This is a list of people with the surname Yan (顏). Yán is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 顏 in Chinese character. The surname is the 112th most common surname in the
People's Republic of China in 2016, mostly concentrated in
Hunan, Guangxi and
Hubei regions, with total population of around 1.7 million.
Yan Gao (顏高), according to the 'Narratives of the School,' he was the same as Yan Ke (刻, or 剋), who drove the
carriage when
Confucius rode in
Wei after the duke and
Lady Nanzi (南子)
Yan He (顏何), the present copies of the 'Narratives of the School' do not contain his name, and in AD 1588 Ran was displaced from his place in the temples. His tablet, however, has been restored during the
Qing
Yan Zhitui (顏之推) (531–591), was a Chinese calligrapher, painter, musician, writer, philosopher and politician during
Liang dynasty in southern China, the
Northern Qi and
Northern Zhou of northern China, and the
Sui dynasty. He was a supporter of Buddhism in China.
Yan Huiqing (顏惠慶) (also Weiching Williams Yen or simply W.W. Yen) (2 April 1877 – 24 May 1950), Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai, he served briefly as Premier and later President of the Republic of China in the 1920s
Hilda Yen Yank Sing (顏雅清) (17 January 1906 – 18 March 1970), one of the leading figures of Chinese American society, initially proving herself in university, she worked in diplomatic circles leading to the
League of Nations, and later working as non-governmental organization with the United Nations after her conversion to
Baháʼí Faith
Ngan Kam-chuen (顏錦全) (12 December 1947 – 19 December 2014), was the member of the Legislative Council in 1995–97 for Regional Council and a senior bank manager
Gan Siow Huang (颜晓芳), is a
People's Action Party politician and former brigadier-general, also served as Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and Manpower
Yan Fuqing (颜福庆) (1882–1970), also known as Fu Ching (F.C.) Yen, was a Chinese medical practitioner, public health pioneer, civil servant, and educator
Yan Wenliang (顏文樑) (20 July 1893 – 1 May 1988), was a Chinese painter and educator
Yen Shui-long (顏水龍) (5 June 1903 – 24 September 1997) was a Taiwanese painter and sculptor
Guy NganOBE (顏國鍇) (3 February 1926 – 26 June 2017), was a New Zealand artist
Yan Long'an (颜龙安), is a Chinese agronomist best known for developing the hybrid rice "Shan-You 2"