Zhang () is the third most common surname in China and

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(commonly spelled as "Chang" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. Zhang is the

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

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of the very common

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike th ...

written in

simplified characters Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters used in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, as prescribed by the '' Table of General Standard Chinese Characters''. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are one ...

and in

traditional characters Traditional Chinese characters are one type of standard Chinese character sets of the contemporary written Chinese. The traditional characters had taken shapes since the clerical change and mostly remained in the same structure they took a ...

. It is spoken in the first tone: ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade-Giles system of

, it is romanized as "Chang", which is commonly used in

; "Cheung" is commonly used in Hong Kong as romanization. It is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

'' poem. There is the even-less common (''Zhǎng''). was listed 24th in the famous

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-era ''

'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world at over 100 million people worldwide. was listed by the

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's National Citizen ID Information System as the third-most-common surname in

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater Chin ...

in April 2007, with 87.50 million bearers. A commonly cited but erroneous

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in the 1990

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listed it as the world's most common surname, but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have not repeated the claim.

Romanization

() is also sometimes romanized as: * Chang in

and among the

Chinese diaspora Overseas Chinese () refers to people of Chinese birth or ethnicity who reside outside Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. As of 2011, there were over 40.3 million overseas Chinese. Terminology () or ''Hoan-kheh'' () in Hokkien, ref ...

using older romanization systems. However, Zhang has been the official first-recommended translation for 張 in

since 2017. *

Cheung Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters ( Jyutping: Zoeng1; Pinyin: '' Zhāng''; Wade–Giles: Chang, Vietnamese: Trương), and the one w ...

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

; Cheong in

Macao Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a po ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

; * Teo and

Teoh __NOTOC__ Teoh (also commonly rendered as Teo) is a romanised Chinese family name. It is a romanization of Teochew and Hokkien names, particularly ) (in Standard Mandarin p '' Zhāng'', or in Cantonese: '' Cheung''). It is also rendered as Tiu, T ...

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages ...

and Teochew; * Chong and Cheong in

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hun ...

; * Tsan and Tsaon among

Wu Chinese The Wu languages (; Wu romanization and IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] ( Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Provi ...

varieties like

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; * Cheong in

Gan The word Gan or the initials GAN may refer to: Places *Gan, a component of Hebrew placenames literally meaning "garden" China * Gan River (Jiangxi) * Gan River (Inner Mongolia), * Gan County, in Jiangxi province * Gansu, abbreviated ''G ...

; and Tiong in

Eastern Min Eastern Min or Min Dong (, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄), is a branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China. The prestige form and most-cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. ...

and the

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; and * Tjong, Sutiono or Tiono in

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. is the

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

of the

Korean surname A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''se ...

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Jang and Chang (). remains the

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for the

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced ...

Chō. is also the ''

Chữ Nôm Chữ Nôm (, ; ) is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses Chinese characters (''Chữ Hán'') to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represen ...

'' form of the

Vietnamese surname Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order. * A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name) ...

Trương.

Distribution

As mentioned above, is the third-most-common surname in

, making up 6.83% of the population of the People's Republic of China. In 2019 it was the most common surname in exactly one provincial-level division,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

municipality. In Taiwan, is the fourth-most-common surname, making up 5.26% of the population of the Republic of China. In 2019 it was again the third most common surname in Mainland China. Zhang Wei (张伟) has been the most common family name and given name combination in China for many years. Among the Chinese diaspora, the name remains common but takes on various romanizations. "Chong" is the 19th-most-common surname among

Chinese Singaporeans Chinese Singaporeans () are Singaporeans of Chinese descent. Chinese Singaporeans constitute 75.9% of the Singaporean citizen population according to the official census, making them the largest ethnic group among them. As early as the 10t ...

; "Chang" is the 6th-most-common surname among Chinese Americans; and "Zhang" was the 7th-most-common particularly Chinese surname found in a 2010 survey of

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's Registered Persons Database of Canadian health card recipients.

History

Characters

combines the

Chinese characters Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as '' kan ...

(''gōng'', "bow") and ( simp. , ''cháng'', "long" or "wide"). It originally meant "to open up" or "to spread" as an arching bow, but as a common noun in modern use it is a

measure word In linguistics, measure words are words (or morphemes) that are used in combination with a numeral to indicate an amount of something represented by some noun. Description Measure words denote a unit or measurement and are used with mass nouns ...

for flat objects such as paper and cloth, like the English "sheet of".

Families

The traditional origin of the surname (

Old Chinese Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones from around 12 ...

: ''*C. traŋ'') is rooted in Chinese legend. The fifth son of the

Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity ('' shen'') in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Sovereig ...

