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Famous people surnamed Nan (南)

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

  • Nan Daji(南大吉)

    1487–1541

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 129122

  • Nan Fengji(南逢吉)

    1494–1574

    politician

  • Nan Xuan(南轩)

    b. 1518

    politician

  • Nan Xianzhong(南宪仲)

    b. 1545

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 206143

  • Nan Qizhong(南企仲)

    1561–1643

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 129124

  • Nan Guixin(南桂馨)

    1883–1968

    politician

  • Nan Hanchen(南汉宸)

    1895–1967

    Chinese politician

  • Nan Huai-Chin(南怀瑾)

    1918–2012

    Buddhist teacher

  • Nan Ping(南萍)

    1918–1989

    Chinese politician

  • Nan Zhenzhong(南振中)

    b. 1942

    Chinese politician

  • Nan Rendong(南仁东)

    1945–2017

    Chinese astronomer (1945-2017)

  • Nan Ying(南英)

    b. 1954

    Chinese judge

  • Nan Cewen(南策文)

    b. 1962

    Chinese scientist

  • Nan Cunhui(南存辉)

    b. 1963

    Chinese politician

  • Nan Yunqi(南云齐)

    b. 1993

    Chinese footballer

  • Nan Yi(南仪)

    Qing dynasty politician

  • Nan Zhao(南钊)

    Ming dynasty politician

  • Nan Tang(南镗)

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 129132

  • Nan Zhuyuan(南洙源)

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 357303

  • Nan Youtai(南有台)

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 357305

  • Nan Juye(南居业)

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 357309

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