Top Celebrity Names Starting With Gao

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   Gao Wei

   Male
   

   Duke, Emperor, General

   
   

   Gao Wei (557–577), often known in history as Houzhu of Northern Qi (齊後主), courtesy name Rengang (仁綱), sometimes referred to by his later Northern Zhou-created title of Duke of Wen (溫公), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. During his reign, Northern Qi's imperial administration was plunged into severe corruption and wastefulness, with the military suffering after Gao Wei killed the great general Hulü Guang in 572.… read more

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   Gao Jixing

   858 AD - 929 AD Male
   

   Prince, Founder

   
   

   Gao Jixing (858-January 28, 929), né Gao Jichang (高季昌), known for some time as Zhu Jichang (朱季昌), courtesy name Yisun (貽孫), formally Prince Wuxin of Chu (楚武信王), was the founder of Jingnan, also known as Nanping, one of the states during the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.… read more

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   Gao Huan

   496 AD - 547 AD Male
   

   Prince, Emperor, General

   
   

   Gao Huan, nickname Heliuhun (賀六渾), formally Prince Xianwu of Qi (齊獻武王), later further formally honored by Northern Qi initially as Emperor Xianwu (獻武皇帝, literally "the wise and martial emperor"), then as Emperor Shenwu (神武皇帝, literally "the unnamable and martial emperor") with the temple name Gaozu (高祖), was the Han Chinese paramount general of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei and Northern Wei's branch successor state Eastern Wei.… read more

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   Gao Pian

   821 AD - 887 AD Male
   

   Prince, Politician, General

   
   

   Gao Pian, courtesy name Qianli (千里), formally the Prince of Bohai (渤海王), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He initially gained renown for defeating Dali incursions, but later became known for his failure to repel the rebel army under Huang Chao and his mismanagement of Huainan Circuit, which he governed as military governor.… read more

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   Gao Lishi

   684 AD - 762 AD Male
   

   Duke, Emperor, Military Person

   
   

   Gao Lishi, formally the Duke of Qi (齊公), was a eunuch official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, becoming particularly powerful during Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's reign. He is believed to have been in charge of many decisions that were supposed to be the emperor's responsibility during Emperor Xuanzong's later years, and was believed to have been richer than many of the nobility of the era.… read more

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   Gao Gang

   1905 - 1954 Male
   

   Politician, Communist, Major

   
   

   Gao Gang was a Chinese Communist Party leader during the Chinese Civil War and the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC), before becoming the victim of the first major purge within the CCP since before 1949. The events surrounding Gao's purge, the so-called "Gao Gang Affair", are still the subject of debate: a limited amount of research has been done on the topic, partly due to the relatively small amount of information available.… read more

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   Gao Zhisheng

   Age 48 Male
   

   Lawyer, Militant, Military Person

   
   

   Gao Zhisheng is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting alleged human rights abuses in China. Because of his work, Zhisheng has been disbarred and detained by the Chinese government several times and released. His commitment to defending his clients is influenced by his Christian beliefs and their tenets on morality and compassion.… read more