Tang is a

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 for ...

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of various Chinese surnames.

Background

Chinese surnames commonly romanized as "Tang" include Táng (唐) and Tāng (湯/汤). Tang is also occasionally used to romanize

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(鄧/邓, Pinyin: Dèng) and

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(滕, Pinyin: Téng), especially for persons of

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

origin, based on

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 are ...

pronunciation. Tang can also be used to romanize the surname

Zeng Zeng (, ) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade-Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is ...

/ Tsang (曾, Pinyin: Zēng), based on

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pronunciation. In 2019, Táng was the 25th 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 China. ...

. According to a 2013 study, it was the 25th most-common name, shared by 9,170,000 people or 0.690% of the population, with the province with the most being

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

People

Notable people with their surname commonly romanized as Tang include:

Western name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their given name first. *

Andrew Tang Andrew Tang (born November 29, 1999) is an American chess grandmaster. He is also a popular streamer, known online for his speed chess skills especially in bullet (one-minute), hyperbullet (30-seconds), and ultrabullet (15-seconds) time controls ...

(born 1999), American chess grandmaster * Audrey Tang (born 1981), Taiwanese free-software programmer *

Chen Tang Chen Tang (), born in Jining, Shandong, was a Han dynasty Chinese general famous for his battle against Zhizhi in 36 BC during the Han–Xiongnu War. Battle of Zhizhi At approximately 36 BC, the governor of the Western Regions was Gan Y ...

, Japanese-born Chinese-American actor * Ching Wan Tang (born 1947), Hong Kong–American physical chemist *

Chris Tang Chris Tang Ping-keung (; born 4 July 1965) is a Hong Kong law enforcement administrator, currently serving the Secretary for Security of Hong Kong since 25 June 2021. He previously served as the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from ...

(born 1965), Hong Kong law enforcement administrator *

Cyndi Tang Cyndi Tang-Loveland is an American animation director. She has directed several episodes of the animated series '' Family Guy'' and ''King of the Hill. Tang has also served as an assistant director and as an animator on ''The Simpsons'' and '' ...

-Loveland, American animation director *

Dominic Tang Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. (Simplified Chinese: 邓以明; Traditional Chinese: 鄧以明; Pinyin: Dèng Yǐmíng; Wade-Giles: Teng I-ming; May 13, 1908 – June 27, 1995) was a Chinese Jesuit priest. Appointed Bishop in 1951 and later archbis ...

(1908–1995), Chinese Jesuit priest *

Donald Tang Donald Tang is an American businessman. He is the founder of Tang Media Partners and Global Road Entertainment. Tang is the former vice chairman of Bear Stearns and former chairman of Bear Stearns Asia. Early life Tang was born in Shanghai, China ...

, Shanghai-born American businessperson * Ewin Tang (born 2000), computer scientist at the University of Washington * Felicia Tang (1977–2009), stage name of an American actress and model * Gordon Tang, also known as Yigang Tang, Singaporean billionaire businessperson *

Henry Tang Henry Tang Ying-yen (; born 6 September 1952) is a Hong Kong politician who served as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2011. He held the position of Financial Secretary from 2003 to 2007. In 2012, he lost the Hong Kong Chief ...

(born 1952), Hong Kong politician *

Joyce Tang Joyce Tang Lai-ming (; born 20 January 1976, in Hong Kong) is an actress of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). She entered the show business via the New Talent Singing Awards in 1995. She is better known to viewers as a tough woman mostly due ...

(born 1976), Hong Kong-born television actress *

Kaiji Tang Kaiji Tang (pronounced "Kai-jee"; born January 25, 1984) is a Chinese voice actor who is based in Los Angeles. Biography Tang was born in Shanghai, China on January 25, 1984. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a deg ...

(born 1984), Chinese voice actor working primarily in Los Angeles *

Melissa Tang Melissa Tang (born May 7, 1985) is an American actress. Early life and education Tang was born in Los Angeles, California, and is of Chinese descent. She graduated with a BFA in acting from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. Career She ha ...

(born 1985), American actress * Paul Tang (civil servant) (born 1956), Hong Kong civil servant *

Paul Tang (politician) Paul Johannes George Tang (born 23 April 1967) is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the Labour Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. ...

(born 1967), Dutch politician *

Roy Tang Roy Tang Yun-kwong ( zh, c=鄧忍光, p=Deng Renguang) is a Hong Kong government official. He joined the administrative service in 1987. He served as the twelfth Commissioner of Customs and Excise of Hong Kong. He is the current Permanent Secr ...

(born 1963), Hong Kong government official *

Sheren Tang Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966) is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for her roles in the mega-hit Hong Kong TVB drama series ''War and Beauty'', as well as ''La Femme Desperado'', ''The Family Link'', ''Rosy Business'' and '' No Re ...

