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Famous people surnamed Tao (陶)

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

  • Tao Qian(陶谦)

    132–194

    Han dynasty official and warlord (132-194)

  • Tao Kan(陶侃)

    259–334

    Jin Dynasty general (259-334)

  • Tao Yuanming(陶渊明)

    365–427

    Chinese poet (365–427)

  • Tao Hongjing(陶弘景)

    456–536

    Chinese polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer, founder of Shangqing Taoism (456–536)

  • Tao Zongyi(陶宗仪)

    1329–1410

    Ming and Yuan dynasty Chinese scholar (1316/22/29 to 1403/10), author of the Nancun Chuogenglu

  • Tao Xingzhi(陶行知)

    1891–1946

    Chinese educator (1891–1946)

  • Tao, Xisheng(陶希圣)

    1899–1988

    person, CBDB ID = 431934

  • Đào Duy Anh(陶维英)

    1904–1988

    lexicographer (1904–1988)

  • Tao Zhu(陶铸)

    1908–1969

    Chinese politician (1908-1969)

  • Tao Siju(陶驷驹)

    1935–2016

    Chinese politician (1935-2016)

  • Michael Dao(陶大宇)

    b. 1963

    Hong Kong actor

  • To Kwan Hang Andrew(陶君行)

    b. 1966

    Hong Kong politician

  • David Tao(陶喆)

    b. 1969

    Taiwanese singer-songwriter

  • Matilda Tao(陶晶莹)

    b. 1969

    Taiwanese singer and television personality

  • Tao Hong(陶虹)

    b. 1972

    Chinese actress and former synchronized swimmer (1972- )

  • Tao Hua(陶桦)

    b. 1972

    softball player

  • Tao Xiaoqiang(陶晓强)

    b. 1973

    Chinese badminton player

  • Tao Luna(陶璐娜)

    b. 1974

    sport shooter

  • Terence Tao(陶哲轩)

    b. 1975

    Australian-American mathematician

  • Tao Wei(陶伟)

    b. 1978

    Chinese footballer, born 1978

  • Tao Jin(陶金)

    b. 1985

    Chinese footballer

  • Tao Li(陶李)

    b. 1990

    Singaporean Olympic competitive swimmer

  • Tao Qianglong(陶强龙)

    b. 2001

    Chinese footballer

  • Tao Huang(陶璜)

    ?–290

    Chinese military officer and official (died 290)

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