Though 'Bumon no toryo' was not necessarily a single person, persons who had a particularly good reputation were TAIRA no Koretoki, TAIRA no Korehira and TAIRA no Muneyori of Kanmu-Heishi (Taira clan) and MINAMOTO no Mitsunaka, MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu and MINAMOTO no Yorinobu of Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan).
「武門之棟梁」は単一人とは限らなかったが、特に名声が高かったのは桓武平氏の平維時・平維衡・平致頼や清和源氏の源満仲・源頼光・源頼信らであった。