(born 1966), Hong Kong actress * Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong singer and actress *

Tiffany Tang Tang Yan (, born 6 December 1983), also known as Tiffany Tang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. In 2007, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for ...

(born 1983), Chinese actress and singer

Eastern name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their family name first. * Tang Aijun (born 1950), Chinese politician from Inner Mongolia *

Tang Baiqiao Baiqiao Tang (; born 11 August 1967, Yongzhou; sometimes spelled ''Tang Boqiao'') is a Chinese political dissident from Hunan province who led student protests during the 1989 democracy movement. After the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and m ...

(born 1967), Chinese political dissident *

Tang Chun-i Tang Chun-I or Tang Junyi (, 17 January 1909 – 2 February 1978) was a Chinese philosopher, who was one of the leading exponents of New Confucianism. He was influenced by Plato and Hegel, as well as by earlier Confucian thought. Biography ...

(1909–1978), Chinese philosopher *

Tang Dengjie Tang Dengjie (; born June 1964) is a Chinese politician and business executive, serving since February 2022 as Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Previously he served as deputy minister in charge of the National Develop ...

(born 1964), Chinese politician and business executive * Tang Erho (1878–1940), Chinese medical doctor and politician *

Tang Fei Tang Fei (; born 15 March 1932) is a retired ROC Air Force general. He served as the premier of the Republic of China between May 20 and October 6, 2000, under the Chen Shui-bian government of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), even thoug ...

(born 1932), Republic of China air force general * Tang Guangfu (born 1966), Chinese engineer * Tang Hon Sing (born 1977), Hong Kong former sprinter * Tang I-Fang (1924–2013), China-born Singaporean public servant *

Tang Jiali (footballer) Tang Jiali (; born 16 March 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the China women's national team. She most recently played on loan with Tottenham Hotspur in England's FA WSL. Club career ...

(born 1995), Chinese professional footballer * Tang Jiali (model) (born 1976), Chinese dancer and model *

Tang Jinhua Tang Jinhua (; born 8 January 1992) is a Chinese retired badminton player who competed at the highest level during the second decade of the 2000s, winning numerous women's doubles and occasional mixed doubles events with a variety of partners. S ...

(born 1992), Chinese badminton player * Tang Jun-sang, South Korean-born Malaysian actor *

Tang Kai Tang Kai (Chinese: 唐凯, January 10, 1996) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist currently competes in the Featherweight division for ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Featherweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career E ...

(born 1996), Chinese mixed martial artist * Tang Lin (born 1976), Chinese judoka *

Tang Min Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese-born former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup. Early life On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China. C ...

(born 1971), Chinese-born tennis player *

Tang Na Ma Jiliang (7 May 1914 – 23 August 1988), born Ma Jizong and better known by his pen name Tang Na, also known as Ma Shaoliang, was a Chinese writer. He was the second husband of actress Jiang Qing, who after their divorce married Mao Zedong ...

(1914–1988), Chinese writer *

Tang Renjian Tang Renjian (; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician formerly serving as Governor of Gansu province. He formerly served as deputy director of the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, the Vice Chairman of the Guangx ...

(born 1962), Chinese politician *

Tang Shaoyi Tang Shaoyi (; 2 January 1862 – 30 September 1938), also spelled Tong Shao Yi, courtesy name Shaochuan (), was a Chinese statesman who briefly served as the first Premier of the Republic of China in 1912. In 1938, he was assassinated by the ...

(1862–1938), Chinese statesman * Tang Tian (born 1977), Chinese footballer and coach *

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(born 1979), Chinese actress * Tang Xiyang (1930–2022), Chinese environmentalist * Tang Yi (born 1993), Chinese competitive swimmer *

Tang Yijie Tang Yijie (; 16 February 1927 − 9 September 2014) was a Chinese scholar and professor at Peking University, who has been described as China's top scholar on philosophy and Chinese studies. He spearheaded the Confucian Canon project, seeking ...

(1927–2014), Chinese scholar and professor *

Tang Yijun Tang Yijun (; born March 1961) is a Chinese politician who currently serves as chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's Jiangxi provincial committee since January 2023. Previously, he served as Minister of Justice of ...

(born 1961), Chinese politician *

Tang Yin Tang Yin (; 1470–1524), courtesy name Bohu (), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period. Even though he was born during the Ming dynasty, many of his paintings, especially those of people, were illustrated with el ...

(1470–1524), Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet *

Tang Yuanting Tang Yuanting (; born 2 August 1994) is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles. She is a women's doubles Asian Champion and East Asian Games gold medalist. Tang was part of the China winning team in a Sudirman Cup, Uber Cup, Asia Te ...

(born 1994), Chinese badminton player *

Tang Zi Tang Zi ( 225–262) was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. In 258, he defected to Wu's rival state, Cao Wei, and became a general under Wei. Life Tang Zi was from Licheng Comman ...

(fl. 225–262), military general in China

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