Zhang Yan may refer to: Zhang Yan (empress) (张嫣; died 163 BC), Western Han empress, wife and niece of Emperor Hui of Han Zhang Yan (Han dynasty) (张燕), late Eastern Han bandit chief Zhang Quanyi or Zhang Yan (张言; 852–926), Tang dynasty / Five Dynasties warlord Zhang Yan (Ming dynasty) (张彦), Ming dynasty painter Cheung Yin (张彦), pen name Xi Xi (西西; 1937–2022), Hong Kong writer Zhang Yan (oil painter) (张焰; born 1963), Chinese oil painter Zhang Yan (biathlete) (born 1992), Chinese biathlete Zhang Yan (figure skater) (born 1988), Chinese pair skater Zhang Yan (footballer, born 1972), Chinese football player Zhang Yan (table tennis) (born 1967), table tennis player Zhang Yan (footballer, born 1997), Chinese footballer Zhang Yan (major general), major general of the People's Liberation Army. Zhang Yan (politician, born 1969), Chinese politician, Member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Minister of Publicity.