Zhou
Zhou (周) denotes the following Chinese dynasties:
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Zhou Dynasty , a Chinese dynasty, is divided into:
- Western Zhou dynasty , 11th century B.C. BC to 771 BC Chr.
- Eastern Zhou Dynasty , 770 BC BC to 256 BC Chr
- Northern Zhou Dynasty , a Tabgach dynasty in northern China from 557 to 581
- Zhou dynasty under Wu Zetian , from 690 to 705
- Later Zhou Dynasty , a Chinese dynasty from 951 to 960
- Great Zhou dynasty under Zhang Shicheng in Jiangsu , from 1354 to 1367
- Great Zhou Dynasty under Wu Sangui in southern China, from 1678 to 1681
Zhou is a family name for the following people:
- Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121), poet and composer of songs (詞, Ci)
- Zhou Cheng , Chinese author
- Zhou Chunxiu (* 1978), Chinese long-distance runner
- Zhou Daguan (13th / 14th century), Chinese author
- Zhou Dongyu (* 1992), Chinese actress
- Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Chinese philosopher
- Zhou Enlai (1898–1976), Chinese politician and party official (CCP)
- Zhou Fang (General) († 240?), Chinese general
- Zhou Fang (painter) (around 740 – around 800), Chinese painter
- Zhou Feng (* 1993), Chinese wrestler
- Zhou Guangzhao (* 1929), Chinese physicist
- Zhou Guanyu (* 1999), Chinese racing car driver
- Zhou Haibin (* 1985), Chinese soccer player
- Zhou Hang (* 1993), Chinese freestyle skier
- Zhou Hui (Author)周 煇, Chinese author
- Zhou Hui (Badminton) (* 1989), Chinese badminton player
- Zhou Jianchao (* 1988), Chinese chess master
- Zhou Jihong (* 1965), Chinese water diver
- Zhou Jincan (* 1961), Chinese-American badminton player
- Zhou Jiping (* 1952), Chinese manager
- Zhou Lei (* 1970), Chinese badminton player
- Zhou Long (* 1953), American composer and university professor of Chinese origin
- Zhou Lüxin (* 1988), Chinese high diver
- Zhou Mi (man of letters) (1232-1298), Chinese man of letters
- Zhou Mi (Badminton) (* 1979), Chinese badminton player
- Zhou Mi (singer) (* 1986), Chinese actor and singer
- Zhou Mingzhen (1918–1996), Chinese paleontologist and geologist
- Zhou Peishun (* 1962), Chinese weightlifter
- Zhou Qiang (* 1960), Chinese politician and party official
- Zhou Qifeng (* 1947), Chinese chemist
- Zhou Qing (* 1964), Chinese journalist, non-fiction author and critic of the regime
- Zhou Qiren (* 1950), Chinese economist
- Qiyu Zhou (* 2000), Canadian chess player
- Zhou Shen (* 1992), Chinese singer
- Zhou Shiming (* 1981), Chinese boxer
- Zhou Shuguang (* 1981), Chinese blogger and citizen journalist
- Zhou Shun (* 1985), Chinese beach volleyball player
- Zhou Suhong (* 1979), Chinese volleyball player
- Zhou Tai († 228), Chinese general of the Wu dynasty
- Zhou Tai Wang , Chinese ancestor of the Zhou dynasty
- Zhou Weihui (* 1973), Chinese writer
- Zhou Weizhi (1916–2014), Chinese musician and politician
- Zhou Wenju , Chinese painter
- Zhou Wenlong (* 1987), Chinese badminton player
- Zhou Wenzhong (* 1945), Chinese politician
- Zhou Xiaochuan (* 1948), Chinese economist
- Zhou Xingsi (469-521), Chinese court scholar
- Zhou Xuan (1918–1957), Chinese singer and film actress
- Zhou Xun (* 1974), Chinese actress
- Zhou Yan (* 1982), Chinese curler
- Zhou Yang (literary theorist) (1908–1989), Chinese literary theorist
- Zhou Yang (soccer player) (born 1971), Chinese football player
- Zhou Yang (short tracker) (* 1991), Chinese short tracker
- Zhou Yimiao (* 1991), Chinese tennis player
- Zhou Yongkang (* 1942), Chinese politician
- Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), Chinese economist and linguist
- Zhou Yu (175–210), Chinese general of the Wu dynasty
- Zhou Yu (table tennis player) (* 1992), Chinese table tennis player
- Zhou Yuelong (* 1998), Chinese snooker player
- Zhou Zhiyan (* 1933), Chinese paleobotanist
- Zhou Zhonghe (* 1965), Chinese paleontologist
- Zhou Zijian (1914-2003), Chinese politician
- Zhou Zuoren (1885–1967), Chinese translator and author
as well as from:
- Da Huang Zhou (* 1957), Chinese artist, see Zhou Brothers
- Lili Zhou (* 1980), American badminton player
- Min Zhou (* 1956), American sociologist
- Shan Zuo Zhou (* 1952), Chinese artist, see Zhou Brothers
- Vic Zhou (* 1981), Taiwanese actor, singer and model
- Vincent Zhou (* 2000), American figure skater
- Xin Zhou (* 1955), Chinese mathematician
- Yuanyuan Zhou (* 1971), Chinese-American computer scientist
See also: