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Lou Ye (March 15, 1965 -), Chinese independent film director, was born in Shanghai and native of Beijing.

Natalie Hirshler, whose stage name is Natalie Portman, is an Israeli-American actress who was a child star and the winner of the 83rd Academy Award for Best Actress.

Im Nayeon (Korean: Nayeon Lim/Lin Nayeon, Romanized: Im Nayeon; September 22, 1995 -), a South Korean KPOP female singer. She is also a member of the Korean KPOP girl group TWICE. On June 24, 2022, he became the first member of the group to debut solo with his first solo mini album "IM NAYEON".

Juliette Nadia Boulanger (French: Juliette Nadia Boulanger, pronounced: [ʒyljɛt nadja bulɑʒe]; September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979), French music educator, composer, and conductor. She was born in a musical family in Paris. Her grandmother Marie-Julie is a musician, her grandfather Frederic is a cellist, her father Ernst Boulanger is a Prix de Rome winner, her mother Lysa Mushetzkaya is a Russian princess, and her sister Lily Boulanger is also a famous composer. She herself has been engaged in composition, and her oratorio "Mermaid" won second place at the Prix de Rome. But she is mainly known as an outstanding music teacher. She began teaching in 1907. Many famous musicians of the 20th century came from her students, including generations of American composers from Winston to Philip Glass, and made great contributions to the development of classical music in the United States in the 20th century. In addition to a large number of orthodox classical music composers, her students include the cross-border Argentinian tango master Piazzolla. In addition, she is also committed to the study of early music composers such as Monteverdi and Schutz.

Gong Ji-cheol (Korean: Notice, Romanized: Gong Ji-cheol, born July 10, 1979), whose stage name is Gong Yoo (Korean: share, Romanized: Gong Yoo), is a Korean actor and model. His native place is the Kong family in Qufu. He is said to be a descendant of Confucius. He became popular in 2007 when he starred in the TV series "Coffee Prince No. 1". In 2016, he reached the peak of his career with his works "Corpse Train" and "The Lonely and Brilliant God-Goblin". In 2017, he won the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards' Best Acting Award for Men in the Television Department.

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC - March 9, 479 BC), whose surname was Zi, his surname was Kong, his given name was Qiu, and his given name was Zhongni. He was respectfully called Confucius or Kongfuzi in later generations. He was an official, thinker and educator of the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period of China. Kong was born into the aristocracy of the Song Dynasty and moved to the Lu Kingdom three generations before Confucius. Confucius lost his father when he was three years old. He began to teach disciples when he was about thirty years old. Soon he became the most famous etiquette expert in the Lu State, and successively served as the Zhongdu Prime Minister and the Great Sikou. Later, Confucius was jealous and ostracized, so he resigned and left the state of Lu. He traveled around the country for fourteen years, seeking official opportunities, hoping that the monarch would adopt his political ideas, but he was never appointed. Finally, he returned to the state of Lu, where he concentrated on teaching his disciples and compiling scriptures until his death. In terms of thought, Confucius advocated returning to the "way of the ancient kings", respecting the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, respecting the Duke of Zhou, and resisting the arrogance of nobles and usurpation by ministers. The way of governing the country focused on educating the people, advocating the rule of virtue, advocating virtues such as benevolence, filial piety, loyalty, forgiveness, wisdom, and courage, teaching people to restrain themselves, restore propriety, and the golden mean, and do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. Confucius preached humanism, cared about life issues in this world, believed that human nature is good, emphasized etiquette, and emphasized that emotions should be sincere when saluting. Confucius was the first to pioneer civilian education, advocating "education without distinction," and adopted the method of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude to train and recommend their disciples to join politics and become officials. It is said that Confucius's disciples numbered three thousand, and there were many talented people, including 72 who were proficient in the six arts; important disciples included Yan Yuan, Zi Lu, Zigong, Zi Xia and others. Confucius was a man of great knowledge, profound wisdom and rich emotions. He is proficient in etiquette and music, flexible in handling affairs, and has deep personal charm. Confucius respected ghosts and gods and kept them at a distance. He did not talk about "strange powers and chaos of gods", but also emphasized the rituals of sacrifice. He was convinced that God had given him a special mission to revive the Zhou rites. In terms of classical studies, Confucius revised and edited the Five Classics, often using the "Book of Songs" as a teaching material, and wrote the historical book "Spring and Autumn" to express his subtle thoughts and great ideas. The disciples also compiled a book called "The Analects of Confucius" to record Confucius' words and deeds. Confucius is the founder of Chinese Confucianism and the founder of philosophy and ethics. He enlightened the moral consciousness of the Chinese people. His teachings became an important ideological resource for governing the bureaucratic state for more than two thousand years. Disciples of Confucius regarded him as a saint. Confucius was worshiped by the imperial court and scholar-bureaucrats of all dynasties and revered as the "Teacher of All Times". He was also posthumously named the "Holy Teacher" and "King Wenxuan" for generations. The ceremony to worship Confucius was extremely grand. The descendants of the Kong family are known as "the best family in the world". They have been promoted to officials and nobles by successive courts, and have been awarded the title of Yanshenggong. However, during the New Culture Movement in modern China, intellectuals advocated "Down with the Confucius Family Store". The view at that time was that Confucius symbolized authoritarianism and paternalism.

