1. Hu Gongman: According to historical records such as "Yuanhe Surname Compilation", the origin of the Hu family name can be traced back to Guiman, a descendant of the ancient sage Yu Shun. Guiman was the thirty-third generation grandson of Yu Shun. After Guiman's death, he was given the posthumous name Hu Gong, and later generations adopted the posthumous surname Hu.
2. Hu Yan: a celebrity during the Warring States Period.
3. Hu Wujing: Taishi Ling of Qin Dynasty, calligrapher. (Although Hu Mu is a compound surname, it originated from the surname Hu.)
4. Hu Mu was born in Linzi in the Western Han Dynasty. She was born with the given name Zidu and was a classics scholar in the Western Han Dynasty.
5. Huan: An educator in the Western Han Dynasty, he once gathered disciples in Bailu Mountain to receive Buddhist teachings. Sima Xiangru was one of his favorite students.
6. Hu Zhi: The governor of Jingzhou in the Wei state of the Three Kingdoms.
7. Hu Yuan: General of the Western Jin Dynasty.
8. Hu Cheer: A military general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
9. Hu Zun: A general of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
10. Hu Wei: Captain Fengche in the Western Jin Dynasty.
11. Hu Fen: General of the Western Jin Dynasty.
12. Hu Lie: The governor of Liangzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty.
13. Hu Fang: A noble concubine of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.
14. Hu Guozhen: Situ of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
15. Hu Chonghua: Empress of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
16. Hu Yan: A regular attendant of Sanqi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
17. Hu Guang: An important minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. A highly respected scholar in ancient Huarong (now Jianli, Hubei).
18. Hu Zeng: A poet of the Tang Dynasty.
19. Hu Linneng: a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
20. Hu Ze: Minister of the Ministry of War in the Northern Song Dynasty.
21. Hu Songnian: Hero of the Northern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty and defended the country.
22. Hu Shunzhi: Magistrate of Luzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty.
23. Hu Zai: Wen Linlang of the Northern Song Dynasty.
24. Hu Yuan: Neo-Confucian, thinker and educator in the Northern Song Dynasty.
25. Hu Quan: Southern Song Dynasty politician, writer, and editor of the Privy Council. He once wrote an article about beheading Qin Hui.
26. Huan Guo: Confucian scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty.
27. Hu Hong: A famous Neo-Confucian scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, he was the son of Huan Guo. Known as "Mr. Wufeng"
28. Hu Sansheng: historian of the Yuan Dynasty.
29. Hu Weiyong: The founding hero and prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, the last prime minister in Chinese history.
30. Hu Dahai: the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty.
31. Hu Zhi: Inspector of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty.
32. Hu Fu: Minister of Household Affairs in the Ming Dynasty.
33. Hu Zan, Minister of Industry of the Ming Dynasty
34. Hu Hai: The founding general of the Ming Dynasty.
35. Hu Song: Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty.
36. Hu Lian: Minister of Household Affairs in the Ming Dynasty.
37. Hu Xiaocai: Supervisory censor of the Ming Dynasty.
38. Hu Zongxian: Ming Dynasty politician, military strategist, and famous anti-Japanese general.
39. Hu Chi: Censor of the Deputy Capital of the Ming Dynasty.
40. Hu Juren: Neo-Confucianist of the Ming Dynasty.
41. Hu Zhengyan: Calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty.
42. Hu Yinglin: Ming Dynasty writer.
43. Hu Zhenheng: Ming Dynasty litterateur.
44. Hu Linyi: One of the famous ministers of the Zhongxing Dynasty in the late Qing Dynasty, and a general of the Hunan Army in the late Qing Dynasty
45. Hu Wei: A Confucian scholar and geographer of the Qing Dynasty.
46. Hu Jianjing: Minister of the Ministry of Personnel of the Qing Dynasty.
47. Hu Changling: Minister of Rites of the Qing Dynasty.
48. Hu Gongshou: Calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty.
49. Hu Zhang: Painter of the Qing Dynasty.
50. Hu Ding: Censor of the Qing Dynasty.
51. Hu Yiyang: Writer of the Qing Dynasty.
52. Hu Kaiwen: An expert in Huizhou ink painting in the Qing Dynasty.
53. Hu Xueyan: a red-top businessman in the late Qing Dynasty.