Historical celebrities named Wu include Wu Han, Wu Daozi, Wu Chengen, Wu Sangui, Wu Jianren, etc.
1. Wu Han
Wu Han (?~44 years), courtesy name Ziyan, was born in Wan County, Nanyang (now Wancheng District, Nanyang City, Henan Province). A famous general and strategist who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the second among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
Born from a humble background, he started as a pavilion chief and entered Yuyang County as a horse dealer. In the first year of Gengshi (23rd year), he became the magistrate of Anle County. He led his people to submit to Liu Xiu, King of Xiao, and paid homage to the partial general and Jian Cehou. After that, he killed Miao Zeng, Shangshu ordered Xie Gong, pacified the Tongma, Qingdu and other refugee armies, and loyally supported Liu Xiu in proclaiming himself emperor. After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he worshiped the great Sima and the Marquis of Guangping, led his troops to wipe out the separatist forces such as Liu Yong, Dong Xian, Gongsun Shu, and Lu Fang, and attacked the Xiongnu.
2. Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi (about 680-759), also known as Daoxuan, was a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty and was honored as the Painting Saint in the history of painting. Han nationality, from Yangzhai (now Yuzhou, Henan). He was born around AD 680 (the first year of Yonglong) and died around AD 758 (the first year of Qianyuan). He was lonely and poor, and he became famous for his paintings when he was young. He once served as county lieutenant in Xiaqiu, Yanzhou (now Ziyang, Shandong), but resigned soon after. Later he lived in Luoyang and engaged in mural creation.
3. Wu Chengen
Wu Chengen (about 1500-1582), courtesy name Ruzhong, nicknamed Sheyangshan, was a writer of the Ming Dynasty and a native of Hexia, Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, South Zhili , one said that he was from Tongcheng, Anhui. His ancestral home is Anton.
Wu Chengen has been smart since he was a child and has read a lot of books, especially fairy tales. He is good at painting and calligraphy and is versatile. After repeated setbacks in the imperial examination, Jiajing passed the imperial examination and became a Gongsheng student. In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing (1549), he moved to Nanjing and made a living by selling literature. In the 39th year of Jiajing's reign (1560), he was appointed as the magistrate of Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, and soon resigned and returned. Due to difficulties in his official career, he decided not to pursue an official career in his later years and wrote books behind closed doors.
4. Wu Sangui
Wu Sangui (June 8, 1612-October 2, 1678), also known as Changbo, was the postmaster of the Qiantun Guards in Guangning, Liaodong (now Liaoning) Suizhong County), his ancestral home is Gaoyou, South Zhili (now Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province). A political and military figure in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, he was the son of Wu Xiang, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, and the nephew of his ancestor Dashou.
5. Wu Jianren
Wu Jianren (1866-1910), formerly known as Baozhen, also known as Woyao, was a condemned novelist in the Qing Dynasty. His nickname was Xiaoyun, also known as Yuren, and later changed to Kill people. I am a native of Nanhai (Foshan), Guangdong, with the nickname Woyao. I was born in Beijing. Since I live in Foshan Town and spent my youth in Foshan, I call myself a Foshan native.