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Famous people surnamed Yu (余)

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

  • Yu Qiuli(余秋里)

    1914–1999

    Vice Prime Minister of China

  • Yu Kwang-chung(余光中)

    1928–2017

    Taiwanese poet

  • Yu Ying-shih(余英时)

    1930–2021

    American China historian (1930-2021)

  • Leland Yee(余胤良)

    b. 1948

    American criminal and former Democratic California State Senator

  • Kimiko Yo(余贵美子)

    b. 1956

    Japanese actress

  • Candice Yu(余安安)

    b. 1959

    Hong Kong actress and singer

  • Yu Hua(余华)

    b. 1960

    Chinese writer (1960–)

  • Yu Long(余隆)

    b. 1964

    Chinese conductor

  • Corrinne Yu(余国荔)

    b. 1964

    American game programmer

  • Yu Lik-wai(余力为)

    b. 1966

    Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

  • Yu Jie(余杰)

    b. 1973

    Chinese activist

  • Yu Zhuocheng(余卓成)

    b. 1975

    Olympic diver

  • Yu Xiuhua(余秀华)

    b. 1976

    Chinese poet

  • Yu Nan(余男)

    b. 1978

    Chinese actress

  • Karen Yu(余宛如)

    b. 1980

    Taiwanese politician

  • Shawn Yue(余文乐)

    b. 1981

    Hong Kong singer and actor

  • Yu Chui Yee(余翠怡)

    b. 1984

    Hong Kong wheelchair fencer

  • Yu Xu(余旭)

    1986–2016

    Chinese aviator

  • Yu Guan-Lin(余冠燐)

    b. 1993

    Taiwanese archer

  • Joshua Hurlburt-Yu(余智华)

    b. 1994

    Canadian badminton player

  • Yu Hexin(余贺新)

    b. 1996

    Chinese swimmer

  • Amos Yee Pang Sang(余澎杉)

    b. 1998

    Singaporean YouTuber, activist, and content creator

  • Yu Anhui(余垵慧)

    b. 2001

    Chinese field hockey player

  • Yu Yiting(余依婷)

    b. 2005

    Chinese swimmer

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