Li Yang

Li Yang

male
Li Yang is the Chinese creator of "Crazy English", an unorthodox method of teaching English. He claimed to have taught English to more than 20...
Sheng Shicai

Sheng Shicai

male, deceased (1970)
Sheng Shicai (1897 - 1970) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. A Han Chinese born in Kaiyuan, Liaoning Province, he was...
An Lushan

An Lushan

male, deceased (757)
An Lushan (703 - 757) was a military leader of Turkic-Sogdian origin during the Tang Dynasty in China. He rose to prominence by fighting during the...
Osman Batur

Osman Batur

male
Osman Batir (1899 - April 29, 1951),, the son of "Islam Bai" was born in Koktokay County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, Peoples Republic of China. In...
Turghun Almas

Turghun Almas

male, deceased (2001)
Turghun Almas (30 October 1924 - 11 September 2001) was an Uyghur historian and poet born in Kashgar. He was criticized for his "support for ethnic...
Dao Lang

Dao Lang

male
Dao Lang a Han Chinese singer from Sichuan (China), although it is believed that he was born and raised in Urumqi (Xinjiang). Dao Lang's CD...
Liu E

Liu E

male, deceased (1909)
Liu E (18 October 1857—23 August 1909), his courtesy name was Tieyun (铁云) and his pen name was Hongdu Bailian Sheng (洪都百炼生, "Hundred Refinin...
Yan Luo

Yan Luo

female
Yan Luo was born in Urumqi, Xinjiang. After having a successful acting career in China, she came to the U.S. in the mid 1980s. She started her own...

Emil Fischbacher

male, deceased (1933)
Emil Fischbacher 巴醫生 was a British Protestant Christian missionary to Xinjiang. He served with the China Inland Mission. It was on the last Saturd...

Chris Liu

male
Chris Liu is a Chinese-born fashion designer. Born in the cosmopolitan city of Urumqi in northwest China. The son of a stage designer, he had...