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

Neo-Confucians

Cheng–Zhu school

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi
Zhu Xi

Lu–Wang school

Yongjia School

Ye Shi

Japanese Confucianism

Family name comes first in Japanese language.

Modern

also known as Go, Chi'ei
Yasuoka Masahiro

Korean Confucianism

Vietnamese Confucianism

New Confucians

Tu Wei-Ming – advocate of "New Confucianism"
Xiong Shili – founding figure in "New Confucianism"
Ma Yifu – founding figure in "New Confucianism"

Western Confucians or scholars of Confucianism

Other