Gong Min Ji (Korean: Gongminji, Romanized: Gong Min Ji, English: Gong Min Ji, January 18, 1994 -), stage name Minzy (Korean: Minji/Minji, Romanized: Min Ji), a Korean female singer and dancer, a member of the Korean girl group 2NE1. She is the main dancer, lead singer, rap leader and maknae of the team. She terminated her contract and left the company before the group was officially disbanded in 2016. YG Entertainment also announced her withdrawal from the group in the future, and later signed with Music Works to become a solo singer. On April 17, 2020, it was revealed that she had terminated her contract with Music Works. From July 21, 2024, he will become a member of 2NE1 again.

Kong Weiyi (March 14, 2006 -) is a Chinese actor. In 2016, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in "August".

Kong Ying (December 26, 2000 -) is a Chinese child star and actor. She was born in Huaiyang County, Henan Province. In 2004, she participated in Henan Satellite TV's opera program Liyuan Chun when she was 3 years old. At the end of the year, she won the gold medal in the children's category and gradually became popular. Later studied at Tianjin Normal University.

Ho-Fung Hung (English: Ho-Fung Hung, born November 13, 1972), American sociologist. In his early years, he studied at St. Joseph's English Secondary School and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently the Weisenfeld Professor of Political Economics in the Department of Sociology and School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. His main research areas are political economy, nationalism and social theory. Since 2019, Kong Gaofeng has served as the chairman of the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. In 2024, he won the Levinson Book Award for his book "A City in Danger: Hong Kong from the Perspective of Capital, Empire, and Resistance".

Kong Xueer, a native of Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, is a female singer, dancer and actor in mainland China. Her agency is Taiyang Chuanhe. She was a member of the female music group THE9 and the female music group Bee Girls.

Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 - March 12, 1925) was named Wen when he was studying, and his name was Zai. His musical name was Deming, and his childhood name was Dixiang. In 1886, he changed his name to Yixian, and in 1897 he changed his name to Zhongshan Qiao. A native of Cuiheng Township, Xiangshan, Guangdong (now Zhongshan City). Sun Yat-sen was a statesman and revolutionary in the late Qing Dynasty who made significant and far-reaching contributions to the development of democratic politics in modern China. The great pioneer of the democratic revolution and the founder of the Republic of China. In 1892, Sun Yat-sen graduated from the Hong Kong College of Western Medicine and practiced medicine in Macau and Guangzhou. In 1894, Sun Yat-sen wrote to Li Hongzhang, proposing revolutionary politics but was rejected, so he went to Honolulu to organize the Revival of China Conference, proposing the slogan "Revitalize China" and a political platform of "Expelling the Tartars, restoring China, and establishing a United Government." In 1895, the Xingzhonghui launched the Yiwei Guangzhou Uprising. In 1905, Sun Yat-sen formed the China League in Tokyo, Japan, and was elected as Prime Minister. He established the revolutionary political platform of "driving out the Tartars, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and equalizing land rights," and proposed the Three People's Principles. He founded the People's Daily, promoted the revolution, and engaged in fierce debates with the Chinese reformists at the time. Since then, Sun Yat-sen developed revolutionary organizations at home and abroad, contacted overseas Chinese, the Communist Party of China and the New Army, and launched many armed uprisings. In October 1911, the Wuchang Uprising occurred, and all provinces responded to it. On December 29, Sun Yat-sen was elected as the provisional president of the Republic of China by representatives of the seventeen provinces in Nanjing. He was proclaimed in office in Nanjing on January 1, 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), established the provisional government of the Republic of China, and formed the provisional Senate at the end of the month. On February 13, due to the compromise between the revolutionaries and Yuan Shikai, Sun Yat-sen was forced to resign; in March, the Provisional Senate passed the "Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China" formulated under the chairmanship of Sun Yat-sen; in August, the China League was reorganized into the Kuomintang, and Sun Yat-sen was elected as chairman. In March 1913, when Kuomintang leader Song Jiaoren was shot and killed at Shanghai North Railway Station, Sun Yat-sen immediately launched an army to attack Yuan, but failed and fled to Japan. In 1914, Sun Yat-sen established the Chinese Revolutionary Party in Japan, raised the banner of revolution, and issued two declarations to attack Yuan. In 1917, Duan Qirui dissolved the National Assembly, and Sun Yat-sen held an extraordinary session of the National Assembly in Guangzhou to organize a military government to protect the law. He was elected as Grand Marshal and vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition. The following year, he was hijacked by the old Guangxi warlords and the political science department, and was forced to resign and go to Shanghai. In 1919, Sun Yat-sen founded the magazine "Construction", published "Industrial Plan", and reorganized the Chinese Revolutionary Party into the Chinese Kuomintang. Sun Yat-sen returned to Guangdong in 1920 and took office as the Very President the following year. In 1922, he retired to Shanghai due to the Chen Jiongming Incident. communism in china

