Ai is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname . It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.
Notable people Ai Nanying (艾南英; 1583–1646), Ming dynasty essayist Ai Nengqi (艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong Ai Yuanzheng (艾元征; 1624–1676), Qing dynasty Minister of Justice Ai Ai (艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense Ai Qing (; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan Ai Siqi (; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan Ai Xia (; 1912–1934), silent film actress Ai Xing (; 1924–2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Ai Zhisheng (艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television Ai Weiren (; 1932–2018), PLA lieutenant general Sarah Allan (; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist Ai Xuan (; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing Ai Husheng (; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general Ai Xiaoming (; born 1953), writer and director Ai Wei (艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor Ai Weiwei (; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing Ai Baojun (; born 1960), former vice mayor of Shanghai Randy Ai (艾雷迪; 1969–2013), Taiwanese cartoonist Ai Jing (; born 1969), singer and painter Ai Fei (艾芬; born 1974), Chinese physician Ai Jingjing (; born 1978), writer Ai Zhibo (; born 1982), football player Ai Mengmeng (艾梦萌; born 1983), singer Eve Ai (; born 1987), Taiwanese singer Ai Fei (艾菲; born 1987), singer Gloria Ai (; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman Elkeson (; born 1989), footballer
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