Famous People with Name Wen

Wen Tong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Tong: was a Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo pantings. He was one of the paragons of "scholar's painting" (shi ren hua), which idealised spontaneity and painting without financial reward.He could hold two brushes in one hand and paint two different distanced bamboos simultaneously

Wen Tsing Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wen Tsing Chow: was a Chinese-born American missile guidance scientist and a digital computer pioneer.

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.

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.

Liu Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Wen: is a Chinese fashion model. She is the first model of East Asian descent to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In 2010, she became a face of Estée Lauder alongside Constance Jablonski.

Xu Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xu Wen: is a versatile Chinese footballer, who plays as either a defensive midfielder or defender for Nanchang Bayi. As a youngster Xu Wen would participate in the 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China as well as playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team before he would graduate to the senior team during the 2006 league season where he was given the number 25 shirt. A toe injury would see his progression halted before the merger with Shanghai United F.C. and the significant increase in the squad size saw him return to youth and reserve teams. He would leave the club to gain more playing opportunities and join second tier side Nanchang Bayi where during the 2009 league season he would establish himself as a vital member within the teams push for promotion to the top tier when they came runners-up in the division.

Tong Wen            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tong Wen: is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin she began training in Judo when she was 13.