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Famous people surnamed Ming (明)

10 of the best-known people with the Ming (明) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth; people of Korean or Vietnamese descent, who write their surname with the same character, are listed separately.

  • Ming Hao(明镐)

    989–1048

    Song dynasty person CBDB = 1368

  • Ming Shiju(明时举)

    b. 1583

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 207771

  • Ming Ji(明骥)

    1923–2012

    Taiwanese filmmaker

  • Ming Chu-cheng(明居正)

    b. 1953

    Taiwanese political scientist

  • Ming Xuechang(明学昌)

    1954–2023

    Burmese politician

  • Ming Chin-cheng(明金城)

    1970–2022

    actor

  • Ming Kai(明凯)

    b. 1993

    Chinese League of Legends player

  • Ming Tian(明天)

    b. 1995

    Chinese footballer born 1995

  • Ming Zhiyin(明之胤)

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 235551

People of Korean or Vietnamese descent with the 明 surname

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