Famous People with Name Ling

Ding Líng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Ding Líng: was a Chinese woman author from Linli in Hunan province.

Bei Ling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bei Ling: is a Chinese poet, and journal editor. He came to the United States on an exchange, he was a fellow at Brown University. After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, in 1992, he founded the literary journal ?? (Tendency). Beginning in 1998, he traveled to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2000, he opened an office in Beijing. On August 13, 2000, he was detained for 14 days at the Qinghe Detention Center, and charged with "illegal publication." After an international protest, he was fined $24,000, and deported. In 2009, he sought dialogue with Chinese officials at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In 2010, he wrote about Liu Xiaobo in The Wall Street Journal. In 2011, he organized a letter in support of Ai Weiwei.

Yang Ling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Ling: is a male Chinese sports shooter. He won both the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Olympic Games in 10 metre running target, being the only shooter to successfully defend an Olympic title in that event.