Famous People with Name Yao

Zhong Yao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhong Yao: was a Chinese calligrapher and politician of Cao Wei. Born in modern Xuchang, Henan, he was at one time the Grand Administrator of Chang'an.

Huang Yao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Huang Yao: He is known for his creation of the Niu Bizi (???) cartoons in the 1930's in Shanghai.[1]

Pan Yao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Pan Yao: is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.

Wu Xing Yao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wu Xing Yao: is a Hong Kong fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Chiung Yao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chiung Yao: is the penname of a popular Taiwan romance novelist. Many of her works have been made and remade into movies and TV series. Films based on her books have been made in the Republic of China (Taiwan) since the 1970s, and were very popular during their time. They often featured Brigitte Lin, Lin Feng-jiao, Charlie Chin and/or Chin Han, who were then collectively known as the "Two Lins and Two Chins". Both her father and mother received a good education. She was born in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. In 1949, along with her family, she moved to Taiwan, where she attended and Taipei Municipal Zhong Shan Girls High School . At the age of 16, she published her first novel. During high school she had published over 200 articles. After graduation from high school and failure to enter college, she got married and became a housewife, and at the same time started her writing career. Her first novel, still often read today, is Chuangwai ("Outside the Window").