Zhang () is the third most common surname in

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

written in simplified characters and in traditional characters. 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 romanization, it is romanized as "Chang", which is commonly used in Taiwan; "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'' poem. There is the even-less common (''Zhǎng''). was listed 24th in the famous Song-era '' Hundred Family Surnames'', 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 People's Republic of China's

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as the third-most-common surname in mainland China in April 2007, with 87.50 million bearers. A commonly cited but erroneous factoid 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 Taiwan and among the Chinese diaspora using older romanization systems. However, Zhang has been the official first-recommended translation for 張 in Taiwan since 2017. *

Cheung Cheung is a Cantonese language, Cantonese romanization of Chinese, romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters (jyutping, Jyutping: Zoeng1; pinyin, Pinyin: ''Zhang ( ...

in Cantonese; Cheong in Macao and Malaysia; * Teo and Teoh in Hokkien and Teochew; * Chong and Cheong in Hakka; * Tsan and Tsaon among Wu Chinese varieties like

Shanghainese The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the Districts of Shanghai, central districts of the Shanghai, City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as ...

; * 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 ''Gā ...

; and Tiong in Eastern Min and the Philippines; and * Tjong, Sutiono or Tiono in Indonesia. is the Hanja of the Korean surname

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

Jang and Chang (). remains the Kanji for the Japanese surname

Chō. is also the '' Chữ Nôm'' 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 Trương, or Truong without diacritics, is a Vietnamese surname formerly written as in the Han script. It is derived from the Chinese surname Zhang (), one of the most common surnames in China and Taiwan. According to the 2010 United States C ...

Distribution

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

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; "Chang" is the 6th-most-common surname among

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; and "Zhang" was the 7th-most-common particularly Chinese surname found in a 2010 survey of Ontario's Registered Persons Database of

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recipients.

History

Characters

combines the Chinese characters (''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 for flat objects such as paper and cloth, like the English "sheet of".

Families

The traditional origin of the surname ( Old Chinese: ''*C. traŋ'') is rooted in Chinese legend. The fifth son of the Yellow Emperor,

Qing Yangshi 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-speaki ...

(, Qīng Yángshì), had a son Hui (, Huī) who was inspired by the Heavenly Bow

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(, ''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

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means "widening bow" or "archer". Its Middle Chinese 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 (張遼), an official in Cao Wei during Three Kingdoms 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, the prime minister of Shu.

List of persons with the surname

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. 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 (died 116 BC), official of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu * Zhang Anshi, son of Zhang Tang, official of the Han dynasty *

Zhang Liang Zhang Liang is the romanization of common names like 張良, 張亮 and 張梁. 張良 * Zhang Liang (Western Han) (died 189 BC), early Han dynasty strategist ** Zhang Liang, an animation character from the animated TV series ''The Legend of Qin'', ...

(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 (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 (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 (died 231), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Liao (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 (died 247), wife of the Cao Wei general Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period * Zhang Ni (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 (232–300), Western Jin dynasty official and poet. * Zhang Mao (277–324), founder of Former Liang 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 Zhang Ci (died c. 386), originally named Gong Ci, was a Chinese military general of Former Qin during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He was the adopted son of the warlord Zhang Ping and fought during his father's war against Former Qin in 358. A ...

(died 386), general and eunuch of the

Former Qin The Former Qin, also called Fu Qin (苻秦), (351–394) was a dynastic state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Chinese history ruled by the Di ethnicity. Founded by Fu Jian (posthumously Emperor Jingming) who originally served under the Later ...

state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period *

, general and official of the Tang dynasty * Zhang Yue (663–730), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet * Zhang Jiuling (673–740), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet * Zhang Jun (1086–1154), general of the Song dynasty *

Zhang Jiucheng Zhang Jiucheng (; 1092–1159), courtesy name Zishao (子韶), was a Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song foll ...

(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 to ...

(1238–1280), Yuan dynasty general * Zhang Sicheng (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 * ''Z ...

