Ai (surname)
Ai is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 艾 in Chinese character. It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in China, shared by 400,000 people.
Notable people
Ai Nanying (艾南英; 1583–1646), Ming dynasty essayist
Ai Nengqi (艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong
Ai Yuanzheng (艾元征; 1624–1676, Qing dynasty official, Minister of Justice
Ai Ai (艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense
Ai Qing (艾青; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan
Ai Siqi (艾思奇; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan
Ai Xia (艾霞; 1912–1934), silent film actress
Ai Zhisheng (艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television
Ai Xuan (艾軒; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing
Ai Husheng (艾虎生; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general
Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明; born 1953), writer and director
Ai Wei (艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor
