王僧辯
Wang Sengbian's father Wang Shennian (王神念) was originally from Northern Wei's Taiyuan Commandery (太原郡, roughly modern Taiyuan, Shanxi). When he was Northern Wei's governor of Yingchuan Commandery (潁川郡, roughly modern Xuchang, Henan), he, along with Wang Sengbian and his brothers, surrendered to Liang Dynasty. (It is not known when this happened, but it must have happened between 502 when Liang was founded, and 511, when the Northern Wei official Lu Chang (盧昶)'s submission to Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei referred to Wang Shennian as a Liang general.) Wang Shennian was created the Marquess of Nancheng (南城县侯), and became successively the governor of several commanderies and eventually the governor of Qīng Prefecture and Jizhou. Wang Sengbian was Wang Shennian's second son. He had one known older brother, Wang Zunye (王遵業) and four known younger brothers, Wang Senglüe (王僧略), Wang Sengzhi (王僧智), Wang Sengxiu (王僧修) and Wang Sengyin (王僧愔).