List of Famous people named Wu

Wu Cheng'en, courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

Nien-Ting Wu is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. He is an infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was selected to play for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Wu Jianqiu is a retired female badminton player from China.

Wu Tze-cheng, sometimes transliterated Wu Ze-Cheng, is a Taiwanese politician.

Wu Yiling is a Chinese billionaire whose fortunes derive from his stake in Yiling Pharmaceutical, founded by his father in 1992. He graduated from Hebei Medical University and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, and resides in Shijiazhuang.

Wu Tianming was a Chinese film director and producer who was considered one of the leading "Fourth Generation" directors.

Wu Changshun is the former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin, China. Wu is also an inventor, and has 35 patents and utility models to his credit. Wu spent 44 years working for the Tianjin Public Security Bureau and was the chief of the police force for some eleven years. Wu was dismissed from office in July 2014, and was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was expelled from the party in February 2015.