Of the lineage of the Funya clan were FUNYA no Ohara who was involved with the conquest of Emishi (a group of people who lived in the northeastern region of Japan) before SAKANOUE no Tamuramaro, FUNYA no Watamaro who was engaged in the administration of the Tohoku region (the northeast region of Japan) from his base in Isawa-jo and Shiwa-jo Castles and later appointed Chunagon (Middle Councilor), Sangi (Councilor) FUNYA no Akitsu who was involved with the Jowa Incident, and FUNYA no Yasuhide, one of Rokkasen (the six selected great poets of the Waka [Japanese poem] in the Heian period).
坂上田村麻呂以前の蝦夷などの征討事業にかかわった文室大原、胆沢城・志波城に拠って東北地域の経営に携わり中納言に至った文室綿麻呂、承和の変に連座した参議文室秋津、そして、六歌仙の一人文屋康秀などがいる。