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Han Fei
Political figures · South Korea
Han Fei (approximately 281 BC - 233 BC) was a Korean clan prince in the late Warring States period, also known as Gong Zifei. The thinker is a representative figure of ancient Chinese Legalist thought. He believes that "law", "skill" and "power" should be given equal emphasis. He is the master of Legalism. His works are collected in "Han Feizi".
Wei Wei
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Wei Wei (May 17, 1922 - November 2, 2023), formerly known as Miao Mengying, was born in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province. She was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. She was a Chinese actress. She participated in drama performances in Shanghai in 1941 and joined the film industry in 1947, performing her debut film "Nightclub" (1947). The following year, she served as the first heroine in the movie "Spring in a Small Town" directed by Fei Mu. Due to the current situation in mainland China, Wei Wei moved to Hong Kong for development. Wei Wei has performed for Great Wall Film Company and Phoenix Film Company, and his representative works also include "Children of Rivers and Lakes" (1952), "Sisters" (1954), etc. Wei Wei retired from acting in the early 1960s. But 30 years later, in the early 1990s, Wei Wei, who was in his 70s, regained his dream of acting and participated in films such as "I Want to Live", "Sail", "Anna Madeleine", "Truth", "Little Kiss", "Happy Birthday", "Dragon Showdown" and "The Drunkard". He was also interviewed in the documentary "Legend of the Sea" (2010) directed by Jia Zhangke. When Tian Zhuangzhuang remade "Spring in a Small Town" in 2001, Wei Wei, who was already over 80 years old at the time, personally went to Suzhou to visit the cast, which became a legend. . Wei Wei celebrated his 100th birthday in May 2022 and passed away on November 2, 2023, at the age of 101.
Wayne Gretzky
Athletes · Canada
Wayne Douglas Gretzky (English: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, January 26, 1961 -), Canadian ice hockey player, former head coach of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes. Gretzky is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of ice hockey. He once led the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup 4 times, was elected MVP 9 times, and won the scoring title 10 times. He maintains 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records and 6 All-Star Game records, the most famous of which include the highest career cumulative goals, the highest career cumulative assists, the highest career cumulative points, the highest career assists per game, and the highest career points per game (scores in ice hockey are the sum of goals and assists). Gretzky is the only player to score more than 200 points in a regular season (he has done this 4 times), and has 15 seasons with 100 or more points, 13 of which are consecutive. His number, No. 99, has been officially announced by the NHL to retire from the league.
Weinherr von Braun
Scientists · nazi germany
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 - June 16, 1977) was a German-American rocket expert and one of the pioneers of the aerospace industry in the twentieth century. He was the chief designer of Germany's famous V2 rocket. After World War II, the United States brought him and his design team to the United States. After moving to the United States, Braun served as the chief designer of NASA's space research and development projects, and presided over the design of the Apollo 4 launch vehicle Saturn V. NASA used the following words to describe Braun: "There is no doubt that he is the greatest rocket scientist in history. His greatest achievement was when he was the commander-in-chief of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, he presided over the development of the Saturn V and successfully achieved the first human landing on the moon in July 1969."
Wes Craven
Film & TV · United States
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (English: Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven, August 2, 1939 - August 30, 2015, also translated as Wes Craven, or Wes Craven) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. His most famous works are horror films, such as "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the teen horror film "Scream" quartet. The only non-horror film he directed in 1999 was the inspirational film "Heartsong" starring actress Meryl Streep. This film is also the only one among the more than 20 films directed by Weiss to have been nominated for an Academy Award: the film was nominated for the 72nd Academy Award for Actress and Original Song (nominated for the ending theme song "Music of My Heart"). In 2015, he served as an executive producer in "Scream: TV", an adaptation of "Scream". At the end of the first season of the show (September 1, 2015), the beginning of the TV series paid tribute to Wes Craven.
Wes Anderson
Film & TV · United States
Wesley Wales Anderson (May 1, 1969 -) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won the Berlin Film Festival Jury Prize Silver Bear, the Silver Bear for Best Director and the British Academy Film Award for Best Original Screenplay. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and finally won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for "The Amazing Story of Henry Sugar".
