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Famous people surnamed Gao (高)

24 of the best-known people with the Gao (高) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Gao Shun(高顺)

    200–199

    General serving warlord Lü Bu (died 199)

  • Gao Shi(高适)

    707–765

    poet (707-765)

  • Gao Kegong(高克恭)

    1248–1310

    Chinese artist (1248-1310)

  • Gao Qi(高启)

    1336–1374

    Chinese writer and historian at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty

  • Gao Panlong(高攀龙)

    1562–1626

    Chinese philosopher (1562–1626)

  • Gao Gang(高岗)

    1905–1954

    Chinese politician (1905-1954)

  • Gao Yaojie(高耀洁)

    1927–2023

    Chinese gynecologist, academic and AIDS activist (1927–2023)

  • Charles K. Kao(高锟)

    1933–2018

    Hong Kong-British-American physicist

  • Gao Xingjian(高行健)

    b. 1940

    Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

  • Gao Yu(高瑜)

    b. 1944

    Chinese dissident journalist (born 1944)

  • George F. Gao(高福)

    b. 1961

    Chinese virologist and immunologist

  • Gao Zhisheng(高智晟)

    b. 1964

    Chinese human rights lawyer

  • Gao Hongbo(高洪波)

    b. 1966

    Chinese footballer

  • Gao Jun(高军)

    b. 1969

    table tennis player

  • Gao Min(高敏)

    b. 1970

    Chinese diver

  • Ko Lai Chak(高礼泽)

    b. 1976

    Hong Kong table tennis player

  • Gao Yao(高尧)

    b. 1978

    Chinese footballer

  • Gao Ling(高崚)

    b. 1979

    Chinese badminton player

  • Gao Yuanyuan(高圆圆)

    b. 1979

    Chinese actress

  • Gao Feng(高峰)

    b. 1982

    female Chinese judoka

  • Gao Lei(高磊)

    b. 1992

    Chinese trampoline gymnast

  • Gao Zhunyi(高准翼)

    b. 1995

    Chinese association football player

  • Gao Shiyan(高诗岩)

    b. 1996

    Chinese basketball player (born 1996)

  • Gao Tingyu(高亭宇)

    b. 1997

    Chinese male speed skater

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29