1. Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends

2. master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案 (Dígōng'àn) translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高罗佩 (GāoLuópèi)