, Qing Yangshi (, Qīng Yángshì), had a son

Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the ...

(, Huī) who was inspired by the Heavenly Bow constellation (, ''Tiān Gōng Xīng'') to invent the bow and arrow. Hui was then promoted to "First Bow" (, ''Gōng Zhèng'') and bestowed the surname , whichwhen broken into its constituent radicalsmeans "widening bow" or "archer". Its

Middle Chinese Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the ''Qieyun'', a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions. The ...

pronunciation has been reconstructed as ''Trjang''.

Other origins

* for some families, it is traced back to Xie Zhang (解張), whose style name was Zhang Hou (張侯, lit “Marquis Zhang”) a noble in Jin during the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

. * from the family of

Zhang Liao Zhang Liao () (169–222), courtesy name Wenyuan, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served briefly in the state of Cao Wei, founded by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, in the ...

(張遼), an official in

Cao Wei Wei (Hanzi: 魏; pinyin: ''Wèi'' < Middle Chinese: *''ŋjwei^C'' <

during

Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty and wa ...

period. Zhāng Liao's family had changed from '' Nie'' to ''Zhang'' to avoid association with his disgraced ancestor Nie Yi (聶壹).(本聶壹之後，以避怨變姓。) * the surname is also traced back to Long Youna, chief of a minority ethnic grous during the Three Kingdoms period, who was given the Chinese surname Zhang (張) by

Zhuge Liang Zhuge Liang ( zh, t=諸葛亮 / 诸葛亮) (181 – September 234), courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman and military strategist. He was chancellor and later regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. He is r ...

, the prime minister of Shu.

List of persons with the surname

/

. Those whose original surnames at birth are Zhang are also included on this list.

Historical figures

* Zhang Yi (died 309 BC), strategist in the Warring States period * Zhang Han (died 205 BC), military general of the Qin dynasty *

Zhang Tang Zhang Tang (traditional Chinese: 張湯; simplified Chinese: 张汤; pinyin: Zhāng Tāng; died 116 BC) was a Chinese politician of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu. He and his colleague, Gongsun Hong were Legalist bureaucrats. Backgroun ...

(died 116 BC), official of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu *

Zhang Anshi Zhang Anshi (; died 62 BCE), courtesy name Ziru (子孺), was a Chinese politician of the Han Dynasty. He was a son of Zhang Tang. He was a precocious student who attracted attention in a famous incident. During an Imperial progress, to which he w ...

, son of Zhang Tang, official of the Han dynasty * Zhang Liang (died 186 BC), adviser to Liu Bang (founding emperor of the Han dynasty). *

Zhang Jue Zhang Jue (; died October 184) was a Chinese military general and rebel. He was the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer. His name is sometimes ...

, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Eastern Han dynasty *

Zhang Rang The Ten Attendants, also known as the Ten Eunuchs, were a group of influential eunuch-officials in the imperial court of Emperor Ling ( 168–189) in Eastern Han China. Although they are often referred to as a group of 10, there were actually 12 ...

(died 189), leader of the eunuch faction during the reign of Emperor Ling in the Eastern Han dynasty * Zhang Lu (died 216), 3rd Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order and political leader during Eastern Han dynasty *

Zhang Fei Zhang Fei () (died July or August 221 AD), courtesy name Yide, was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who were among the earlies ...

(died 221), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Hong (153–212), official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the Eastern Han dynasty * Zhang Yi (died 230), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period * Empress Zhang (died 237), Empress of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period *

Zhang He Zhang He () (died July or August 231), courtesy name Junyi, was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He continued serving in the state of Cao Wei under its first two rulers, Cao Pi and ...

(died 231), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period *

(169–222), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Zhao (156–238), official of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period *

Zhang Chunhua Zhang Chunhua (189 – May or June 247) was a Chinese noble lady and aristocrat. She was the wife of Sima Yi, a prominent military general and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was posthumously honour ...

(died 247), wife of the Cao Wei general Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period *

Zhang Ni Zhang Ni (died 254), courtesy name Boqi, rendered also as Zhang Yi, was a military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Famous for his courage and generosity, Zhang Ni made his name known while rescuing a m ...

(died 254), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Yi (died 264), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Bu (died 264), general of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period *

Zhang Hua Zhang Hua (232–7 May 300According to Sima Zhong's biography in ''Book of Jin'', Zhang Hua was killed on the ''guisi'' day of the 4th month of the 1st year of the ''Yongkang'' era of his reign. This corresponds to 7 May 300 永康元年夏四 ...

