List of Confucianists
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This is a partial list of people who follow Confucianism, selected for their influence on that belief, or for their fame in other areas.
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[edit] Early Confucians
- Confucius (孔夫子 Pinyin: Kong fuzi Wade-Giles: K'ung fu-tzu) — founder
- Mencius
- Sun Ce, founder of the Eastern Wu Dynasty
- Xun Zi
[edit] Japanese Confucianism
[edit] Korean Confucianism
[edit] Neo-Confucians
- Wang Yangming - Important Idealist Neo-Confucian.[1]
- Zhang Zai - Pioneering Neo-Confucian.[2]
- Zhou Dunyi - Song Dynasty philosopher.[3]
- Zhu Xi - One of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty.[4]
[edit] New Confucians
- Tu Wei-Ming, advocate of "New Confucianism"
- Xiong Shili, a founding figure in "New Confucianism"