Wesley Claire Mitchell
Scientists · United States
Wesley Clair Mitchell (English: Wesley Clair Mitchell, August 5, 1874 – October 29, 1948) was an American economist who studied business cycles. He has taught at the University of Chicago, the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, and Columbia University. In 1916, he was elected a member of the American Statistical Association. In 1931, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the American Philosophical Society.
H Han Sanping Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaHan Sanping (October 1, 1953 -), a native of Wangcang, Sichuan, is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer. Served as chairman of China Film Group Corporation.
H Han Dong Writers · People's Republic of ChinaHan Dong (1961-), a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a modern Chinese poet. Graduated from the Philosophy Department of Shandong University in 1982. During this period, Han Dong began to compose poetry. In 1985, he founded the poetry magazine "They" with Yu Jian and others. Han Dong's representative works include poems such as "About the Big Wild Goose Pagoda", "Have You Seen the Sea", and the novel "Take Root". He once launched the avant-garde poetry movement with Li Yawei and others. Han Dong's poems often use simple and plain words to express philosophy.
H Han Zidong Political figures · People's Republic of ChinaHan Zidong (1908 - May 19, 1992), formerly known as Han Guozhen, was a native of Hanzhuang Village, Shifo Town, Yanggu, Shandong Province, and a cadre of the Communist Party of China.
h hanjiahai Scientists · People's Republic of ChinaHan Jiahuai (1960-), a native of Huainan, is a Chinese biologist.
Han Han
Musicians · People's Republic of China
Han Han (September 23, 1982 -), born in Jinshan, Shanghai, is a mainland Chinese writer, professional rally and track racer, and editor-in-chief of "Solo" magazine (now discontinued) and "One" APP. At the same time, he is involved in music and film creation, and is the director of the films "The End of Time", "Riding the Wind and Waves" and "Flying Life". In 2010, Han Han was selected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. In 2019, he ranked 20th on the Forbes China Celebrity List.
Han Geng (February 9, 1984 -), mainland Chinese actor and singer. He was a member of the Korean boy group Super Junior and the leader of the sub-group Super Junior-M. After terminating his contract with SM Entertainment in 2009, he returned to mainland China to develop. His music genre is mainly pop dance music. In 2015, he turned to film and television actor development. His representative works include "To Our Fading Youth", "Ex Raiders" and "Ex 3: Goodbye Ex".
H Han Yan Film & TV · Unknown nationalityHan Yan (November 16, 1983 -) is a director and screenwriter in Mainland China. His wife is Zhang Zhixia, a former member of Youthful Girls.
Han Jiang
Writers · Republic of Korea
Han Jiang is a Korean writer whose works are mainly novels. In 2016, he won the International Booker Prize for his novel "The Vegetarian". She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024, becoming the first Korean writer and the first Asian female writer to win the Nobel Prize.
H Han Zhenfa Political figures · People's Republic of ChinaHan Zhenfa (1953-), Han nationality, native of Changchun, Jilin, political figure of the People's Republic of China, member of the 10th, 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
H Han Lei Musicians · People's Republic of ChinaHan Lei (February 23, 1968 -), also known as Sembul, is a Mongolian, native of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, a mainland Chinese singer, and the honorary chairman of the Inner Mongolia Youth Federation.
H Han Zhenxiang Scientists · People's Republic of ChinaHan Zhenxiang (May 24, 1930 - May 4, 2024), male, was born in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. He was a Chinese electrical engineer, power system expert, and educator. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former president of Zhejiang University. He is mainly engaged in research on power system networks.