(232–300), Western Jin dynasty official and poet. *

Zhang Mao Zhang Mao (; 277–324), courtesy name Chengxun (成遜), formally Prince Chenglie of (Former) Liang ((前)涼成烈王) (posthumous name given by Han Zhao) or Duke Cheng of Xiping (西平成公) (posthumous name used internally in Former Liang) ...

(277–324), founder of

Former Liang The Former Liang (; 320–376) was a dynastic state, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, in Chinese history. It was founded by the Zhang family of the Han ethnicity. Its territories included present-day Gansu and parts of Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai and X ...

in the

Sixteen Kingdoms The Sixteen Kingdoms (), less commonly the Sixteen States, was a chaotic period in Chinese history from AD 304 to 439 when northern China fragmented into a series of short-lived dynastic states. The majority of these states were founded by ...

period * Zhang Ci (died 386), general and eunuch of the Former Qin state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period * Zhang Liang, general and official of the Tang dynasty * Zhang Yue (663–730), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet *

Zhang Jiuling Zhang Jiuling () (678 or 673–740), courtesy name Zishou (), nickname Bowu (), formally Count Wenxian of Shixing (), was a prominent minister, noted poet and scholar of the Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. ...

(673–740), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet * Zhang Jun (1086–1154), general of the Song dynasty * Zhang Jiucheng (1092–1159), court official *

Zhang Hongfan Zhang Hongfan () (1238–1280) was a Chinese military general of the Mongol Empire. As commander of the Mongol army and navy, he annihilated the Southern Song by crushing the last Song resistance at the Battle of Yamen in 1279, where he is said ...

(1238–1280), Yuan dynasty general *

Zhang Sicheng Zhang Sicheng (died ) was the thirty-ninth Taoist Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao, known for his calligraphy. He presumably flourished during the Yuan Dynasty. Zhang assumed the title of Celestial Master after the death of his father, Zhang Yuc ...

(died 1344), 39th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order during the Yuan dynasty, known for his calligraphy * Zhang Juzheng (1525–1582), Ming dynasty statesman * Zhang Huangyan (1620–1664), Nan Ming dynasty military officer *

Zhang Ruishi Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zh ...

(2001–present), Shrek, PIG

Science and mathematics

Zhang Heng Zhang Heng (; AD 78–139), formerly romanized as Chang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Han dynasty. Educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, ma ...

(78–139), Chinese scientist, mathematician and polymath who invented the first earthquake detector during the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...

Yi Xing Yi Xing (, 683–727), born Zhang Sui (), was a Chinese astronomer, Buddhist monk, inventor, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and philosopher during the Tang dynasty. His astronomical celestial globe featured a liquid-driven escapement, the ...

(683–727, birthname: Zhang Sui), Chinese mathematician, astronomer and

mechanical engineer Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations o ...

born during the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...

, calculated the number of possible positions on a go board game * Zhang Shoucheng (1963–2018), American theoretical physicist * Zhang Shouwu (born 1962) Chinese-American mathematician * Zhang Yitang (born 1955), Chinese-American mathematician * Zhang Jie, Chinese

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate ca ...

Liangchi Zhang Liangchi Zhang (; born July 1958) is an Australian mechanical engineer and scientist. Zhang has been Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia. He is now a Sci ...

(born 1958), Chinese Australian

and scientist * John Zhang (born 1958), medical scientist in fertility research, and

in vitro fertilization In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating an individual's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) f ...

. Produced the world's first

three-parent baby Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), sometimes called mitochondrial donation, is the replacement of mitochondria in one or more cells to prevent or ameliorate disease. MRT originated as a special form of in vitro fertilisation in which some o ...

using the spindle transfer technique in 2016 *

Feng Zhang Feng Zhang (; born October 22, 1981) is a Chinese-American biochemist. Zhang currently holds the James and Patricia Poitras Professorship in Neuroscience at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and in the departments of Brain and Cognitiv ...

(born 1982),

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and

biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

engineer in optogenetics and CRISPR technologies *

Guoqi Zhang Guoqi Zhang from the Philips Research/ Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 ''for contributions to heterogeneous micro/nano electronics pac ...

speciality in electronics *

Huaguang Zhang Huaguang Zhang is an engineer at Northeastern University China in Shenyang, China. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for his contributions to stability analysis of recurrent neural networ ...

speciality in electronics * Jianzhong Zhang speciality in electronics * Junshan Zhang speciality in electronics * Wen-Hao Zhang plant physiologist and nutritionist *

Wenjun Zhang Wenjun Zhang from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 ''for contributions to digital television systems and standards''. References

F ...

speciality in electronics *

Zhijun Zhang Zhijun Zhang (; born November 1971) is a Chinese engineer and professor from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( ...

speciality in electronics

Government and military

Cheong Weng Chon André Cheong Weng-chon (; ; born September 1966), is the Secretary for Administration and Justice, the second most senior government official in Macau. Early life Cheong Weng-chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts ...

