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Famous people surnamed Yu (于)

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

  • Gan Ji(于吉)

    101–200

    Chinese Taoist priest (died 200)

  • Yu Jin(于禁)

    200–221

    General serving warlord Cao Cao (died 221)

  • Yu Qian(于谦)

    1398–1457

    Chinese general, imperial scholar and poet (1398-1457)

  • Yu You-ren(于右任)

    1879–1964

    Taiwanese politician (1879-1964)

  • Paul Yü Pin(于斌)

    1901–1978

    Chinese cardinal (1901-1978)

  • Yu Jim-yuen(于占元)

    1905–1997

    Master of the China Drama Academy (1905–1997)

  • Yu Lan(于蓝)

    1921–2020

    Chinese actress (1921-2020)

  • Yu Min(于敏)

    1926–2019

    Chinese nuclear physicist

  • Yu So-chow(于素秋)

    1930–2017

    Hong Kong actress (1930–2017)

  • Ronny Yu(于仁泰)

    b. 1950

    Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter

  • Yu Rongguang(于荣光)

    b. 1958

    Chinese actor and film director

  • Yu Genwei(于根伟)

    b. 1974

    Chinese footballer

  • Yu Tao(于涛)

    b. 1981

    Chinese footballer

  • Yu Fengtong(于凤桐)

    b. 1984

    Chinese speed skater

  • Yu Xinyuan(于欣源)

    b. 1985

    Chinese tennis player

  • Yu Yang(于洋)

    b. 1986

    Chinese badminton player, born 1986

  • Yu Song(于颂)

    b. 1986

    Chinese judoka (born 1986)

  • Yu Hai(于海)

    b. 1987

    Chinese association football player

  • Yu Hanchao(于汉超)

    b. 1987

    Chinese footballer

  • Yu Menglong(于朦胧)

    1988–2025

    Chinese actor (1988–2025)

  • Yu Dabao(于大宝)

    b. 1988

    Chinese footballer

  • Yu Wenxia(于文霞)

    b. 1989

    Chinese beauty queen

  • Yu Mengyu(于梦雨)

    b. 1989

    Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player

  • Yu Zidi(于子迪)

    b. 2012

    Chinese swimmer (2012–)

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