Gǔ (谷) is a Chinese surname. According to a 2013 study it was 158th-most common surname in China, shared by 990,000 people or 0.075% of the population, with the province having the most people with the surname being

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

. The literal meaning of the surname is "valley" or "gorge".

Notable people

* Gu Kailai (谷开来 born 1958) is a Chinese former lawyer and businesswoman, wife of

Bo Xilai Bo Xilai ( zh, s=薄熙来, p=Bó Xīlái; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. ...

* Gu Junshan (谷俊山; born 1956) is a former lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) *

Gu Mu Gu Mu (; September 1914 – November 6, 2009) was a Chinese revolutionary figure and politician, who served as the Vice Premier of China between 1975 and 1982. As one of Deng Xiaoping's main aides in charge of economic management, he played a ma ...

(谷牧; 1914–2009) was a Chinese revolutionary figure and politician *

Ku Cheng-ting Ku Cheng-ting (; 24 October 1903 – 1 November 1974) was a Chinese-born politician, also known by the courtesy name Ming-shu (). Ku was a native of Anshun. His older brothers were Ku Cheng-kang and Ku Cheng-lun. After graduating from the Unive ...

(谷正鼎; 1903–1974) was a politician elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948; younger brother of Ku Cheng-kang *

Ku Cheng-kang Ku Cheng-kang or Gu Zhenggang ( zh, t=谷正綱, p=Gǔ Zhènggāng; 30 April 1902 – 11 December 1993) was a Chinese people, Chinese politician, scholar and ranking member of the Kuomintang in service to the Republic of China (1912–49), Repub ...

(谷正綱; 1902–1993) was a politician who served as Interior Minister of the Republic of China in 1950; older brother of Ku Cheng-ting *

Eileen Gu Eileen Feng Gu (born September 3, 2003), also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing ( zh, s=谷爱凌, labels=no), is a freestyle skier. Born in the United States, she has competed for China in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events since 20 ...

Olympic skier born in the United States representing People's Republic of China in the 2022 Winter Olympics

References

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