List of Famous people named Wu
Wu Bai
Wu Chun-lin, better known by his stage name Wu Bai, is a Taiwanese rock singer, songwriter and actor. He formed the band Wu Bai & China Blue with Dean Zavolta (drums), Yu Ta-hao (keyboards) and Chu Chien-hui, while Wu himself is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the band. Dubbed "The King of Live Music", Wu is considered to be one of the biggest pop music stars in East and Southeast Asia.
Wu Hsin-tai
Wu Hsin-tai is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party.
Wu Pong-fong
Wu Pong-fong was a Taiwanese actor and choreographer.
Wu Xiubo
Wu Xiubo, is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He is most widely known as Xinjie Liu, the protagonist in the television series Before the Dawn, for which he received several awards.
Wu Minxia
Wu Minxia is a Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events. Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu has represented China at every Asian Games, Olympic Games and FINA World Aquatics Championships up until 2016. She is an eight-time world champion, and a five-time Olympic and Asian champion, which makes her one of the most decorated divers in history.
Wu Chin-tai
Wu Chin-Tai is a Taiwanese record producer whose works mainly focus on sounds of the nature, instrumental, and ethnic music. She currently holds the position of Director of Music Production at Wind Music Co. Prior to studying recording technology at Brigham Young University in Utah, she was a tourism major at a college in her native Taiwan. Upon concluding her studies in the United States, Wu returned to Taiwan and started working at Wind Music as a recording engineer. Her works concerning the natural habitats in Taiwan, such as The Forest Show, "My Ocean", "The Nearest Heaven", to name a few, have stimulated substantial attention to the sounds of nature and raised awareness of the Taiwanese wilderness. In 2001, Wu won her first Traditional Golden Melody Award for Best Producer with her work in "My Ocean". Wu collaborated with ocarina artist You Xue-Zhi in 2002. Her subsequent works, such as "Colors of Childhood ~ Taiwanese Children Song", "Formosa Aboriginal Song & Dance Troupe" / "Holding Ina's Hand", and "The Mongolian Folk Long-Song", have all garnered various Golden Melody Awards. Her 2009 production "Drum Music Land for Taiwanese" percussion ensemble Ten Drum Art Percussion Group received a Grammy nomination for Best Tradition World Music Album.
Wu Den-yih
Wu Den-yih is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council. Wu was then elected Magistrate of Nantou County, serving from 1981 to 1989. Following two terms as magistrate, he was named Mayor of Kaohsiung in 1990. Wu remained mayor until 1998, having won the office in a 1994 direct election. He then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. Shortly after winning a third term in the legislature, Wu was named Premier of the Republic of China in 2009. He served until 2012, when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential ticket. Wu served one four-year term as Vice President of the Republic of China, stepping down in 2016. In May 2017, he was elected party chairman. Wu stepped down from the position in January 2020. Previously, Wu had served the KMT as secretary-general from 2007 to 2009, first vice chairman in 2014, and as acting chairman in 2014 and 2015.
Wu Nien-hsuan
Wu Nien-hsuan is a Taiwanese actor and television host.
Wu Xuan Yi
Wu Xuanyi, is a Chinese singer signed under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. She is a member of South Korean-Chinese girl group Cosmic Girls. She is also a former member of Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 after finishing second in the survival show Produce 101.
Wu Pao-chun
Wu Pao-chun is a Taiwanese baker best known for winning the title of Master Baker in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. Wu is also known for a rose-lychee bread he created which includes Taiwanese ingredients such as millet wine, rose petals and dried lychees.