Gongsun

Gongsun (simplified Chinese: 公孙; traditional Chinese: 公孫; pinyin: Gōngsūn; Wade–Giles: Kung-sun) is one of the few Chinese compound surnames.

Famous people with this surname include:

• Gongsun Xuanyuan, reputed name of the Yellow Emperor; other sources say his surname was Ji
• Gongsun Shu, emperor of Chengjia
• Gongsun Yang, Legalist philosopher
• Gongsun Yan (Xishou [犀首]), Warring States era Qin premier and Wei strategist
• Gongsun Xi, Warring States era Wei general
• Gongsun Long, philosopher, Logician
• Gongsun Ao General of the Han dynasty
• Gongsun He, General of the Han dynasty
• Gongsun Zan, warlord and general of the Han dynasty
• Rulers of Liaodong in the Three Kingdoms:
  • Gongsun Du, general of the Han dynasty
  • Gongsun Kang, elder son of Gongsun Du
  • Gongsun Gong, younger son of Gongsun Du
  • Gongsun Yuan, younger son of Gongsun Kang, claimed independence and set up Yan Kingdom
• Gongsun Qiao, statesman of the State of Zheng
• Gongsun Sheng, character from Water Margin
• Gongsun Lü'e, character from The Return of the Condor Heroes
• Gongsun Ce, the adviser or personal secretary of Bao Zheng