Wu Bangguo (1941-2024), Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2013.

Wu Yi (1938-), a prominent Chinese politician who served as the Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2008

the state of Wu (222-280) during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by [[孙权|孫權|sun1 quan2]]

Wu Sangui (1612-1678); a Chinese general who allowed the Manchu army through the Shanhai Pass, helping them establish the Qing Dynasty; later led a revolt against the Qing, which was known as the Revolt of the Three Feudatories.

A state during the Western Zhou dynasty and Spring and Autumn period (c. 11th century BC–473 BC) located in present-day Jiangsu and Zhejiang

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), a Chinese politician and former member of the Politburo Standing Committee who served as the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The ancient states of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), a well-known Hong Kong actor

Wu Han (1909-1969), a prominent historian and leading authority on Ming dynasty history. He was the author of a biography of [[朱元璋|朱元璋|zhu1 yuan2 zhang1]], and was persecuted to death during the Cultural Revolution.

A figure in Chinese mythology who was punished by the Jade Emperor for an error in his quest for immortality; he was sent to the moon to endlessly chop down a self-healing laurel tree.

Wu Qi (440-381 BC), a famous military strategist and politician of the Warring States Period; author of the [[吴子|吳子|wu2 zi3]], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China.

Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, and member of the band F4

An administrative district of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

A central character in the classic novel [[水浒传|水滸傳|shui3 hu3 zhuan4]]; nicknamed the Resourceful Star [[智多星|智多星|zhi4 duo1 xing1]], he is the chief strategist for the outlaws of Liangshan Marsh.

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), the former Communist Party secretary of [[华西村|華西村|hua2 xi1 cun1]] who is credited with transforming it into a wealthy modern community.

Wuzhong, a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Wusong River and dock area in Shanghai

(1872-1940) Warlord leader of the Zhili military faction in northern China during the early 1920s; known for his resistance against Japanese collaboration until his death.

Wuxing district of Huzhou city [[湖州|湖州|hu2 zhou1]], Zhejiang Province

A major group of Chinese dialects spoken primarily in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and Zhejiang Province.

Go Seigen (1914-2014), a famous Chinese-born Japanese Go player

county-level city in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province

Wu Mengchao (1922-2021), a famous Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders.

Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), a prominent Chinese painter, calligrapher, and seal artist of the late Qing dynasty and early Republic period.

A rebel leader (died 208 BC) in the late Qin dynasty who launched an uprising against the emperor alongside [[陈胜|陳勝|chen2 sheng4]]

Wu County, an administrative division in Jiangsu Province, formerly known as [[姑苏|姑蘇|gu1 su1]]

Angkor Wat, the famous ancient temple complex in Cambodia

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), a Chinese writer, educator, and communist politician

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), Ming dynasty novelist and poet; credited as the author of the classic novel [[西游记|西遊記|xi1 you2 ji4]].

Wuzhong prefecture-level city in the [[宁夏回族自治区|寧夏回族自治區|ning2 xia4 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1]]

a small deciduous tree in the rue family with green-yellow flowers and red-purple fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou, Hebei province

Renowned painter of the Tang Dynasty, known as the "Saint of Painting"; famous for his murals and depictions of Buddhist and Taoist figures, he developed a unique style where drapery appeared to be fluttering in the wind.

Sunwu County in [[黑河|黑河|hei1 he2]], Heilongjiang Province

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singaporean politician and businessman who served as the second Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city in Jiangsu Province.

Wu Tianming (1939–2014), a prominent Chinese film director

Name of a private research university originally founded in Suzhou in 1900; the main institution was later re-established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1954, while the original site in Suzhou became part of present-day [[苏州大学|蘇州大學|su1 zhou1 da4 xue2]]

Wuchuan, a county-level city in [[湛江市|湛江市|zhan4 jiang1 shi4]], Guangdong

(1865–1953) anti-Communist scholar, educator, and social reformer; also known as [[吴敬恒|吳敬恆|wu2 jing4 heng2]]

Qing Dynasty painter from Jinling, now Nanjing, and one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing

Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), a Qing dynasty novelist famous for writing the classic satirical novel [[儒林外史|儒林外史|ru2 lin2 wai4 shi3]].

Wu Wenying (c. 1200–1260), a famous Southern Song lyricist known for his complex and ornate poetry; also known by his pen name Mengchuang.

Wu Weiye (1609-1671), a famous poet and painter from Taicang, Jiangsu; known for his long narrative poems in the "Meicun style" and as one of the Nine Friends of Painting.

Wuxing district of [[湖州|湖州|hu2 zhou1]] city, Zhejiang province

Former name of Wuqi County [[吴起县|吳起縣|wu2 qi3 xian4]] in Shaanxi province

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), a famous Chinese film director.

Wu Cheng (1255–1330), a prominent Yuan Dynasty philosopher and educator from Jiangxi; also known by the pen name Caolu Xiansheng, he held high academic posts and compiled influential commentaries on Confucian and Taoist classics.

Wubu County in Yulin, Shaanxi Province