Famous People with Name Wei

Wei Huacun            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Huacun: was a founder of the Shangqing sect of Daoism.She was born in modern Jining, Shandong in former county Rencheng (??) in 252. Her father, Wei Shu (??), was a government official. From an early age she displayed a propensity for studying the works of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and practicing Daoist methods of cultivation.

Wei Jianhua            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Jianhua: is a retired female Chinese javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.92 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Beijing.

Wei Jingsheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Jingsheng: is an activist in the Chinese democracy movement, most prominent for authoring the document, Fifth Modernization on the "Democracy Wall in Bejing in 1978.

Wei Ning            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Ning: is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Wei Shou            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

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

Du Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Du Wei: is a Chinese professional football player who plays in defence, as a centre-back for Shanghai Shenhua.In season 2005/06, he had a 6-month loan spell at Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He was also a former captain of China's U-21 Football Team and China's Olympic Team in 2004.

Gu Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Gu Wei: is a Chinese weightlifter

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.