Ge () is a Chinese surname. One branch of the family became the compound surname

Zhuge Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in ''Hundred Family Surnames'' in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture ...

. In 2013 it was found to be the 110th most common surname, composed of 1.95 million people or 0.150% of the total national population, with the province with the largest population being

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

.中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., Jan 1, 2013 It is the 44th 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.

Notable people

Ge Yunfei Ge Yunfei (, 1789–1841) was a Chinese general of the Qing dynasty. He served in the First Opium War and died during the British capture of Chusan. Born in a military family in the Shanyin county of Zhejiang, Ge Yunfei learned kung fu from hi ...

(; born 1789, died 1841), Chinese General of the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

who served in the

First Opium War The First Opium War (), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of the ...

Ge Hongsheng Ge Hongsheng ( Chinese: 葛洪升; pinyin: Gě Hóngshēng; 1931 – 30 January 2020) was a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the former Governor of Zhejiang. Early life In 1931, Ge was born in Jü County, Shandong Province, ...

( 1931–2020), Chinese politician *

Ge Tian Ge Tian (; born 25 December 1988) is a Chinese actress and fashion model. Biography Early life Ge Tian was born in Jinan, Shandong, on December 25, 1988. In 2012 she graduated from Central Academy of Drama, majoring in acting. Acting career ...

(; born 1988) Chinese actress and fashion model *

Ge Xiaoguang Ge Xiaoguang (; born 1953 in Beijing), is a Chinese artist best known for painting the massive 6 x 4.6-meter portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs at Tiananmen Gate in Tiananmen Square. Education and training Ge Xiaoguang graduated from the Fine Ar ...

(born 1953), Chinese artist *

Christine Ko Christine Ko (born August 3, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American actress, known for her roles as Emma on the CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors'', Mandy on ''Upload'' and Emma on ''Dave''. Before her success in America, she had a brief career in Taiwa ...

(born 1988) a Taiwanese-American actress *

Ko Yu-chin Ko Yu-chin (; born 1939) is a Taiwanese politician. Ko studied law at Soochow University before attending the Institute of Revolutionary Practice. She worked for Chunghwa Post and served as secretary-general of the Republic of China Postal Worke ...

(; born 1939), Taiwanese politician *

Ernest Shiu-Jen Kuh Ernest Shiu-Jen Kuh (; 2 October 1928 – 27 June 2015) was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer. He served as Dean of the College of Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley. Biography Kuh was born in Beijing on 2 October 1928 ...

(; 1928–2015) was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer

Stagenames

Grace Chang Grace Chang (born 13 June 1933), known in Chinese as Ko Lan (葛蘭), is a Hong Kong-Chinese actress and singer. She was a popular idol in the 1950s, especially among students and the middle class. She was a renowned Cathay Organization actress w ...

(born 1933), known by her stagename as Ge Lan (葛蘭), Hong Kong-Chinese actress and singer

References

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