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Famous people surnamed Yan (晏)

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

  • Yan Ying(晏婴)

    577–499 BC

    ancient Chinese philosopher and politician from the state of Qi in the 6th century BC

  • Yan Shu(晏殊)

    991–1055

    Chinese statesman, poet, calligrapher and literary figure of the Song dynasty

  • Yan Jidao(晏几道)

    1038–1110

    Song dynasty poet

  • Yan Wenxian(晏文显)

    b. 1430

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 198674

  • Yan Zhe(晏辙)

    b. 1444

    politician

  • Yan Duanshu(晏端书)

    1803–1882

    Qing dynasty politician

  • Yan Anlan(晏安澜)

    1851–1919

    person, CBDB ID = 367862

  • Y. C. James Yen(晏阳初)

    1893–1990

    Chinese educator

  • Yan Xunfu(晏勋甫)

    1893–1961

    politician

  • Yan Youqiong(晏友琼)

    b. 1949

    Chinese politician

  • Yan Yonghe(晏永和)

    b. 1952

    Chinese politician

  • Yan Zi(晏紫)

    b. 1984

    Chinese tennis player

  • Macario Hing-Glover(晏新力)

    b. 1995

    association football player

  • Yan Ruo(晏弱)

    Qi minister of state

  • Yan Sisheng(晏斯盛)

    ?–1752

    Qing dynasty person CBDB = 57598

  • Yan Duo(晏铎)

    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