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Famous people surnamed Ma (马)

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

  • Ma Yuan(马援)

    13 BC–AD 49

    Chinese general who served during the Eastern Han dynasty

  • Ma Teng(马腾)

    156–212

    Chinese Han dynasty warlord (died 212)

  • Ma Chao(马超)

    176–222

    Chinese military general and warlord (176–222)

  • Ma Dai(马岱)

    183–300

    3rd century State of Shu Han general

  • Ma Jun(马钧)

    200–265

    3rd century Chinese mechanical engineer

  • Ma Duanlin(马端临)

    1254–1323

    Chinese historical writer and encyclopaedist (1245-1322)

  • Ma Huan(马欢)

    1380–1460

    Ming dynasty translator, voyager and writer

  • Ma Bufang(马步芳)

    1903–1975

    Chinese politician (1903-1975)

  • Ma Zhongying(马仲英)

    1910–1936

    Chinese Muslim warlord

  • Ma Kai(马凯)

    b. 1946

    Chinese politician

  • Ma Ying-jeou(马英九)

    b. 1950

    12th and 13th President of Republic of China(Taiwan)

  • Ma Jian(马建)

    b. 1953

    Chinese-born British writer (1953-)

  • Yo-Yo Ma(马友友)

    b. 1955

    American cellist (born 1955)

  • Ma Xingrui(马兴瑞)

    b. 1959

    Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang

  • Tzi Ma(马泰)

    b. 1962

    Hong Kong actor

  • Jack Ma(马云)

    b. 1964

    Chinese businessman

  • Ma Huateng(马化腾)

    b. 1971

    Chinese internet entrepreneur (1971-)

  • Ma Mingyu(马明宇)

    b. 1972

    Chinese footballer (born 1972)

  • Ma Ning(马宁)

    b. 1979

    Chinese association football referee

  • Ma Lin(马琳)

    b. 1980

    Chinese table tennis player

  • Ma Qinghua(马青骅)

    b. 1987

    Chinese racing driver

  • Ma Long(马龙)

    b. 1988

    Chinese table tennis player

  • Ma Jin(马晋)

    b. 1988

    Chinese badminton player

  • Ma Yuan(马远)

    ?–1225

    Chinese painter from Song Dynasty (1160-1225)

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