Bei (surname)
Bèi is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified Chinese and in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Pei in Wade–Giles. Bei is listed 110th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.
Notable people
- Bei Jinquan, Qing dynasty general
- Bei Shizhang, "Father of Chinese Biophysics"
- I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect
- Peggy Lam, Hong Kong politician
- Pui Kwan Kay, Hong Kong businessman
- Bei Ling, Chinese poet