(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 * Yi Xing (683–727, birthname: Zhang Sui), Chinese mathematician, astronomer and mechanical engineer born during the Tang dynasty, calculated the number of possible positions on a go board game *

Zhang Shoucheng Shoucheng Zhang (; February 15, 1963 – December 1, 2018) was a Chinese-American physicist who was the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He was a condensed matter theorist known for his work on topological ins ...

(1963–2018), American theoretical physicist * Zhang Shouwu (born 1962) Chinese-American mathematician *

Zhang Yitang 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 * ''Zha ...

(born 1955), Chinese-American mathematician * Zhang Jie, Chinese physicist * Liangchi Zhang (born 1958), Chinese Australian mechanical engineer and scientist * John Zhang (born 1958), medical scientist in fertility research, and in vitro fertilization. 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 (born 1982), neuroscientist 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 Jianzhong Zhang is an electrical engineer with Samsung Research America in Mountain View, California. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) i ...

speciality in electronics * Junshan Zhang speciality in electronics *

Wen-Hao Zhang Zhang Wenhao (; born 1964), also known as Wen-Hao Zhang, is a Chinese plant physiology, plant physiologist and nutritionist at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Career In 1991, Zhang and Stephen Tyerman studied sodium azide an ...

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 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional associatio ...

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 (born 1966), Macau administrator * Zhang Aiping (1908–2003), Chinese communist military leader * Zhang Chunqiao (1917–2005), member of the Gang of Four *

Zhang Dingfan Zhang Dingfan, (Chinese: 张定璠; 1891 – 25 January 1945) alternate name Zhang Boxuan 张伯璇, was a Chinese military general, police officer, and politician who cut his teeth during the 1911 Revolution in Wuchang and successively rose to ...

(1891–1945), Chinese general * Zhang Guangming (1913–2016), Major General, Chinese Air Force, veteran of the War of Resistance-WWII * Zhang Guohua (1914–1972), PLA　general in the Battle of Chamdo and the Sino-Indian War * Zhang Shicheng (1321–1367), Red Turban Rebellion leader *

Zhang Tiesheng Zhang Tiesheng (; born 4 November 1950) is a Chinese businessman who became famous during the Cultural Revolution for refusing to take the national college entrance exam on physics and chemistry in 1973. Instead he handed in a blank paper and wrote ...

Communist politician * Zhang Tingyu (1672–1755), Qing dynasty politician * Zhang Wentian (1900–1976), former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party * Zhang Xueliang (1901–2001), Manchurian warlord and Zhang Zuolin's son * Zhang Zhidong (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 comm ...

(1891–1940), NRA general * Zhang Zongchang (1881–1932), Shandong warlord * Zhang Zuolin (1873–1928), Manchurian warlord

Entertainment

* Chang Cheh, 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 (born 1951), Chinese film director and former cinematographer * Zhang Guoli (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 (born 1982), Chinese pop singer * Jane Zhang (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 * ''Z ...

(born 1988), Chinese voice actress * Baby Zhang (Zhang Hanyun) (born 1989), Chinese singer and runner-up of the singing contest ''Super Girl'' * Zhang Liyin (born 1989), Chinese singer active in China and South Korea * Zhang Haochen (born 1990), Chinese pianist *

Zhang Zhehan Zhang Zhehan (; born 11 May 1991) is a Chinese actor and singer. His first major role was as Wei Ying in the Chinese historical drama ''Legend of Ban Shu'' (2015). He is best known for his roles in ''Legend of Yunxi'' (2018), '' The Blooms at Ruy ...

(born 1991), Chinese actor * Zhang Yixing (born 1991), (known as Lay) Chinese singer, dancer, rapper and songwriter, member of the South Korean group EXO * Zhang Xincheng 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 (streaming service), DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series ''Titans (2018 TV series), Titans'' (2019) and had recurring roles on the Di ...

(born 1996), American actress * Zhang Yuge (born 1996), Chinese idol singer and member of female idol group SNH48 *

Zhang Zining Zhang Zining (born March 9, 1996), known by her stage name Zining, is a Chinese singer. She was the main vocalist of Chinese girl group MERA before taking part in the survival show ''Produce 101''. She debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101 ...

