Mou Zhongfu, a native of Suizhou (now Suixian County, Hubei Province), was a painter in the Song Dynasty, especially good at painting chickens.
Bo, a native of Modong (now Suixian County, Hubei Province), was a calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty.
Ming Yuzhen (133 1 year-1366), whose real name was Yuzhen, was born in Suixian County, Huguang County (now Suixian County, Hubei Province) and was the leader of the rebel army at the end of Yuan Dynasty.