- 公孙弘 gōngsūnhóng Gongsun HongWestern Han Dynasty statesman and scholar (200–121 BC) who served as prime minister under Emperor Wu.
- 公孙龙 gōngsūnlóng Gongsun Long (philosopher)Gongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), a leading thinker of the School of Logicians during the Warring States Period known for his logical paradoxes such as "white horse is not horse".
- 公孙龙子 gōngsūnlóngzǐ Gongsun LongziThe namesake book of the Warring States period philosopher [[公孙龙|公孫龍|gong1 sun1 long2]], a key text of the Logicians or "School of Names"; it is famous for the "white horse is not a horse" argument and the "hard and white" paradox.
- 公孙起 gōngsūnqǐ Gongsun QiFamous general of the state of [[秦国|秦國|qin2 guo2]] who was victorious at the Battle of [[长平|長平|chang2 ping2]] in 260 BC; also known as [[白起|白起|bai2 qi3]]
- 公孙杵臼 gōngsūnchǔjiù Gongsun ChujiuA famous figure of the Spring and Autumn period who sacrificed his life to save the Orphan of Zhao; a retainer of Zhao Shuo who plotted with [[程婴|程嬰|cheng2 ying1]] to protect the Zhao family heir from the villain Tu'an Jia.
- 公孙树 gōngsūnshù ginkgo treeginkgo tree; maidenhair tree. This name, literally "grandfather-grandson tree," refers to the tree's slow growth, as the person who plants it will not see its fruit until the generation of their grandchildren.
- 公孙侨 gōngsūnqiáo Gongsun Qiaostatesman and official of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period, also known by his courtesy name Zi Chan
- 公孙丑 gōngsūnchǒu Gongsun ChouGongsun Chou, a student of [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]] from the state of Qi during the Warring States period. He is credited with co-authoring the book [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]] along with other disciples like [[万章|萬章|wan4 zhang1]].