Famous People with Name Tao

Tao Luna            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Luna: is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Tao Qian            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Qian: also known as Tao Yuanming (???), born in modern Jiujiang, Jiangxi, was one of the most influential pre-Tang Dynasty Chinese poets.He came from a notable family which had descended into poverty; when young, he was torn between ambition and a desire to retreat into solitude. His great-grandfather was the famous Eastern Jin general and governor, Tao Kan. He served in a series of minor posts, but his sister's death, as well as disgust at the corruption and infighting of the Jin Court prompted his resignation, convincing him that life was too short to compromise on his principles; as he put it himself, he would not "bow like a servant in return for five bushels of grain" ("??????" has entered common usage to mean "swallowing one's pride in exchange for a meagre existence". 'Five bushels of grain' refers to the salary of a low-ranking official). He lived in retirement for his last 22 years.

Tao Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Wei: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.

Tao Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Yang: is a computer scientist. He attended Tongji University, where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1990 and his Master's degree in 1993. He has invented fuzzy cellular neural networks (FCNN) in 1995, computational verb in 1997, chaotic digital CDMA (with L.O. Chua) in 1997, computational verb theory in 2001, physical linguistics in 2002, and the theory of the Unicogse in 2004.

Tao Chi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tao Chi: was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).Chi was born into an imperial, royal family. He later became a monk to avoid political persecution where he studied and practiced writings and paintings. He subsequently left the Buddhist church to become a professional painter.[1] Chi once described his style as "the best method is no method". His works were produced with combining many different techniques. He was recognized as a top artist in his time and was very influential on other artists.[2]

Wang Tao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wang Tao: is a retired Chinese table tennis player, the current head coach of the Bayi Gongshang club in the China Table Tennis Super League, a major general of the People's Liberation Army, and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

Wu Tao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wu Tao: is a Chinese discus thrower.

Xue Tao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xue Tao: was one of the three famous female Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty.Some 450 poems by Xue were gathered in The Brocade River Collection that survived until the 1300s. About 100 poems of her are known nowadays, which is more than of any other Tang dynasty woman.

Yu Tao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yu Tao: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua.

Zhan Tao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhan Tao: is a Chinese mathematician and president of Shandong University, beginning in July of 2000.