List of Famous people named Wang
Wang Yibo
Wang Yibo is a Chinese actor, dancer, singer, rapper, host, and professional motorcycle racer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boyband UNIQ in 2014. As an actor, Wang is best known for his leading roles in television series Gank Your Heart (2019), The Untamed (2019), and Legend of Fei (2020). In 2020, he is ranked 9th by Forbes in the Celebrity 100 list in China.
Wang Qishan
Wang Qishan is a Chinese politician, and the current Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Wang is one of the leading figures behind China's foreign affairs, along with Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang. Between 2012 and 2017, Wang had served as the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party's anti-corruption body, and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest decision making body. He was instrumental in carrying out General Secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign since 2013.
Wang Zhelin
Wang Zhelin is a Chinese basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons in the Chinese Basketball Association. He was drafted in Round 2 in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Wang is considered one of the most promising Chinese players.
Wang Anyu
Wang Anyu, is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in dramas Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty, Twenty Your Life On, and The Heiress.
Wang Leehom
Wang Leehom, sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and film director. Formally trained at Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his music is known for fusing hip-hop and R&B, with traditional Chinese music. Since his 1995 debut, Wang has released 25 albums, that have sold over 60 million copies. He is a four-time winner and 19-time nominee of the Golden Melody Awards, the "Grammys" of Chinese music. His sold-out concert at the 90,000 seat Beijing Bird's Nest on April 14, 2012 was the first solo pop concert to be held at the iconic venue. With over 72 million followers on social media, Wang is one of the most followed celebrities in China. In 2018, CNN dubbed him "King of Chinese Pop" and the LA Times called him "the biggest American star America has never heard of." Wang was listed as one of Goldsea's "The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time".
Wang Huning
Wang Huning is a Chinese political theorist and one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of China, a current member of the party's Politburo Standing Committee and first-ranked secretary of the party's Secretariat. He served as secretary of the Secretariat between 2007 and 2012, and as the head of the Central Policy Research Office from 2002 through 2020. He was named chairman of Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization in November 2017.
Wang Yaping
Colonel Wang Yaping is a Chinese military pilot and astronaut. Wang was the second female astronaut selected to the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, and the second Chinese woman in space.
Wang Yan
Wang Yan is a senior elite Chinese gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Wang Yuwen
Wang Yuwen is a Chinese actress.
Wang Hau-yu
Wang Hao-yu is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the Taoyuan City Council representing District 7 from 2014 to 2021 as a member of the Green Party. He left the Green Party on January 11, 2020 and joined the Democratic Progressive Party on February 6, 2020. He was successfully recalled on January 16, 2021 with 92.23% in favor, 7.7% against, and a 28% turnout, exceeding the required 25%. The successful recall was the first for a city councillor in a special municipality.