Famous people surnamed Yao (姚)
24 of the best-known people with the Yao (姚) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.
Yao Chong(姚崇)
650–721Chinese chancellor
Yao Guang Xiao(姚广孝)
1335–1418Ming dynasty person CBDB = 35140 (1335–1418)
Yao Nai(姚鼐)
1731–1815Qing Dynasty scholar (1731–1815)
Yao Xueyin(姚雪垠)
1910–1999Chinese writer
Yao Yilin(姚依林)
1917–1994Chinese politician (1917-1994)
Yao Min(姚敏)
1917–1967Chinese singer-songwriter
Yao Lee(姚莉)
1922–2019Chinese singer (1922-2019)
Yao Wenyuan(姚文元)
1931–2005Chinese politician (1931–2005)
Yao Chia-wen(姚嘉文)
b. 1938Taiwanese politician
Andrew Yao(姚期智)
b. 1946computer scientist and computational theorist
Yao Bin(姚滨)
b. 1957Chinese figure skating coach
Yao Jingyuan(姚景远)
b. 1958Chinese weightlifter
Pasuya Yao(姚文智)
b. 1965Taiwanese politician
Yao Fen(姚芬)
b. 1967Chinese badminton player
Yao Defen(姚德芬)
1972–2012(1972-2012) former tallest living woman
Yao Jie(姚洁)
b. 1977Chinese-Dutch badminton player
Yao Chen(姚晨)
b. 1979Chinese actress
Yao Ming(姚明)
b. 1980Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
Yao Beina(姚贝娜)
1981–2015Chinese female singer
Yao Xingtong(姚星彤)
b. 1983Chinese actress
Yao Lei(姚蕾)
b. 1990Singaporean badminton player
Yao Di(姚迪)
b. 1992Female Chinese volleyball player
Yao Jinnan(姚金男)
b. 1995gymnast
Yao Wei(姚伟)
b. 1997Chinese association football player