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Famous people surnamed Zhu (朱)

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

  • Zhu Xi(朱熹)

    1130–1200

    Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)

  • Zhu Shijie(朱世杰)

    1249–1314

    mathematician of Yuan dynasty (during the reign of Temür Khan), inventor of Chinese quaternion, Si yuan shu (四元術) and stacking technique Duo ji shu (垛積術)

  • Zhu Biao(朱标)

    1355–1392

    Ming Dynasty prince

  • Zhu Quan(朱权)

    1378–1448

    Ming dynasty prince (1378-1448)

  • Zhu De(朱德)

    1886–1976

    Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886-1976)

  • Zhu Ziqing(朱自清)

    1898–1948

    Chinese poet (1898–1948)

  • Zhu Rongji(朱镕基)

    1928–2026

    5th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003 (1928–2026)

  • Steven Chu(朱棣文)

    b. 1948

    American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate (born 1948)

  • Eric Chu(朱立伦)

    b. 1961

    Statistician and former Vice Premier of Taiwan

  • Zhu Jianhua(朱建华)

    b. 1963

    Chinese high jumper

  • Athena Chu(朱茵)

    b. 1971

    Hong Kong actress

  • Jon M. Chu(朱浩伟)

    b. 1979

    American filmmaker

  • Ken Chu(朱孝天)

    b. 1979

    Taiwanese actor (b. 1979)

  • Chu Mu-yen(朱木炎)

    b. 1982

    Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner

  • Zhu Zhu(朱珠)

    b. 1984

    Chinese actress

  • Zhu Qinan(朱启南)

    b. 1984

    Chinese sport shooter

  • Zhu Xiaolin(朱晓琳)

    b. 1984

    Chinese marathon runner

  • Zhu Guo(朱国)

    b. 1985

    Chinese Taekwondo practitioner

  • Zhu Qianwei(朱倩蔚)

    b. 1990

    Chinese swimmer

  • Zhu Ting(朱婷)

    b. 1994

    Female Chinese volleyball player

  • Zhu Lin(朱琳)

    b. 1994

    Chinese female tennis player

  • Zhu Xueying(朱雪莹)

    b. 1998

    Chinese trampoline gymnast

  • Jiner Zhu(朱锦尔)

    b. 2002

    Chinese chess player

  • Zhu Shuzhen(朱淑真)

    ?–1131

    Chinese poet

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