Yu is the Mandarin Pinyin spelling of a Chinese given name.

People with this name include:

• Bai Yu (actor) (born 1990), Chinese actor
• Bai Yu (actress), Chinese producer, actress, and director
• Chang Yu (tennis), retired Chinese tennis player.
• Cheng Rui (died 903), Tang dynasty warlord known as Guo Yu at one point
• Du Yu (223–285), Chinese classicist, military general, and politician
• Du Yu (composer),Chinese composer* Du Yu (sport shooter) (born 1986), Chinese trap shooter
• Duan Yu (1083–1176), courtesy name Heyu, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of Dali, was the 16th emperor of the Dali Kingdom
• Emperor Suzong of Tang (711–762), personal name Li Yu, emperor of the Tang dynasty
• Emperor Daizong of Tang (727–779), personal name Li Yu, emperor of the Tang dynasty, Emperor Suzong's son
• Gao Yu (died 929), chief strategist
• Gao Yu (journalist) (born 1944), Chinese journalist and dissident
• Ha Yu (actor) (born 1946), or Xia Yu, Hong Kong actor
• Huduershidaogao (34 BC-AD 46), born Yu, Xiongnu chanyu
• Jessica Henwick (born 1992), British actress
• Ji Yu (姬虞; fl. 1042 BC), better known as Shu Yu of Tang
• Ji Yu (姬圉; d. 637 BC), better known as Duke Huai of Jin
• Li Yu, Prince of Dan (died 820), Emperor Daizong of Tang's son
• Li Yu, Prince of De (died 905), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang's son, briefly a puppet emperor
• Li Yu (Later Tang) (died 935), chief councilor of the Later Tang dynasty
• Li Yu (Southern Tang) (937–978), ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty, also a famous poet
• Li Yu (author) (1610–1680), Chinese author during the Ming and Qing dynasties
• Li Yu (speed skater) (born 1961), Chinese short track speed skater
• Li Yu (director) (born 1973), Chinese film director and screenwriter
• Lian Yu (born 1886), a diplomat, politician, judicial officer and lawyer in the Republic of China
• Peggy Yu or Yu Yu (Chinese :俞渝; pinyin :Yú Yú; born 1965), Chinese businesswoman
• Phil Chang (張宇; born 1967), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• Xia Yu (actor) (born 1978), Chinese actor
• Yu Tsai, American photographer
• Yu the Great ( 禹 or 大禹) (2200–2100 BC), founder of the Xia dynasty
• Zhang Yu (actress) (张瑜; born 1957), Chinese film actress
• Zhang Yu (basketball) (张瑜; born 1986), Chinese basketball player
• Zhang Yu (footballer, born 1994) (张瑀), Chinese footballer
• Zhang Yu (footballer, born 2001) (张禹), Chinese footballer
• Zhang Yu (general) (張玉; 1343–1401), Ming dynasty general
• Zhang Yu (hurdler) (张瑜; born 1971), Chinese hurdler
• Zhang Yu (Nanhe) (張裕; died 219), courtesy name Nanhe, official serving under the Eastern Han dynasty warlord Liu Bei
• Zhang Yu (sport shooter) (born 2000), Chinese sports shooter
• Zhang Yu (tennis) (born 1976), Chinese tennis player
• Zhang Yu (voice actress) (张昱; born 1988), Chinese voice actress known for Overwatch
• Zhang Yu (volleyball) (张宇; born 1995), Chinese volleyball player
• Zhou Yu (175–210), Han dynasty general who served the warlords Sun Ce and his successor Sun Quan
• Zhou Yu (Renming) (fl. 2nd century), Han dynasty official who served the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao
• Zhou Yu (canoeist) (born 1989), Chinese sprint canoeist
• Zhou Yu (table tennis) (born 1992), Chinese table tennis player

See also

• You (Chinese given name), transliteration of several Chinese given names, spelled Yu in the Wade–Giles romanization system

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