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Wang Jianjiahe
Wang Jianjiahe (王简嘉禾, born 2002, Anshan, Liaoning) is a Chinese freestyle swimmer, 2018 Asian Games quadruple gold medalist, former short-course 400 m freestyle world record holder (3:53.97), and Asian record holder in the 1500 m freestyle (15:41.49).
Wang Jianlin (王健林)
Wang Jianlin (王健林), born 1954, is a Chinese real estate magnate who founded Dalian Wanda Group in 1988 and built it into one of the world's largest commercial property operators.
Wang Jiao
Wang Jiao (王娇), born 1988 in Shenyang, Chinese freestyle wrestler, 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist in women's heavyweight (≤72 kg); placed =5 at London 2012. Distinct from the freestyle skier Wang Jiao (b. 1983).
Wang Jie
Wang Jie (王介, 1158–1213) was a Southern Song official and scholar who placed third in the 1190 palace examination and became chancellor of the Directorate of Education.
Wang Jin (Tang dynasty chancellor)
Wang Jin (王缙) was a Tang dynasty official and chancellor under Emperor Daizong, brother of the poet-painter Wang Wei, who helped defend Taiyuan during the An Lushan rebellion.
Wang Jing's river works
Wang Jing's river works (王景治河) was a Han project that dredged and diked the lower Yellow River, credited with 800 years without a major course change.
Wang Jingwei
Wang Jingwei (汪精衛, 1883–1944), Kuomintang statesman once seen as Sun Yat-sen's heir, defected from Chongqing in 1938 and led the Japanese-backed Reorganized National Government in Nanjing, 1940–1944.
Wang Jingwei regime
The Wang Jingwei regime, also known as the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China, was a Japanese-sponsored Chinese government in Nanjing from 1940 to 1945.
Wang Jingyuan
Wang Jingyuan (王敬源), born in 1988 in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded LINLEE, the hand-beaten perfume-lemon tea chain with about 2,000 stores and 2.7 billion yuan of 2025 GMV.
Wang Jiusi
Wang Jiusi (王九思, 1468–1551, courtesy name Jingfu) was a Ming dynasty official, poet, and dramatist from Hu county, Shaanxi, counted among the Former Seven Masters.
Wang Jizhi
Wang Jizhi (王缉志) is a Chinese engineer who served as chief engineer at Stone Group in Beijing, leading the team that built the MS-2400, China's first Chinese electronic typewriter.
Wang Jun (Jin dynasty general)
Wang Jun (王濬) was a Jin dynasty general whose fleet sailed from Chengdu and received the surrender of Wu's ruler Sun Hao, ending the Wu state.
Wang Jun (Later Zhou chancellor)
Wang Jun (王峻) was a chancellor and Privy Councilor of the Later Zhou dynasty under its founder Guo Wei, banished and dying in disgrace in 953.
Wang Jun (Ming dynasty filial son)
Wang Jun (王俊) was a Ming dynasty man from Chengwu, born in 1443, recorded in the Ming Shi for filial conduct at his mother's grave.
Wang Jun (Song dynasty mutiny leader)
Wang Jun (王均) was a Song-dynasty officer who led a mutiny at Yizhou in 1000, held the city for months, and was killed in flight.
Wang Jun (Tang dynasty general, 王君𡙟)
Wang Jun (王君𡙟) was a Tang dynasty general who served Emperor Xuanzong as military governor of Hexi, defeated the Tibetans west of Qinghai, and was killed in an ambush.
Wang Jun (Tang dynasty general, 王晙)
Wang Jun (王晙) was a Tang dynasty general and administrator who broke a 100,000-strong Tibetan army with a 700-man night raid and suppressed the Kang Daibin rebellion.
Wang Junhao
Wang Junhao (王均豪), born in 1972 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, is the youngest of three brothers who founded Juneyao Group in 1991 and chairs its listed subsidiary Juneyao Health.
Wang Junjie (王俊杰)
Wang Junjie (王俊杰), born 2005 in Xuzhou, China, is a 6'9" forward from the NBA Global Academy who played for San Francisco, made the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 All-Star Five, and transferred to UMass.
Wang Junjin
Wang Junjin (王均金) is a Chinese entrepreneur who co-founded a private charter business with his brothers in 1991 and has chaired Juneyao Group since 2004.
Wang Junlin
Wang Junlin (汪俊林), born in 1962 in Sichuan, is a Chinese entrepreneur and chairman of Sichuan Langjiu, the maker of Lang brand baijiu, which he bought from the state in 2002.
Wang Junxia
Wang Junxia (王军霞), born 1973, Chinese long-distance runner; 1996 Olympic 5000m champion, 1993 world 10,000m champion, and still holder of the 3000m world record 8:06.11 set in Beijing in 1993.
Wang Junyao
Wang Junyao (王均瑶) was a Chinese entrepreneur from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, who chartered mainland China's first private airplane flight in 1991 and founded Juneyao Group, which he led until his death in 2004.
Wang Kai (王凯) (actor)
Wang Kai (王凯), born 1982 in Wuhan, is a mainland Chinese actor and Central Academy of Drama graduate, distinct from the voice actor and the NCPA tenor of the same name, known for Nirvana in Fire, The Disguiser, and Like a Flowing River.
Wang Kai (王恺)
Wang Kai (王恺), known as Rock Wang, is a Managing Director at HongShan (HSG), the venture firm that became independent from Sequoia Capital China in 2024.
Wang Kaiyun
Wang Kaiyun (王闿运, 1832–1916) was a Chinese classical scholar of the late Qing known for his history of the Hunan Army and his leadership of major academies.
Wang Kefei
Wang Kefei (王克飞, born 1981) is a Chinese business executive who became chairman of Xizi Clean Energy Equipment Manufacturing in Hangzhou in 2025, succeeding his father Wang Shuifu.
Wang Kentang
Wang Kentang (王肯堂) was a Ming-dynasty scholar-official and physician of Jintan, Jiangsu, who served the Wanli Emperor, compiled the medical encyclopedia Zhengzhi Zhunsheng, and died in 1613.
Wang Kuang
Wang Kuang (王匡) was a chief leader of the Lulin rebellion that ended Wang Mang's Xin dynasty, later a Gengshi general who took Luoyang and was made the Prince of Biyang.
Wang Kuo-chao
Wang Kuo-chao (王国肇) is a Taiwanese semiconductor engineer who trained in IC design at RCA in 1976 and chairs the Taiwan-listed chip firms Taihsin Semiconductor and Genesys Logic.