List of Famous people named Zhou
Zhou Shen
Zhou Shen, also known as Charlie Zhou, is a Chinese singer. He is best known for his songs "Big Fish", which won 8 awards. In November 2017, Zhou released his debut album 深的深, a co-creation with producer Gao Xiaosong, songwriter Yin Yue, and composer Qian Lei. He has performed for many TV series and Chinese animation films such as Big Fish & Begonia, Dahufa, and Crystal Sky of Yesterday, among others. In March 2018, Zhou sang the Chinese promotional song for the 2018 Oscar Best Picture The Shape of Water. In 2020, Zhou Shen won first place for his performance of the song "Da La Beng Ba" in the show Singer 2020, imitating multiple voices, including that of a little girl and a man. By April 2020, this performance clip's view count on Bilibili had exceeded 10 million, surpassing that of the original song; after the song was released on Netease Cloud Music, it dominated the chart for several days, and the single has been played over 100 million times, and has been on top of Chinese search engines.
Zhou Yongkang
Zhou Yongkang is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest decision-making body, and the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei) between 2007 and 2012, making him one of the most powerful leaders in China. In that position, Zhou oversaw China's security apparatus and law enforcement institutions, with power stretching into courts, prosecution agencies, police forces, paramilitary forces, and intelligence organs. He was convicted of corruption-related charges in 2014 and expelled from the CCP.
Zhou Dongyu
Zhou Dongyu is a Chinese actress, who gained recognition after appearing in Zhang Yimou's film Under the Hawthorn Tree. She was also chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation", along with Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong and Yang Zi. In 2016, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress with her performance in Soul Mate. In 2020, she won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress with her performance in Better Days.
Zhou Yutong
Zhou Yutong is a Chinese actress.
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in Suzhou River (2000) and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002).
Zhou Qi
Zhou Qi is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has also played as a Center (basketball) for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was then waived by Houston Rockets on December 17, 2018 and signed with Xinjiang Flying Tigers on August 13, 2019.
Zhou Jieqiong
Zhou Jieqiong, known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung, is a Chinese singer and actress based in China and South Korea and signed under Pledis Entertainment. After finishing sixth in survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Pristin and its subgroup Pristin V. She made her solo debut with the single "Why" on September 6, 2018.
Zhou Qunfei
Zhou Qunfei is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the major touchscreen maker Lens Technology. After the public listing of her company on the Shenzhen ChiNext market in March 2015, her net worth reached US$10 billion, making her the richest woman in China. In 2018, she was named the world's richest self-made woman, with a net worth of $9.8 billion.
Zhou Zhennan
Zhou Zhennan is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter and dancer. He finished first in Tencent's Produce Camp 2019 and debuted with R1SE.
Zhou Xianwang
Zhou Xianwang is a Chinese politician currently serving as vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Previously he served as Deputy Party Committee Secretary and mayor of Wuhan. He is of Tujia ethnicity. He entered the workforce in September 1980, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1987.