Sun (surname)
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Sun is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname, written 孫 (Traditional) or 孙 (simplified) in Chinese characters, sūn in Hanyu pinyin. Other common transliterations include Suen (in Hong Kong), Tôn (in Vietnam).
For Hong Kong, surname 辛 is translated as Sun. In Japan, the surname 孫 is transliterated as Son.
[edit] Notble people with family name 孫
- Sun Yang (Bo Le) - a famous and legendary horse scout in the Spring and Autumn Period
- Sun Shu'ao - a politician of the State of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period
- Sun Tzu - a militarist in the Spring and Autumn Period, the author of The Art of War
- Sun Bin - a militarist in the Warring States Period
- Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan - the rulers of the Kingdom of Wu in the Three Kingdoms period
- Sun Simiao - a traditional Chinese medicine doctor of the Sui and Tang Dynasty
- Sun Yat-sen - the founder of Republic of China
- Sun Chuanfang - a Zhili clique warlord
- Sun Li-jen - a General in Republic of China who fought against the Japanese in Second Sino-Japanese War and Second World War, and against the Communist in Chinese Civil War
- Sun Wen - a woman football player in People's Republic of China
- Sun Jihai - a football player in People's Republic of China
- Sun Nan - a Chinese male singer
- Sun Yue - a Chinese female singer
- Sun Yue - a NBA basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Michael Suen - the Secretary for Education of Hong Kong
- Stefanie Sun - a Singaporean singer-songwriter
[edit] fictional
- Sun Wukong - main character Journey to the West
- Son Goku - main character in the Dragon Ball series loosely base on Sun Wukong.

