Xia (surname)
Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.Notable people
- Xia Zhengshu, Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne
- Consort Xia, mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang
- Empress Dowager Xia, mother of Emperor Jing of Liang
- Xia Luqi, Later Tang general
- Xia Song, Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying
- Empress Xia , wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
- Xia Gui, Song dynasty painter
- Xia Yuanji, Ming dynasty government minister
- Xia Chang. Ming dynasty painter and official
- Xia Yan, Ming dynasty government minister
- Empress Xia, Ming dynasty empress, wife of the Zhengde Emperor
- Xia Yunyi, Ming dynasty poet and anti-Qing military leader
- Xia Wanchun, poet, soldier, and son of Xia Yunyi, executed by the Qing at age 16
- Xia Xie, Qing dynasty historian, author of Ming Tongjian
- Xia Suntong, historian, co-author of Draft History of Qing
- Xia Zengyou, historian and educator
- Xia Tonghe, Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and calligrapher
- Xia Shoutian, Qing dynasty and Republic of China artist and politician
- Xia Ruifang, co-founder of the Commercial Press, assassinated by Chen Qimei
- Xia Gong, Republic of China politician
- Xia Kaifu, Republic of China ambassador to the United States
- Xia Renhu, Republic of China politician and scholar
- Xia Jingguan, poet, President of Fudan Public School
- Xia Chao, Republic of China general, Governor of Zhejiang province
- Xia Douyin, Republic of China general, Governor of Hubei province
- Xia Mianzun, educator and writer
- Xia Qifeng, politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Xia Suchu, politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Xia Qin, President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China
- Xia Wei, Republic of China general, Governor of Anhui province
- Xia Guozhang, lieutenant general and brother of Xia Wei, killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Xia Minghan, Communist revolutionary
- Xia Yan, playwright, Deputy Minister of Culture
- Xia Xi, early leader of the Communist Party of China
- Xia Jinxiong, acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
- Xia Jianbai, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Tongji University
- Xia Chuzhong, Republic of China general
- Xia Zhengnong, writer and politician
- Xia Nai, pioneering archaeologist
- Xia Xiaohua, founder of the Taiwan Daily and Chengsheng Broadcasting
- Xia Gongquan, Republic of China diplomat
- C. T. Hsia, literary critic and scholar
- Xia Peisu, female computer scientist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xia Suisheng, surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation
- Xia Meng, Hong Kong actress and film producer
- Timothy Ha, Hong Kong educator
- Ronald Arculli or Xia Jiali, former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
- Xia Taifeng, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Andrew Hsia or Xia Liyan, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China
- Xia Baolong, Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Zhejiang
- Xia Gang, film director, winner of Golden Rooster Award for Best Director
- Xia Lingling, Taiwanese actress
- Xia Deren, Deputy Communist Party Chief of Liaoning province
- Yuen Biao or Xia Lingzhen, Hong Kong actor
- Xia Yeliang, former Peking University economist and dissident
- Zhihong Xia, Chinese-American mathematician
- Xia Jiaping, tennis player
- Ha Hee-ra or Xia Xiluo, South Korean actress of Chinese descent
- Tony Xia, businessman; owner of Aston Villa F.C.
- Lulu Hsia Chia-lu, Taiwanese TV Host
- Xia Yu, actor
- Xia Xuanze, badminton player, world champion
- Xia Da, cartoonist
- Xia Ningning, football player
- Xia Lina, Olympic alpine ski racer
- Xia Kangnan, baseball player
- Xia Huan, badminton player
- Xia Hanyu , singer and dancer. Member of UNINE
- Xia Zhiguang （:zh:夏之光|夏之光), singer and dancer. Member of X-NINE and R1SE
