Fong may refer to:
*the
Bulu tribe of the Beti–Pahuin people of Cameroon
*various Chinese surnames
**the
Hong Kong Government Cantonese romanization of the surname
Fāng ()
**the
Taishanese
Taishanese (), alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisan-wa, is a dialect of Yue Chinese native to Taishan, Guangdong. Although it is related to Cantonese, Taishanese has little ...
pronunciation of the Chinese surname
Kuàng ()
**a Malaysian–Singaporean form of
Féng
Féng () is a Chinese surname. It is 9th on in the Song Dynasty ''Hundred Family Surname'' poem and is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. Unlike the less common Feng name "phoenix" (fourth tone) it is a rising second tone ...
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**a Taiwanese form of
Fèng ()
List of people with the surname
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Ching-Yao Fong, Chinese physicist
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Cory Fong
Cory Fong (born August 6, 1972, Great Falls, Montana) is a North Dakota public servant. He is a Republican, and the former state State Tax Commissioner.
Fong was appointed Tax Commissioner in 2005 by Governor John Hoeven following the resignat ...
(born 1972)
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Adam Fong
Adam Fong (born June 21, 1980) is an American composer, performer and producer active in the San Francisco Bay area. He studied English and Music at Stanford University earning an M.A. in 2004. He then completed an M.F.A. in media studies ...
(born 1980), California futuristic composer
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Alec Fong Lim
Alexander Fong Lim AM (鄺鴻銓, 18 February 1931 – 3 September 1990) was the eleventh Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. He served as Lord Mayor from 1 June 1984 to 9 August 199 ...
(1931–1990)
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Angela Fong
Angela Carolyn Fong (born February 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional wrestler, model, ring announcer, cheerleader and actress. She is best known for her time at WWE from 2007 to 2010 under the ring name Savannah, and at Lucha Underground from ...
(born 1985)
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Christian Fong
Christian Fong is an entrepreneur and former political candidate. A former resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he currently lives in Mill Valley, California with his wife Jenelle and three children. He announced in June 2009 that he was seeking the ...
(born 1977)
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Craig Fong (born 1970)
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Danielle Fong (sport shooter) (born 1991)
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Danielle Fong
Danielle Fong (born October 30, 1987) is a Canadian scientist and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and chief scientist of LightSail Energy.
Education
Fong was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was raised in Dartmouth. At age 12, she dropp ...
(born 1987), co-founder and chief scientist of ''LightSail Energy''
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Evan Fong
Evan Fong (born 31 May 1992), known online as VanossGaming (or simply Vanoss), is a Canadian internet personality, video game commentator, music producer, and DJ. He posts montage-style videos on YouTube of him and other creators playing variou ...
(born 1992)
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Fong Chi Chung Fong Chi Chung (; born 1968) is the founder, owner and current chief executive officer of Putien Holdings Singapore, the parent company behind the successful and popular Putien restaurant branches, which serves authentic Heng Hwa cuisine.
Biography ...
(born 1968)
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Fong Yee Pui
Fong Yee Pui (; born December 24, 1991, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Konger sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as ...
(born 1991), Hong Kong sprinter
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Gary Fong
Gary Fong (born December 6, 1960) is an American entrepreneur, author, former wedding photographer, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Wedding photography career
Originally a musician, while pursuing a degree in Pharmacology to appeas ...
(born 1960)
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Grace Fong
Grace Fong, D.M.A., is the American Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University Conservatory of Music and has an active solo and chamber music career. She also performs as part of the Selvaggi Trio.
Fong grew up in Bakersfield, California. ...
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Harold Michael Fong
Harold Michael Fong (April 28, 1938 – April 20, 1995) was an American lawyer and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Education and career
Fong was born on April 28, 1938, in Honolul ...
(1938–1995)
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Heather Fong
Heather Jeanne Fong (, born 1956) is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. She is the first woman to lead the San Francisco Police Department, and the first Asian American woman to head a major metropolitan cit ...
(born 1956)
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Ivan K. Fong (born 1961)
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Katrina Fong Lim
Katrina Mary Fong Lim (born 2 September 1961) is the former Lord Mayor of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Biography
Fong Lim completed a Bachelor of Business and Master of Professional Accounting at the University of So ...
(born 1961)
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Larry Fong
Larry Fong is an American cinematographer born in Los Angeles, California.
He has been the director of photography for four Zack Snyder films.
Early life and career
Fong showed interest and talent in art at a young age. His experience in photog ...
