Famous people surnamed Yan (颜)
24 of the best-known people with the Yan (颜) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.
Yan Hui(颜回)
520–480 BCChinese philosopher (c. 521–481 BC)
Yan Liang(颜良)
200–200Military general under warlord Yuan Shao (died 200)
Yan Zhitui(颜之推)
531–591Chinese artist-scholar (531–591)
Yan Zhenqing(颜真卿)
709–785Chinese calligrapher (709-785)
Yan Siqi(颜思齐)
1586–1625Chinese tailor, merchant and fugitive
Yan Yuan(颜元)
1635–1704Chinese philosopher
Yan Huiqing(颜惠庆)
1877–1950Premier of Republic of China (1877-1950)
Yan Wenliang(颜文梁)
1893–1988Chinese painter and educator (1893–1988)
Yen Shui-long(颜水龙)
1903–1997Taiwanese painter and sculptor (1903-1997)
Gan Kim Yong(颜金勇)
b. 1952Singaporean politician
Yen Cheng-kuo(颜正国)
1974–2025Taiwanese actor (1974–2025)
Nieng Yan(颜宁)
b. 1977Chinese structural biologist researcher
Yan Bingyan(颜丙燕)
b. 1977Chinese actress
Yen Kuan-heng(颜宽恒)
b. 1977Taiwanese politician
Yen Hsing-su(颜行书)
b. 1978Taiwanese basketball player (born 1976)
Gan Teik Chai(颜德财)
1983–2023Malaysian badminton player
Yan Ni(颜妮)
b. 1987volleyball player
Heidi Gan(颜海蒂)
b. 1988Malaysian swimmer
Molly Yen(颜翎熹)
b. 1989Taiwanese politician
Yan Junling(颜骏凌)
b. 1991Chinese footballer
Cherry Ngan(颜卓灵)
b. 1993Hong Kong actress
Ngan Lok Fung(颜乐枫)
b. 1993Hong Kong footballer
Yan Peng(颜鹏)
b. 1996Chinese basketball player (born 1996)
Yan Bingtao(颜丙涛)
b. 2000Chinese snooker player