui, composed in 636. He served as a chancellor of Tang Dynasty for about 13 years, during the reign of Emperor Taizong.

Guo Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Guo Wei: is a Chinese short track speed skater.

Liu Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Wei: is a Chinese basketball player. He plays for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. [1]Liu Wei played with Yao Ming for ten years on the Sharks before Yao went to the NBA.[2] He first came to America in 1998 to play for an AAU team, and joined the national team in 2000. [1]

Pei-Yuan Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Pei-Yuan Wei: created ViolaWWW, one of the first graphical web browsers.

Qiuyue Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Qiuyue Wei: is a female volleyball player from PR China.

Tao Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Wei: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.