Bian (surname)

Bian is the romanization of several Chinese surnames, including Biàn 卞, Biān 边, Biǎn 扁, Biàn 弁, Biàn 汴, etc. Biān 边 is the most common of these names, while Biàn 卞 is the second-most common.

卞 Biàn
It is the 86th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. As of 2018, it is the 269th most common surname in China.
 * Bian He, discoverer of the Heshibi
 * Empress Dowager Bian to Cao Cao
 * Empress Bian to Cao Mao
 * Empress Bian to Cao Huan
 * Bian Zhilin, poet in 20th century
 * Bian Zhongyun, deputy principal beaten to death with wooden sticks by a group of students during Beijing's Red August at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
 * Bian Yingui, physicist specializing in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
 * Bian Xiaoxuan, historian in Chinese literature
 * Bian Liunian, Chinese musician, composer, and musical director
 * Bian Jun, former Chinese international football player
 * Bian Lan, retired Chinese basketball player
 * Bian Ka, Chinese shot putter
 * Bian Chuxian, singer and member of SNH48's Team SII

边 Biān
It is the 313th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. As of 2018, it is the 200th most common surname in China.
 * Bian Zhang, official in the Eastern Han dynasty
 * Queen Bian, empress of Western Qin
 * Bian Hao, general of Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
 * Bian Jingzhao, painter in Ming Dynasty
 * Bian Shoumin, painter in Qing Dynasty
 * Bian Jinyang (边金阳; born 1993 in Heilongjiang, China) a Chinese author who published as a child
 * Bian Jiang, Chinese voice actor
 * Bian Hongmin, male Chinese volleyball player

扁 Biǎn

 * Bian Que (real name Qin Yueren 秦越人), earliest known Chinese physician, according to semi-legends