1. Confucius: A famous thinker, educator and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, founded a private school in Quwo, Shanxi. 2. Li Qingzhao: a poetess and ancient prose writer in Song Dynasty, from Yanggu, Shanxi. 3. Yang Jisheng: a writer and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, whose masterpieces include Biography of Chen Qingyang and Mochixuan Conghua. 4. Guo Moruo: A famous writer, historian and artist in the 20th century, from Changzhi, Shanxi. 5. Guo Pu, an ancient famous doctor, was born in Yuncheng, Shanxi at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. 6. Li Shizhong: Jiexiu, a famous expert in traditional Chinese medicine, is known as "the first person in traditional Chinese medicine". 7. Dong: A famous Marxist theorist and educator, he was the chairman of the Central Railway Trade Union. 8. Jiang: A famous architect, who once designed Datong Wooden Pagoda in Shanxi. 9. Du Yannian: A famous geologist, who once conducted a geological survey in Fenyang, Shanxi. 10. Jin Shengtan: a famous engineer and scientist, mainly engaged in the construction of water conservancy and hydropower projects. He once built Jinzhong Water Control Project in Xinzhou, Shanxi.