(born 1966), Macau administrator *

Zhang Aiping Zhang Aiping (; born January 9, 1910 in Da County, Sichuan; died July 5, 2003 in Beijing) was a Chinese military leader. Biography Zhang joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 after taking part in a communist-led rural uprising. He partic ...

(1908–2003), Chinese communist military leader *

Zhang Chunqiao Zhang Chunqiao (; 1 February 1917 – 21 April 2005) was a prominent Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician. He came to the national spotlight during the late stages of the Cultural Revolution, and was a member of the ultra-Maoist gr ...

(1917–2005), member of the Gang of Four * Zhang Dingfan (1891–1945), Chinese general * Zhang Guangming (1913–2016), Major General,

Chinese Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...

, veteran of the War of Resistance-WWII *

Zhang Guohua Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zh ...

(1914–1972), PLA　general in the Battle of Chamdo and the Sino-Indian War *

Zhang Shicheng Zhang Shicheng (; 1321－1367), born Zhang Jiusi (), was one of the leaders of the Red Turban Rebellion in the late Yuan dynasty of China. Later, he established the ''Da Zhou'' (大周) kingdom with reigning name "Tianyou" (). Early life Zhang S ...

(1321–1367), Red Turban Rebellion leader * Zhang Tiesheng Communist politician *

Zhang Tingyu Zhang Tingyu (, October 29, 1672 – May 19, 1755) was a Han Chinese politician and historian who lived in the Qing dynasty. Biography Zhang Tingyu was born in Tongcheng in Anhui province. In 1700, he obtained a '' jinshi'' position in t ...

(1672–1755), Qing dynasty politician *

Zhang Wentian Zhang Wentian (; 30 August 1900 – 1 July 1976), also known as Luo Fu (), was a high-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Born in Nanhui, he attended the Hohai Civil Engineering School in Nanjing and spent a year at the Univer ...

(1900–1976), former

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...

Zhang Xueliang Chang Hsüeh-liang (, June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001), also romanized as Zhang Xueliang, nicknamed the "Young Marshal" (少帥), known in his later life as Peter H. L. Chang, was the effective ruler of Northeast China and much of norther ...

(1901–2001), Manchurian warlord and Zhang Zuolin's son *

Zhang Zhidong Zhang Zhidong () (4 September 18375 October 1909) was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Qing dynasty. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong was one of the four most famous officials of the late Qing ...

(1837–1909), Qing dynasty politician *

Zhang Zizhong Zhang Zizhong (; August 11, 1891 – May 16, 1940) was a general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander ...

(1891–1940), NRA general *

Zhang Zongchang Zhang Zongchang (1881 – 3 September 1932) was a Chinese warlord in Shandong in the early 20th century. ''Time'' dubbed him China's "basest warlord". He was known by many nicknames such as the "Dogmeat General" (), based on the name of his f ...

(1881–1932), Shandong warlord *

Zhang Zuolin Zhang Zuolin (; March 19, 1875 June 4, 1928), courtesy name Yuting (雨亭), nicknamed Zhang Laogang (張老疙瘩), was an influential Chinese bandit, soldier, and warlord during the Warlord Era in China. The warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to ...

(1873–1928), Manchurian warlord

Entertainment

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw ...

, Chinese film director. *

Chang Chia-hang Chia-hang Chang ( zh, t=張嘉航), better known as Godtone (), is a Taiwanese Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and professional ''League of Legends'' player. Debuting in 2013 by streaming ''League of Legends'' gameplay, Chang is known for his blunt ...

, Taiwanese online personality *

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

(born 1951), Chinese film director and former cinematographer *

Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli (born 17 January 1955) is a Chinese actor and film director who was a '' xiangsheng'' actor before he started working on films and television series. He is mostly known for his roles playing the Emperor in various dramas involving Qi ...

(born 1955), Chinese actor and film director * Zhang Yuan (born 1963), Chinese film director * Zhang Hanyu (born 1964), Chinese actor * Zhang Yang (born 1967), Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor *

Jason Zhang Zhang Jie (born 20 December 1982 in Chengdu, Sichuan), also known as Jason Zhang, is a Chinese pop singer. He made his television series debut in the reality singing competition ''My Show'' in 2004, which he won. By the end of May 2017, Zhang ha ...

