Chinese surnames

程

chéng · Cheng

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 193
Ancestral seat (junwang)
安定
Wikidata
Q9795791

In other languages

  • German Cheng
  • English Cheng
  • Spanish Cheng
  • French Cheng
  • Korean 청
  • Russian Чэн / Чхин
  • Vietnamese Trình

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Cheng Yi1033 – 1107

    Chinese philosopher (1033–1107)

  • Cheng Hao1032 – 1085

    Chinese philosopher (1032–1085)

  • Cheng Kaijia1918 – 2018

    Chinese physicist (1918-2018)

  • Cheng Pu200 – 300

    early 3rd-century Chinese military general and politician

  • Cheng Bugao1898 – 1966

    Chinese film director (1898–1966)

  • Cheng Yu141 – 220

    Han Dynasty politician and official (141-220)

  • Cheng Dawei1533 – 1606

    Chinese mathematician (1533-1606)

  • Cheng Chi'en1882 – 1968

    Chinese politician (1882–1968)

  • Cheng Maoyun1900 – 1957

    Chinese composer (1900–1957)

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).