There are few celebrities named Wu in history. Wu Tong, Wu Daxin and Wu Shuanfang were only listed in the Business Travel Record made during Guangxu period of the former Qing Dynasty. Wu Tong is a famous calligrapher in modern times. It is said that among his wonderful calligraphy, cursive script is the most wonderful, and it is known as the "crow in the cold forest", which is unparalleled.
In ancient times, when the Yellow Emperor lived, there was a royal family named Qiu Yan, who was named the leader of Wuyi. Later generations took this place name as their surname and formed the Wu family. Qiu Yan's father's name is Lu Zhong. Lv Zhong's great-grandfather was named Zhuan Xu, and Zhuan Xu's grandfather was the Yellow Emperor. So Wu is a direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor. There is also a surname Wu, which was transformed from Sima. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a place called Wuxian in the State of Jin, and the court of Jin sent a nobleman named Sima Mimou to govern Wuxian. Later, among the descendants of Sima, there were still people surnamed Sima, and there were also people who took place names as their surnames, and the generations were surnamed Wu.
In ancient times, people used to call each other by local masterpieces. For example, Wudi people are called Uncle He Wu, and place names can easily evolve into surnames. Similarly, Japanese surnames such as Noboru takeshita and Tanaka are mostly place names. Wu's ancestors also included students such as "Wu Dan" Confucius. Wu Tong, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, wrote cursive very well, and he was even better after drinking.