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Leo Fong
Leo Fong (; 23 November 1928 – 18 February 2022) was a Chinese-American martial artist, actor, Boxer (boxing), boxer, and Methodism, Methodist minister (Protestantism), minister who had been making films, acting, and directing since the early 1 ...
(1928-2022)
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Les Fong
Leslie Robert "Les" Fong (born 24 August 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Playing career
After being recruited from Nollamara, he joined the cl ...
(born 1956)
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Luise Fong
Luise Fong (born 1964) is a Malaysian-born New Zealand artist. Her work is in the permanent collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Fong was born in Sandakan, Malaysia in 1964 and moved to New Zealand as a child. In 1983 she began studyi ...
(born 1964), Malaysian-born New Zealand artist
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Martin Fong
Martin Fong (died 2014) was a film producer, director, cinematographer, stylist, actor, celebrity photographer, and was notable as one of the first major American tap dancers of Chinese descent to dance on the Las Vegas strip.
James Wong Howe ...
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Mei Fong
Mei Fong (born August 8, 1972), also known as Fong Foongmei (), is a Malaysian-born American journalist who was staff reporter for the China bureau for ''The Wall Street Journal''. In April 2007, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International ...
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Nathan Fong
Nathan Mark Fong (March 16, 1959 – March 30, 2020) was a Canadian chef, food stylist, media personality and activist.
Early life and education
Nathan Mark Fong was born in West Vancouver on March 16, 1959. His parents were Edna and Robert Fong ...
(1959-2020), Canadian chef
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Neale Fong
Dr. Neale Fong is a business leader, Churches of Christ chaplain, and former Australian rules football administrator and public servant in Perth, Western Australia. , he is chief executive officer and executive director of Bethesda Health Care, ...
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Nickson Fong (born 1969)
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Robert Fong (born 1960)
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Sandra Fong
Sandra Fong (born April 15, 1990, in New York, New York) is an American Olympic sport shooter.
She is a multiple-time American junior record holder, and a three-time medalist (one gold and two silver) for the small-bore rifle prone and rifle t ...
(born 1990)
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Sunny Fong
Sunny Fong (born April 27, 1976) is a Canadian fashion designer and graduate of Ryerson University, who owns VAWK, a clothing brand. Fong said he developed his love of design from his mother, who made costumes for Las Vegas performers. He lives ...
(born 1976)
芳-方(Fāng)
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Adderly Fong
Adderly Fong Cheun-yue (Traditional Chinese: 方駿宇; Pinyin: ''Fāng Jùnyǔ''; born March 2, 1990) is a Canadian-Hong Kong racing driver. His career started in 2004. He is currently competing in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia racing ser ...
(born 1990)
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Alex Fong (actor)
Alex Fong Chung-sun (; born 17 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actor. He married actress Hoyan Mok in 2008; they have one daughter.
Incidents
Fong has been a brand representative of DOXA, a brand of watches since 2008. In the opening ceremony of ...
(born 1963)
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Alex Fong (singer)
Alex Fong (方力申, Fong Lik-sun; born 26 February 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer. He was nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. As of 2021,Fong still holds several Hong Kong swimming records (and some yout ...
(born 1980), professional swimmer-turned-actor and singer based in Hong Kong
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Allen Fong
Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a film director and one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by Italian neorealism. He also usually uses persona ...
(born 1947)
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Ben Fong-Torres
Benjamin Fong-Torres ( 方 振 豪; Cantonese: Fong Chan Ho; born January 7, 1945) is an American rock journalist best known for his association with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine (until 1981) and the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (from around 1982). B ...
(born 1945)
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Dennis Fong
Dennis Fong (), better known by his online alias Thresh, is an American businessman and retired professional player of the first-person shooter video games '' Quake'' and ''Doom''. He is a co-founder of Xfire, an instant messenger and social net ...
(born 1977)
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Edsel Ford Fong
Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiting staff, waiter" and worked at Sam Wo restaurant.
Life
Fong was born and raised ...
(1927–1984)
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Fong Kui Lun
Fong Kui Lun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Fông Kui-lùn''; born 28 September 1946) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bintang since November 1999 and Klang from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a me ...
(born 1946)
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Fong Pak Lun
Fong Pak Lun (, born 14 April 1993) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a left back.
Club career Sham Shui Po
On 24 November 2011, Fong scored a goal against South China in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Shield. Howe ...
