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Famous people surnamed Gongsun (公孙)

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

Famous Gongsun (公孙) people born before 1840

  • Gongsun Long(公孙龙)

    b. 497 BC

    disciple of Confucius

  • Shang Yang(公孙鞅)

    389–337 BC

    Qin State statesman, chancellor and reformer (c. 390–338 BC)

  • Gongsun Long(公孙龙)

    324–249 BC

    Chinese philosopher of the 3rd century BCE of the School of Names

  • Gongsun Hong(公孙弘)

    199–120 BC

    Chinese philosopher and politician (200–121 BCE)

  • Gongsun Shu(公孙述)

    100 BC–AD 36

    1st-century Chinese warlord and Emperor of Chengjia (r. 25 AD-36 AD)

  • Gongsun Gong(公孙恭)

    150–300

    3rd century Eastern Han dynasty warlord

  • Gongsun Fan(公孙范)

    b. 150

    Chinese official

  • Gongsun Du(公孙度)

    200–204

    Han dynasty warlord

  • Gongsun Kang(公孙康)

    200–221

    3rd century Eastern Han dynasty warlord

  • Gongsun Yuan(公孙渊)

    250–238

    Chinese warlord and Cao Wei vassal and King of Yan (died 238)

  • Gongsun Gui(公孙轨)

    391–441

    military personnel

Famous Gongsun (公孙) people, birth year unknown

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

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