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Chen Pengnian

Chen Pengnian (陈彭年, 961–1017) was a Song-dynasty statesman and phonologist who rose to deputy grand councilor under Emperor Zhenzong and led the revision of the Guangyun rhyme dictionary of 1008.

Chen Qidong

Chen Qidong (陈琦栋) is a Chinese esports and live-streaming entrepreneur, a former StarCraft commentator who founded PLU and launched Longzhu Live in 2015, selling it to Suning in 2016.

Chen Qimei

Chen Qimei (陈其美), 1878 to 1916, was a Chinese revolutionary who captured Shanghai in the 1911 Revolution and led anti-Yuan Shikai operations for Sun Yat-sen.

Chen Qingzhen

Chen Qingzhen (陈庆振) is a Chinese technology entrepreneur who founded Kehai in Beijing in 1983, one of the four founding firms of Zhongguancun's early electronics street.

Chen Qiufei

Chen Qiufei (陈秋飞, born 1983) is a Chinese carbon fiber engineer who became general manager of Zhongfu Shenying in 2025, leading China's first T1200-grade fiber production.

Chen Qiyu

Chen Qiyu (陈奇瑜) was a Ming dynasty official from Baodezhou who commanded five provinces against peasant rebellions and fell after accepting a fraudulent surrender at Chexiangxia.

Chen Ruolin

Chen Ruolin (陈若霖, 1759–1832) was a Qing dynasty official from Minxian, Fujian, who rose through the legal service to become Minister of Justice and governor-general of Huguang and Sichuan.

Chen Shaojie

Chen Shaojie (陈少杰), born 1984, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded the Wuhan-based game live-streaming platform DouYu and served as its chief executive until 2026.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising

The Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising (陈胜吴广起义) was a 209 BC rebellion of conscripts against the Qin dynasty, the first nationwide peasant uprising in China.

Chen Shi (Eastern Han official)

Chen Shi (陈寔, 104–186/187) was an Eastern Han official from Yingchuan who served as magistrate of Taiqiu and became a celebrated model of personal virtue.

Chen Shi (Ming dynasty maiden of Xiangfu)

Chen Shi (陈氏) was a Ming dynasty maiden of Xiangfu who, betrothed to Yang Xuan, sent her hair to his grave and hanged herself when remarriage was arranged.

Chen Shi (Qing dynasty military commander)

Chen Shi (陈湜) was a Qing dynasty military commander and provincial official from Xiangxiang, Hunan, who fought in the Taiping, Nian, and northwest Muslim campaigns and died in 1896.

Chen Shidao

Chen Shidao (陈师道), style name Houshan, was a Song dynasty poet and prose writer from Pengcheng who never passed the examinations and died poor in 1101.

Chen Shikai

Chen Shikai (陈世凯), courtesy name Zanbo, was a Qing military commander from Enshi, Huguang, who fought Ming loyalists and the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, dying in 1689.

Chen Shou (陈寿)

Chen Shou (陳壽, 233–297), Western Jin historian, wrote the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), the official history of 220–280; later annotated by Pei Songzhi and adapted into Luo Guanzhong's novel.

Chen Shu

Chen Shu (陈书, 1660–1736) was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty known for flower-and-bird painting, and the mother of the official and poet Qian Chenqun.

Chen Shubao

Chen Shubao (陈叔宝) was the last emperor of the Chen dynasty, captured at Jiankang in 589 during the Sui conquest and taken to Chang'an as a captive.

Chen Shui-bian (陈水扁)

Chen Shui-bian (陈水扁, born 1950), DPP politician, president of Taiwan 2000-2008; first party turnover ending KMT rule, 39.3% win in 2000, 50.11% in 2004, Four No's policy, later jailed for corruption.

Chen Sung-chun

Chen Sung-chun (陈松君) is the general manager of Joytech, a Taichung-based Taiwanese maker of bicycle hubs and wheelsets sold under the Novatec brand, since 2022.

Chen Tai

Chen Tai (陳泰, courtesy name Xuanbo) was a Cao Wei general and politician who repelled Shu Han invasions and died in 260, the year Cao Mao was killed.

Chen Tang

Chen Tang (陈汤), courtesy name Zigong, was a Western Han commander best known for leading a force into Kangju in 36 BC and killing the Xiongnu leader Zhizhi Chanyu.

Chen Tiannan

Chen Tiannan (陈天南) is a Chinese businessman who co-founded Aiduo, the VCD brand that reached 1.6 billion yuan in sales in 1997 before collapsing into bankruptcy in 1999.

Chen Tianqiao

Chen Tianqiao (陈天桥), also written Tianqiao Chen, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded Shanda in Shanghai in 1999, made a fortune in online games, and now funds brain science.

Chen Tianshi

Chen Tianshi (陈天石), born in 1985, is a Chinese computer scientist who co-founded Cambricon Technologies in 2016 and leads the Beijing AI chip designer, becoming China's first AI chip billionaire in 2025.

Chen Tingjing

Chen Tingjing (陈廷敬, 1639–1712) was a Qing dynasty civil official from Shanxi who served the Shunzhi and Kangxi emperors for over half a century and directed the Kangxi Dictionary.

Chen Tong

Chen Tong is a Chinese venture capital investor at IDG Capital, educated at Tongji University and RWTH Aachen, focused on internet, entertainment, and gaming investments.

Chen Tuan

Chen Tuan (陈抟, courtesy name Tunan) was a Daoist recluse of Mt. Hua, honored as Master Xiyi by Emperor Taizong of Song, who died in 989.

Chen Wan's flight to Qi and the divination prophecy

Chen Wan's flight to Qi and the divination prophecy (陈完奔齐与卜辞之谶) was the flight of Chen Wan, a Chen prince, to Qi, where his line became the Tian clan.

Chen Weiliang

Chen Weiliang (陈维良, born 1976) is a Chinese semiconductor executive who founded the GPU developer MetaX in 2020 after thirteen years as a senior director at AMD Shanghai.

Chen Weirong

Chen Weirong (陈伟荣) is a Chinese electronics executive who led Konka Group as president from 1994 to 2001, then founded MLCC makers Yuyang and Guangdong Weirong.