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L Lu Xiangqian Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Lu Xiangqian—April 1947, an entrepreneur from Fujian, China, is the son of the late Dr. Lu Jiaxi, former president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Lu Xiangqian was born in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province in April 1947. He graduated from Fujian Normal University in 1978. In the 1990s, he founded the Hong Kong Yili Group (including Jianyu (China) Co., Ltd., Xinli (China) Co., Ltd. and Fujian Yili Property Development Co., Ltd.) and became a director of the company. In 1998, he was officially appointed as the CEO of Jianmao International Co., Ltd. (the predecessor of Guorui Real Estate Co., Ltd., 0108.HK), and was subsequently appointed chairman in 2007. He is also the former independent non-executive director, audit committee member and remuneration committee member of China Linda Resources Co., Ltd. (0910.HK).

Aizawa Mai Aizawa Mai Film & TV · Japan

Aizawa Mai (Japanese: Aizawa Mai/Aizawa dance, Romanized: Aizawa Mai, August 21, 1980 -), a Japanese female voice actress, singer, and narrator. Born in Tokyo. Height 145cm. Type A blood. Affiliated to Aoi Production, graduated from the 24th class of Aoi Junior School Tokyo.

E Erika Mano Film & TV · Japan

Mano Erina (Japanese: Mano Erina/Mano Erina, Romanized: Mano Erina, April 11, 1991 -), a Japanese actor, formerly an idol artist of the Morning Family, is one of the few members of the Morning Family with the talent to play the piano. Born in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, his blood type is type B, and his official nickname is "Manoeri" (Manoeri). Her husband is football player Takeshi Shibazaki.

I Ishihara Natsori Musicians · Japan

Ishihara Kaori (Japanese: Ishihara Natsuori/Ishihara Kaori, Romanized: Ishihara Kaori, August 6, 1993 -), a Japanese female artist, singer and voice actor, belongs to Style Cube. I studied and gained experience as a member of HAPPY!STYLE Rookies, and graduated from Rookies on September 7, 2009. Now he and Yui Ogura form the Yui Kaori group.

Shintaro Ishihara Shintaro Ishihara Film & TV · Japan

Shintaro Ishihara (Japanese: Ishihara Shintaro/Ishihara Shintaro, September 30, 1932 - February 1, 2022) was a Japanese right-wing politician and writer who served as a member of the House of Representatives and a representative of the Japan Reform Association. Born in Suma Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law. He has successively served as a member of the Senate (elected for 1 term, 1968-1972), a member of the House of Representatives (elected for 9 terms, 1972-1995, 2012-2014), Director of the Environment Agency (1976-1977), Minister of Transportation (1987-1988), and Governor of Tokyo (elected 4 times, 1999-2012). In October 2012, he resigned as the governor of Tokyo and formed a new party to return to national politics. He planned to form a "third major alliance" with the Japan Reform Association and the People's Party to overthrow the post-war bureaucratic dominance system. On December 16, 2014, he lost the 47th general election for members of the Japanese House of Representatives and announced his retirement from politics.

Satomi Ishihara Satomi Ishihara Film & TV · Japan

Ishihara Satomi (Japanese: Ishihara Satomi/Ishihara Satomi, Romanized: Ishihara Satomi, December 24, 1986 -) is a Japanese actress who was born in Tokyo. She was partially translated as Ishihara Satomi in the Chinese circle. She previously acted under the name Ishigami Kuniko. In 2003, he starred in the NHK morning drama "Cheerful Family" and began to enter the public eye. In 2014, she gained widespread attention for her performance in the TV series "The Lovelorn Chocolate Craftsman".

Shi Tian Shi Tian Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Dean Shek (English: Dean Shek, June 17, 1949 - September 20, 2021), whose real name is Liu Weicheng, is a Hong Kong actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in the Shaw Brothers Southern Experimental Theater Company. In 1980, he formed New Arts City Pictures Co., Ltd. with filmmakers Huang Baiming and Mak Jia, during which time he produced many classic Hong Kong films.

