Famous People with Name Yan

Yan Pei-Ming            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Pei-Ming: is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most famous paintings are "epic-sized" portraits of Mao Zedong worked out in black and white or red and white. He works with big brushes, and his paintings are brought to life by the rapid brush strokes which structure the picture space.[1]

Yan Han            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Han: is a Chinese artist and teacher. Yan taught at North China University and then at the Lu Xun Academy of Art (Shenyang); from 1949, he taught first at the National Art Academy, Hangzhou, and then, in 1950, at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Yan participated in the First Congress of the All-China Art Workers' Association, held in 1949. His official posts have included chairman of the Chinese Printmakers' Association and standing director of the Chinese Artists' Association.

Yan Xiangchuang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Xiangchuang: is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. He eventually made his senior debut on May 26, 2004 against Shenyang Ginde.

Yan Feng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Feng: is a Chinese international footballer, currently playing for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League. Yan Feng started his professional footballer career with Sichuan Guancheng where he would have to wait until May 16, 2004 to make his league debut against Beijing Guoan in a 1-1 draw to get his break within the first team. Yan Feng was called up into the Chinese senior team on the 25th of July, 2009 to face Kyrgyzstan in a friendly, which China won 3-0.

Yan Lik Kin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Lik Kin: is a Hong Kong football coach. He qualified as an AFC Class A coach. He is the coach of Hong Kong team that participating 2009–10 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup.

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.