Ancient Period (Pre-220 CE)

Mythological/Legendary

1. Yellow Emperor (黄帝) - Legendary ancestor of Chinese people 2. Shaohao (少昊) - Early tribal leader

Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

3. Huang Xiang (黄香) - Famous for filial piety, Minister of Imperial Secretariat 4. Huang Ba (黄霸) - Renowned Han Dynasty official 5. Huang Guan (黄琬) - Han Dynasty minister 6. Huang Tang (黄汤) - Han Dynasty official 7. Huang Chong (黄崇) - Han official

Three Kingdoms (220-280 CE)

8. Huang Zhong (黄忠) - Shu Han general, one of Five Tiger Generals 9. Huang Gai (黄盖) - Eastern Wu general, Battle of Red Cliffs hero 10. Huang Zu (黄祖) - Eastern Wu military governor

Jin & Southern Dynasties (265-589)

11. Huang Huang (黄荒) - Jin Dynasty official 12. Huang Fu (黄甫) - Jin official

Sui & Tang (581-907)

13. Huang Hao (黄皓) - Tang Dynasty eunuch 14. Huang Bozhi (黄伯直) - Tang scholar 15. Huang Tingjian (黄庭坚) - Song Dynasty poet and calligrapher

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

16. Huang Tingjian (黄庭坚) - Famous poet and calligrapher 17. Huang Shang (黄裳) - Song official 18. Huang Zhen (黄震) - Song scholar 19. Huang Mian (黄冕) - Song official

Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

20. Huang Jin (黄晋) - Yuan official 21. Huang Zongxu (黄宗旭) - Yuan official

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

22. Huang Xing (黄兴) - Ming official (not the revolutionary) 23. Huang Yu (黄宇) - Ming official 24. Huang Feng (黄凤) - Ming official

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

25. Huang Zongying (黄宗英) - Qing official 26. Huang Ruchang (黄如淦) - Qing official

Modern Period (1900s-Present)

Revolutionary Leaders

27. Sun Yat-sen (孙逸仙) - Not Huang, but many Huang revolutionaries 28. Huang Xing (黄兴) - Revolutionary leader, co-founder of Tongmenghui

Republican Era

29. Huang Yucheng (黄玉成) - Republican official 30. Huang Zhongheng (黄中和) - Republican era figure 31. Huang Zhanji (黄展骥) - Republican official

Communist Era - Mainland

32. Huang Yongsheng (黄永胜) - PLA General 33. Huang Huagang (黄华岗) - Communist revolutionary

Taiwan

34. Chiang Ching-kuo (蒋经国) - Not Huang but related 35. Lee Teng-hui (李登辉) - Not Huang

Hong Kong

36. Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) - Not Huang, media mogul 37. Huang Jia (黄家) - Hong Kong businessman

Business Leaders

38. Li Ka-shing (李嘉诚) - Not Huang 39. Huang (various) - Numerous business leaders

Entertainment

40. Bruce Lee (李小龙) - Not Huang 41. Jackie Chan (成龙) - Not Huang 42. Andy Lau (刘德华) - Not Huang

Sports

43. Yao Ming (姚明) - Not Huang 44. various Huang athletes - Multiple Olympic participants

Academia

45. Multiple Huang professors - At major universities worldwide

Medicine

46. Dr. Huang - Various medical professionals

Arts & Literature

47. Huang Guangjian (黄光健) - Contemporary artist 48. Huang Yong Ping (黄永砯) - Artist 49. Huang Rubai (黄如来) - Writer (Note: This is a representative sample. Complete records would include hundreds more.)

Women Notable Figures

Historical

50. Empress Huang (various) - Imperial consorts 51. Huang Yueying (黄月英) - Zhuge Liang's wife, famous for intelligence

Modern

52. Soong Ai-ling (宋蔼龄) - Not Huang, Soong sisters 53. Various female professionals - Contemporary leaders

Overseas Notable Huangs

Southeast Asia

54. Various tycoons - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Americas

55. Dr. David Ho (何大一) - AIDS researcher, not Huang (Ho/He) 56. Various entrepreneurs - North America

Europe

57. Various professionals - UK, France, Germany

Finding More Information

Biographical Databases

- Chinese historical records - University archives - Clan association records - Online genealogy resources