Famous People with Name Yen

Yen Chia-kan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yen Chia-kan: better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 15, 1963. In 1966 the National Assembly elected Yen as Vice President and re-elected him in 1972. He became the second President following the death of Chiang Kai-shek and was later succeeded by Chiang's son, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. After his presidency, Yen served as Chairman of the Council on Chinese Cultural Renaissance and Chairman of Board of the National Palace Museum until 1991.

Olinda Cho Yu Yen            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Olinda Cho Yu Yen: a Singapore Idol Season 1 finalist. She was the competition's 2nd runner-up, behind Sylvester Sim and Taufik Batisah.She has lost a tremendous amount of weight, probably due to her slimming advertising contract. Her debut album was supposed to be released on September 2006, but it was pushed back for more than a year to October 2007

Cheng Yen            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Cheng Yen: is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni), teacher, and philanthropist. She is often called the "Mother Teresa of Asia." In 1966, Cheng Yen founded the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, commonly known as Tzu Chi; its motto is "instructing the rich and saving the poor". Later, Cheng Yen's Charity, Medicine, Education, and Culture Missions developed, and to the present the Tzu Chi Foundation has become involved in international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, environmental protection, and community volunteering.