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.

Chen Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chen Yan: a Chinese swimmer.

Liang Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liang Yan: is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Chinese volleyball team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches. She is the only one player to win all 5 straight major titles for China

Bi Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bi Yan: is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Bai Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bai Yan: is a Chinese male tennis player.

Zhou Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhou Yan: is a female Chinese softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 2000 Olympic softball competition she finished fourth with the Chinese team. She played two matches.