S Shi Yue Anxin Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Shi Yue Anxin (English: Anson, October 18, 2007 -), born in Baoying County, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is a Chinese actor. In 2013, Shi Yue Anxin made her official debut by starring in the urban life light comedy "Spring for Rag Girls". In the same year, he won the 2013 Starlight Baby "Best Photogenic Award". In 2014, he starred in the urban comedy "My Son is a Weird Man". In June 2015, Shi Yue Anxin starred in the urban light comedy "Little Parents". In November, he became known to the audience for his role as childhood Ying Ji in the costume drama "The Legend of Mi Yue". In 2016, he starred in the costume historical drama "The Long Song of Beautiful Country". In 2017, Shi Yue Anxin took on the starring role for the first time, starring in the urban family drama "Naughty Grandfather and Grandson"; in the same year, he also played the childhood Ye Hua in the costume fantasy drama "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". In 2019, he played the role of 9-year-old Ying Zheng in the drama, costume, and palace TV series "The Legend of Hao Lan". In 2021, he played the role of King Qin in the youth, idol, and costume TV series "Li Ge Xing". On March 31, she participated in the TV series "Let's Have a Good Time Tomorrow" which was broadcast. On January 20, 2022, the TV series "City of Streamers" in which she participated was broadcast. On September 27, the starring detective drama "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories" was broadcast, in which he played the role of Xue Huan, the young servant of Xijun. On July 18, 2024, he participated in the TV series "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories: Journey to the West" which was broadcast.

S Shi Xiaohua Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Shi Xiaohua (1941-), female, originally from Pujiang, Zhejiang, born in Santai, Sichuan, is a film and television director in the People's Republic of China.

S Stone Fruit Artists · People's Republic of China

Shi Guo (July 1953-), a Chinese artist from Renshou, Sichuan, is a representative painter of contemporary Chinese experimental ink art and the son of the famous Chinese painting artist Shi Lu. He graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. He served as the dean of the School of Design and Art of Zhuhai College of Beijing Institute of Technology and the deputy dean of Guangdong Zhuhai Painting Academy. Shi Guo is good at Chinese painting and is committed to the innovation of ink painting. Representative works include "Ancient Currents and Thick Soil", "Interpenetration", "Taotie", etc.

Shiqiao Zhanshan Shiqiao Zhanshan Political figures · Japan

Ishibashi Azanzan (September 25, 1884 - April 25, 1973), the 55th Prime Minister of Japan. Born in Tokyo. The son of Nichiren sect monk Sugita Zhanshou. The baby's name is province three, which is derived from the mother's surname. Graduated from Waseda University in the Department of Liberal Arts and worked as a journalist after graduation. He entered politics after the war and was elected Prime Minister of Japan in 1956. Due to poor health, he was forced to resign after sixty-five days in office, making him the third shortest-lived Prime Minister in Japanese history.

Shojiro Ishibashi Shojiro Ishibashi Entrepreneurs · Japan

Shojiro Ishibashi (Japanese: Ishibashi Shojiro, February 1, 1889 - September 11, 1976) was born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Japanese entrepreneur, founder of Bridgestone Corporation. In his early years, he inherited his father Tokujiro Ishibashi's clothing business and developed it. Later, he switched to tire production and established Bridgestone Company. He once served as the president of the Japan Rubber Industry Association. He is keen on collecting art and has made many contributions to charity.

Ayumi Ishida Ayumi Ishida Film & TV · Japan

Ayumi Ishida (January 7, 1997 -) is a member of the tenth phase of the Japanese female idol group "Morning Musume." She is affiliated to the entertainment agency UP-FRONT AGENCY. Born in Miyagi Prefecture, her representative color is royal blue, her blood type is O, and she is 153 cm tall. He is known for his dancing in the group, and he once served as the main lead dancer in the group with Ribao, the member of the ninth period.

Yoko Ishida Yoko Ishida Musicians · Japan

Yoko Ishida (October 7, 1973 -), whose real name is Yoko Ishida, is a Japanese female singer born in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Height 156 cm, type A Libra. The agency he currently belongs to is HIGHWAY STAR.