Sun Shuyun, (English: Sun Shuyun, 1963-). Chinese independent producer and writer living in the UK. The documentaries she has produced include "Half the Sky", 1421: the year China discovered America?, A Year in Tibet, and Marco Polo - A Very Modern Journey. Among them, "One Year in Tibet" was broadcast by more than 40 TV stations in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and other countries. Her books include Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud (Chinese version of "Cloudless"), The Long March, and A Year in Tibet (Chinese version of "One Year in Tibet"), of which "Cloudless" and The Long March have been translated into many languages.

Sun Zhongkai (1898-1966), named Xiangqi, was born in Tianjin. He is the second son of Sun Xuanxuan, the founder of Yuanlong Silk Shop in the early years. Sun Zhongkai worked as an apprentice at Zhiyuan Bank in Tianjin and assisted his father Sun Xuanxuan in managing the family business. In 1921, he took over as the manager of Yuanlong Silk and Cloth Store. After that, he successively opened Qingsheng Cotton Shop, Yuyuan Cotton Mill, Yuanju, Yuanyu, Tongchengxing, Longning and other cotton yarn stores, invested in Jinfeng, Yangsheng, Qingyi and other banks, and managed Qingyi Rice Noodles. From 1923 to 1925, the Sun family's property had reached 5 million yuan, making them one of the "New Eight Families" in Tianjin. After the July 7th Incident, Sun Zhongkai purchased large areas of residential real estate in the Yong'an Hotel on Fanjiao Road (today's Xinhua Road), Jixiangli and Henghe Xili on Sha Dafu Road (today's Shandong Road) in the French Concession in Tianjin. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sun Zhongkai dedicated his residence to the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and moved it to Beijing.

Son Heung-min (Korean: Son Heung-min/son Heung-min, Romanized: Son Heung-min, born July 8, 1992), is a South Korean professional football player who currently plays for Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer League. He is also the captain of the Korean national football team, serving as a forward and winger. In the Asian football circle, Son Heung-min is known as "Asia's No. 1 Brother". While playing for the Premier League team Tottenham, he won the Premier League Golden Boot Award with 23 goals in the 21-22 season. He was the first Asian player to become a top scorer in the five major European leagues. He is also the first Asian player to score 100 goals in the Premier League, and the first Asian player to captain a European team to win a major European championship (2024–25 Europa League).

Sun Ninghui (March 1968-), male, native of Shouxian County, Anhui Province, born in Shanghai, is director and researcher of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Sun Zhou (August 1, 1954 -), a native of Ye County, Shandong Province, is a director and actor in Mainland China. Directed many movies and TV series. He has won numerous television awards. In 2008, Sun Zhou served as the 189th torchbearer for the Shenzhen Station of the Olympic Torch Relay. His younger brother Sun Chun is also an actor. In 1977, Sun Zhou entered the Shandong Agricultural Film Society and engaged in photography. In 1981, he moved to Shandong TV Station and his work scope expanded to the fields of photography, editing and directing.

