List of Famous people with last name Yan

Petr Evgenyevich Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), where he is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion. Yan formerly fought in Absolute Championship Berkut where he is a former ACB Bantamweight Championship. As of December 14, 2020, he is #10 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Xu Jiayin, or Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese, is a Chinese billionaire businessman and chairman of Evergrande Group, a Chinese real estate developer.

Aaron Yan is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was also one of the members of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit.

Li-Meng Yan or Yan Limeng, is a Chinese ophthalmologist and virologist whose 2020 publications and interviews alleging that SARS-CoV-2 was made in a Chinese government laboratory have been widely disputed by the scientific community. Yan claimed in interviews that she became aware of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in late December 2019, and that she attempted to communicate the risks to her superiors in late December 2019 or early January 2020. She alleges that the Chinese government and the World Health Organization (WHO) knew about the person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 earlier than they reported or made public, and suppressed both her research and that of others.

Romina Yankelevich, better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program Jugate Conmigo, and is most known for her portrayal of Belén Fraga in the internationally successful series Chiquititas created by her mother Cris Morena. She died in 2010, aged 36, after suffering a heart attack.

Wang Yan is a senior elite Chinese gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jerry Yan, born Liao Yangzhen, is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. He is well known for his lead role as Dao Ming Si in the Taiwanese dramas Meteor Garden and Meteor Garden II, an adaptation of a Japanese shōjō manga. He is also a former member of the boy band group F4.

Yan Xiaonan, is a Chinese mixed martial artist (MMA). She is the first Chinese female fighter signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and currently competes in the Strawweight division in the UFC. As of November 9, 2020, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and as of December 9, 2020, she is #12 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Liu Yan, also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer. She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2nd Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3rd Zongyi Award, in 2010 the Most Influencing Host of China named she on their list of the 10 Greatest hosts in Television.

Cathy Yan is a Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films include the comedy-drama film Dead Pigs (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020), the eighth installment of the DC Extended Universe.