陈
chén · Chen
- Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
- No. 10
- Ancestral seat (junwang)
- 颍川
- Wikidata
- Q804988
In other languages
- German Chen
- English Chen
- Spanish Chen
- French Chen
- Japanese 陳
- Korean 천
- Russian Чэнь / Чхань
- Vietnamese Trần
- Traditional Chinese 陳
Notable historical bearers
Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.
- Xuanzang602 – 664
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
- Pridi Banomyong1900 – 1983
Thai prime minister (1900-1983)
- Chen Duxiu1879 – 1942
Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942)
- Chen Yi1901 – 1972
Chinese military officer, People's Republic of China (1901-1972)
- Trần Hưng Đạo1228 – 1300
Vietnamese prince, military general of Trần dynasty
- Zhiyi538 – 597
Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of Tiantai tradition (538–597)
- Chen Cheng1897 – 1965
Chinese politician and soldier (1897–1965)
- Pan Yuliang1895 – 1977
Chinese painter (1895-1977)
- Chen Shou233 – 297
Chinese historian (233-297)
- Chen Yun1905 – 1995
Elder of the Chinese Communist Party (1905-1995)
- Chen Jingrun1933 – 1996
Chinese mathematician (1933-1996)
- Julius Chan1939 – 2025
Papua New Guinean politician (1939–2025)
- Chen Boda1904 – 1989
Chinese politician (1904-1989)
- Wang Ming1904 – 1974
Chinese politician (1904-1974)
- Sanmao1943 – 1991
Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer (1943-1991)
- Henk Chin A Sen1934 – 1999
President of Suriname (1934–1999)
- Chen Hongshou1598 – 1652
Chinese artist (1598-1652)
- Chen Zi'ang661 – 702
Chinese writer and politician (661-702)
- Chiung Yao1938 – 2024
Taiwanese writer and film producer (1938-2024)
- Chen Chiung Ming1878 – 1933
Chinese politician (1878-1933)
- Chen Sheng250 BCE – 208 BCE
Qin Dynasty rebel
- Benny Chan1961 – 2020
Hong Kong filmmaker (1961–2020)
- Chen Jiru1558 – 1639
Chinese artist (1558-1639)
- Chen Qimei1878 – 1916
Chinese politician (1878-1916)
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 陈 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).