(born 1982), Chinese pop singer *

Jane Zhang Jane Zhang (; born October 11, 1984) is a Chinese singer-songwriter. She is known for her signature whistle register and has been dubbed the " Dolphin Princess" (). Zhang began performing as a teenager by singing in pubs to help earn money for ...

(born 1984), Chinese pop singer * Zhang Zhenhuan (born 1984), Chinese actor and MediaCorp artiste based in Singapore * Zhang Xianzi (born 1986), Chinese singer *

Zhang Yu Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ...

(born 1988), Chinese voice actress * Baby Zhang (Zhang Hanyun) (born 1989), Chinese singer and runner-up of the singing contest ''Super Girl'' *

Zhang Liyin Zhang Liyin (born February 28, 1989) is a Chinese singer and songwriter of Yi ethnicity. She has released singles in both China and South Korea, singing in both languages. Zhang has released only one studio album since her debut in 2006, but it ...

(born 1989), Chinese singer active in China and South Korea * Zhang Haochen (born 1990), Chinese pianist * Zhang Zhehan (born 1991), Chinese actor *

Zhang Yixing Zhang Yixing (; born ), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay (), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and businessman. Zhang first gained recognition for participating in the Chinese television talent show ''Star A ...

(born 1991), (known as Lay) Chinese singer, dancer, rapper and songwriter, member of the South Korean group EXO *

Zhang Xincheng Zhang Xincheng (, born 24 August 1995), also known by his English name Steven Zhang, is a Chinese actor. His first major role was that of Lin Yang in the high school drama, My Huckleberry Friends (2017). Zhang is best known for his roles as Li Y ...

aka Stevan Zhang (born 1995), Chinese actor, model, singer. *

Chelsea Zhang Chelsea T. Zhang (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. She portrayed Rose Wilson on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series '' Titans'' (2019) and had recurring roles on the Disney Channel comedy-drama '' Andi Mack'' (2017–2018) a ...

(born 1996), American actress * Zhang Yuge (born 1996), Chinese idol singer and member of female idol group

SNH48 SNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own thea ...

* Zhang Zining (born 1996), Chinese singer, member of girl groups MERA and

Rocket Girls 101 Rocket Girls 101 () was a Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The project girl group consists of eleven-members that came from different companies: Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Ya ...

* Zhang Zhenyuan (born 2003), Chinese singer, member of Teens in Times

Writers

* Zhang Chao (1600–?), Qing dynasty literature and fiction writer *

Zhang Chengzhi Zhang Chengzhi (Xiao'erjing: , born 10 September 1948) is a contemporary Hui Chinese author. Often named as the most influential Muslim writer in China, his historical narrative ''History of the Soul'', about the rise of the Jahriyya () Sufi ord ...

(born 1948), Hui Muslim writer and author of ''History of the Soul'' * Zhang Dai (1597–1689), Ming dynasty writer and historian * Zhang Lijia (born 1964), Chinese writer and author of "Socialism is Great!" * Zhang Tianyi (1906–1985), Chinese left-wing writer and children's author * Zhang Hongliang (born 1955), Chinese Maoist writer, scholar and social commentator * Zhang Jialong (born 1988), Chinese journalist * Zhang Renxi 17th century Chinese poetical critic * Lifen Zhang (born 1962), British-Chinese journalist, author and broadcaster * Zhang Xinxin (writer) (born 1953), Chinese writer * Zhang Yousong (1903–1995, Chinese translator * Zhang Zhu (1287–1386), Chinese poet *

Zhang Zao Zhang Zao (; December 29, 1962March 8, 2010) was one of the most important Chinese poets of the 20th century. He was considered one of the "Five Masters from Sichuan" in the 80s' Chinese poetry scene, along with other famous poets Bai Hua , Ouyang ...

(1962–2010), Chinese poet

Sports

* Zhang Bing (born 1969), Chinese sports shooter * Caroline Zhang (born 1993), American figure skater *

Zhang Dan Zhang Dan (; born 4 October 1985) is a Chinese former pair skater. With Zhang Hao, she is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time (2005 bronze, 2006, 2008, 2009 silver) World medalist, and a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champ ...

(born 1985), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Hao's partner * Zhang Hao (born 1984), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Dan's partner * Zhang Hong Wei, Chinese paralympic athlete *

Zhang Huimin Zhang Huimin (张慧敏; born 1999) is a Chinese girl who completed a run from the southern Chinese province of Hainan to Beijing when she was eight years old. Each day, she rose at 2:30am, and ran the equivalent of 1.5 marathons, therefore runni ...

