张
zhāng · Zhang
- Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
- No. 24
- Ancestral seat (junwang)
- 清河
- Wikidata
- Q804909
In other languages
- German Zhang
- English Zhang
- Spanish Zhang
- French Zhang
- Japanese 張
- Korean 장
- Russian Чжан / Чён
- Vietnamese Trương
- Traditional Chinese 張
Notable historical bearers
Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.
- Zhang Heng78 – 139
Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)
- Leslie Cheung1956 – 2003
Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)
- Eileen Chang1920 – 1995
Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995)
- Zhang Qian200 BCE – 114 BCE
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
- Zhang Zuolin1875 – 1928
Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928)
- Jang Sung-taek1946 – 2013
North Korean government official (1946–2013)
- Zhang Fei167 – 221
Chinese military general (died 221)
- Zhang Xueliang1901 – 2001
militant (1901–2001)
- Iris Chang1968 – 2004
Chinese-American journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004)
- Pan Yuliang1895 – 1977
Chinese painter (1895-1977)
- Yijing635 – 713
(635–713), Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, and writer
- Zhang Chunqiao1917 – 2005
member of the Gang of Four (1917–2005)
- Zhang Daoling34 – 156
legendary Han dynasty Chinese Taoist leader, grandfather of Zhang Lu
- Xiao Hong1911 – 1942
Chinese writer (1911-1942)
- Kang Sheng1898 – 1975
Chinese politician (1898–1975)
- Zhang Zhongjing150 – 219
a physician and pharmacologist (150–219), hailed as medical sage, from Eastern Han Dynasty, China
- Zhang Liao169 – 222
Chinese general serving warlord Cao Cao (169–222)
- Zhang Zai1020 – 1077
Chinese philosopher, essayist, politician, writer, and cosmologist (1020-1077)
- Zhang Zhidong1837 – 1909
Viceroy of Liangguang (1837-1909)
- Zhang Wentian1900 – 1976
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1900-1976)
- Zhang Jue200 – 184
Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184)
- Zhang Sanfeng1200 – 1301
Chinese martial artist
- Zhang Zeduan1085 – 1145
Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty (1085-1145)
- Zhang Jinghui1871 – 1959
Chinese politician
Find printed genealogies
The Shanghai Library holds one of the largest collections of Chinese family genealogies (jiapu). Its genealogy platform lists each genealogy's title, ancestral place, founding ancestor, hall name and holding library. Search there by surname and your family's ancestral place.
Search 张 genealogies at the Shanghai Library ↗Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).