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Famous people surnamed Wu (武)

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

  • Wu Shihuo(武士彟)

    577–635

    father of Wu Zetian

  • Wu Sansi(武三思)

    601–707

    Tang prince, chancellor, politician, historian

  • Wu Chengsi(武承嗣)

    601–698

    Chancellor of Tang Dynasty

  • Wu Youji(武攸暨)

    601–712

    Tang/Zhou prince

  • Wu Zetian(武则天)

    624–705

    founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690

  • Wu Yuanheng(武元衡)

    758–815

    tang Dynasty chancellor

  • Vu Van Uyen(武文渊)

    1479–1550

    military personnel

  • Vũ Văn Nhậm(武文壬)

    1755–1788

    Tây Sơn dynasty general

  • Wu Yuxiang(武禹襄)

    1812–1880

    Chinese martial artist

  • Wu Xun(武训)

    1838–1896

    Chinese educational reformer (1838–1896)

  • Wu Tao(武韬)

    1940–2023

    Chinese diplomat (1940–2023)

  • Wu Dawei(武大伟)

    b. 1946

    Chinese diplomat

  • Wu Weihua(武维华)

    b. 1956

    Chinese biologist and politician

  • Wu Xingjiang(武邢江)

    b. 1957

    Chinese handball player

  • Peter Wu Junwei(武俊维)

    1963–2022

    catholic priest (1963–2022)

  • Wu Liuxi(武柳希)

    b. 1984

    Chinese sport shooter

  • Wu Rongrong(武嵘嵘)

    b. 1985

    Chinese feminist and women's rights activist

  • Wu Lei(武磊)

    b. 1991

    Chinese footballer

  • Wu Yang(武杨)

    b. 1992

    Chinese table tennis player

  • Wu Fei(武飞)

    b. 1993

    Chinese taikonaut (born 1993)

  • Wu Dajing(武大靖)

    b. 1994

    Chinese short track speed skater

  • Wu Tongtong(武桐桐)

    b. 1994

    Chinese basketball player (born 1994)

  • Wu Yanan(武亚楠)

    b. 1996

    Chinese mixed martial artist

  • Wu Chen (general)(武臣)

    Chinese military general (died 208 BC)

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