Jang (Korean name)
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Jang or Chang is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were more than 940,000 people in South Korea
by this surname, more than 2% of the population. The great majority write their surname with the Chinese character
張, which also represents the Chinese surname "Zhang
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South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
by this surname, more than 2% of the population. The great majority write their surname with the Chinese character
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
張, which also represents the Chinese surname "Zhang
Zhang (surname)
Zhang is among the most common Chinese surnames. In the 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked third in the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Academy of...
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List of persons with the surname
- Jang BogoJang BogoJang Bogo , also known as Gungbok, rose to prominence in Korea in the late Unified Silla period as a powerful maritime figure who for several decades effectively controlled the West Sea and Korean coast between southwestern Korea and China's Shandong peninsula...
, military leader of late SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in... - Jang Yeong-silJang Yeong-silJang Yeong-sil was a prominent Korean scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty . Although Jang was...
, prominent scientist and astronomer during the Joseon DynastyJoseon DynastyJoseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul... - Jang Dae-IlJang Dae-IlJang Dae-Il is a South Korean football player.He played for several clubs, including Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Busan I'cons.He played for the South Korea national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup....
(born 1975), a South Korean footballer - Jang Dong-gunJang Dong-gun-Early life:Spending his childhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, he later went on to the Korea National University of Arts, dropping out before obtaining a degree.-Career:Jang Dong-gun first entered the entertainment world in a talent contest in 1992...
(born 1972), a South Korean actor and musician - Jang Geun Suk, a South Korean actor and musician
- Jang Jae HoJang Jae HoJang "Moon" Jae Ho is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games Warcraft III and StarCraft II. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world...
, a South Korean professional gamer - Jang JeongJeong JangJeong Jang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour.Jang was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She started playing golf at the age of thirteen. As a teenager she won the 1997 Korea Women's Open and the 1998 Korea...
(born 1980), a South Korean golfer - Jang Ju-wonJang Ju-wonJang Ju-won is a modern day master of Korean jade carving or jadecraft, who has been designated Important Intangible cultural heritage No. 100. Jang is known for his refinement, and largely self taught has recovered jadework for future generations....
, a South Korean jade carver - Jang Jun-hwanJang Jun-hwanJang Jun-hwan is a South Korean film director. He is a graduate of Sungkyunkwan University. Jang's first directing job was on the short film 2001: Imagine. His feature-length debut film was the critically acclaimed cult film Save the Green Planet!...
(born 1970), a South Korean film director - Jang Jin Yeong, a South Korean actress
- Chang, Jung Koo (장정구; born 1963 in Busan): South Korean world boxing champion. (nickname: The Korean Hawk)
- Jang HyukJang Hyuk- Career :As a child, Jang Hyuk spent most of his life in his birthplace Busan, before making his drama debut in the SBS drama Model in 1997. Besides the TV drama School and a minor role in the little-seen film Zzang, Jang appeared in g.o.d.'s music video of their 1999 debut single To My Mother...
, a South Korean actor - Jang Hyung-SeokJang Hyung-SeokJang Hyung-Seok is a South Korean football player.He played for several clubs, including Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Anyang LG Cheetahs and Bucheon SK....
(born 1972), a South Korean footballer - Jang Keum-song, niece of Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-ilKim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 , is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
- Jang Myun, second prime minister of South Korea
- Leonard ChangLeonard ChangLeonard Chang is a Korean American writer of short stories and novels.His short stories have appeared in a variety of literary journals including The Crescent Review, The Literary Review, and Prairie Schooner...
: Korean-American writer of short stories and novels - Jang NaraJang NaraJang Na-ra is a South Korean singer and actress. She also sings in Chinese, and is known in China by her transliterated Chinese name .-Early life:...
(born 1981), a South Korean singer and actress - Jang Ok-jeong (1659–1701), popularly known as "Jang Hui-bin", a Joseon-era concubine (who almost became a Queen) and mother of Gyeongjong of JoseonGyeongjong of JoseonGyeongjong was the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of Sukjong by Jang Hui-bin.In 1690, Gyeongjong's designation as heir to the throne precipitated a struggle between the Noron and the Soron faction, which supported Gyeongjong of Joseon...
- Jang Nok-suYeonsangun of JoseonYeonsan-gun , born Yi Yung, was the 10th king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife, Lady Yoon. He is often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon Dynasty, notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi elite...
, one of Prince Yeonsan's numerous concubines. - Sarah ChangSarah ChangSarah Chang is a Korean American violinist. Her debut came in 1989 with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Shortly thereafter, Chang was recognized as a child prodigy. She enrolled at Juilliard School to study music, graduating in 1999 and continuing university studies...
(born 1980), a Korean-American violinist - Jang Seung-eopOwonJang Seung-eop , was a painter of the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea. His life was dramatized in the award-winning 2002 film Chi-hwa-seon directed by Im Kwon-taek. He was one of the few painters to hold a position of rank in the Joseon court.Growing up as an orphan, Owon learned painting while...
, a Joseon-era painter also known as Owon - Jang Seong-hoon, a psychedelic musician known as Jang Lennon
- Jang So-YunChang So-YunChang So-Yun is a female volleyball player who represented South Korea at two Summer Olympics...
(born 1974), a South Korean volleyball player - Jang Sun-wooJang Sun-wooJang Sun-woo is a South Korean film director. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts...
(born 1952), a South Korean film director - Jang Woo HyukJang Woo HyukJang Woo Hyuk is a South Korean rapper. He debuted under SM Entertainment as one of the members of the 5 member boyband H.O.T. in 1996.-H.O.T.:...
(born 1978), a South Korean musician - Chang Young-Won (born 1948), a South Korean Material Scientist
- Jang Yong-hoJang Yong-HoJang Yong-Ho is an archer from South Korea.Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16...
(born 1976), a South Korean archer - Jang Yoon JungJang Yoon JungJang Yun-jeong is a semi-trot singer. She exploded into fame at the beginning of 2005 with her single 어머나! . Although in her 20s, she has decided to stick with a genre mainly appealing to older Koreans and has parlayed that into continued success, with five full albums and two "half" albums...
, South Korean trot singer - Young-Hae Chang (장영해): Korean web artist
- Jang Ja-yeon (1982–2009), South Korean actress
- Chang UngChang UngChang Ung is the president of one of the 3 International Taekwon-Do Federations, and a member of the International Olympic Committee . The previous president, General Choi Hong Hi died of stomach cancer on June 15, 2002. On September 22nd of that year, 70 representatives from 46 countries attended...
, President of the ITF and IOC member - Jang WooyoungJang WooyoungJang Wooyoung, generally known as Wooyoung , was born on April 30, 1989. He is a South Korean idol singer in 2PM, a 6-member boy band that is active in South Korea and managed by JYP Entertainment.-Early life:...
, Member of South Korean boyband 2PM2PM2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment... - Jang Hyun Seung Current member of B2ST
- Ha-Joon ChangHa-Joon ChangHa-Joon Chang is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics...
, South Korean economist - Jang Dong Woo , member and main rapper of South Korean Boy Band Infinite