(born 1993)
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Fong Sai-yuk
Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of the Southern Shaolin Monas ...
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Fong Sai-yuk
Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of the Southern Shaolin Monas ...
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Hiram Fong
Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...
(1906–2004), U.S. Senator from Hawaii (1959–1977)
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Kevin Fong
Kevin Jeremy San Yoong Fong (born 21 May 1971)Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916–2005 atabase on-line Provo, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Inc, 2008. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. ...
(born 1971)
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Khalil Fong
Khalil Fong (Chinese: 方大同; born 14 July 1983) is a Hong Kong-based American singer-songwriter and producer.
The biographical film La Bamba, about the life and career of Ritchie Valens, greatly influenced Fong's decision to become a mu ...
(born 1983), soul music singer-songwriter signed to the Warner Music label in Hong Kong
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Lung Fong
Jimmy Lung Fong (龍方) was a Hong Kong actor, film director, and action choreographer. Lung was best known to moviegoers for his frequent portrayal of villains in various Hong Kong films, most notably in films made by Wong Jing. Lung retired ...
(1954–2008)
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Margaret Fong
Margaret Fong Shun-man (; born 8 December 1962), is the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and is responsible for the HKTDC's worldwide operations.
Education
Miss Fong graduated from the University of Hong Kong ...
(born 1963)
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Matt Fong
Matthew Kipling Fong (November 20, 1953 – June 1, 2011) was an American Republican politician who served as the 30th California State Treasurer. He was a government appointee, finance industry director, and consultant after retiring from the A ...
(1953–2011), California politician
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Mona Fong
Mona Fong Yat-wah, Lady Shaw (27 July 1934 – 22 November 2017) was a Hong Kong film and television producer and production manager. She was born Li Menglan in Shanghai.
Career
Fong achieved fame as one of the most popular nightclub singers an ...
(born 1931)
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Nellie Fong
Nellie Fong Wong Kut-man, GBS, JP, FCA, FHKICPA, (; born 1949) is a Hong Kong legislator, health care activist and chartered accountant.
Early life and education
Nellie Fong was born and raised in Hong Kong. She studied at the Belilios Publ ...
(born 1949)
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Paul Fong
Paul Fong () (born August 5, 1952) is an American politician. He is a former Democratic California State Assembly member from the 28th district. As a former Assemblymember, Fong continues to fight for the rights of workers to a living wage and ...
(born 1952), California politician
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Shirley Fong-Torres
Shirley Fong-Torres (November 16, 1946 – June 18, 2011) was a chef, tour operator, and popular travel and food writer based in San Francisco, California, US.
Early life
Fong-Torres was born on November 16, 1946. Her father was Ricardo To ...
(1946–2011)
鳳 (Fèng)
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Fong Fei-fei
Fong Fei-Fei (), born Lim Chiu-Luan (; 20 August 1953 – 3 January 2012), was a Taiwanese singer, host and actress. As one of the biggest pop singers in Taiwan, she was known for her melodic love songs, unique personal stage style and broad voca ...
(1953–2012)
冯 (Féng)
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Fong Chan Onn
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Fong Chan Onn (, born 29 February 1944) is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Human Resources. He is a former vice-president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the then-rul ...
(born 1944)
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Fong Po Kuan
Fong Po Kuan (; born 15 September 1973) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) political party. She is able to communicate in Chinese, English, and Malay. She did her STPM in Anglo Chinese School, Ipoh in 1992. Aft ...
(born 1973)
邝 and 鄺 (Kuàng)
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Arthur Fong
Arthur Fong Jen ( zh, s=邝臻, p=Kuàng Zhēn; born 24 May 1964) is a Singaporean banker and former politician. A former member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), Fong was a Member of Parliament representing West Coast Grou ...
(born 1964)
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Benson Fong
Benson Fong (Chinese: ; October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American character actor.
Born in Sacramento, California, Fong was from a mercantile family of Chinese extraction. After graduating from high school in Sacramento, he studied ...
(1916–1987)
See also
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Fang (surname) __NOTOC__
Fang () is the List of common Chinese surnames, 47th most prevalent Chinese surname. In Chinese, ''Fāng'' () means "square" or "four-sided". ''Fāng'' () is pronounced ''Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, Fong'' in Cantonese, '' ...
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Kuang (surname)
Kuang () is a Chinese surname originated from central China. Although Kuang is not amongst the 100 most common Chinese surnames, it is common amongst the Chinese diaspora in Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, United St ...
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