As early as the Three Kingdom Period, YuanShao, a famous duke, once had millions of solders stationed in Jizhou City in order to fight Caocao, another famous duke.

• 三国时期袁绍曾于冀州屯兵百万与曹操抗衡，西汉大哲学家、儒家学派一代宗师董仲舒就生于衡水景县。