Vang may refer to:
People
Vang is a common surname among Hmong Americans, including
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Vang Pao
Vang Pao ( RPA: ''Vaj Pov'' , Lao: ວັງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a major general in the Royal Lao Army. He was a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States. He was also known as General Vang ...
(1929–2011), Lieutenant General in the Royal Lao Army and a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States
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Ka Vang (born 1975), writer
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Chai Vang (born 1968), convicted murderer
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Bee Vang (born 1991), actor, best known as Thao Vang Lor in ''Gran Torino''
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Katie Ka Vang, artist, playwright
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Bora Vang (born 1987), Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player
Places
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Vang, Bornholm
Vang is a little fishing village on the northwest coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, north of Hasle. From the late 19th century, it prospered as a result of its granite-quarrying activities. As of 2009, the locality has 92 inhabitants, 17 ...
, a village on the island of Bornholm, Denmark
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Vang, Innlandet
Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, Ø ...
, a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway
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Vang i Valdres
Vang i Valdres or Grindaheim is the administrative centre of Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the lake Vangsmjøse, about west of the village of Ryfoss and about southeast of the villag ...
, a village in the municipality of Vang in Innlandet county, Norway
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Vang, Hedmark
Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992 when it became part of Hamar Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This si ...
, a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway
*Vang, a village in
Ka Choun, Cambodia
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Vəng (disambiguation) Vəng may refer to:
* Vəng, Ismailli, Azerbaijan
*Vəng, Kalbajar
Vəng () is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The Dadivank monastery is located in the village.
History
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territ ...
, a list of similarly-named places in Azerbaijan
Other
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Vang (spritsail), a sailing part
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Boom vang
A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail.
The Collins English Dictionary defines it ...
, a sailing part
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Gaff vang
Gaff may refer to:
Ankle-worn devices
* Spurs in variations of cockfighting
* Climbing spikes used to ascend wood poles, such as utility poles
Arts and entertainment
* A character in the ''Blade Runner'' film franchise
* Penny gaff, a 19th-c ...
, a sailing part
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