Chinese surnames

田

tián · Tian

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 156
Ancestral seat (junwang)
渤海
Wikidata
Q15436271

In other languages

  • German Tian
  • English Tian
  • Spanish Tian
  • French Tian
  • Korean 텐
  • Russian Тянь
  • Vietnamese Điền

Notable historical bearers

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

  • Tian Han1898 – 1968

    Chinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968)

  • Thomas Tien Ken-sin1890 – 1967

    Catholic cardinal (1890-1967)

  • King Wei of Qi370 BCE – 320 BCE

    Ruler of Qi between 356 BC and 320 BC

  • Tien Feng1928 – 2015

    Chinese actor (1928–2015)

  • King Min of Qi320 BCE – 284 BCE

    king of Qi

  • Tian Yu171 – 252

    Chinese state of Cao Wei general (c.171–c.252)

  • Tian Feng101 – 200

    Han dynasty official and advisor (died 200)

  • King Xuan of Qi? – 301 BCE

    King of Chinese state of Qi from 319 to 301 BC

  • Lord Mengchang? – 279 BCE

    personal name Tian Wen

  • Tin Ka Ping1919 – 2018

    Chinese businessman and philanthropist

  • Tian Kai200 – 199

    Official serving warlord Gongsun Zan (died 197)

  • Tian Ji375 BCE – ?

    Military general of the Qi state

  • Tian Heng? – 202 BCE

    king of Qi (

  • Tian Rong250 BCE – 205 BCE

    qi aristocrat and rebel leader during the Chu–Han Contention

  • Tian Lingzi900 – 893

    Eunuch who had a stranglehold on power due to his close personal relationship with Emperor Xizong

  • Tian Bu785 – 822

    Tang dynasty general

  • Tian Chengsi705 – 779

    General of the Chinese rebel state Yan

  • 田畴169 – 214
  • Tian Wenjing1662 – 1732

    Qing dynasty politician

  • 田僖子? – 485 BCE
  • 田桓子? – 532 BCE
  • Tian Ji'an781 – 812

    general who, as military governor, ruled Weibo Circuit

  • Tian Jun858 – 903

    Warlord who ruled Ningguo Circuit, headquartered in modern Xuancheng, Anhui

  • Tian Songyao1888 – 1975

    Chinese general (1888–1975)

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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).