(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, Yan ...

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

Writers

Zhang Chao Zhang Chao () was a Chinese literatus, publisher, and fiction writer from Anhui Province, China. He was born in 1650 during the Qing dynasty. Zhang had extensive knowledge in the field of Confucianism,Preface of ''Shadows of Sweet Dreams'', Page ...

(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 Zhang Jialong (, born May 22, 1988, in Guiyang, Guizhou Province) is a Chinese journalist, blogger and a former editor of Tencent Finance. Biography He graduated from Inner Mongolia University in 2010 where he majored in history, stumbled on h ...

(born 1988), Chinese journalist *

Zhang Renxi Zhang Renxi (, style name, styled Zhangren 張人) was a noted Chinese poetical critic, who flourished in the 17th century. He was the author of the ''Ouwanji'' (藕湾集), a collection of essays, and also of a treatise on inks, dated 1671. Re ...

17th century Chinese poetical critic *

Lifen Zhang Lifen Zhang (born in 1962) is a Chinese journalist, author and broadcaster. Biography Born in Shanghai, China, Lifen received his BA degree in Journalism (1984) at Fudan University, Shanghai, where he had also taught for a few years. He came t ...

(born 1962), British-Chinese journalist, author and broadcaster *

Zhang Xinxin (writer) Zhang Xinxin (; born October 4, 1953) is a Chinese writer and director. Outside of China, she is best known for her work ''Chinese Lives'' (1986), co-authored with the journalist and oral historian Sang Ye.''Modern Chinese Women Writers: Critica ...

(born 1953), Chinese writer *

Zhang Yousong Zhang Yousong (; 1903 – 1995) was a Chinese translator. He is a translator in China who translated the works of Mark Twain's into Chinese language. Biography Zhang was born in Liling, Hunan in 1903. At the age of 12, Zhang moved to Beijing wit ...

(1903–1995, Chinese translator *

Zhang Zhu Zhang Zhu (; 1287–1368), courtesy name Zhongju (仲舉), was a Yuan Dynasty poet. A native of (?), he brought himself into notice by his poetry, and was subsequently employed upon the histories of the Liao, Later Jin, and Song dynasties, rising ...

(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 Caroline Zhao Zhang (born May 20, 1993) is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (2010 and 2012) Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time U.S. national m ...

(born 1993), American figure skater * Zhang Dan (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 P ...

(born 1981), Chinese archer * Zhang Jun (born 1977), Chinese badminton coach and former badminton player *

Zhang Lianbiao Zhang Lianbiao (born 25 January 1969) is a retired male javelin thrower from PR China. He set his personal best (83.38 metres) on 16 October 1994 in Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated popul ...

(born 1969), Chinese retired javelin thrower * Zhang Lijun (born 1996), Chinese female curler * Zhang Ning (born 1975), Chinese badminton player * Rose Zhang, 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 Asian ...

, Chinese high jumper * Zhang Shan Qi (born 1991), Chinese racecar driver * Zhang Shuai (born 1989), Chinese tennis player * Zhang Shuxian (born 2000), Chinese badminton player *

Zhang Tianjie , birth name Zhang Tianjie (), is a Chinese-born Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins club of the B.League in Japan. He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cu ...

(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 beginni ...

(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 (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" * Zhang Daoling or Zhang Tianshi (34–156), First Celestial Master and founder of the Taoist Order known as " Tian Shi Dao" or " Zhengyi Dao" * Zhang Daqian (1899–1983) Chinese artist * Zhang Guoxiang, 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 *

Zhang Mingxuan Zhang Mingxuan is a Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance. Chinese House Church Alliance Mingxuan is president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, an organization of unified Chinese house churches. Incidents invo ...

Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance * Zhang Qian (200–114 BC), Han dynasty diplomat and explorer * Zhang Qiulin (born 1964), Chinese French contralto opera singer * Zhang Sanfeng, 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 (1085–1145), Chinese painter * Zhang Zhan (born 1983), Chinese lawyer and citizen journalist * Zhang Zhongjing, (150–219), Han dynasty physician * Zhang Zilin (born 1984), winner of Miss World 2007 *

James X. Zhang James X. Zhang is an American health economist and health services researcher at the University of Chicago known for his innovative approaches in exploring complex data to measure a range of factors influencing healthcare delivery and outcomes. Z ...

, American health economist and academic *

Xinyu Zhang Xinyu Zhang (born 5 March 1955 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese computer software engineer. He was a teacher at Inner Mongolia Normal University. He served as a leader of the CIMS Research Office of the Guangzhou City Productivity Center, ...

(born 1955), Chinese businessman * Zhang Meng, Chinese murder victim killed in Singapore * 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 in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series by Rick Riordan * Elder Zhang Guo (Zhang Guolao), one of the Eight Immortals 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, the protagonist of the wuxia novel '' The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' 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 d ...

(Louis Cha)

Chang

* Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress. * Chang Cheh, Hong Kong film director * Chang Chen-yue or "A-Yue", Taiwanese rock musician. * Chang Ching-sen (born 1959), Governor of Fujian Province *

Chang Fei Chang Fei ( ; born Chang Yan-ming (); 4 December 1951) is a Taiwanese singer and television personality. Early life He was born Chang Yan-ming in Taipei, Taiwan, on 4 December 1951, His eldest sister Chang Yan-qiong was a singer formerly kno ...

or "Fei Ge", Taiwanese television personality. *

Chang Jin-fu Chang Jin-fu (; born 9 March 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Governor of Taiwan Province from 2009 to 2010. Early life Chang was born in Yingge Township, Taipei County in 1948. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engine ...

(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 National Defense of the Republic of China (2008–2009) *

Chang Li-shan Chang Li-shan (; born 1 January 1964) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again from 2016 to 2018, when she was elected magistrate of Yunlin County. Personal life and education Chang Li-shan atte ...

(born 1964), Magistrate-elect of Yunlin County *

Chang San-cheng Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang () (born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwanese politician who was Premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 until 20 May 2016, appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou. Before assuming the Premiership, he had serve ...

(born 1954), Premier of the Republic of China (2016) *

Chang Tzi-chin Chang Tzi-chin () is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan. Education Chang earned his bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from National Cheng ...

, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County (2005–2006) *

Chen Chung Chang Chen Chung Chang (Chinese: 张晨钟) was a mathematician who worked in model theory. He obtained his PhD from Berkeley in 1955 on "Cardinal and Ordinal Factorization of Relation Types" under Alfred Tarski. He wrote the standard text on model th ...

(1927–2014), mathematician * Deserts Chang, Taiwanese singer/songwriter. *

Feiping Chang Feiping Chang () is a Taiwanese socialite, blogger, and fashion influencer based in Hong Kong. Early life Feiping Chang was born in Taipei and grew up in Sydney and Singapore before settling in Hong Kong. She graduated from New York Universit ...

, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong socialite and fashion blogger *

Edmond E-min Chang Edmond E-Min Chang (born October 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Early life and education Chang was born in New York City to immigrants from Taiwan, He earned a ...

(born 1970), Taiwanese American former lawyer and current federal district judge for northern Illinois, appointed by President

Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

in 2010 * Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese writer *

Erchen Chang Erchen Chang () is a Taiwanese chef, who is a creative director and co-founder at the restaurants Bao, Bao Fitzrovia and Xu in London, England. Career Erchen Chang lived in Taiwan until she was 14, and was schooled some distance away from where ...

, Taiwanese chef *

Eva Fong Chang Eva Fong Chan (1897–1991) was a Chinese and Native American painter who was one of the first Asian American women to widely exhibit in the United States. Chan was born in Sacramento, California on April 1, 1897, and was the second of thirteen c ...

(1897–1991), American artist *

Chang Hui-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...

or "

A-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...

", aboriginal Taiwanese singer and occasional songwriter. * Iris Chang (1968–2004), American historian and journalist * 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 Kathleen Chang (October 10, 1950 – October 22, 1996), known by her performance name Kathy Change, was an American political activist, writer, and performance artist. She was a familiar figure on the University of Pennsylvania campus, often danc ...