Shi Yu (1914 - February 25, 2008), formerly known as Sun Jianbai, was a native of Tianjin, a Chinese drama actor, and an actor at the "China Film Studio" in Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War. He once acted in "Spring in a Small Town". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he continued to work in drama at the China Youth Art Theater in Beijing. Member of the 4th, 5th and 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. During the Anti-Japanese War, he performed in Chongqing China Long Live Troupe. He once participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation dramas such as "Qu Yuan", "Country First", "Sunrise", "Tangdi Flowers" and other drama actors Tao Jin, Bai Yang, Jiang Cun and others. He has participated in street dramas such as "Put Down Your Whip" and "Crazy Mother".

Son Ki-jeong (Korean: Son Ki-jeong/Sun Ki-jeong; August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) was a male marathon runner during the Japanese occupation of Korea. He was the champion of the men's marathon event at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. He was the first Korean peninsula athlete to win gold medals and medals in the Olympic Games. He served as the chairman of the Track and Field Federation and the president of the Korean Sports Association after the independence of South Korea. Since Korea was occupied by Japan at the time, Son Kizhen could only participate in the Olympics as a member of the Japanese delegation in Germany, and competed with the Japanese pronunciation of his name, Son Kitei. However, when awarding medals at the Berlin Olympics, he deliberately used the laurel tree presented by the conference to cover the Japanese flag on the front of his sportswear, and deliberately lowered his head when the national flag was raised. After returning to North Korea, he was monitored by the Special High Police Division and a bronze helmet, a prize for the champion, was seized.

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese mathematician who lived from the Cao Wei to Jin Dynasties from the 3rd to 5th centuries AD. Sun Tzu was interested in astronomy, attempted to develop a calendar, and studied Diophantine's equations. He is the author of Sun Tzu's Suan Jing, which contains the earliest known Chinese remainder theorem.

Son Seung-wan (Korean: Seungwan Son, Romanized: Shon Seung-Wan, born February 21, 1994), whose stage name is Wendy (Korean: Wendy, Romanized: Wen-di, Japanese: wendy), is a Korean female singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Red Velvet and serves as the lead singer in the team.

Sun Jinglu (March 22, 1923 - January 2, 1989), female, born in Changxindian, Beijing, was a drama and film actor in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. Member of the Communist Party of China.

Sun Yang (December 1, 1991 -), Han nationality, is from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and his ancestral home is Shouxian County, Huainan, Anhui. He was a Chinese male swimmer and captain of the Chinese national swimming team. At the 2012 London Olympics, Sun Yang broke the Olympic record and won the 400-meter freestyle championship. This was China's first gold medal in men's swimming at the Olympics. And on August 4, 2012, he won the 1500-meter freestyle championship with a world record. On August 6, 2015, he won the 800-meter freestyle championship at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. This was also his third consecutive 800-meter world championship title. On August 8, 2016, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, he reversed course and won the 200-meter freestyle championship. This was his third gold medal in the Olympics. At the 2017 World Swimming Championships, he won the men's 400-meter freestyle final, achieving three consecutive championships in this event at the World Championships. On July 26, he won the men's 200-meter freestyle gold medal with a time of 1 minute, 44 seconds and 39 seconds. This was also his first 200-meter gold medal at the World Championships. At this point, Sun Yang has also become the first Grand Slam player in the world to win gold medals in all the middle and long distances of 200, 400, 800 and 1500 meters. In May 2014, Sun Yang was found to have taken the stimulant trimetazidine and was banned from competition for three months by the China Anti-Doping Center (CHINADA). In 2018, a controversy arose when inspectors from the International Doping Testing Management Company (IDTM) conducted an out-of-competition anti-doping test on Sun Yang. IDTM reported that "Sun Yang violently resisted the test." Sun Yang stated that the inspectors had multiple violations during the inspection and that he "had fully cooperated with the inspection." On January 3, 2019, the FINA Anti-Doping Committee (FINA DP) ruled that the doping test conducted by IDTM was invalid and Sun Yang had no violations. On February 28, 2020, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the ruling of FINA DP and determined that the reasons for Sun Yang's actions such as damaging the sample container were unconvincing. Sun Yang was sentenced to "interference in doping control" and banned from competition for 8 years; but on the other hand, because there was no evidence of taking banned drugs, his previous results and medals are still valid. Sun Yang subsequently appealed to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. In December 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court supported Sun Yang's appeal, revoked the CAS's eight-year ban, and sent the case back for retrial. In June 2021, after the second hearing of CAS

Sun Nan (February 18, 1969 -), a native of Dalian, Liaoning, is a male pop singer in mainland China and the captain of the football team of Mengzhou Star Sports Club.