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Famous people surnamed Gan (甘)

21 of the best-known people with the Gan (甘) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Gan De(甘德)

    400–400 BC

    4th-century BC Chinese astronomer and astrologer

  • Gan Luo(甘罗)

    b. 246 BC

    3rd century BC Chinese politician

  • Gan Ying(甘英)

    b. 100

    Late first century Chinese military ambassador

  • Gan Ning(甘宁)

    175–222

    General serving warlord Sun Quan (died c. 220)

  • Gan Zhuo(甘卓)

    250–322

    jin dynasty official

  • Gan Guobao(甘国宝)

    b. 1709

    politician

  • Gan Naiguang(甘乃光)

    1897–1956

    politician, political scientist

  • Gan Yetao(甘野陶)

    1907–2002

    Chinese diplomat

  • Gan Zizhao(甘子钊)

    b. 1938

    Chinese physicist

  • Gan Yang(甘阳)

    b. 1952

    Chinese political philosopher

  • Kam Kwok-leung(甘国亮)

    b. 1954

    Hong Kong screenwriter, director, actor, programme host

  • Kam Nai-wai(甘乃威)

    b. 1960

    Hong Kong politician

  • Gan Rong-Yih(甘荣益)

    b. 1962

    badminton player

  • Jay Gan(甘剑英)

    b. 1963

    American scientist

  • Joseph Gan Junqiu(甘俊邱)

    b. 1964

    catholic priest

  • Gan Yao-ming(甘耀明)

    b. 1972

    Taiwanese writer

  • Gan Wei(甘薇)

    b. 1984

    Chinese actress

  • Gan Tingting(甘婷婷)

    b. 1986

    Chinese actress

  • Kan Chia Wei(甘家葳)

    b. 1998

    Taiwanese boxer

  • Gan Yanshou(甘延寿)

    Chinese military official

  • Derek Kan(甘达庆)

    American businessman and politician

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29