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Nan or NAN may refer to: Places China * Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China * Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China Thailand * Nan Province ** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province * Nan River People Given name *Nan Cross (1928–2007), South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist *Nan Hayworth (born 1959), former U.S. Representative from New York's 19th Congressional District *Nan Wood Honeyman, (1881–1970), first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Oregon *Nan Hu, Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist *Nan Kempner (1930–2005), New York socialite *Nan Martin (1927–2010), American actress * Nan Grogan Orrock (born 1943), member of the Georgia House of Representatives and State Senator *Nan Phelps (1904–1990), American folk artist *Nan Rich (born 1942), member of the Florida Senate and former member of the House of Representatives * Nan C. Robertson (1926–2009), Pulitzer Prize-wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan County
Nan County, or Nanxian () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Shishou City of Hubei, to the northeast by Huarong County, to the east by Yueyang County, to the south by Yuanjiang County, to the southwest by Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the northwest by Anxiang County. Nan County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 683,500 and a permanent resident population of 632,800. onanxian.gov/ref> The county has 14 towns and 1 township under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Nanzhou (). Administrative divisions Through the amalgamation of township-level divisions in Nan County on November 26, 2015, Nan County had 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction.the divisions of Nan County in 2015, according to the o163.com also see o/ref> In 2017, the township of Zhongyuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Song (other)
Nan Song may refer to: *Southern Song (1127–1279), the second period of the Song dynasty *Song Nan Song Nan (; born August 9, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, a two-time senior Grand Prix medalis ... (born 1990), Chinese figure skater surnamed Song * Nan Song (footballer) (born 1997), Chinese association footballer surnamed Nan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannerl O
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (30 July 1751 – 29 October 1829), called "Marianne" and nicknamed Nannerl, was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) and daughter of Leopold (1719–1787) and Anna Maria Mozart (1720–1778). Childhood Maria Anna (Marianne) Mozart was born in Salzburg. When she was seven years old, her father Leopold Mozart started teaching her to play the harpsichord. Leopold took her and Wolfgang on tours of many cities, such as Vienna and Paris, to showcase their talents. In the early days, she sometimes received top billing, and she was noted as an excellent harpsichord player and fortepianist. However, given the views of her parents, prevalent in her society at the time, it became impossible as she grew older for her to continue her career any further. According to '' New Grove'', "from 1769 onwards she was no longer permitted to show her artistic talent on travels with her brother, as she had reached a marriageab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Britton
Nanna Popham Britton (November 9, 1896 – March 21, 1991) was an American secretary who was a mistress of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. In 1927, she revealed that her daughter, Elizabeth, had been fathered by Harding while he was serving in the United States Senate, one year before he was elected to the presidency. Her claim was open to question during her life, but was confirmed by DNA testing in 2015. Relationship with Harding Nan's father, Samuel H. Britton, spoke to Harding about his daughter's infatuation, and Harding met with her, telling her that some day she would find the man of her dreams. Harding was already married and involved in a passionate affair with Carrie Fulton Phillips, wife of James Phillips, co-owner of a local department store. After she graduated from high school in 1914, Britton moved to New York City, to begin a career as a secretary. However, she claimed she also began an intimate relationship with Harding. Following H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohd Fauzi Nan
Mohd Fauzi Nan is a Malaysian footballer who last played for Negeri Sembilan FA in the Malaysian Premier League as a defender before retiring. He previously played for Kedah, Selangor MPPJ and Perlis FA . He is the current head coach of Kedah U-21 . Career as player In the 2009 pre-season he was supposed to sign a contract with his former team, Kedah but later changed his mind and played for their neighbouring team and rivals Perlis instead. He became a squad member of Kedah for the 2011 season eventually. He is also a Malaysian national team member, playing in the 2007 Asian Cup Final and the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was also part of the Malaysia XI squad that faced Chelsea F.C. in 2008 where Malaysia lost 0–2. Career as coach On 2019, Fauzi Nan was appointed an assistant coach at Kedah U-21 under coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah. In 2020 he coaches Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan (surname)
