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Famous people surnamed Hou (侯)

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

  • Hou Cheng(侯成)

    b. 101

    Military officer serving warlord Lü Bu

  • Hou Lan(侯览)

    101–172

    Chinese Han dynasty eunuch-official (died 172)

  • Hou Jing(侯景)

    503–552

    Chinese emperor during the Liang dynasty (503-552)

  • Hou Debang(侯德榜)

    1890–1974

    Chinese scientist (1890–1974)

  • Hou Yao(侯曜)

    1903–1942

    Chinese film director, screenwriter, and film theorist

  • Hou Bo(侯波)

    1924–2017

    photographer (1924–2017)

  • Hou Hsiao-Hsien(侯孝贤)

    b. 1947

    Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1947)

  • Hou Yu-ih(侯友宜)

    b. 1957

    Taiwanese politician

  • Hou Yong(侯咏)

    b. 1960

    Chinese cinematographer and film director

  • Thomas Y. Hou(侯一钊)

    b. 1962

    Chinese-American mathematician

  • Hou Xuemei(侯雪梅)

    b. 1962

    Chinese discus thrower

  • Hou Yuzhu(侯玉珠)

    b. 1963

    volleyball player

  • Hou Hanru(侯瀚如)

    b. 1963

    art critic, curator, art director of MAXXI

  • Patty Hou(侯佩岑)

    b. 1977

    Taiwanese actress

  • Hou Fenglian(侯凤连)

    b. 1980

    Chinese baseball player

  • Hou Yuzhuo(侯玉琢)

    b. 1987

    Chinese taekwondo practitioner

  • Melek Hu(侯美玲)

    b. 1989

    Turkish table tennis player (born 1989)

  • Hou Sen(侯森)

    b. 1989

    Chinese footballer

  • Hou Yifan(侯逸凡)

    b. 1994

    Chinese chess player

  • Hou Zhihui(侯志慧)

    b. 1997

    Chinese weightlifter

  • Hou Minghao(侯明昊)

    b. 1997

    Chinese actor and singer

  • John Hou Sæter(侯永永)

    b. 1998

    Chinese association football player (born 1998)

  • Hou Junji(侯君集)

    ?–643

    Major general and chancellor of Tang Dynasty

  • Hou Xuan(侯选)

    Late Han general

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