Han Hong
Musicians · People's Republic of China
Han Hong (September 26, 1971 -), whose Tibetan name is Yangjän Zhöma (Tibetan: དབྱངས་ཅན་སྒྲོལ་མ, Wiley transliterated: dbyangs can sgrol ma, Tibetan pinyin: Yangjän Zhöma), is a Chinese female singer-songwriter. He holds the rank of senior colonel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force and served as deputy head of the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Standing Committee of the Youth Federation of Central State Agencies, and director of the China Overseas Friendship Association. She, Meng Ge, Tan Jing, and Xu Fei are known as Li Shuangjiang's "Four Closed Female Disciples".
H Han Bangqing Writers · Qing DynastyHan Bangqing (1856-1894) once sent letters under his given name, Ziyun, also signed as Taixian, Dayishanren, Huaye Liannon, Sanqing, from Lou County, Jiangsu Province (now Songjiang District, Shanghai). He lived in Beijing with his father since he was a child. After failing many imperial examinations, he wrote articles for "Shen Bao" in Shanghai. In 1892, he founded China's first novel journal "Hai Qishu", and serialized his novel "Biographies of Shanghai Flowers" in this book. He died of illness shortly after the publication of "Biographies of Flowers on the Sea" at the age of thirty-eight. Sun Jiazhen, who was acquainted with Han in the industry, later mentioned Han's "Biographies of Flowers on the Sea" in his "Notes on Tuixinglu".
Han Xue (January 11, 1983 -), born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a Chinese actress and female singer. In 2001, he signed a contract with Xinsuo Music and made his debut as a singer. Later, he developed a lot of film and television singing, starring in many TV series, and also participated in many Spring Festival Galas and large-scale sports games as a singer. In 2009, Han Xue served as a producer when participating in "Entertainment Without Circles" and took this opportunity to establish a personal studio. In 2013, Han Xue served as a producer for the first time when she participated in "Lady's Home". In 2025, Han Xue will serve as the first cultural tourism promotion ambassador of Hami City, Xinjiang.
Mama Sudo
Film & TV · Japan
Moma Sudo (July 3, 1992 -) is a female singer born in Tokyo, Japan. He is a member of Hello! Project Kids under the Japanese entertainment agency UFA. He is 166 cm tall. He is a former member of Berryz Kobo and continues to be active.
S Suicheng Writers · People's Republic of ChinaGu Cheng (September 24, 1956 - October 8, 1993), born in Beijing and native of Shanghai, is a contemporary Chinese poet and the son of writer Gu Gong. He is one of the main representatives of misty poetry and is known as the "fairy tale poet". Gu Cheng dropped out of school when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He began writing poetry before the Cultural Revolution. His early poems had a child-like innocent style and dreamy mood, using intuitive and impressionistic sentences to sing about the fairy-tale life of a teenager. His poem "A Generation" "The night gave me black eyes/but I use them to find light" has become a classic line in new Chinese poetry.
e erdeniura Writers · People's Republic of ChinaErdeniura (Mongolian: ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠣᠭᠤᠯ, Cyrillic: Эрдэнэуул, born 1971), Mongolian, writer, poet, and political dissident in the People's Republic of China. The pen name is Unaga. Born in Wushen Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Formerly a primary school teacher. In February 1992, he tried to escape to Mongolia through the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, but failed. Two people traveling with him were arrested and sentenced to eight months of reform through labor. After being released from the labor camp, he began his writing career and appealed for the liberation of Southern Mongolia through poems, essays and other works. In 1999, he published "Prisoners Outside the Prison" (Шоронгын гаднах хоригдол). The appendix of this book included the Mongolian version of the European Parliament's resolution criticizing the human rights situation in Southern Mongolia. Therefore, he was arrested again by the Chinese government. In 2003, 4 volumes of the essay collection "The Poet Never Closes His Eyes" were published by Tianma Publishing House in Hong Kong. On December 16, 2010, he commented on the independence issue of Southern Mongolia in his book "The Eve of Independence" (Тусгаар тогтонолын өмнѩ) and was arrested on suspicion of publishing illegal publications. His family is scheduled to hold a publication commemoration meeting the next day. They know nothing about his arrest. The Chinese government also refuses to disclose his condition, claiming it is a state secret. Released from Hohhot No. 1 Detention Center on January 24, 2011.