(born 1999), Chinese female athlete * Zhang Jin (born 2000), Chinese artistic gymnast *

Zhang Juanjuan Zhang Juanjuan (; born January 2, 1981 in Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China) is an archer from the People's Republic of China. Early and personal life Zhang was born on 2 January 1982 in the Chinese city of Qingdao in Shandong Pro ...

(born 1981), Chinese archer * Zhang Jun (born 1977), Chinese badminton coach and former badminton player * Zhang Lianbiao (born 1969), Chinese retired javelin thrower * Zhang Lijun (born 1996), Chinese female curler *

Zhang Ning Zhang Ning (; born 19 May 1975) is a former Chinese badminton player. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid-1990s and has been particularly succes ...

(born 1975), Chinese badminton player *

Rose Zhang Rose Zhang (born May 24, 2003) is an American amateur golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and was on the gold medal team at the 2019 Pan American Ga ...

, American golfer *

Zhang Guowei (high jumper) Zhang Guowei (; born June 4, 1991) is a Chinese high jumper. He holds the Chinese indoor record of 2.33 metres, and has jumped 2.38 metres outdoors. He was the 2015 World Championship silver medallist and the silver medallist at the 2012 Asia ...

, Chinese high jumper * Zhang Shan Qi (born 1991), Chinese racecar driver *

Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai (; ; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She is a two-time Grand Slam champion in women's doubles, having won the 2019 Australian Open and the 2021 US Open, both alongside Samantha Stosur. Zhang als ...

(born 1989), Chinese tennis player *

Zhang Shuxian Zhang Shuxian ( zh, 张殊贤; ''Zhāng Shūxián'') is a Chinese badminton player. Career Early career Zhang attended Luzhou Zilu Road School. Later, she was recommended by the city sports school to enter the Sichuan badminton team traini ...

(born 2000), Chinese badminton player * Zhang Tianjie (born 1992), a naturalized Japanese basketball player who later changed his name to ''Tenketsu Harimoto'' *

Zhang Tiequan Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (, born July 25, 1978), often anglicized to Tiequan Zhang, is a Chinese mixed martial artist, who last competed as a Lightweight in the UFC. A professional competitor since 2005, Tiequan spent most of the beginn ...

(born 1978), Chinese martial artist *

Zhang Weili Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current ...

(born 1989), Chinese mixed martial artist * Zhang Xi (born 1985), Chinese beach volleyball player *

Zhang Yining Zhang Yining (; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tenn ...

(born 1981), Chinese table tennis player * Zhang Yufei (born 1998), competitive swimmer * Zhang Yufei (born 1988), gymnast and gymnastics coach * Zhang Yuning (born 1976), Chinese footballer *

Zhang Jike Zhang Jike (; born 16 February 1988) is a retired Chinese table tennis player. Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam when he won gold in men's singles at the Olympic games in London 20 ...

(born 1989), Chinese table tennis player

Others

* Zhang Baokang or Sheng-yen (1930–2009), Chinese Buddhist monk and religious scholar, founder of the "

Dharma Drum Mountain Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM; ) is an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and educational foundation founded by late Chan master Sheng-yen (1931 – 2009). The center focuses on educating the public in Buddhism with the goal of improving t ...

" *

Zhang Daoling Zhang Ling (; traditionally 34–156), courtesy name Fuhan (), was a Chinese religious leader who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty credited with founding the Way of the Celestial Masters sect of Taoism, which is also known as the Way of the ...

or Zhang Tianshi (34–156), First Celestial Master and founder of the Taoist Order known as " Tian Shi Dao" or "

Zhengyi Dao Zhengyi Dao (), also known as the Way of Orthodox Unity, Teaching of the Orthodox Unity, and Branch of the Orthodox Unity is a Chinese Taoist movement that traditionally refers to the same Taoist lineage as the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice and ...

" *

Zhang Daqian Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (; 10 May 1899 – 2 April 1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a '' guohua'' (traditionalist) painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned ...

(1899–1983) Chinese artist *

Zhang Guoxiang Zhang Guoxiang () was the fiftieth Celestial Master, who was the head of the Daoist Zhengyi School based at Longhu Shan in China's Jiangxi province. Life Zhang Yongxu, the fiftieth Celestial Master, designated Zhang Guoxiang, his nephew, as succ ...

, 50th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order * Zhang Hongbao (1954–2006), founder and spiritual leader of Zhong Gong *

Zhang Huaxiang On 21 March 2016, 28-year-old Zhang Huaxiang (; 6 November 1987 – 21 March 2016), a China-born nurse working in Singapore, was murdered by her close male friend Boh Soon Ho (), a Malaysian working as a cafeteria worker in Singapore. Boh's motiv ...

