Xiantao has a long history and a long history. It has a history of more than 1,400 years and has always been the seat of the prefecture and county.

Xiantao has outstanding people and beautiful places, and there is no shortage of virtuous people from generation to generation. It is known as the "Bingwei of Humanity".

[Politics] Chen Youliang: leader of the peasant army in the late Yuan Dynasty and the founder of the Han regime.

The tomb of Chen Youliang is located on the south side of the Wuchang Approach Bridge of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.

Chen Wenzhu: He learned about Huai'an Prefecture in the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, and became a Jinshi in the fourteenth year of Jiajing.

Wu Chengen's close friend.

Fei Shangyi: Jinshi during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. He once served as the inspector of Shaanxi Province.

Lu Jianying: Jinshi in the second year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. He once served as the envoy of the Tianjin Dao of Zhili.

Li Fuzao: a Hanlin scholar in the late Qing Dynasty.

Yang Huikang: He served as Jiujiang Daotai in the late Qing Dynasty, and later served as director of finance and acting provincial chairman of Hubei Province in the Republic of China (father of Yang Chao).

Zhang Nanxian: one of the "Three Eccentrics of Hubei" and a patriotic democrat.

Xu Quanzhi: She served as a standing committee member of the Hubei Provincial Women's Association in the Republic of China and was included in the list of heroes.

On Women's Day in the 16th year of the Republic of China, hundreds of thousands of women in three towns in Wuhan were mobilized to hold demonstrations, which was a feat in the history of the Chinese women's movement (Chen Tanqiu's wife).

Liu Xiang: In May 1949, he became the mayor of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (the fourth official mayor).

Jiang Wen: former deputy prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, prosecutor of the special trial court investigating the "Gang of Four", and Jiang Qing's public prosecutor.

Tian Shulan: Vice Chairman of the 6th All-China Women's Federation and early childhood educator.

Wang Shengtie: Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Li Jinzao: Vice Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

[Military] Li Zhilong: Captain of the Zhongshan Ship, revolutionary martyr, and first-term cadet of Huangpu Military Academy.

Cai Hanqing: Former commander of the Second Division of the Hubei Army of the Beiyang Government and Lieutenant General of Beiyang.

Geng Qing: (formerly known as Yang Chaohan) participated in organizing and directing the development of China's first missile, and was assigned to be responsible for the on-site launch mission (son of Yang Chao).

Zeng Xigui: Former director of military training at Guangzhou National Sun Yat-sen University.

Due to his outstanding performance in World War II, he was awarded the American Legion Medal of Merit and the Certificate of Merit authorized by the President of the United States and entrusted by the U.S. Congress.

Yang Xiushan: (formerly known as Yang Musen) served as the principal of the Military Normal School, deputy director of the Academy Department of the Training Directorate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy director of the Military Academy Department of the General Staff Department, and director of the Political Department of the National Defense Industry Commission. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.

He is a representative of the Sixth National People's Congress and a representative of the Seventh and Twelfth National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

In 1985, he was co-opted as a member of the Central Advisory Committee at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Zhang Xiulong: Participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" and Long March campaigns in western Hunan and Hubei, and in the Soviet areas of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou, as well as the Hundred Regiments Campaign and the Huaihai and River Crossing campaigns.

In 1955, he was awarded the rank of major general.

Zhao Fuxing: He served as vice president of Guangdong Military and Political University and commander of the Hubei Provincial Military Region. In 1964, he was promoted to major general.

He was awarded the three-level August 1st Medal, the second-level Medal of Independence and Freedom, the second-level Liberation Medal, and the first-level Red Star Meritorious Medal of Honor.

He Jilin: During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, he won the North Korean Medal of Freedom and Independence Level 2.

After returning to China, he served as commander of the 9th Air Force Division, president of Changchun Agricultural College, and president of the People's Liberation Army Veterinary University.

In 1955, he was awarded the rank of major general.

Won the August 1st Medal of Level 2, the Medal of Independence and Freedom of Level 2, and the Medal of Liberation of Level 2.

[Literature and Art] Tong Chengxu: Jinshi in the 16th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, and was awarded the title of editor.

He is the author of "Pinghan Records", "Neifang Collection" and "Jiajing Mianyang Chronicles".

Lu Jing and Lu Bi: bibliophiles and calligraphers.

Lu Jing (also known as Lu Muzhai) was the chief teacher of arithmetic at Tianjin Martial Arts Beitang and was one of the earliest huge donors to Nankai School; Lu Bi (also known as Lu Shenzhi) is the author of "An Annotated Bibliography of the Three Kingdoms" and "Annotated Bibliography of the Three Kingdoms".

.

The two Lu brothers collaborated on the printing of works such as "Shen Shi Ji Zhai Series" and "Hubei Xian Zheng's Posthumous Letters".

Mu Hejiu: (formerly known as Mu Kaijun) is an artist of calligraphy, painting and seal cutting. He is the author of "Lecture Notes on Chinese Epigraphy", "Lecture Notes on Ancient Artifacts", "Lecture Notes on Seal Engraving" and other books.

After liberation, he served as a librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History.

Xu Yaowen: A famous chess player in the late Qing Dynasty. He wrote three volumes of "Guochao Yihui" and one volume of "Jia Shu Lou Shou Tan".

Shen Fu (also known as Shen Enji, Shen Aijuan, Bai Ning) is a playwright and director.

He wrote the movie script "Blood on Wolf Mountain", directed and directed the famous films "Lights of a Thousand Houses", and the film "A New Story of a Veteran", which won the Silver Award for Technical Achievement at the First Moscow International Film Festival in 1959.

He once served as director of Shanghai Haiyan Film Studio, member of the first session and executive director of the second to fourth session of the China Film Association, chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the China Film Association, and director of the Art Committee of the Shanghai Film Bureau.

Tian Feng: Composer.

His main works include the national instrumental music "Zhoushan Gongs and Drums", the symphonic chorus "Song of the Daliang Mountains", the cantata "Five Poems for Chairman Mao", the large-scale musical "Footprints of Love", the symphonic poem "Last Night", and the piano concerto "

Jialing River", the opera "Daye Fangfei", etc.

The chorus suite "Yunnan Style" was composed in 1985 and premiered at the Second China Chorus Festival in 1986. In the same year, it won the first prize in the "Fifth National Music Works (Chorus) Awards".