Who are the famous people surnamed Wu in history?

Answer 1

There were many famous people with the surname Wu in history. The following are some of them:

- Sun Quan (155 - 222): The founder and important politician of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
- Wu Cheng 'en (c. 1509-c. 1582): Ming Dynasty novelist who wrote famous novels such as Journey to the West.
- Wu Zixu 544 B.C.: A military general of the State of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.
- Wu Qi (395 - 312 B.C.): A military strategist and politician of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period.
- Wu Kuang (295 B.C. -241 B.C.): A virtuous minister of the State of Wei during the Warring States Period.
- Wu Ban (AD 139-AD 155): An official of the Ming Dynasty once served as the head of the Ministry of Rites and the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment.
- Wu Mengchao (1918 - 1993): A famous Chinese mathematician known as the "Cradle of Eastern Mathematics."
- Wu Zhigan (1950-): A famous Chinese physicist who once served as the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Wu Wenjun (1928 - 2015): A famous Chinese mathematician who served as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the chairman of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

These were just some of the famous people with the surname Wu. There were many who had made outstanding contributions in different historical periods and fields.