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. . Some more uncommon surnames with romanizations that are also conventionally simplified to "Fang" in English are ''Fáng'' (), meaning "room", and ''Fāng'' (), meaning "fragrant".

Etymology

During Emperor

Huang Di Huangdi () may refer to: *Yellow Emperor (黃帝), a legendary Chinese monarch who supposedly ruled before the Xia dynasty *Emperor of China (皇帝), the imperial title of Chinese monarchs; and the superlative monarchical title in the Sinosphere ...

's reign, a descendant called Yu Lei was awarded the land of Fang (north west of Nanyu) for his contributions in defeating a foreign tribe. He was thus known as Fang Lei, and his descendants were given the family name Fang. Ji Yuan is considered as another forefather of the Fangs. Ji was a general of Zhou Xuan Wang, and was known for his contributions in conquering the north and the south. Since his nickname was Fang Shu, the king awarded him the family name of Fang.Origin of the surname Fang, Fong
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People with the surname

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* Frank F. Fang, (born 1930), Chinese-American physicist

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Fang (alchemist) Fang (), was a Chinese scientist and alchemist who lived during the first century B.C during the Han dynasty. She was the earliest recorded woman alchemist in China. She is only known under her family name Fang. Raised in a scholarly family skil ...

(fl. 1st century B.C.), Chinese woman alchemist *

Fang Bao Fang Bao (; 25 May 1668 – 29 September 1749), courtesy names Fengjiu (), Linggao (), and Wangxi (), was a Chinese nobleman, courtier, orator, philosopher, poet, scholar, author and government official of the Qing dynasty. He is best known as a ...

, mid-

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era poet * Fang Bin, Chinese journalist and

whistleblower Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, unethical or ...

Fang Binxing Fang Binxing is a former Principal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is also known for his substantial contribution to China's Internet censorship infrastructure, and has been dubbed "Father of China's Great Fire Wa ...

, Chinese computer scientist and politician * Fang Chengguo, Chinese businessperson *

Fang Chieh-min Fang Chieh-min (; born 31 January 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He paired with Lee Sheng-mu in men's doubles. The pair won 3 BWF Super Series titles including 2010 Singapore Super Series, 2010 Indonesia Super Series and 2012 Malaysia ...

, Taiwanese badminton player *

Fang Chih Fang Chih or Fang Zhi ( zh, c=方治; 23 November 1895 – 28 March 1989), courtesy name: Xikong (希孔), was a politician, provincial governor, diplomat, author and a high-ranking Kuomintang official of the Republic of China. Family hist ...

, Chinese diplomat *

Fang Congyi Fang Congyi (; 1302–1393), courtesy name Wuyu (), sobriquets Fanghu (), Bumang Daoren (), Jinmen Yuke () and Guigu Shanren (), was a famed Chinese painter during the Yuan dynasty. Fang was a native of Guixi, Jiangxi Province. In his youth he ...

, Chinese painter *

Fang Dan Fang Dan (, born March 20, 1985, in Qiqihar, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by populati ...

, Chinese figure skater *

Fang Fang Fang Fang (), pen name of Wang Fang (; born 11 May 1955), is a Chinese writer, known for her literary depictions of the working poor. She won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2010. Born in Nanjing, she attended Wuhan University in 1978 to study Chi ...

, Chinese writer *

Fang Guancheng Fang Guancheng () (1696 or 1698–1768), also known by his Art name Yi Tian (宜田), was a Chinese Noble and government official of the Qing dynasty, notable for being the Viceroy of Zhili. Early life and family origins Fang Guancheng was born ...

, Qing dynasty noble and government official *

Fang Hui Fang Hui (), also called Wanli (), Tuanfu (), Xugu (), and Yangshanren (), was a scholar of the late Song and early Yuan dynasties from Huizhou's She () county (in present-day Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in Ea ...

, Song Dynasty scholar *

Fang Jing Fang Jing (; June 1971 – 18 November 2015) was an anchorwoman of China Central Television (CCTV). She hosted several programs including the prime-time military program Defense Watch.China.org.cnCCTV anchor suspected of spying for TaiwanRetrieve ...

, Chinese television journalist and anchor *

Fang Jing De A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). Spiders also have external fangs, ...

(), Chinese American editor *

Fang La Fang La (; died 1121) was a Chinese rebel leader who led an uprising against the Song dynasty. In the classical novel ''Water Margin'', he is fictionalised as one of the primary antagonists and nemeses of the 108 Stars of Destiny. He is sometim ...

(), Song Dynasty revolutionary leader *

Fang Lijun Fang Lijun (; born 1963) is a Chinese artist based in Beijing. He was born into a wealthy family with a high social status. In the 1990s, there was a cultural movementLü, Peng. "21-New Art and Artists." A History of Art in 20th-Century China. Mil ...

(), Chinese artist *

Fang Lizhi Fang Lizhi (; February 12, 1936 – April 6, 2012) was a Chinese astrophysicist, vice-president of the University of Science and Technology of China, and activist whose liberal ideas inspired the pro-democracy student movement of 1986–87 and ...

() (1936–2012), Chinese astrophysicist and political activist * Fang Man (composer), American composer of Chinese descent * Fang Quan (d. 1897), Qing Empire Mandarin *

Fang Rending Fang Rending (, 1901–1975) was a Chinese artist with the Lingnan School known for his figure paintings. Born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, he initially enrolled at law school before taking up art. Initially studying under Gao Jianfu, in 1929 he ...

(1901–1975), Chinese artist * Fang Shengdong, Chinese revolutionary * Fang Shu (born 1957), Chinese film actress *

Fang Shuo Fang Shuo (; born September 7, 1990) is a Chinese basketball player who plays in the Point guard position for China and currently plays for Chinese club Beijing Ducks. He was included in the Chinese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup ...