, a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 *

Katharine Chang Katharine Chang (; born 12 February 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat. Early life Chang obtained her bachelor's degree from the Department of Diplomacy of National Chengchi University. She then obtained her master's degree in international relatio ...

, Chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation *

Chang King Hai Chang King Hai (1917 – 16 August 1973), also romanizated as Cheong Kam-hoi, was a Chinese professional footballer who played at the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads, 1948 Olympics. Career Born and started his care ...

Chinese international footballer in 1948 Olympics *

Li Fung Chang Li Fung Chang ( zh, 張麗鳳) is a Taiwanese communications engineer, since 2015 the chief architect of Taiwan's 5G cellular communications network program office in the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), and a chair professor of electrical ...

, Taiwanese communications engineer *

Michael Te-Pei Chang Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. Chang won a total of ...

(born 1972),

Chinese American Chinese Americans are Americans of Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans along with their ancestors trace lineage from ...

tennis player *

Peng Chun Chang Peng Chun Chang, commonly known as P. C. Chang (; 1892–1957), was a Chinese people, Chinese academic, philosopher, playwright, human rights activist, and diplomat. He was born in Tianjin, China, and died at his home in Nutley, New Jersey. Biogr ...

(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 Shi-Kuo Chang () is a computer scientist and writer best-known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Life and career Chang was born in Chongqing in 1944 and grew up in Taiwan. After completing an undergraduate degree in electrica ...

, Taiwanese computer scientist and science fiction author *

Tseng Chang Tseng Chang (; 18 May 1930 – 25 January 2021) was a Chinese actor. He participated in the films '' Xiang xi shi Wang'', '' Yu ya gon wu'' and ''2012'', with John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet and Thandiwe Newton. On 25 January 2021, ...

(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 convict in Singapore *

Cheong Fatt Tze Cheong Fatt Tze (born Chang Chin Hsun; 1840–1916), also known as Tjong Tjen Hsoen, Thio Tiauw Siat or Zhang Bishi was a Chinese industrialist, politician and philanthropist. Spending the majority of his life residing in Malaya and the Dutc ...

(1840–1916), Chinese businessman and politician * Cheong Yoke Choy (1873–1958), Chinese-Malaysian philanthropist *

Cheong Choong Kong Cheong Choong Kong (; born 9 June 1941) is a Malaysian businessman and former Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines. After the collision of Singapore Airlines Flight 006 during take-off, he appeared as the public face of the airline. H ...

(born 1941), Malaysian businessman, former CEO of Singapore Airlines *

Cheong Liew Cheong Liew (born 1949) is a Malaysian-born Australian chef. He moved from Malaysia to Australia in 1969 to study electrical engineering, but instead became a chef. Early life Cheong Liew was born in 1949 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His father wa ...

(born 1949), Malaysian-Australian chef *

Cheong Kuoc Vá Cheong Kuoc Vá (; 1956-) was the first Secretary for Security in Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2014. Born in Macau, Cheong joined the Public Security Police Force of Macau upon graduation from Yuet Wah College Yuet Wah Coll ...

(born 1956), Macau politician *

Cheong Koon Hean Cheong-Chua Koon Hean (; born 1957) is a Singaporean urban planner and architect. Biography Cheong is a Colombo Plan scholar with a first class degree in architecture at Newcastle University in 1981. Cheong completed a master's degree in Urban ...

(born 1957), Singaporean urban planner and architect * Cheong U (born 1957), Macau politician *

Cheong Chia Chieh Cheong Chia Chieh (; –2016) was the group managing director of PUC Founder (MSC) Berhad (KLSE: 0007) – a listed company under ACE market of Bursa Malaysia – principally engaged in three different sectors, which are the Technology, Media ...

(born c. 1972), Malaysian businessman *

Cheong Jun Hoong Cheong Jun Hoong () (born 16 April 1990) is a Malaysian diver. She won a silver medal in the synchronised 10m platform event with Pandelela Rinong at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, she became Malaysia's ...