Shigeru Ishiba Shigeru Ishiba Political figures · Japan

Ishiba Shigeru (Japanese: Ishiba Shigeru/Ishiba Shigeru, Romanized: Ishiba Shigeru; February 4, 1957 -), Japanese politician, current member of the House of Representatives, served as the 102nd-103rd Prime Minister (Prime Minister), President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Director of the Defense Agency, Minister of Defense, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Minister in charge of the Cabinet Office (National Strategic Special Area, Local Creation Responsibility) and other positions. His father is former Vice Minister for Construction Affairs and Tottori Prefecture Governor Ishiba Jiro.

S Shi Lishan Scholars · People's Republic of China

Shi Lishan (1973-December 18, 2019), male, from Changchun, Jilin, a scholar of Chinese humanities and social sciences, a professor at the School of Philosophy of Shanghai Normal University, and a doctorate in literature from Kyoto University, Japan.

Shilianxing Shilianxing Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Shi Lianxing (1914-1984), formerly known as Lian Xin, female, from Huangmei, Hubei, an actress in the People's Republic of China.

Kazuo Ishiguro Kazuo Ishiguro Writers · U.K.

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (English: Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese: Ishiguro Kazuo/Ishiguro Kazuo, November 8, 1954 -) is a British novelist and playwright. He was born in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. He moved to the UK with his parents in 1960 when he was five years old, and was officially naturalized in the UK in 1983. Awarded with the Rising Sun Medal. Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the most famous writers in the English-speaking world today. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize four times and won the prize in 1989 for his work "The End of the Day". His novel "Don't Lose, Don't Forget" published in 2005 was selected as "Top Ten Novels of 2005" and "One Hundred Excellent English Novels from 1923 to 2005" by Time Magazine. His latest novel "Clara and the Sun" will be published in 2021. In 2008, The Times ranked Ishiguro 32nd among the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. In 2017, Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The award citation said that he "exposed the abyss beneath our illusion of connection with the world in novels of powerful emotional power." The following year, on the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, the then British monarch, he was made a knighthood.

Z Zunun Hadir Writers · People's Republic of China

Zunun Kadir (Uyghur: زۇنۇن قادىرى / Zunun Kadir, 1911 - September 24, 1989) was a Uyghur native of Emin County, Xinjiang, and a writer of the People's Republic of China. He is one of the earliest writers in the history of Uyghur literature to write in the form of dramas and novels. He once served as a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a director of the Chinese Writers Association, and vice chairman of the Xinjiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

A Akira Kamiya Film & TV · Japan

Kamiya Akira (Japanese: Kamiya Akira/Kamiya Akira, Romanized: Kamiya Akira, September 18, 1946 -), a Japanese male voice actor, actor, singer, and narrator. Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Height 163cm. Type A blood. Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan High School of Commerce. Currently, he is the representative of the personal agency Saewa Shoji. He previously worked in Theater Echo, Aoji Production, Production baobab, and as a freelancer. His wife Mitsuyo Tobe has performed in "The Tobe Family" as a voice actor, the eldest daughter Yuki Hanamiya is a playwright, and the second goddess Yu Yu is a musical actor.

Yasuo Fukuda Yasuo Fukuda Political figures · Japan

Yasuo Fukuda (Japanese: Fukuda Yasuo/Fukuda Yasuo, Romanized: Fukuda Yasuo, July 16, 1936 -), a Japanese politician, the 91st Prime Minister of Japan and the 22nd President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. From 2010 to 2018, he served as Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia. After resigning, he became chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia Advisory Committee.

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Political figures · United States

Shirley Temple Black (English: Shirley Temple Black; April 23, 1928 - February 10, 2014) was an American child star and diplomat, the first child star in the world to win an Oscar, and the winner of the Kennedy Center Honors.

Cole Porter Cole Porter Musicians · United States

Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 - October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter.

Colin Turnbull Colin Turnbull Musicians · United States

Colin Macmillan Turnbull (English: Colin Macmillan Turnbull; November 23, 1924 - July 28, 1994) was an anthropologist who was born in London, England and later naturalized in the United States. He is best known for his books "Forest People" and "Mountain People". He was also one of the first anthropologists to work in the field of ethnomusicology.