Tong may refer to:

Chinese

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 Kingdom ...

, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese *

Tong (organization) A ''tong'' ()Chin, Ko-lin. "Chinatowns and Tongs". ''In Chinese Subculture and Criminality: Non-Traditional Crime Groups in America''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990 is a type of organization found among Chinese immigrants predominantly living i ...

, a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities *''tong'', pronunciation of several

Chinese character 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 ''kanj ...

s *See: **The Chinese surnames

Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

(唐 and 湯/汤) transliterated based on Cantonese **The Chinese surnames (佟, 童 and 仝) transliterated based on Mandarin

People

Tong (surname) Tong is a Chinese surname. Tong as transcribed in English however represents of a number of different Chinese surnames. There were 8,589 Tongs in the United States during the year 2000 census, making it the 3,075th surname overall and the 121st ...

, a Gan Chinese of Zhang, (张), (莊), Cantonese of Tang (滕), (鄧), Beijing Chinese of Tung (佟) * Tong Dizhou (1902–1979) *

Tong Fei Tong Fei (; born 25 March 1961) is a Chinese retired gymnast. He competed at 1984 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in men's horizontal bar (score: 19.975). He also helped Chinese men's gymnastics team to win a silver medal in team compet ...

(born 1961) *

Tong Guan Tong Guan (1054–1126), courtesy name Daofu (), was a Chinese court eunuch, military general, political adviser, and state councillor to Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty. In the classical novel ''Water Margin'', Tong Guan is fictionalise ...

(1054–1126) *

Tong Jian Tong Jian (; born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (2002, 2004, 2008, ...

(born 1979) *

Amy Tong Amy Y. Tong (born October 18, 1977) is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Tong won a gold medal in the Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg) division at ...

(born 1977), American judoka *

Anote Tong Anote Tong (; born 11 June 1952 in Tabuaeran, Line Islands) is an I-Kiribati politician for the Pillars of Truth party and environmental activist with half Chinese heritage, who served as President of Kiribati, from 2003 to 2016. He won the elect ...

(born 1952) *

Bao Tong Bao Tong ( zh, s=鲍彤; 5 November 1932 – 9 November 2022) was a Chinese writer and activist. He was Director of the Office of Political Reform of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Z ...

(born 1932), Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang * Grace Tong (born 1942) * Jacqueline Tong (born 1951) * Kaity Tong (born 1947) *

Kelvin Tong Kelvin Tong Weng Kian (Simplified Chinese: 唐永健) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and producer. He was a former film critic for ''the Straits Times''. Career Kelvin's passion for theatre and filmmaking began in his secondary sch ...

Kent Tong Kent Tong (; born 29 September 1958) is a Hong Kong actor. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s, nicknamed "Prince" and one of the "Five Tiger Generals" of TVB. Early life Kent Tong was born to and grew up in a poor family in Hong Kong. Hi ...

(born 1958) *

Lim Goh Tong Lim Goh Tong (; 28 February 1918 – 23 October 2007) was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman & entrepreneur. He was renowned for his transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successf ...

(1918–2007), Malaysian Chinese businessman * Ling Tong (189–237), military general of the state of Eastern Wu * Ly Tong (born 1945), Vietnamese American anti-communist activist *

Michael Tong Michael Tong Man-lung ( Chinese: 唐文龍; Cantonese Romanization: Tong Man Lung (Tang Wen Long); born 17 November 1969) is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography TV series *'' Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000) *''The Kung Fu Master'' (2000) *'' Healing ...

(born 1969) *

Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as ''Essential Mix'' and ''Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio stre ...

(born 1960), dance music DJ and radio presenter *

Rona Tong Rona Iris McCarthy (née Tong, 22 August 1916 – 31 January 2016) was a New Zealand track and field athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games. Early life and family Born in Hastings on 22 August 1916, McCarthy was the d ...

(1910–2006), New Zealand athlete *

Ronny Tong Ronny Tong Ka-wah, SC KC (; born 28 August 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel and politician. He is a current non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He co-founded the Civic Party and was a member of the Legis ...

(born 1950) *

Shen Tong Shen Tong (Simplified Chinese: 沈彤; Hanyu Pinyin: Shěn Tóng) (born 1968) is an American impact investor, activist, and writer. He founded business accelerators FoodFutureCo in 2015 and Food-X in 2014, the latter of which is recognized by Fas ...

(born 1968), Chinese dissident *

Simon Tong Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Qu ...

(born 1972), English musician and member of The Verve *

Stanley Tong Stanley Tong () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, stunt choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Early life Stanley Tong was born on April 7, 1960 in Hong Kong, and he completed his education in Hong Kong and Canada. Fi ...

(born 1960) *

Tong Yabgu Tong Yabghu Qaghan (r. 618–628 or 630) (also known as T'ung Yabghu, Tong Yabghu Khagan, and Tong Yabğu, Traditional Chinese 統葉護可汗, Simplified Chinese: 统叶护可汗, pinyin ''Tǒng Yèhù Kěhán'', Wade-Giles: ''T'ung Yeh-hu K'o-h ...

, a 7th-century Turkish khagan *

Vincent Tong (actor) Vincent Tong (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian voice actor and voice director. His voice roles include Gene Khan / The Mandarin in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Toro in ''Sushi Pack'', Henry in '' Kid vs. Kat'', Garble, Flash Sentry, and San ...

(born 1980) *

Tong Wen Tong Wen (; born 1 February 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin, she began training in Judo when she was 13. In the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal. She also won gold medals at the world championships of 2003, 20 ...

(born 1983) * Wang Tong (disambiguation) *

William Tong William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He b ...

(born c. 1970) *

Yang Tong Yang Dong (; 600s–619), known in traditional histories by his princely title of Prince of Yue (越王) or by his era name as Lord Huangtai (皇泰主), posthumous name (as bestowed by Wang Shichong) Emperor Gong (恭皇帝), courtesy name Renji ...

(605–619) *

Yeo Cheow Tong Yeo Cheow Tong (; born 22 June 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1990 to 2006, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Hong Kah SMC from 12 December 19 ...

(born 1947)

Places

Tong, Shropshire Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood. It is near junction 3 of the M54 motorway and A41 road. The population of the village which was included in the civil ...

, a village in Shropshire, England ** Tong Castle, a large country house in Shropshire, demolished in 1954 *

Tong, West Yorkshire Tong or Tong Village is a village in the City of Bradford metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. It is a historic village, and is sometimes thought to be a smaller version of the larger area of Tong, which is a local election ward. H ...

, a village in England **

Tong (ward) Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608. Geo ...

, an electoral division of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England * Tong, Lewis, a village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Tong, South Sudan, a town in Warrup State (also spelled Tonj) *

Tong District Tong ( ky, Тоң району, Tong rayonu) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Bökönbaev. Its area is , and its resident population was 53,401 in 2021. Tong District borders Issyk-Kul District to the ...

, Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan

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