* 1983 – Liu Song, Chinese snooker player

King Bu, supposed to be Yūryaku, sent an envoy to the emperor of Liu Song, a minor Chinese dynasty, in 478.

These records state that Bu began his rule before 477, was recognized as the ruler of Japan by the Liu Song, Southern Qi, and Liang dynasties, and continued his rule through to 502.

* Yuan Qigui, empress and wife of Wen of Liu Song ( d. 440 )

* Wang Hong, official of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 379 )

* Xiao Wu Di, emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty ( d. 464 )

* Liu Shao, emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty ( d. 453 )

* Fu Liang, official of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 374 )

* Xie Hui, general of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 390 )

* Xu Xianzhi, official of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 364 )

* Zhang, empress dowager of the Liu Song Dynasty

* Liu Jun, prince of the Liu Song Dynasty ( d. 453 )

* Liu Jun, prince of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 429 )

* Liu Shao, emperor of Liu Song ( b. 426 )

* Wen Di, emperor of Liu Song ( b. 407 )

* Yin Yuying, empress of Liu Song

* Wang Jian, official of Liu Song and Southern Qi ( d. 489 )

* Liu Yikang, prince of the Liu Song Dynasty ( b. 409 )

Emperor Emperor Wu of Liu Song | Wu Di ( 420 – 422 )

* Shao Di, age 16, eldest son of Wu Di succeeds his father as emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty ( China ).

The Han Dynasty ( 202 BC – AD 220 ) emerged in 206 BC, with its founder Liu Bang proclaimed emperor in 202 BC.

Han Chinese scholar Liu Xiang established the first library classification system during the Han Dynasty, and the first book notation system.

This mid 14th century work compiled during the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty ( before 1375, when its co-editor Liu Ji died ) stated that mines were made of cast iron and were spherical in shape, filled with either ' magic gunpowder ', ' poison gunpowder ', or ' blinding and burning gunpowder ', any one of these compositions being suitable for use.

* 221 – Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han and claims his legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty.

* 141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han Dynasty of China.

* 1683 – The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan ( under the Kingdom of Tungning ) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.

* Xiang Yu ( 232 BC – 202 BC ), Chinese rebel general against the Qin Dynasty and arch nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention.

* Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty of China ( d. 195 BC )

Liu Bang declares himself the Emperor of China, officially beginning the Han Dynasty.

* Xiang Yu, rebel leader against the Qin Dynasty and nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention ( b. 232 BC )

* Liu Wenjing, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty ( d. 619 )

* Liu Xuan, a descendant of the Han Dynasty royal family and leader of insurgents against the Xin Dynasty, proclaims himself emperor against Wang Mang.

* July – After being under siege for two months, about 19, 000 insurgents under Liu Xiu defeat 450, 000 of Wang Mang's troops in the Battle of Kunyang, ushering in the fall of Wang Mang and restoration of the Han Dynasty in China.

* Liu Ying, a Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty who converted to Buddhism

* Liu Qing, Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty ( d. 106 )

Liu Huaqing (; October 1916 – January 14, 2011 ) was the Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy from 1982 through 1988, and is considered to been responsible for its modernization efforts.

Liu Bocheng (; December 4, 1892 – October 7, 1986 ) was a Chinese Communist military commander and Marshal of the People's Liberation Army.

Liu Yongfu (; Vietnamese: Lưu Vĩnh Phúc ) ( 1837 – 1917 ) was a Chinese soldier of fortune and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army.

Liu Zongyuan (; Wade-Giles: Liu Tsung-yuan ) ( 773 – 819 ), courtesy name Zihou ( 子厚 ; Wade-Giles: Tzu-hou ), was a Chinese writer who lived in Chang ' an during the Tang Dynasty.

Liu Qi (; born November 1942 in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu ) is the CPC Beijing Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo.

Liu Ming-huang (; born 17 September 1984 ) is a Taiwanese archer who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Liu Xinwu (; born 1942 ) is a Chinese author, and one of the earliest proponents of the post-Maoist wave of Chinese literature.

Liu Boming (; born September 1966 ) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.

Liu Changchun (; listed in official Olympic records as " Liu, Cheng-Chun ";

Liu Yan (; died 23 ), courtesy name Bosheng ( 伯升 ), was a general of one of the major uprisings against the Xin Dynasty and its emperor, Wang Mang.

Wu Han (; died 44 ) was a Eastern Han Dynasty general who made great contributions to Emperor Guangwu ( Liu Xiu )' s reestablishment of the Han Dynasty and who is commonly regarded as Emperor Guangwu's best general, but who was also known for cruelty against civilians.