Sinophile

Notable Sinophiles

Europe

France

• Louis XIV, a 17th-century French monarch whose Grand Trianon, spread of Chinoiserie, centennial new year bash, and Confucian translations were influenced by Chinese culture.
• Voltaire, a 17th-century French philosopher who admired Chinese culture and Confucian thought.

Germany

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a 17th-century German polymath who loved Chinese culture and studied many aspects of it.

Italy

• Marco Polo (c. 1254–1324), Italian explorer who was one of the first Europeans to visit China and narrated about the nation in his travelogue, The Travels of Marco Polo
• Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), Italian Jesuit who was the first to translate the Confucian classics into Latin and taught European science to the Emperor and the Chinese literati

Russia

• Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor
• Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), Russian writer widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists

Oceania

Australia

• Paul Keating (born 1944), Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996
• Kevin Rudd (born 1957), Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. His sinophile characterisation has been disputed.

North America

United States

• Allen Iverson (born 1975), former NBA star basketball player who has expressed affinity for the country
• Stephon Marbury (born 1977), former NBA star basketball player who joined the Beijing Ducks and has expressed affinity for the country
• James Veneris (1922–2004), US soldier who defected to China after the Korean War and remained in the country expressing positive feelings until his death in 2004

Asia

Thailand

• Sirindhorn (born 1955), Thai princess who has received awards in China for promoting friendship between the two countries

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