Tao (surname)
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Tao is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 31 in Hundred Family Surnames
Hundred Family Surnames
The Hundred Family Surnames is a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty. It originally contained 411 surnames, but was later expanded to 504. Of these, 444 are single-character surnames, and 60 are double-character surnames...

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List of persons with the surname Tao

  • Tao Dayu
    Michael Tao
    -Career:Tao entered the acting industry in the 80s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives , solidifying his position as a 1st tier television actor in TVB.Tao later moved over to rival ATV in...

    , television actor
  • Tao Qian, warlord during the late Han Dynasty
    Han Dynasty
    The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

  • Tao Kan
    Tao Kan
    Tao Kan , courtesy name Shixing , formally Duke Huan of Changsha , was a renowned Jin Dynasty general and governor. He was the great-grandfather of the Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming.- Early career :...

    , Jin Dynasty
    Jìn Dynasty (265-420)
    The Jìn Dynasty , was a dynasty in Chinese history, lasting between the years 265 and 420 AD. There are two main divisions in the history of the Dynasty, the first being Western Jin and the second Eastern Jin...

     general and governor
  • Tao Luna
    Tao Luna
    Tao Luna is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol competition and the silver medal in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-Olympic results:-Records:-External...

    , sports shooter
  • Tao Siju
    Tao Siju
    Tao Siju was the Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Native in Jingjiang, Taizhou, Jiangsu, Tao received his associate degree in English from China Foreign Affairs University in 1959...

    , politician
  • Terence Tao
    Terence Tao
    Terence Chi-Shen Tao FRS is an Australian mathematician working primarily on harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, combinatorics, analytic number theory and representation theory...

    , Australian mathematician
  • Tao Yuanming, scholar and poet
  • Tao Zhe
    David Tao
    David Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...

     (David Tao), singer
  • Tao Zhu
    Tao Zhu
    Tao Zhu is a Former Member of the 8th Communist Party of China Politburo Standing Committee.-Biography:He was Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region....

    , politician
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