Ping (given name)

Ping is a Chinese given name borne by (in reverse chronological order):

Ancient China:

• King Ping of Zhou (died 720 BC), Chinese king
• Duke Ping of Jin (died 532 BC), ruler of Jin
• Duke Ping of Cao (died 524 BC), ruler of Cáo
• King Ping of Chu (died 516 BC), king of Chu
• Duke Ping of Qi (died 456 BC), titular ruler of Qi
• Chen Ping (Han Dynasty) (died 178 BC), chancellor to Emperor Gaozu
• Prince Ping of Liang (r. 137–97 BC)
• Emperor Ping of Han (9 BC–AD 6), Chinese emperor
• Xin Ping (died 204), a minister under the warlord Han Fu
• Guan Ping (died 219), general serving the warlord Liu Bei
• Wen Ping, third century general under the warlord Cao Cao
• Wang Ping (Three Kingdoms) (died 248), officer under Liu Bei, made a major general after defecting to Shu Han
• Murong Ping, fourth century regent of the Chinese state of Former Yan
• Xue Ping (753?-832), general of the Tang Dynasty

Other:

• Luo Ping (1733-1799), Chinese painter
• Song Ping (born 1917), Communist Chinese politician and governor
• Hsin Ping (1938-1995), Chinese Buddhist abbot
• Ping Chong (born 1946), American contemporary theater director, choreographer, writer and artist
• Zhang Ping (politician) (born 1946), Chinese politician
• He Ping (born 1957), Chinese film director
• Ping Fu (born 1958), American computer scientist, entrepreneur and author
• Lang Ping (born 1960), former Chinese volleyball player and former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team
• Zhang Ping (volleyball) (born 1982), Chinese volleyball player
• Wang Ping (author), Chinese-American author and academic