- Wu (surname)
Wu is the
Pinyin transliteration of theChinese surname (Traditional Chinese), (Simplified Chinese), which is the tenth most common surname inMainland China . Several other, less common Chinese surnames are also translated into English as "Wu": , , , , and .Wu (or Woo or Wou) is also the Cantonese transliteration of the different Chinese surname 胡 (see Hu), used in Hong Kong, and by overseas Chinese of Cantonese speaking areas of Guangdong, or Hong Kong origin. In Vietnamese, it is
Hồ .The name is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled 오 in
Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commonly spelled Oh in South Korea. Also inVietnam , Ngô.Famous people named Wu
(in alphabetical order)
*吳作棟 (吴作栋) -Goh Chok Tong , fomer Prime Minister of theRepublic of Singapore , currentSenior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of thecentral bank of Singapore, theMonetary Authority of Singapore
*Melissa Wu ,an Australian diver
*吳宇森 (吴宇森) - Woo, John, film director
*吳光正 (吴光正) - Woo Kwong Ching, Peter, Hong Kong entrepreneur, billionaire and politician
*吳邦國 (吴邦国) -Wu Bangguo , Chairman of the Standing Committee of theNational People's Congress of the PRC
*吳尊 -Wu Chun , Brunei-born actor, singer from Taiwanese band,Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
*吳彥祖 (吴彦祖) - Wu, Daniel, Chinese actor
*吳振偉 (吴振伟) - Wu, David, congressman from the 1st district ofOregon
*吳 (吴) - Wu, Frank, science-fiction artist
*吳嘉文 (吴嘉文) -Wu Jia Wen , Notable Table Tennis Captain from Australia
*吳健雄 (吴健雄) -Wu Chien-Shiung , Chinese scientist
*吴宪 - Wu, Hsien (1893-1959), an early protein scientist
*吳鑑泉 (吴鉴泉) -Wu Jianquan (1870 – 1942),Taijiquan teacher
*吳景滔 (吴景滔) -Wu, Jingtao, Ian , Chinese child actor from Hong Kong, Won Best Supporting Actor at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards in 2006
*伍连德 -Wu Lien-teh , Chinese physician and plague fighter
*吴立红 -Wu Lihong , environmental activist
*吳百福 (吴百福) -Momofuku Ando (1910 - 2007), Taiwanese-born Japanese inventor ofinstant noodles
*吳蠻 (吴蛮) -Wu Man , "pipa" and "ruan" player
*吳三桂 (吴三桂) -Wu Sangui (1612-1678) Chinese general who supported the Manchus in their invasion of China after the fall of the Ming Dynasty in 1644. Later became a threat to the Manchu Qing dynasty during the Revolt of the Three Feudatories
*武松 -Wu Song , famous hero from the Chinese classic,Outlaws of the Marsh .
*吳天明 (吴天明) -Wu Tianming Chinese film director
*伍家球 - Wu, William F.,science-fiction author
*吳儀 (吴仪) -Wu Yi , Vice-premier of thePeople's Republic of China
*伍子胥 -Wu Zixu , great general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
*武則天 (武则天) -Wu Zetian ,Empress Wu Zhou ofChina
*呉子良 - Wu Ziliang, the birthname of a famousChinese Japanese model namedEmi Suzuki ee also
Ng External links
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200506/21/eng20050621_191464.html History of Chinese surname Wu]
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