Jia (name)

See also: Jia (surname)

Jia is the pinyin romanization of multiple Chinese given names, which are not all homophonous. Chia is the corresponding Wade-Giles romanization that is used Taiwan. Ka is the Cantonese-based romanization used in Hong Kong, Macao and other and other areas of Southeastern China.

Notable people with Jia as a given name

Historical figures

• Jia of Wei (魏王假) (died 225 BC?), the last ruler of Wei during the Warring States Period
• Jia of Zhao (赵王嘉) (reigned 227–223 BCE), the last ruler of Zhao during the Warring States Period
• Wang Jia (王嘉) was a Chinese Taoist hermit and scholar.
• Qin Jia (c. first century B.C. – first century A.D.) (秦嘉) was a Chinese poet of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Politics

• Li Jia (born 1961) (李佳) male Chinese politician, Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
• Li Jia (born 1964) (李嘉) male Chinese politician, former Communist Party Secretary of Zhuhai
• Li Jia (born 1966) (李佳) female Chinese politician, former Party Secretary of Ziyang, Sichuan
• Hu Jia (activist) (born 1973) (胡佳) Chinese pro-democracy and HIV/AIDS activist

Sports

• Li Jia (table tennis) (李佳), born 1981, female table tennis player, peak of career from 2000 to 2003
• Liu Jia (刘佳) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Austria.
• Hu Jia (diver) (胡佳), born 1983, Chinese Olympic diver
• Qi Jia (齐佳) is a female Chinese ice dancer.
• Tian Jia (田佳) is a female Chinese professional beach volleyball player.
• Pan Jia (潘佳) is a Chinese footballer.

Cinema

• Li Jia (李柯竺), Chinese actress who appeared in The Park (2007 film)
• Liu Jia (Chinese: 刘佳; born 16 February 1982 in Beijing, China) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Austria.
• Song Jia (actress, born 1962) (宋佳), Chinese actress
• Song Jia (actress, born 1980) (宋佳), Chinese actress and singer

Music

• Meng Jia (孟佳) Chinese singer mostly active in South Korea and China.