Wang Xiji dead at age 105
Wang Xiji, a Chinese aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of China’s early rocket and satellite programs,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 105. Born in…
Named Wang
Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Wang. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Wang Kai dead at age 43
Wang Kai, a Chinese actor,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 43. Born in Wuhan in 1982, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and began his career in…
Teddy Wang dead at age 43
Teddy Wang, a Taiwanese actor,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 43. Born Wang Jianlong in Kaohsiung on October 11, 1982, he was also known as Wang Jian Long…
Wang Quanying dead at age 105, Chinese soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March
Wang Quanying, a Chinese soldier remembered as the last living female participant in the Long March,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in May 1921 in Jinchuan County, Sichuan, she…
Wang Luolin dead at age 88
Wang Luolin, a Chinese politician and academic administrator,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in June 1938 in Wuchang, Hubei, he studied economics at Peking…
Nelson Wang dead at age 75
Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur and founder of China Garden in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner neighborhood,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Kolkata…
Wang Yongguo dead at age 87
Wang Yongguo, a Chinese vice admiral who commanded the South Sea Fleet from 1994 to 2002,
died on May 7, 2026. He was 87. Born in November 1938 in Buliu,…
Wang Jinshan Chinese politician dead at age 81
Wang Jinshan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Anhui province and later as the province’s party secretary,
died on March 10, 2026. He was 81. Wang served as…
Wang Zheng
Chinese vice admiral
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Wang Zheng Chinese vice admiral dead at age 64
Wang Zheng, a Chinese vice admiral and director of the People's Liberation Army Navy Political Work Department,
died on January 3, 2026. He was born in Jing County, Hebei, in…
Wang Bingqian
Chinese economist and politician
Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Wang Yousheng
Chinese engineer
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Wang Hsing-ching
Taiwanese journalist
Died on Tuesday June 10th 2025
Wang Renzhi
Chinese politician
Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Wang Zhengguo
Chinese field medical engineer
Died on Friday January 10th 2025
Wang Ching-feng
Taiwanese magistrate
Died on Friday October 25th 2024
Eyvind W. Wang
Norwegian politician
Died on Wednesday August 7th 2024
Wang Yongzhi
Chinese aerospace engineer
Died on Thursday June 13th 2024
Wang Shih-hsiung
Taiwanese politician
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2024
Wang Shixiong
Taiwanese politician
Died on Monday March 25th 2024
Wang Mingxiu
91 Chinese forest scientist and educator
Died on Sunday November 19th 2023
Wang Dianzuo
Chinese scientist and author
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Wang Wen-hsing
Taiwanese novelist
Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2023
Wang Yingluo
Chinese academic
Died on Wednesday July 12th 2023
Wang Xiaomo
Chinese radar engineer
Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Wang Zhongqi
Chinese engineer
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Wang Wenjiao
Chinese badminton player and coach (national team)
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Wang Hongfan
Chinese politician
Died on Monday October 17th 2022
Wang Zherong
Chinese tank design expert
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2022
Wang Yumei
Chinese actress (Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2022
Wang Senhao
Chinese engineer and politician
Died on Sunday April 10th 2022
Wang Xuezhen
Chinese politician
Died on Wednesday December 22nd 2021
Wang Kuang-hui
Taiwanese baseball player (Brother Elephants) and coach
Died on Monday August 30th 2021
Wang Wenjuan
Chinese performer in Yue opera
Died on Friday August 6th 2021
Wang Chiu-Hwa
Taiwanese architect
Died on Monday June 14th 2021
Wang Fuchun
Chinese photographer
Died on Tuesday March 23rd 2021
Wang Shouguan
Chinese astronomer
Died on Saturday January 30th 2021
Wang Zhiliang
Chinese table tennis player
Died on Thursday September 17th 2020
Wang Jiafan
Chinese historian
Died on Thursday July 9th 2020
Wang Dingguo
Chinese politician
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Wang Wen-hsieh
Taiwanese general and public official
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Wang Wenxie
Taiwanese general and public official
Died on Sunday March 29th 2020
Shuping Wang
Chinese doctor and AIDS campaigner
Died on Thursday September 26th 2019
Wang Buxuan
Chinese thermal physicist
Died on Saturday August 31st 2019
Wang Guodong
Chinese painter (official portraits of Mao Zedong on the Tiananmen)
Died on Friday August 30th 2019
Wang Hanru
Chinese major general and politician
Died on Monday June 17th 2019
Wang Yening
Chinese physicist
Died on Wednesday February 27th 2019
Wang Ruilin
Chinese general
Died on Monday December 10th 2018
Wang Junmin
Chinese politician
Died on Wednesday November 21st 2018
Wang Huanyu
Chinese astrophysicist
Died on Wednesday November 7th 2018
Wang Guangying
Chinese entrepreneur and politician
Died on Wednesday October 31st 2018
Charles Wang
Chinese-born American businessman and philantropist
Died on Sunday October 21st 2018
Wang Mengshu
Chinese railway engineer
Died on Sunday September 30th 2018
Wang Da-hong
Chinese-born Taiwanese architect
Died on Tuesday May 29th 2018
Wang Danfeng
Chinese actress
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Wang Panyuan
Taiwanese painter
Died on Saturday December 23rd 2017
Wang Hairong
Chinese politician
Died on Sunday September 10th 2017
Wang Xiuyun
Singaporean actress
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Wang Ben-hu
Taiwanese television presenter
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017
Wang Lin
64-65
Died on Friday February 10th 2017
Wang Sichao
Chinese astronomy scholar
Died on Friday June 17th 2016
Wang Shizhen
Chinese nuclear medicine physician and academician (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Wang You-theng
Taiwanese entrepreneur (Rebar)
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Carl E. Wang
Norwegian politician
Died on Friday February 5th 2016
Wang Zhongshu
Chinese archaeologist
Died on Thursday September 24th 2015
Wang Dongxing
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Died on Friday August 21st 2015
Wang Fuzhou
Chinese mountain climber
Died on Sunday July 19th 2015
Wang Kenan
Chinese Olympic diver (2004)
Died on Saturday October 5th 2013
Wang Yung-tsai
Taiwanese industrialist (Formosa Plastics Group)
Died on Thursday November 27th 2014
Wang Guozhen
Chinese poet
Died on Monday April 27th 2015
George Wang dead at age 96
George Wang, the Taiwanese actor and producer,
died on March 27, 2015, at age 96. Born Wang Chun-yang in Dandong, Liaoning, in 1918, he studied at Northeastern University before leaving…