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 (子思) Mencius (孟子 Pinyin: Meng zi) Xun Zi (荀子) Japanese Confucianism Fujiwara Seika Hayashi Razan Ogyū Sorai Toju Nakae Korean Confucianism Yi Hwang Yi I Vietnamese Confucianism Chu Văn An Nguyễn Trãi Neo-Confucians Wang Yangming – important Idealist Neo-Confucian. Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian. Zhou Dunyi – Song Dynasty philosopher. Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty. Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi also called the cheng Brother's Students of Zhou dunyi works collected by zhu xi 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 Philip J. Ivanhoe Robert Cummings Neville Eric L. Hutton Other Wang Fuzhi Huang Zongxi Gu Xiancheng References See also Disciples of Confucius List of people by belief List of Confucian states and dynasties Confucianists Confucianism-related lists C