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Lü Buwei
Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state (291–235 BC)
Fan Li
early 5th-century BC Chinese political and military advisor
Zheng Zhilong
Chinese merchant, pirate, admiral (1604-1661)
Howqua
Wu Bingjian (; 17694 September 1843), trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was once the richest man in the world.
Wang Zhi
Chinese pirate
Bao Shuya
Chinese politician
Tong King-sing
Chinese comprador, interpreter, and businessman during the late Qing dynasty (1832-1892)
Joseph Zhang Dapeng
Chinese saint
Andrea Dittis
Chinese merchant
Puankhequa
Puankhequa (; 171410January 1788), also known as Pan Wenyan, or Zhencheng, was a Chinese merchant and member of a cohong family, which traded with the Europeans in Canton (now known as Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). He owned a factory in the Thirteen Factories district where his firm was favored by the English, Swedes, "Imperials" and Danes.
Pu Shougeng
Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 14502
Cai Qian
Chinese pirate
Sü Chaj
Chinese pirate (died 1556)