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Famous people surnamed Yu (禹)

13 of the best-known people with the Yu (禹) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth; people of Korean or Vietnamese descent, who write their surname with the same character, are listed separately.

  • Yu Shujing(禹淑静)

    1312–1356

    Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 104802

  • Yu Zhiding(禹之鼎)

    1647–1716

    Chinese painter (1647-1709)

  • Yu Zhimo(禹之谟)

    1866–1906

    Qing dynasty person CBDB = 84969

  • Yu Zhanlin(禹占林)

    1920–1986

    politician

  • Yu Zuomin(禹作敏)

    1930–1999

    Chinese farmer entrepreneur and politician

  • Yu Guang(禹光)

    b. 1958

    Chinese military personnel

  • Lanxin Yu(禹岚馨)

    b. 1994

    Chinese screenwriter and film director

  • Yu Jianjun(禹建钧)

    Qing dynasty politician

  • Yu Shou(禹寿)

    Qing dynasty person CBDB = 348747

  • Yu Changji(禹昌际)

    Qing dynasty person CBDB=348749

People of Korean or Vietnamese descent with the 禹 surname

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

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