{{see also, Nan (other), Nam (other), Nangong, Namgung Nan (南), Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) is a Chinese surname. Nan 南 *Henan (河南) Based Nan (南) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南) *during the Xia Dynasty, Si (姒) family get surname (南) *during the Zhou Dynasty, Ji (姬) family get surname (南) *two-syllable surname Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) reduce surname to Nan (南) *during the Han Dynasty, other Nan (南) family founded in Zhejiang * There is a large population of Nan families in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This Nan family migrated from China to Ecuador in the early 1940s. Nangong 南宮 Nangong (南宮) is a two-syllable family name from the city name " Nangong" (南宮), later reduce a surname to Nan (南). Nanguo 南郭 *Nanguo (南郭) is a two-syllable family name from old city name " Nanguo" (南郭), later reduce a surname to Nan (南). during the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Shu (虢叔) lived in Nanguo (南郭). *Nanguo River (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Nan
Zhou Nan () was a prominent Chinese politician and diplomat, and served as Director of the Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong, Vice Minister of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to the United Nations. He was also a member of the Standing Committee of the 7th and 8th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the CPC. He is best known as China's delegation head and main representative during negotiations for the transfer of sovereignties of Hong Kong and Macau from Britain and Portugal to China. Early years and education Born in December 1927 in Changchun, Jilin Province, Zhou was born under the name of Gao Qinglian. He was the youngest of the five children born to Gao Guozhu, the magistrate of Anda County in Heilongjiang Province, and his second wife Wang Yunzhi. Just before the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, the family moved to the city of Tianjin, where at age 14, Gao enrolled at Tianjin's Yaohua High Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Nan (other)
Zhang Nan, Zhāng Nán, or Nan Zhang may refer to: * Zhang Nan (Three Kingdoms) or Wenjin (died 222), Shu Han general * Nan Zhang (actress) (born 1986), Chinese-American actress * Zhang Nan (gymnast) (born 1986), Chinese gymnast * Zhang Nan (cyclist) (born 1989), Chinese cyclist * Zhang Nan (badminton) Zhang Nan (; born 1 March 1990) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in both men's and mixed doubles. He found much success in mixed doubles with his former partner Zhao Yunlei. They won gold in 2012 Summer Olympics, 3 golds in BWF Wor ... (born 1990), Chinese badminton player * Zhāng Nán, better known as Kelly Zhang, CEO of ByteDance China {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Nan
Yu Nan (, born 5 September 1978) is a Chinese actress. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Career Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4, playing role of a little girl with a handkerchief tied to her dress. Later, instead of following her family's advice to study foreign languages and get a university degree, Yu enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy in 1995. Her feature film debut in '' Lunar Eclipse'' (1999) by Wang Quan'an. Her feisty performance as a shy, retiring wife by day and a wild party animal by night won her Best Actress at the Deauville Asian Film Festival. The recognition caught the attention of French producers, who cast her in ''Rage'' (2003). She subsequently starred in three more films with Wang Quan'an. ''Jingzhe'' (2003) earned her Best Actress accolades at the Golden Rooster Award and Paris International Film Festival in 2003; ''Tuya's Marriage'' (2006), the Golden Bear winner at the 2007 Berlin Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Nan (other)
Wang Nan may refer to: * Wang Nan (judoka) (born 1970), Chinese judoka * Wang Nan (sport shooter) (born 1978), male Chinese sports shooter *Wang Nan (table tennis) (born 1978), female Chinese table tennis player *Wang Nan (baseball) Wang Nan (; born 7 October 1981 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing ... (born 1981), Chinese baseball player * Wang Nan (volleyball) (born 1984), Chinese female volleyball player * Wang Nan (speed skater) (born 1987), Chinese male speed skater * Wang Nan (ice hockey) (born 1988), Chinese female ice hockey player {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Nan
Song Nan (; born August 9, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, a two-time senior Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time Chinese national champion (2009, 2012, 2013). Career Song started skating at age six. His parents put him in skating to improve his health. He lived and trained at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium Sports Complex, which includes dormitories. In 2009–10, his final season as a junior, Song won two Junior Grand Prix (JGP) medals – silver in Belarus and gold in Germany – to qualify for the JGP Final. He won silver behind Yuzuru Hanyu at both the JGP Final and the 2010 World Junior Championships. Song turned senior in 2010–11 and won the bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the 2011–12 season, Song won two Grand Prix medals, bronze at the 2011 Cup of China and silver at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sima Nan
Sima Nan (; born 22 June 1956), real name Yu Li (), is a Chinese television pundit, social commentator, and journalist. In the early 21st century, he is well known for his staunch support of Chinese Communist Party stances and nationalistic, anti-American sentiments. In the late 1990s, he was mostly known for his criticism of pseudoscience and supernatural phenomena, especially his opposition to what he called ''Qigong''-related fraud. Biography Sima was born son of a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, in Heilongjiang province, although Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in His ... is considered his ancestral home. He graduated from Heilongjiang College of Business at the end of 1981, after which he was assigned to work for the central government in Beijing. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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