Jian (given name)

Jian is a given name of Chinese origin. Notable people with the name include:

Real people[edit]

Cao Jian (died 225 or 226), prince in the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China
Chen Jian (diplomat) (born 1942), Chinese diplomat
Chen Jian (politician) (born 1952), Chinese politician who served as vice minister of Commerce from 2008 to 2013
Chen Jian (born 1961) (born 1961), Chinese politician who served as party secretary of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture from 2017 to 2021.
Chen Jian (academic), professor of Chinese history and international relations at Cornell University
Xi Jian (269–339), Chinese military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420)
Dong Jian (1936–2019), Chinese literary scholar
Du'ao (born Xiong Jian, died 672 BC), king of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China
Fan Jian (250s–263) was a Chinese politician of the state of Shu Han in the late Three Kingdoms period
Fan Jian (legal scholar) (born 1957), Chinese legal scholar
Fan Jian (officer) (born 1960), Chinese government accountant
Gao Jian (footballer, born 1982), Chinese football player
Gao Jian (footballer, born 2002), Chinese football player
Guanqiu Jian (died 255), Chinese military general
Guo Jian (born 1962), Chinese Australian artist
Han Jian (Zhou Dynasty), third head of the House of Han
Han Jian (Weibo warlord) (died 883), Tang dynasty warlord who governed Weibo Circuit
Han Jian (Zhenguo warlord) (855–912), Tang dynasty warlord who governed Zhenguo Circuit, also served Later Liang after the end of Tang
Han Jian (badminton) (born 1956), Chinese badminton player
He Jian (1887–1956) was a Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general and politician in the Republic of China.
He Jian (born 1965), former Chinese politician
Hun Jian (736–800), general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty of Tiele extraction
Ji Jian (937–892 BC), King Yih of Zhou, the seventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.
Jian Ghomeshi (born 1967), Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician, producer
Jin Jian (born 1994), Chinese bobsledder
Li Jian (footballer, born 1977), Chinese football goalkeeper
Li Jian (footballer, born March 1985), Chinese football defender
Li Jian (footballer, born September 1985), Chinese football goalkeeper who represents Hong Kong internationally
Li Jian (footballer, born 1986), Chinese football forward
Li Jian (footballer, born 1989), Chinese football midfielder
Li Jian (singer) (born 1974), Chinese singer-songwriter
Jian Li (engineer)
Liu Jian (diplomat) (born 1956), Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Pakistan
Liu Jian (Volkswagen) (died 2010), head of Shanghai Volkswagen
Liu Jian (director) (born 1969), Chinese animation filmmaker
Liu Jian (footballer) (born 1984), Chinese association footballer
Liu Jian (rower) (born 1974), Chinese Olympic rower
Jian Liu (academic) (born 1962), American pharmacologist

Lu Jian (born 1972), Chinese host and anchorman
Lyu Jian (born 1960), currently President of Nanjing University
Muhammad Ma Jian (马坚, 1906–1978), Chinese Confucian scholar and Islamic jurist
Ma Jian (writer) (马建, born 1953), Chinese writer
Ma Jian (politician) (马建, born 1956), former Vice Minister of State Security of China
Ma Jian (basketball) (马健, born 1969), Chinese basketball player and occasional actor
Jian Ma (computer scientist) (马坚), American computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University working on computational biology
Shen Jian (born 1975), Chinese gymnast
Shi Jian (sailor), a Chinese sailor and yacht racer
Shi Jian, the Mandarin name of Shih Kien
Shi Jianqiao, the murderer of warlord Sun Chuanfang
Song Jian (born 1931), Chinese aerospace engineer, demographer, and politician
Su Jian (died 903), official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
Sun Jian (155–191) was a warlord in the late Han dynasty.
Sun Jian (politician) (1936–1997), Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1975 to 1978
Jian Sun (researcher), Chinese-born electronics researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York
Sun Jian (sport shooter) (born 1991), Chinese sport shooter
Tan Jian (born 1988), Chinese female discus thrower
Tan Jian (diplomat) (born 1965), Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese ambassador
Tang Jian (579–656), Chinese official who lived in the early Tang dynasty
Jian Tang, professor of computer science at Syracuse University, IEEE fellow
Tian Jian (264–221 BC), last king of Qi, one of the seven major states of the Warring States period of ancient China
Tong Jian (born 1979), Chinese retired pair skater
Wang Jian (Qin) (fl. 220s BC), Qin general
Wang Jian (Southern Qi) (452–489), Liu Song and Southern Qi official
Wang Jian (poet) (767–830), Tang dynasty poet
Wang Jian (Former Shu) (847–918), founding emperor of Former Shu
Wang Jian (17th-century painter) (1598–1677), painter during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Wang Jian (geneticist) (born 1954), Chinese geneticist and biotechnology entrepreneur
Jian Wang (contemporary painter) (born 1958), U.S.-based Chinese painter
Wang Jian (businessman) (1961–2018), co-founder of Hainan Airlines and HNA Group
Wang Jian (computer scientist) (born 1962), Chinese computer scientist
Jian Wang (cellist) (born 1968), U.K.-based Chinese cellist
Wang Jian (powerlifter), Chinese powerlifter
Wang Jian (table tennis), Chinese table tennis player
Wang Jian (biologist), Chinese biologist

Wei Jian (born 1991), Chinese footballer
Wu Jian (born 1986), Chinese track and field athlete
Xu Jian (Tang dynasty) (徐堅; 659–729), Tang dynasty writer and official
Xu Jian (diplomat) (徐坚; born 1956), former Chinese ambassador to Poland, Romania, and Slovenia
Xu Jian (engineer) (徐建; born 1958), Chinese civil engineer
Xu Jian (softball), Chinese softball player
Emperor Wen of Sui (541–604), personal name Yang Jian, founder and emperor of the Sui dynasty
Yang Jian (Sui prince) (585–618), Sui dynasty prince and Emperor Wen's grandson
Yang Jian (Song dynasty) (died 1121), Song dynasty eunuch politician
Yang Jian (rower) (born 1981), Chinese rower
Yang Jian (footballer) (born 1988), Chinese footballer
Yang Jian (diver) (born 1994), Chinese diver
Erlang Shen, personal name Yang Jian, a mythological Chinese God
Jian Yang (politician) (born c. 1961), China-born New Zealand politician
Jian Yang (geneticist), statistical geneticist, Ruth Stephens Gani Medalist
Yin Jian (born 1978) is a double Olympic medal winning Chinese sailor.
Yin Jian (Communist leader), early member of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks (1904–1937)
Yu Jian (born 1954), Chinese poet, writer and documentary film director
Zhan Jian (born 1982), Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player
Zhang Jian (fencer) (born 1962), Chinese fencer
Zhang Jian (football) (born 1965/66), Chinese football administrator
Zhang Jian (businessman) (1853–1926), courtesy name Jizhi, Chinese entrepreneur, politician and educationist
Zhang Jian (runner) (born 1976), Chinese middle distance runner
Zhang Jian (sport shooter) (born 1985), Chinese sport shooter
Zhang Jian (Tang dynasty) (died 651), Tang Dynasty noble
Zhang Jian (footballer) (born 1989), Chinese footballer
Zhang Jian (activist) (1970–2019), Chinese activist
Jian Zhou (1957–1999) was a Chinese virologist and cancer researcher.
Zhou Jian (diplomat), Chinese diplomat currently serving as ambassador of China to Qatar (born 1968)
Zhu Youqian (died 926), warlord
Zhu Jian (actor) (born 1991), Chinese actor and model

Fictional character[edit]

Hou Jian, fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature

Real people[edit]

Fictional character[edit]

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