, Chinese nurse murdered in Singapore * Zhang Luqin or Master Yin Shun (1906–2005), well-known Buddhist monk and scholar who bring forth

Humanistic Buddhism Humanistic Buddhism () is a modern philosophy practiced by Buddhist groups originating from Chinese Buddhism which places an emphasis on integrating Buddhist practices into everyday life and shifting the focus of ritual from the dead to the l ...

* Zhang Mingxuan Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance *

Zhang Qian Zhang Qian (; died c. 114) was a Chinese official and diplomat who served as an imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the late 2nd century BC during the Han dynasty. He was one of the first official diplomats to bring back valuable inf ...

(200–114 BC), Han dynasty diplomat and explorer * Zhang Qiulin (born 1964), Chinese French contralto opera singer *

Zhang Sanfeng Zhang Sanfeng (also spelled Zhang San Feng, Chang San-Feng) refers to a legendary Chinese Taoist who many believe invented T'ai chi ch'üan. However, other sources point to early versions of Tai Chi predating Sanfeng. He was purported to hav ...

, semi-mythical Taoist sage in the Yuan and Ming dynasties * Zhang Xiao (born 1981), Chinese photographer * Zhang Yufeng (born 1945), former personal secretary of Mao Zedong *

Zhang Zeduan Zhang Zeduan (; 1085–1145), courtesy name Zhengdao (), was a Chinese painter of the Song dynasty. He lived during the transitional period from the Northern Song to the Southern Song, and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese l ...

(1085–1145), Chinese painter *

Zhang Zhan Zhang Zhan ( zh, t=張展, s=张展, p=Zhāng Zhǎn; born 2 September 1983) is a Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer who travelled to Wuhan in February 2020, from where she reported on the impact of the lockdown measures imposed in the ...

(born 1983), Chinese lawyer and citizen journalist *

Zhang Zhongjing Zhang Zhongjing (; 150–219), formal name Zhang Ji (), was a Chinese pharmacologist, physician, inventor, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han dynasty. He esta ...

, (150–219), Han dynasty physician *

Zhang Zilin Zhang Zilin () is a Chinese actress, singer, fashion model and beauty queen who won Miss China World in 2007 and later was crowned as Miss World 2007. Biography Zhang was born in Weihai, Shandong, on March 22, 1984. She then moved to Haidian D ...

(born 1984), winner of Miss World 2007 * James X. Zhang, American health economist and academic * Xinyu Zhang (born 1955), Chinese businessman * Zhang Meng, Chinese murder victim killed in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

* Zhang Yingying, Chinese exchange student who was kidnapped and murdered in the United States

Fictional and mythological characters

Frank Zhang A description of most characters featured in various mythology series by Rick Riordan. Overview List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the property or that the character's presence in the property has yet to ...

, Roman demigod sired by

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmos ...

in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series by Rick Riordan * Elder Zhang Guo (Zhang Guolao), one of the

Eight Immortals The Eight Immortals () are a group of legendary '' xian'' ("immortals") in Chinese mythology. Each immortal's power can be transferred to a vessel () that can bestow life or destroy evil. Together, these eight vessels are called the "Covert Eight ...

in Chinese mythology *

Zhang Taiyan Zhang Binglin (January 12, 1869 – June 14, 1936), also known by his art name Zhang Taiyan, was a Chinese philologist, textual critic, philosopher, and revolutionary. His philological works include ''Wen Shi'' (文始 "The Origin of Writing"), t ...

, grandmaster of Hokuto Sōkaken in the manga and anime series ''Fist of the Blue Sky'' *

Zhang Wuji Zhang Wuji () is the fictional protagonist of the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Fictional character biography Zhang Wuji's parents are from opposing sides of the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community). His ...

, the protagonist of the

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...

novel ''

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the '' Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroe ...

'' by

Jin Yong Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dai ...

(Louis Cha)

Chang

Angela Chang Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (200 ...

