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Wu Zhao, commonly known as Wu Zetian, alternatively Wu Hou, and during the later Tang dynasty as Tian Hou, was the de facto ruler of China, first through her husband the Emperor Gaozong and then through her sons the Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 665 to 690. She subsequently became empress regnant of the Zhou dynasty (周) of China, ruling from 690 to 705. She is notable for being the only female monarch in the history of China.

Wu Lien-teh, also known as Goh Lean Tuck and Ng Leen Tuck in Minnan and Cantonese transliteration respectively, was a Malaysian physician renowned for his work in public health and particularly, the Manchurian plague of 1910–11.

Wu Jinyan is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series Beauties at the Crossfire (2013), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) and The Legend of Haolan (2019).

Wunmi Mosaku is a Nigerian-born British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–12). She won the 2017 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she starred in the fifth series of Luther. In 2020, she starred as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country.

Wu Jing is a Chinese martial artist, actor and director. Wu is best known for his roles in various martial arts films such as Tai Chi Boxer, Fatal Contact, the SPL films, and as Leng Feng in Wolf Warrior and its sequel. Wu ranked first on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019. He ranked 23rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for 2020.

Wuilker Faríñez Aray is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Venezuela national team.

Wu Xinzhi was a Chinese paleoanthropologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former vice director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP).

Wu Chia-ying is a Taiwanese sport shooter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 25 metre pistol event, in which she placed 27th, and the women's 10 metre air pistol event, in which she placed 19th.

Wu Qing-feng , also known as Greeny and credited as Wu Tsing-fong, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the major composer and lyricist of the band. Aside from producing the music for the band, he also writes songs for numerous Mandarin singers. Having nominated at the Golden Melody Award, Global Chinese Golden Chart and so on, he has won several music awards, including the 18th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in 2007 and the 27th Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in 2016. Qing-Feng Wu started to go solo in 2018 to perform and release his works. In 2019, he released his debut solo studio album Spaceman, for which he was nominated in several categories at the 31st Golden Melody Award and won the 31st Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. In 2021, he was, again, nominated for the Best Male Mandarin Singer for his second solo album Folio Vol.1：One and One.

Wu Lei is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish club RCD Espanyol and the China national team.

Wu Chun is a Bruneian actor, singer, and model. He was a member of Fahrenheit, a Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band, from its debut in 2005 to June 2011, singing bass. Wu has appeared in several Taiwanese television series, such as Tokyo Juliet (2006), Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (2006), Romantic Princess (2007), Hot Shot (2008), Sunshine Angel (2011), and Kindaichi Case Files (2012–2013). In 2014, he appeared in the reality television program, Dad is Back with his daughter, Nei Nei. His film appearances include The Butterfly Lovers (2008), Lady of the Dynasty (2014). In 2018, he was cast in the Chinese drama, Martial Universe. In 2018, Wu Chun appeared with his father, Wu Jingtian, in a reality tv show called Best Time. In early 2020, a reality TV show called "Before Wedding" with his wife in his home country Brunei and was a great success and well received all over China hitting 1.5 billion viewers. He was also honored in Madame Tussauds, a prestigious wax figure exhibit launch in Shanghai China after being on an almost year hiatus in showbiz. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction that originated in London, now has 25 museums worldwide, 10 of it in Asia, displaying the waxworks of famous and historical figures, as well as popular film and television characters played by famous actors founded in 1800s.

Janice Wu is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame for portraying young Zhao Mosheng in the 2015 hit romance drama My Sunshine, and gained attention for her roles in the television series My Amazing Boyfriend (2016), Fighter of the Destiny (2017), Le Coup de Foudre (2019) The Brightest Star in the Sky (2019) and Skate Into Love (2020).

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 is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party.

Wu Pong-fong was a Taiwanese actor and choreographer.

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 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 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 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 is a Taiwanese actor and television host.

Örkesh Dölet, commonly known as Wu'erkaixi, is a political commentator known for his leading role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989.

Michael Richard Burston, commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, playing on six studio albums and two live albums. Würzel died at the age of 61, following heart complications.

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 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 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.

Wu Zhenglong is a Chinese politician and current Governor of Jiangsu province. Previously, he was Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, earlier in his career, before being transferred back to his home province, where he experienced a series of rapid promotions.

Wu Xiaohui is a Chinese businessman, the former chairman and chief executive of Anbang Insurance Group, then one of the largest insurers in China. In May 2018 he was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on charges of fraud and embezzlement.

Wu Ke-Xi is a Taiwanese actress. She has had starring roles in most of Midi Z's films. In 2016, Wu was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in The Road to Mandalay.

Wu Hong-mo is a Taiwanese politician.

Wu Po-hsiung is a Taiwanese politician who is a former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He has been the Interior Minister (1984-1988), Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990), Secretary-General to the President (1991–1996), and Chairman of the KMT (2007-2009). Wu was nominated as Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang when he was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou as the Chairman of the Kuomintang.