Liu Biao
Huo Jun was from Zhijiang County (), Nan Commandery (), Jing Province, which is in present-day Zhijiang, Hubei. His elder brother, Huo Du (), rallied a few hundred men from their hometown to form a militia. After Huo Du's death, Liu Biao, the Governor () of Jing Province, put Huo Jun in command of the militia. When Liu Biao died in late 208, Huo Jun led his followers to join the warlord Liu Bei, who previously took shelter under Liu Biao. Liu Bei appointed Huo Jun as a General of the Household ().