List of Confucianists
This is a partial list of people who follow Confucianism, selected for their influence on that belief, or for their fame in other areas.
Early Confucians
- Confucius (孔夫子 Pinyin: Kong fuzi Wade-Giles: K'ung fu-tzu) – founder
- Zisi
- Mencius
- Sun Ce, founder of the Eastern Wu Dynasty
- Xun Zi
Japanese Confucianism
Korean Confucianism
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]
New Confucians
- Tu Wei-Ming, advocate of "New Confucianism"
- Xiong Shili, a founding figure in "New Confucianism"