(born 1990), Malaysian diver

Cheung

* Andrew Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong judge and jurist *

Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (in Chinese 張栢芝, born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. Cheung is considered a " Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong actress and singer *

Cheung Chi Doy Cheung Chi Doy (or transliterated as Chang Tse Da; born 30 March 1941) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer. Started his career in native Hong Kong, in the British Empire, he also played for English side Blackpool. In international lev ...

(born 1941), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) *

Cheung Chi Wai Cheung Chi Wai (born 6 May 1946) is a former professional footballer who spent the 1968 season in the North American Soccer League, playing for the Vancouver Royals. Born in Hong Kong, in the British Empire to ethnic Chinese parents, Cheung Ch ...

(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 Karin Anna Cheung (born November 2, 1974) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and artist. Early life and education Cheung was born on November 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. In 1998, she graduated from California State Universit ...

(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 Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...

(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 (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 Teo Cheng Kiat (张振杰 Zhāng Zhènjíe; born 1953) is a Chinese Singaporean who was known for embezzling $35 million from Singapore Airlines (SIA) while he was still employed there, and the embezzlement lasted for 13 years between 1987 and 20 ...

(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 Teo Nie Ching (; born 27 January 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Fahmi Fadzil since ...

(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 Felicia Teo Wei Ling ( – 30 June 2007; 张玮凌 Zhāng Weǐlíng), was a Chinese Singaporean who was presumed dead after she went missing on 30 June 2007. She was alleged to be murdered by her two friends whom she visited on the same night. Te ...

(张玮凌; 1988–2007), Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered *

Teo Ghim Heng The Woodlands double murders were the murders of pregnant housewife Choong Pei Shan (钟佩珊 Zhōng Peìshān) and her daughter Teo Zi Ning (张梓宁 Zhāng Zǐníng) by her husband Teo Ghim Heng (张锦兴 Zhāng Jĭnxīng) on 20 January 2017. ...

(张锦兴; born 1976), Singaporean convicted killer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter *

Teo Zi Ning The Woodlands double murders were the murders of pregnant housewife Choong Pei Shan (钟佩珊 Zhōng Peìshān) and her daughter Teo Zi Ning (张梓宁 Zhāng Zǐníng) by her husband Teo Ghim Heng (张锦兴 Zhāng Jĭnxīng) on 20 January 2017. ...

(张芷宁; 2013–2017), Singaporean murder victim who was killed by her father Teo Ghim Heng *

Winnifred Teo Suan Lie On the evening of 22 May 1985, 18-year-old Winnifred Teo Suan Lie (张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì), then a student of Catholic Junior College, went out for a evening jog as usual, but she never came back. The next morning, Teo's naked body was later f ...

(张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì; 1967–1985), Singaporean student and victim of an unsolved rape and murder case

Tiong

Tiong Hiew King Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King (; Hokchew Romanized: ''Diŏng Hiēu-kĭng''; born 1935) is the Malaysian Chinese founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua N ...

(born 1935), Chinese Malaysian businessman *

Tiong King Sing Dato Sri Tiong King Sing ( zh, s=张庆信, t=張慶信, p=Zhāng Qìngxìn; Bàng-uâ-cê: ''Diŏng Kéng-séng''; born 3 September 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Pakatan Harap ...

(born 1961), Chinese Malaysian politician

Tjong

* Tjong A Fie or Tjong Yiauw Hian (1860–1921), Indonesian businessman, philanthropist, banker and

Chinese Kapitan Kapitan Cina, also spelled Kapitan China or Capitan China ( en, Captain of the Chinese; ; nl, Kapitein der Chinezen), was a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of Dutch East Indies, colonial Indonesia, British Malaya, Ma ...

of Medan

*Mother of

Mencius Mencius ( ); born Mèng Kē (); or Mèngzǐ (; 372–289 BC) was a Chinese Confucianism, Confucian Chinese philosophy, philosopher who has often been described as the "second Sage", that is, second to Confucius himself. He is part of Confuc ...

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