1person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
2character (in a play, novel etc)
3(genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
Examples
tā他shì是zuò jiā作家，hái shi还是zhèng zhì政治rén wù人物。
他是作家，还是政治人物。
He is an author and a politician.
我一直都比较喜欢神秘一点的人物。
I always liked mysterious characters more.
我们视他为重要人物。
We regard him as an important man.