Famous people surnamed Wu (吴)
24 of the best-known people with the Wu (吴) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.
Wu Qi(吴起)
439–380 BCChinese general (440–381 BC)
Wu Cheng'en(吴承恩)
1504–1582Chinese writer
Wu Sangui(吴三桂)
1612–1678Chinese general and rebel (1612-1678)
Wu Jingzi(吴敬梓)
1701–1754Chinese scholar-writer (1701-1754)
Wu Peifu(吴佩孚)
1878–1939Chinese general and warlord (1874–1939)
Chien-Shiung Wu(吴健雄)
1912–1997Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)
Go Seigen(吴清源)
1914–2014Chinese-Japanese go player
Wu Xueqian(吴学谦)
1921–2008Chinese politician (1921–2008)
Harry Wu(吴弘达)
1937–2016Chinese activist (1937-2016)
Wu Yi(吴仪)
b. 1938Vice Premier of China
Goh Chok Tong(吴作栋)
b. 19412nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004
Wu Bangguo(吴邦国)
1941–2024former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China (1941–2024)
John Woo(吴宇森)
b. 1946Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer
Wu Den-yih(吴敦义)
b. 1948Politician and former Premier of Taiwan
Ng Man-tat(吴孟达)
1952–2021Hong Kong actor (1952–2021)
Joseph Wu(吴钊燮)
b. 1954Taiwanese politician
William Goh(吴成才)
b. 1957Singaporean bishop
Daniel Wu(吴彦祖)
b. 1974American actor
Andrew Y. Ng(吴恩达)
b. 1976American artificial intelligence researcher
Vanness Wu(吴建豪)
b. 1978Taiwanese actor, model, singer, rapper, director, and producer
Wu Chun(吴尊)
b. 1979Bruneian actor and singer
Wu Minxia(吴敏霞)
b. 1985Chinese diver
Wu Jingyu(吴静钰)
b. 1987Chinese taekwondo practitioner
Goh Liu Ying(吴柳萤)
b. 1989Malaysian badminton player