Ai is the pinyin and WadeâÂÂGiles romanization of the Chinese surname . It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.
Notable people
- Ai Nanying (; 1583âÂÂ1646), Ming dynasty essayist
- Ai Nengqi (; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong
- Ai Yuanzheng (; 1624âÂÂ1676), Qing dynasty Minister of Justice
- Ai Ai (; 1906âÂÂ1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense
- Ai Qing (; 1910âÂÂ1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan
- Ai Siqi (; 1910âÂÂ1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan
- Ai Xia (; 1912âÂÂ1934), silent film actress
- Ai Xing (; 1924âÂÂ2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Ai Zhisheng (; 1928âÂÂ1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television
- Ai Weiren (; 1932âÂÂ2018), PLA lieutenant general
- Sarah Allan (; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist
- Ai Xuan (; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing
- Ai Husheng (; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general
- Ai Xiaoming (; born 1953), writer and director
- Ai Wei (; born 1955), Taiwanese actor
- Ai Weiwei (; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing
- Ai Baojun (; born 1960), former vice mayor of Shanghai
- Randy Ai (; 1969âÂÂ2013), Taiwanese cartoonist
- Ai Jing (; born 1969), singer and painter
- Ai Fei (; born 1974), Chinese physician
- Ai Jingjing (; born 1978), writer
- Ai Zhibo (; born 1982), football player
- Ai Mengmeng (; born 1983), singer
- Eve Ai (; born 1987), Taiwanese singer
- Ai Fei (; born 1987), singer
- Gloria Ai (; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman
- Elkeson (; born 1989), footballer
References