Hao (surname)
Hao is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese characters. It is listed 77th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in China, shared by 2.7 million people.
Origins:
- the name of a fief granted to Zi Qi, a person during the reign of king Di Yi during the Shang dynasty
- traced back to the Wuhuan people
- traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient southern China.
Notable people
- Hao Meng, Eastern Han officer under Lü Bu
- Hao Zhao, Cao Wei general
- Hao Chujun, Tang dynasty chancellor
- Hao Yaoqi, rebel general under Li Zicheng
- Hao Weizhen, taichi master
- Hao Peng, Republic of China politician
- Hao Mengling, Republic of China general
- Hao Pengju, Republic of China general
- Fan Ming, born Hao Keyong, general and leader in Tibet
- Andrew Hao or Hao Jinli, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi
- Hau Pei-tsun or Hao Bocun, retired general and former Premier of the Republic of China
- Hao Jianxiu, PRC politician, member of the CPC Central Secretariat
- Hao Jiming, environmental engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Hau Lung-pin or Hao Longbin, Mayor of Taipei, son of Hau Pei-tsun
- Hao Ping, PRC Vice Minister of Education
- Hao Peng, PRC politician, Governor of Qinghai province
- Hao Haitao, football player and coach
- Hao Haidong, football player
- Hao Qun, pen name Murong Xuecun, writer
- Hao Wei, football player
- Hao Lei, actress
- Hao Shuai, table tennis player
- Hao Xingchen, football player
- Hao Yonghe, football player
- Hao Yun, swimmer, Olympic medalist
- Hao Siwen, a character in the classical novel Water Margin
