Famous people surnamed Qian (钱)

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

Qian Qi(钱起)
710–780
Tang Dynasty poet
Qian Xuan(钱选)
b. 1239
Chinese painter (1235 - 1307)
Qian Daxin(钱大昕)
1728–1804
historian and linguist of Qing dynasty in China (1728–1804)
Qian Nengxun(钱能训)
1869–1924
Qing Dynasty politician
Qian Xuantong(钱玄同)
1887–1939
Chinese esperantist and linguist (1887–1939)
Ch'ien Mu(钱穆)
1895–1990
Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990)
Qian Zhongshu(钱锺书)
1910–1998
Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998)
Qian Xuesen(钱学森)
1911–2009
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009)
Chien Wei-zang(钱伟长)
1912–2010
Chinese scientist (1912-2010)
Qian Sanqiang(钱三强)
1913–1992
Chinese nuclear physicist (1913–1992)
Qian Xiuling(钱秀玲)
1913–2008
Chinese-Belgian scientist
Qian Qichen(钱其琛)
1928–2017
Chinese politician (1928-2017)
Shu Chien(钱煦)
b. 1931
Chinese-American biologist
Fredrick Chien(钱复)
b. 1935
Taiwanese politician
Qian Nairong(钱乃荣)
b. 1945
Chinese linguist
Roger Y. Tsien(钱永健)
1952–2016
American biochemist (1952-2016)
Chin Siu-ho(钱小豪)
b. 1963
Hong Kong actor
Chin Kar-lok(钱嘉乐)
b. 1965
Hong Kong actor and action choreographer
Qian Hong(钱红)
b. 1971
swimmer
Linlin(钱琳)
b. 1991
Chinese singer and dancer
Jefferson Qian(钱正昊)
b. 2001
Chinese singer

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

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