Gu () is a
Chinese-language surname, usually spelled as "Ku" or "Koo" in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. In 2013 it was found to be the 340th most common surname, shared by 138,000 people or 0.010% of the population in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
Notable people
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Koo family of Lukang, a prominent Taiwanese-Japanese business family who founded the
Koos Group
The Koos Group (), founded by the Jeffrey Koo Sr. and Koo Chen-fu, the Koo Family, is a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group involved in a vast range of industries, which include banking, manufacturing, petrochemicals, electronics, leasing, cem ...
known as
和信集團
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Koo Hsien-jung
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Jeffrey Koo Sr. (Ambassador-at-Large, Chairman of
Chinatrust Bank, and "Father of Credit Cards")
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Koo Chen-fu
Koo Chen-fu (, 6 January 1917 – 3 January 2005), also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman, diplomat, and film producer. He led the Koos Group of companies from 1940 until his death. As a chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (S ...
(Taiwanese diplomat and businessman)
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Chester Koo
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Koo Kwang-ming
Koo Kwang-ming (; 15 October 1926 – 27 February 2023) was a Taiwanese statesman, businessman, and Taiwanese independence, independence activist.
Personal life
Koo was the eighth son of Koo Hsien-jung, a prominent Lukang businessman who had r ...
(1926–2023)
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Leslie Koo
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Richard Koo
Richard C. Koo (, ; ; born 1954) is a Taiwanese economist living in Japan specializing in balance sheet recessions. He is Chief Economist at the Nomura Research Institute.
Early life and education
Koo was born in Kobe. His father, Koo Kwang-m ...
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Nono Ku, Taiwanese actress and model
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Gu Hongyu (辜轰余; January 31, 1971 in Beijing) a retired male beach volleyball player from the People's Republic of China
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Koh Lay Huan
Kapitan China Koh Lay Huan (; died 1826) was a wealthy and educated man, who had earlier rebelled against the Manchu-led Chinese Qing dynasty and fled to Siam and the Malay States, to eventually settle in Penang as its first Kapitan China. He w ...
(辜禮æ¡ç”², died 1826), Chinese-born businessman who became the first
Kapitan China
Kapitan Cina, also spelled Kapitan China or Capitan China or Capitan Chino (; ; ; ), was a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Office holders exercis ...
of
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
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Ku Hung-ming, Chinese writer
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Gu Jiaming (Chinese: 辜家明) a retired female badminton player from China
References
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Individual Chinese surnames