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Ming (given Name)
Ming is a transliteration of multiple Chinese given names. Notable people with these names include: * Ming Chen (born 1974), Taiwanese American actor * Ming Chin (born 1942), American jurist of Chinese descent * Fu Ming (born 1983), Chinese football referee * Gao Ming (c. 1305–1370), Chinese poet and playwright * * * Ming C. Lin, Taiwanese American computer scientist * Ju Ming (born 1938), Taiwanese sculptor * Ming Sen Shiue (born 1950), Taiwanese-American murderer, kidnapper, and rapist * Ming Tsai (born 1964), celebrity chef * Xi Ming (born 1989), Chinese model * Xu Ming (1971–2015), Chinese entrepreneur * Xu Ming (figure skater) (born 1981), Chinese figure skater * Xue Ming (born 1987), Chinese volleyball player * Yao Ming Yao Ming ( zh, c=姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National ...
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Ming Chen
Cliff Ming-Si Chen, better known as Ming Chen, is an actor, podcaster, reality television personality, and webmaster associated with Kevin Smith. He co-hosts the ''I Sell Comics!'' and ''Ming & Mike Show'' podcasts with Mike Zapcic and also starred in the AMC reality series '' Comic Book Men''. Early life Ming Chen was born in Ohio to parents born in China, but raised in Taiwan. The family frequently moved due his father being an upstart engineer, but spent significant time in Jackson, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Chen attended the University of Michigan (class of 1996), graduated with a degree in communications, and he at one point also worked at a video shop. Career Chen became involved with Kevin Smith after making a fansite dedicated to the movie ''Clerks'' in 1996. Smith asked Chen to build the View Askew Productions website. Chen served as an extra in the movie ''Dogma''. After working around the Washington, D.C. area, and LivePlanet for two years, he joined Kevin S ...
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Xu Ming (figure Skater)
Xu Ming (; born January 18, 1981, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2009 Winter Universiade The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games. Selection Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host c ... champion, the Figure skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games, 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, and a four-time Chinese Figure Skating Championships, Chinese national silver medalist. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix'' References External links

* 1981 births Living people Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade Chinese male single skaters Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade Figure skaters from Qiqihar Asian Games medalists in figure skating Figure skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asia ...
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Ming (surname)
Ming is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. Ming is listed 111th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China, according to a 2008 study. However, according to a 2013 study it was found to be the 249th most common, being shared by 340,000 people or .026% of the population, with the province with the most being Hubei. Unrelated to the Chinese surname, Ming is also a common surname in Switzerland, originating in the Canton of Obwalden. Notable people * Ming Chongyan ( 明崇俨; died 679), Tang dynasty official * Ming Yuzhen (1331–1366), Yuan dynasty rebel leader, self-proclaimed Emperor of Xia * Ming Sheng ( 明升; 1356–1391), son of Ming Yuzhen, exiled to Korea after Xia was conquered by the Ming dynasty * Ming Ji (1923–2012), Taiwanese general and filmmaker * Ming Jincheng ( 明金城), Taiwanese actor and director * Ming Kai, bette ...
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Ming-Ming Duckling
''Wonder Pets!'' is an American animated musical children's television series produced by Little Airplane Productions. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork to help animals in need. Most of the characters' dialogue is sung in the style of a sung-through musical. Each episode is set to original music by a 10-member live orchestra. Josh Selig and Jennifer Oxley developed the idea for ''Wonder Pets!'' while working on their previous show, '' Oobi''. The series started out with two animated shorts called "Linny the Guinea Pig", which acted as pilot episodes. To animate them, Oxley created a style of animation called "photo-puppetry" that uses photos of real objects and moves them using Adobe After Effects. The shorts featured Linny going on adventures set to classical music. In 2003, Little Airplane screened the shorts at the wrap party for ''Oobi''s second season. The shorts caught the attention o ...
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Ming The Merciless
Ming the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, television series and film adaptation. Ming is depicted as a ruthless tyrant who rules the planet Mongo. Alex Raymond's comic strip In the comic strip, when the heroic Flash Gordon and his friends land on the fictional planet Mongo, they find it ruled by an evil emperor, a despot who quickly becomes their enemy. He was not named at first, only being known as "''The'' ''Emperor''" until six weeks later, when his name was revealed to be "Ming". The capital of his empire is named Mingo City in his honour. In addition to his army, Ming is shown to have access to a wide variety of science fiction gadgets, ranging from rocket ships to death rays to robots. Though evil, he has his weaknesses, which include a desire to marry Flash's beautiful companion, Dale Arden. Ming's daughter Princess Aur ...
