Namesakes
Qu Yuan
(m) c. 340-278 BC 
Notable Writers
Li Yuan
(m) 566-635
Chinese Emperors 618-626
Yuan T. Lee
(m) 1936-
Nobel Prize Winners 1986 (chemistry)
Liu Shi
(a.k.a. Yuan) (m) 75-33 BC
Chinese Emperors 49-33 BC
Ma Yuan
(m) c. 1160-1225
Notable Artists
Sima Rui
(a.k.a. Yuan) (m) 276-323
Chinese Emperors 318-323
Cao Yuan
(m) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2012 diving (gold)