() (born 1990), Chinese basketball player * Fang Weiyi (1585–1668), Chinese poet, calligrapher, painter and literature historian *

Fang Xianjue Fang Xianjue () 22 November 1903 – 3 March 1983) was a Republic of China general who fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Under his command, the Chinese 10th Army defended Hengyang for 48 days in 1944. Biography Fang was born in a small ...

, Chinese general * Fāng Xìaorú () (1357–1402), Ming dynasty Confucian scholar *

Fang Xingdong Fang Xingdong ( zh, s=方兴东) is a Chinese former internet entrepreneur in the early 2000s and currently a professor of Liberal Arts at Zhejiang University, Professor and Doctoral supervisor at the School of Media and International Culture of Z ...

, Chinese Internet entrepreneur and free-speech activist *

Fang Yanqiao Fang Yanqiao (born 18 January 1989) is a Chinese swimmer who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were a ...

, Chinese swimmer * Fang Yingchao, Chinese volleyball player * Fang Yuting, Chinese archer *

Fang Zhaoling Fang Zhaoling (, 17 January 1914 – 20 February 2006), also known as Lydia Fong, was a Chinese painter and calligrapher. Biography Born to a prominent industrialist and scholarly family in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, Fang Zhaoling was ...

, Chinese painter and calligrapher * Fang Zheng, Chinese Political Activist * Fang Zhenwu, Chinese military officer *

Fang Zhimin Fang Zhimin (, Wade–Giles: Fang Chih Min; August 21, 1899 – August 6, 1935) was a Chinese communist military and political leader. Life Fang was born in 1899. He was born in a poor peasant household in Yixian, Jiangxi Province. To propagate ...

(), Chinese military and political leader *

Achilles Fang Achilles Chih-t'ung Fang (; August 20, 1910November 22, 1995) was a Chinese scholar, translator, and educator, best known for his contributions to Chinese literature and comparative literature. Fang was born in Japanese-occupied Korea, but atten ...

, American sinologist and comparatist of Chinese descent *

Florence Fang Florence Fang (; born 1933/1934) is a Chinese-American businesswoman, publisher, and philanthropist active in the San Francisco area. She is the former owner of the ''San Francisco Examiner'' and other media titles and has been a fund-raiser for ...

(born 1933/1934), American businesswoman, publisher and philanthropist *

Harry Fang Sir Harry Fang Sin-yang, GBM, CBE, JP (, 2 August 1923 – 24 August 2009) was a Hong Kong orthopaedic surgeon, legislator and campaigner who promoted rehabilitation services. He was widely known as the "father of rehabilitation" in Asia. A we ...

(), Hong Kong orthopedic surgeon and politician *

Ian Fang Ian Fang Weijie (born 13 December 1989; ) is a Chinese convicted sex offender who was an actor based in Singapore. Fang was named as one of Mediacorp's 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. In 2013, he portrayed a student who lost his grandmother and had t ...

, Chinese actor in Singapore *

Khalil Fong Khalil Fong Tai-Tung (; 14 July 1983 – 21 February 2025) was a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, musician and producer. Fong was notable for introducing a more sophisticated R&B and soul sound to the Chinese music market, drawing inspiration f ...

(), Hong Kong singer and songwriter * Jason H'ng Mooi Lye (), Malaysian politician * Ivan Png, Singaporean economist and professor *

Pierre Png Pierre Png Tiang Huat (born 29 October 1973) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and businessman. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and '' When Duty C ...

(), Singaporean actor and comedian *

Png Eng Huat Png Eng Huat (; born 9 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he was the Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC between 2012 and 2020. Although he stepped down as an MP for Hou ...

(), Singaporean politician and businessman *

Benjamin Pwee Benjamin Pwee Yek Kwan ( zh, s=方月光, p=Fāng Yuèguāng; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician, business development strategist and consultant. Formerly a government scholarship recipient and civil servant, Pwee is a member of the opposit ...

(), Singaporean politician and consultant * Thomé H. Fang, Taiwanese philosopher *

Vincent Fang (entrepreneur) Vincent Fang Kang, Gold Bauhinia Star , GBS, Justice of the Peace , JP (born 7 May 1943 in Shanghai) is an entrepreneur in the garment industry. He is the former chairman and leader of the Liberal Party (Hong Kong), Liberal Party of Hong Kon ...

, Hong Kong businessperson and politician *

Vincent Fang (lyricist) Vincent Fang (; born 26 January 1969) is a Taiwanese lyricist, best known for his collaboration with singer-songwriter Jay Chou. Fang has been nominated for multiple Golden Melody Awards, and won ''Best Lyricist'' at the 19th Golden Melody Awa ...

(), Taiwanese lyricist * Wai-Chi Fang, Taiwanese engineer * Wen-Pei Fang, Chinese botanist

房 (Fáng)

Fang Guan Fang Guan ( zh, t=房琯, w=Fang Kuan, p=Fáng Guǎn; 697 – September 15, 763), courtesy name Cilü (次律), formally the Duke of Qinghe (清河公), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of ...

, Tang Dynasty official * Fang Rong, Zhou Dynasty official *

Fang Xuanling Fang Qiao (579 – 18 August 648), courtesy name Xuanling, better known as Fang Xuanling (), posthumously known as Duke Wenzhao of Liang, was a Chinese statesman and writer who served as a chancellor under Emperor Taizong in the early Tang dyna ...

() (579–648), Tang Dynasty official *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...

(), Hong Kong actor; family renamed "Chan" following World War II * Serena Fang, Taiwanese actress and model

References

External links

"Fang" family history
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