Bi (surname)

Bi is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the Hundred Family Surnames.

Origin

 * 1) Deriving from the surname Ji, King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son Bi Gonggao was given the title of Bi, his descendants then used the surname Bi.
 * 2) Originating from Ethnic minorities.

Notable people

 * Bi Chunfang (1927–2016), Yue opera singer
 * Bi Feiyu (born 1964), fiction writer
 * Bi Fujian (born 1959), professor and television presenter
 * Bi Gui (died 249), official during the Three Kingdoms period
 * Bi Hongyong (born 1974), high jumper
 * Bi Jingquan (born 1955), economist and trade official
 * Bi Jinhao (born 1991), football player
 * Bi Sheng (990–1051), inventor of printing technology
 * Bi Shiduo (died 888), Tang dynasty army officer
 * Bi Wenjing (born 1981), gymnast
 * Bi Wenjun (born 1997), singer and actor, member of NEXT
 * Bi Xian (802–864), Tang dynasty official
 * Bi Xiaoliang (born 1992), high jumper
 * Bi Yan (born 1984), women's soccer player
 * Bi Hansheng, Chinese name adopted by Irish comedian Des Bishop (born 1975)
 * Kenneth Bi, Hong Kong-Canadian actor
 * Bii (singer) (born 1989), also called Bi Shu-jin, South Korean-born Taiwanese singer