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.

Wei Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wei Wei: is a Chinese actress.

Te Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Te Wei: was a Chinese animator. He is probably best known for the 1956 short animated film The Conceited General. From about 1960 his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi. Not permitted to carry on his animation during the Cultural Revolution, Te Wei regained a position of artistic influence in the late 1970s and the 1980s with a series of animated films in painterly style.

Pang Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Pang Wei: is a male Chinese sports shooter.

Ge Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Ge Wei: is a Chinese football player. He currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the Chinese Super League. Ge was promoted to Jiangsu Sainty's first team square in 2008 but didn't have a chance to appear in the league game. He made his senior debut on 26 May 2010, in a 1 - 0 home win over Tianjin Teda. He scored his first senior league goal on his third league appearance. The goal he scored in 77th minute to ensure Jiangsu beat Nanchang Hengyuan 1-0 at home win on 24 July.

Su Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Su Wei: is a Chinese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is also a member of the China men's national basketball team. Su was a part of the Chinese national junior basketball team that competed at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for the 12th-placed Chinese team. He made his debut for the senior team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009; at 20 years of age, he was the second youngest Chinese player at the tournament. He saw action in five of nine games for the silver medal-winning Chinese team. With the silver medal performance, China qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.