Liao
Liao stands for:
- Liao He , a river in northeast China
-
Liao Dynasty , a Kitan dynasty in northern China, named after the Liao He
- Western Liao, an empire founded after the fall of the Liao Dynasty, see Kara Kitai
Liao is a family name for the following people:
- Ashley Liao (* 2001), American actress
- Liao Cheng-Ting (* 1996), Taiwanese table tennis player
- Liao Ching-hsien (* 1994), Taiwanese sprinter
- Liao Fung-te (~ 1951–2008), Taiwanese politician
- Liao Hui (* 1987), Chinese weightlifter
- James C. Liao (* 1958), Taiwanese chemist and university professor
- Jimmy Liao (* 1958), Taiwanese illustrator and picture book author
- Liao Kuan-Hao (* 1990), Taiwanese badminton player
- Liao Min-Chun (* 1988), Taiwanese badminton player
- Liao Qiuyun (* 1995), Chinese weightlifter
- Liao Sheng-Shiun (born 1983), Taiwanese badminton player
- Liao Te-Yu (PhD in 2010), Taiwanese zoologist
- Tienchi Martin-Liao , Chinese author and translator; Chairwoman of the PEN Center Taipei
- Liao Yan-jun (* 1998), Taiwanese sprinter
- Liao Yiwu (* 1958), Chinese author, reporter, musician and poet
- Liao Yu-Cheng (* 1992), Taiwanese ice hockey goalkeeper
- Liao Zhongkai (1877-1925), Chinese politician
as well as the name of:
- Liao Taizu (872–926), chief of the Yila tribe