, Taiwanese singer and actress. *

, Hong Kong film director * Chang Chen-yue or "A-Yue", Taiwanese rock musician. * Chang Ching-sen (born 1959), Governor of Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian Province * Chang Fei or "Fei Ge", Taiwanese television personality. * Chang Jin-fu (born 1948), Governor of Taiwan Province (2009–2010) * Chang King-yuh (born 1937), Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (1996–1999) * Chang Liang-jen (born 1946), Deputy Minister of Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China), National Defense of the Republic of China (2008–2009) * Chang Li-shan (born 1964), List of county magistrates of Yunlin, Magistrate-elect of Yunlin County * Chang San-cheng (born 1954), Premier of the Republic of China (2016) * Chang Tzi-chin, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County (2005–2006) * Chen Chung Chang (1927–2014), mathematician * Deserts Chang, Taiwanese singer/songwriter. * Feiping Chang, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong socialite and fashion blogger * Edmond E-min Chang (born 1970), Taiwanese American former lawyer and current federal district judge for northern Illinois, appointed by President Barack Obama, Obama in 2010 * Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese writer * Erchen Chang, Taiwanese chef * Eva Fong Chang (1897–1991), American artist * Chang Hui-mei or "A-mei", aboriginal Taiwanese singer and occasional songwriter. * Iris Chang (1968–2004), American historian and journalist * Jeff Chang (singer), Jeff Chang, Taiwanese singer * Jung Chang, Chinese writer and author of ''Wild Swans'' * Chang Kai-chen (born 1991), Taiwanese tennis player * Kathleen Chang, birth name of Kathy Change, a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 * Katharine Chang, Chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation * Chang King Hai Chinese international footballer in 1948 Olympics * Li Fung Chang, Taiwanese communications engineer * Michael Te-Pei Chang (born 1972), Chinese American tennis player * Peng Chun Chang (1892–1957), Chinese professor, philosopher, and playwright who played a pivotal role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights * Phil Chang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and television personality * Shi-Kuo Chang, Taiwanese computer scientist and science fiction author * Tseng Chang (1930–2021), Chinese American actor * Victor Chang (1936–1991), Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon * Chang Yu-sheng (1966–1997), Taiwanese singer, composer, and producer

Cheong

* Cheong Chun Yin (张俊炎; born 1984), Malaysian drug trafficker and life imprisonment, life convict in

* Cheong Fatt Tze (1840–1916), Chinese businessman and politician * Cheong Yoke Choy (1873–1958), Chinese-Malaysian philanthropist * Cheong Choong Kong (born 1941), Malaysian businessman, former CEO of Singapore Airlines * Cheong Liew (born 1949), Malaysian-Australian chef * Cheong Kuoc Vá (born 1956), Macau politician * Cheong Koon Hean (born 1957), Singaporean urban planner and architect * Cheong U (born 1957), Macau politician * Cheong Chia Chieh (born c. 1972), Malaysian businessman * Cheong Jun Hoong (born 1990), Malaysian diver

Cheung

* Andrew Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong judge and jurist * Cecilia Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong actress and singer * Cheung Chi Doy (born 1941), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Cheung Chi Wai (born 1946), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Dicky Cheung (born 1965), Hong Kong actor and singer * Jacky Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong actor and singer * Karin Anna Cheung (born 1974), American actress, singer, and songwriter * Leslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor and musician * Louis Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter * Maggie Cheung (born 1964), Hong Kong-British actress * Margaret Chung (1889–1959), American physician * Rachel Cheung (born 1991), Hong Kong classical pianist * Sharla Cheung or Cheung Man (born 1967), Hong Kong actress * Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung (born 1935), Chinese economist * Cheung Tat-ming (born 1964), Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and writer * Teresa Cheung (singer), Teresa Cheung (born 1959), Hong Kong singer * Cheung Ka Long (born 1997), Fencing

Teo

* Teo Chee Hean (张志贤; born 1954), Singaporean politician, Senior Minister * Teo Cheng Kiat (张振杰; born 1953), Singaporean white-collar criminal * Josephine Teo Li Min (杨莉明; born 1968), Singaporean politician, Minister for Communications and Information * Nicholas Teo (Chinese: 張棟樑; born 1981), Malaysian Chinese singer based in Taiwan * Teo Nie Ching (張念群; born 1981), Malaysian politician, Deputy Minister of Education (2018–2020) * Teo Ser Luck (张思乐; born 1968) Singaporean politician, Mayor of North East District (2009–2017) * Felicia Teo Wei Ling (张玮凌; 1988–2007), Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered * Teo Ghim Heng (张锦兴; born 1976), Singaporean convicted killer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter * Teo Zi Ning (张芷宁; 2013–2017), Singaporean murder victim who was killed by her father Teo Ghim Heng * Winnifred Teo Suan Lie (张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì; 1967–1985), Singaporean student and victim of an unsolved rape and murder case

Tiong

* Tiong Hiew King (born 1935), Chinese Malaysian businessman * Tiong King Sing (born 1961), Chinese Malaysian politician

Tjong

* Tjong A Fie or Tjong Yiauw Hian (1860–1921), Indonesian businessman, philanthropist, banker and Kapitan China, Chinese Kapitan of Medan

*Mother of Mencius

References

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