Chinese surnames

林

lín · Lin

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 147
Ancestral seat (junwang)
西河
Wikidata
Q15242576

In other languages

  • German Lin
  • English Lin
  • Spanish Lin
  • French Lin
  • Korean 린
  • Russian Линь
  • Vietnamese Lâm

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Lin Biao1907 – 1971

    Chinese Communist military commander and politician

  • Lin Yutang1895 – 1976

    Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)

  • Lin Tse-hsu1785 – 1850

    Chinese scholar and politician (1785-1850)

  • Mazu960 – 987

    Chinese sea goddess

  • Lin Huiyin1904 – 1955

    Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955)

  • Lin Sen1868 – 1943

    Chairman of the National Government of China (1868-1943)

  • Chatchai Chunhawan1920 – 1998

    Thai Army officer and politician (1920-1998)

  • Ling Liong Sik1943 – 2026

    Malaysian politician (1943-2026)

  • Lam Ching-ying1952 – 1997

    Hong Kong actor and choreographer (1952–1997)

  • Ringo Lam1955 – 2018

    Hong Kong filmmaker (1955–2018)

  • Lin Shu1852 – 1924

    Chinese writer (1852-1924)

  • Ingen1592 – 1673

    Buddhist monk (1592-1673)

  • Lin Fengmian1900 – 1991

    Chinese painter (1900-1991)

  • Lam Po-chuen1951 – 2015

    Hong Kong voice actor (1951-2015)

  • 凤飞飞1953 – 2012

    Taiwanese singer, actress, and presenter (1953–2012)

  • Lim Goh Tong1918 – 2007

    Malaysian businessman (1918–2007)

  • Lim Yew Hock1914 – 1984

    Singaporean and Malaysian politician (1914-1984)

  • Lin Dai1934 – 1964

    Chinese actress (1934-1964)

  • Limahong1400 – 1575

    Chinese pirate

  • Sudono Salim1916 – 2012

    Indonesian businessman (1916–2012)

  • Chia-Chiao Lin1916 – 2013

    Chinese-American applied mathematician (1916-2013)

  • Lin Juemin1887 – 1911

    Chinese revolutionary (1887–1911)

  • Lin Boqu1886 – 1960

    Chinese politician (1886-1960)

  • Spencer Lam1934 – 2009

    Hong Kong footballer (1934-2009)

Find printed genealogies

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).