Famous People with Name Yan

Yan Liben            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Liben: was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include the Thirteen Emperors Scroll and Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts. He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion, under Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served Emperor Taizong when he was the Prince of Qin. Yan's paintings included painted portraits of various Chinese emperors from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) up until the Sui Dynasty (581-618) period. His works were highly regarded by the Tang writers Zhu Jingxuan and Zhang Yanyuan, who noted his paintings were "works among the glories of all times".[2

Yan Shigu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Shigu: was a famous Chinese author and linguist of the Tang Dynasty.

Yan Song            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Song: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Zhejiang Lücheng. He is well-known in China for his good ball control and dribbling, especially as a winger. During the ACL 2006 when Dalian played a home match against J-League champions Gamba Osaka, Yan Song dribbled through the entire Gamba defense and almost scored with a curled lob.

Yan Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Wei: is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

Yan Zhenqing            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yan Zhenqing: was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.

Hua Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Hua Yan: was a Chinese painter from Fujian province. Yan's work is within the tradition of the Yangzhou school and is often named as one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

Ke Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Ke Yan: is a Chinese writer.Ke Yan was born in the province Guangdong. Her father was a writer and a translator and she has stated that she was first inspired by him to start writing. She is a playwright, novelist and poet. She is famous for her textbooks and children's literature. Also she has written lyrics and a script for a television program. Throughout her life she has held several positions. like vice Chief-Editor of Poetry Magazine, Editor of People's Literature, Vice-President of the Children's Educational Society of Beijing, and National Committee member of the Chinese Federation of the Art and Literature Circles.

Li Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Li Yan: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shaanxi Baorong.

Liang Yan (            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liang Yan (: is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Liu Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Yan: is a figure skater from China. She was born on August 30, 1984 and currently resides in Qiqihar. Liu placed eleventh at her first trip to the Olympics in Torino 2006, skating a short program to Valley of the Red River and a free skate to My Parents/Long Way Home