Famous People with Name Yan

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.

Yan Zhitui            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Zhitui: was a Chinese scholar, calligrapher, painter, musician, and government official who served four different Chinese states during the late Southern and Northern Dynasties: the Liang Dynasty in southern China, the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties of northern China, and their successor state that reunified China, the Sui Dynasty. Yan Zhitui was a supporter of Buddhism in China despite criticism by many of his Confucian-taught peers. Yan was also the first person in history to mention the use of toilet paper.[1]

Yan Zi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Zi: is a professional female tennis player from the People's Republic of China.

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.

Guo Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Guo Yan: is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.