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Turning Red
''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by Shi and Julia Cho, and a story by Shi, Cho, and Sarah Streicher. The film marks the first Pixar feature film solely directed by a woman. It stars the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, and James Hong. Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee (Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion, due to a hereditary curse. Shi, who previously directed the short film '' Bao'' (2018), developed the film based on her experiences growing up in Toronto. She pitched three concepts, including ''Turning Red'', to Pixar in October 2017. Development be ...
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Yao Ming
Yao Ming ( zh, c=姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. During his final season, he was the List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history, tallest active player in the NBA, at . Yao, who was born in Shanghai, started playing for the Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years in the CBA, winning a championship in his final year. After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, Yao was selected by the Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached the NBA playoffs four times, and the Rockets won the first-round series in the ...
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Xue Ming
Xue Ming (; born 23 February 1987 in Beijing) is a female Chinese volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. She was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2005 Asian Championship. Awards Individuals * '' 2009 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Spiker"'' References External links Profile 1987 births Living people Chinese women's volleyball players Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic volleyball players for China Volleyball players from Beijing Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games volleyball players for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Middle blockers ...
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Xu Ming
Xu Ming (; April 1971 – 4 December 2015) was a Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire. He was the founder of the conglomerate Dalian Shide Group, and the chairman of Dalian Shide F.C., China's top football club in the 2000s. In 2005, ''Forbes'' ranked him the eighth-richest person in China, with an estimated net worth of US$1.05 billion, but his net worth declined to $690 million in 2011. The 2013 Hurun Report estimated his wealth to be around US$490 million, ranking 676th in China. Xu had close relationships with several high-ranking government officials and their families, especially the former Politburo member Bo Xilai. After Bo was implicated in a political scandal and fell from power in 2012, Xu was taken into custody, and testified in August 2013 at the trial of Bo, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Xu was also sent to prison, where he died in December 2015, less than a year before his scheduled release. Early life and career Xu Ming was b ...
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Ming Chin
Ming William Chin (born August 31, 1942) is an American attorney and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, serving from March 1, 1996 to August 31, 2020. Biography Chin was born and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. His family moved to San Jose, California, and he attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, graduating in 1960. Chin then received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of San Francisco in 1964. Subsequently, he studied at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and obtained a Juris Doctor in 1967. After graduating, he was commissioned a Captain in the United States Army, and in 1969 was awarded both a Commendation Medal and Bronze Star for his meritorious service in the Vietnam War. After Chin's discharge, he practiced for three years as a deputy district attorney for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and was promoted to felony trial deputy. In 1973, Chin entered private practice with Aiken, Kramer & Cummi ...
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Xi Ming
Ming Xi or Xi Mengyao (; born 18 March 1989) is a Chinese model. Her professional modeling career started in 2009 after she attended a TV competition. Her international modeling career began in 2011 when she debuted for the Givenchy Haute Spring Show. In the same year, she modeled the Givenchy ready-to-wear collection and appeared as the face of Givenchy's Fall/Winter publicity advertising campaign. Xi also modeled for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013. Career In 2008, Xi attended a television competition on Dragon Television called ''Go! Oriental Angels''. This was her first notable appearance on television. Two years after she graduated from college, Xi participated in the Elite Model Look competition, a fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management. Xi ranked third in the competition. Shortly after the contest, she was offered a contract with Givenchy, and debuted at the Givenchy Haute Couture Show and ready-to-wear shows. She started her international modeli ...
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Ming Tsai
Ming Hao Tsai (; born 1964) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality and a former squash player. Tsai's restaurants have focused on east–west fusion cuisine, and have included major stakes in Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Massachusetts (a Zagat- and James Beard-recognized establishment) from 1998 to 2017, and Blue Dragon in the Fort Point Channel area of Boston (a Zagat-recognized tapas-style gastropub named in ''Esquire Magazine'' "Best New Restaurants 2013"). Tsai hosts ''Simply Ming'', a cooking show featured on American Public Television, in its seventeenth season. Past shows Tsai hosted include ''Ming's Quest'', a cooking show featured on the Fine Living Network, and ''East Meets West''. Tsai appeared in the Food Network cooking competition '' The Next Iron Chef'' (2010). Early life and education Tsai was born to Iris (née Lee), who owned a Chinese restaurant, and , an engineer who co-developed the Tsai-Wu failure criterion, and was raised in Dayton, Ohi ...
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