Famous Huangs- Past and Present
黄氏历代名人
There were many famous Huangs in the history. There are 613 entries for famous Huangs in the book "The Great Dictionary of Famous Chinese" 中国人名大辞典 (published in 1921).
Below is a partial list of of famous Huangs in the past and present (known descendants of Huang Qiaoshan AD 871-953 appear in navy blue):
Xia dynasty 夏
(2205 BC-1766 BC)
Huang Yuan 黄渊 (Prime Minister)
Shang Dynasty 商
(1766 BC-1122 BC)
Huang Yin 黄尹 (Yi Yin 伊尹) (Prime Minister)
Zhou Dynasty 周
(1122BC- 256 BC)
Huang Xie 黄歇 Lord of Chunshen (Prime Minister of Chu) 314 BC-238 BC
Qin Dynasty 秦
(221 BC-206 BC)
Huang Shigong 黄石公 (Strategist)
Western Han Dynasty 西汉
(206 BC-AD 9)
Huang Ba 黄霸 Duke of Jiancheng (Prime Minister) 130 BC-51 BC
Eastern Han Dynasty 东汉
(AD 25-AD 220)
Huang Xiang 黄香 (Famous Official) AD 53- AD117
Three Kingdoms Period 三国
(AD 220- AD 280)
Huang Zhong 黄忠 (General of Shu Han) ?-AD220
Huang Gai 黄盖 (General of Wu)
Tang Dynasty 唐
(AD 618- AD 907)
Huang Chao 黄巢 (Leader of Peasant Rebellion Army) ?-AD 884
Five Dynasties Period 五代
(AD 907- AD 960)
Huang Quan 黄筌 (Painter) c.903-965
Huang Jucai 黄居寀 (Painter) 933-?
Song Dynasty 宋
(AD 960-1279)
Huang Tingjian 黄庭坚 (Poet and Calligrapher) 1045-1105
Yuan Dynasty 元
(1279-1368)
Huang Daopo 黄道婆 (female)(Weaver) c.1245-?
Huang Gongwang 黄公望 (Painter) 1269-1354
Ming Dynasty 明
(1368-1644)
Huang Senping (Ong Sum Ping) 黄森屏 (Noble of Sultanate of Brunei 文莱)
Huang Wan 黄绾 (Famous Scholar) 1477-1551
Huang Daozhou 黄道周 (Scholar, Painter and Patriot) 1585-1646
Huang Zongxi 黄宗羲 (Thinker) 1610-1695
Qing Dynasty 清
(1644-1911)
Huang Shen 黄慎(Painter) 1687-1770
Huang Jingren 黄景仁(Poet) 1749-1783
Huang Yizhou 黄以周 (Classics Expert) 1828-1899
Huang Feihong (Wong Feihung) 黄飞鸿 (Martial Artist & Physician) 1847-1924
Huang Zunxian 黄遵宪 (Poet and Statesman) 1848-1905
Modern Period 近代
(1911- Present)
Huang Binhong 黄宾虹 (Painter) 1865-1955
Huang Xing 黄兴 (Revolutionary) 1874-1916
Huang Kan 黄侃 (Philologist) 1886-1935
Huang Kecheng 黄克诚 (General of the China's People's Liberation Army) 1902-1986
Huang Zhou 黄胄 (Painter) b.1925
Huang Jiasi 黄家驷 (Medical Expert) 1906-1984
Huang Ziqing 黄子卿 (Chemist) 1900-1982
Huang Jinhui 黄金辉 (Wee Kim Wee)(Former President of Singapore) 1915- 2005
Huang Huahua 黄华华 (Present Governor of Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China) b.1946
Huang Gencheng (Wong Kan Seng) 黄根成 (Present Home Affairs Minister of Singapore) b.1946
Huang Jiading (Ong Ka Ting) 黄家定 (Former Housing and Local Government Minister of Malaysia)
Huang Guangyu 黄光裕 (Businessman) b.1969. The richest man in China according to Time magazine 30/04/2006.