List of people with surname Zhang
List of people surnamed Zhang is a list, which records the people who used to be surnamed Zhang.
Historical figures
- Zhang Yi (died 309 BC), strategist in the Warring States period
 - Zhang Han (died 205 BC), military general of the Qin dynasty
 - Zhang Tang (died 116 BC), official of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu
 - Zhang Anshi, son of Zhang Tang, official of the Han dynasty
 - Zhang Liang (died 186 BC), adviser to Liu Bang (founding emperor of the Han dynasty).
 - Zhang Jue, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Eastern Han dynasty
 - Zhang Rang (died 189), leader of the eunuch faction during the reign of Emperor Ling in the Eastern Han dynasty
 - Zhang Lu (died 216), 3rd Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order and political leader during Eastern Han dynasty
 - Zhang Fei (died 221), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Hong (153–212), official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the Eastern Han dynasty
 - Zhang Yi (died 230), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Empress Zhang (died 237), Empress of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang He (died 231), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Liao (169–222), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Zhao (156–238), official of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Chunhua (died 247), wife of the Cao Wei general Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Ni (died 254), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Yi (died 264), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Bu (died 264), general of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Hua (232–300), Western Jin dynasty official and poet.
 - Zhang Mao (277–324), founder of Former Liang in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Ci (died 386), general and eunuch of the Former Qin state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
 - Zhang Liang, general and official of the Tang dynasty
 - Zhang Yue (663–730), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet
 - Zhang Jiuling (673–740), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet
 - Zhang Jun (1086–1154), general of the Song dynasty
 - Zhang Jiucheng (1092–1159), court official
 - Zhang Hongfan (1238–1280), Yuan dynasty general
 - Zhang Sicheng (died 1344), 39th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order during the Yuan dynasty, known for his calligraphy
 - Zhang Juzheng (1525–1582), Ming dynasty statesman
 
Science and mathematics
- Zhang Heng (78–139), Chinese scientist, mathematician and polymath who invented the first earthquake detector during the Han dynasty
 - Yi Xing (683–727, birthname: Zhang Sui), Chinese mathematician, astronomer and mechanical engineer born during the Tang dynasty, calculated the number of possible positions on a go board game
 - Zhang Shoucheng (1963–2018), American theoretical physicist
 - Zhang Shouwu (born 1962), Chinese-American mathematician
 - Zhang Yitang (born 1955), Chinese-American mathematician
 - Zhang Jie, Chinese physicist
 - Liangchi Zhang (born 1958), Chinese Australian mechanical engineer and scientist
 - John Zhang (born 1958), medical scientist in fertility research, and in vitro fertilization. Produced the world's first three-parent baby using the spindle transfer technique in 2016
 - Feng Zhang (born 1982), neuroscientist and biomedical engineer in optogenetics and CRISPR technologies
 - Guoqi Zhang speciality in electronics
 - Huaguang Zhang speciality in electronics
 - Jianzhong Zhang speciality in electronics
 - Junshan Zhang speciality in electronics
 - Wen-Hao Zhang plant physiologist and nutritionist
 - Wenjun Zhang speciality in electronics
 - Zhijun Zhang speciality in electronics
 
Government and military
- Cheong Weng Chon (born 1966), Macau administrator
 - Zhang Aiping (1908–2003), Chinese communist military leader
 - Zhang Boxing (1930–2025), Chinese politician
 - Zhang Chunqiao (1917–2005), member of the Gang of Four
 - Zhang Dingfan (1891–1945), Chinese general
 - Zhang Guohua (1914–1972), PLA general in the Battle of Chamdo and the Sino-Indian War
 - Zhang Shicheng (1321–1367), Red Turban Rebellion leader
 - Zhang Tiesheng Communist politician
 - Zhang Tingyu (1672–1755), Qing dynasty politician
 - Zhang Wentian (1900–1976), former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
 - Zhang Xueliang (1901–2001), Manchurian warlord and Zhang Zuolin's son
 - Zhang Zhen (1914–2015), Chinese communist military leader and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
 - Zhang Zhidong (1837–1909), Qing dynasty politician
 - Zhang Zizhong (1891–1940), NRA general
 - Zhang Zongchang (1881–1932), Shandong warlord
 - Zhang Zuolin (1873–1928), Manchurian warlord
 - Zhang Guangming (1913–2016), General, RoCAF, ace fighter pilot-veteran of the War of Resistance/WWII
 - Zhang Jihui (1927–2023), Chinese fighter pilot
 - Zhang Dejiang (born 1946), former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
 - Zhang Gaoli (born 1946), former Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
 - Zhang Youxia (born 1950), Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
 - Zhang Guoqing (born 1964), Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
 
Entertainment
- Chang Cheh, Chinese film director.
 - Chang Chia-hang, Taiwanese online personality
 - Zhang Yimou (born 1951), Chinese film director and former cinematographer
 - Zhang Guoli (born 1955), Chinese actor and film director
 - Zhang Yuan (born 1963), Chinese film director
 - Zhang Hanyu (born 1964), Chinese actor
 - Zhang Yang (born 1967), Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor
 - Jason Zhang (born 1982), Chinese pop singer
 - Jane Zhang (born 1984), Chinese pop singer
 - Zhang Zhenhuan (born 1984), Chinese actor and MediaCorp artiste based in Singapore
 - Zhang Xianzi (born 1986), Chinese singer
 - Zhang Yu (born 1988), Chinese voice actress
 - Zhang Yunlong (born 1988), Chinese actor
 - Baby Zhang (Zhang Hanyun) (born 1989), Chinese singer and runner-up of the singing contest Super Girl
 - Zhang Liyin (born 1989), Chinese singer active in China and South Korea
 - Zhang Haochen (born 1990), Chinese pianist
 - Zhang Yuxi (born 1991), Chinese actress
 - Zhang Zhehan (born 1991), Chinese actor
 - Lay Zhang (born 1991), Chinese singer, dancer, rapper and songwriter, member of the South Korean group Exo
 - Zhang Xincheng (born 1995), Chinese actor, model, singer.
 - Chelsea Zhang (born 1996), American actress
 - Zhang Yuge (born 1996), Chinese idol singer and member of female idol group SNH48
 - Zhang Zining (born 1996), Chinese singer, member of girl groups MERA and Rocket Girls 101
 - Zhang Linghe (born 1997), Chinese actor
 - Zhang Zhenyuan (born 2003), Chinese singer, member of Teens in Times
 
Writers
- Zhang Chao (1600–?), Qing dynasty literature and fiction writer
 - Zhang Chengzhi (born 1948), Hui Muslim writer and author of History of the Soul
 - Zhang Dai (1597–1689), Ming dynasty writer and historian
 - Zhang Lijia (born 1964), Chinese writer and author of "Socialism is Great!"
 - Zhang Tianyi (1906–1985), Chinese left-wing writer and children's author
 - Zhang Hongliang (born 1955), Chinese Maoist writer, scholar and social commentator
 - Zhang Jialong (born 1988), Chinese journalist
 - Zhang Renxi, 17th century Chinese poetical critic
 - Lifen Zhang (born 1962), British-Chinese journalist, author and broadcaster
 - Zhang Xinxin (writer) (born 1953), Chinese writer
 - Zhang Yousong (1903–1995), Chinese translator
 - Zhang Zhu (1287–1386), Chinese poet
 - Zhang Zao (1962–2010), Chinese poet
 
Sports
- Zhang Bing (born 1969), Chinese sports shooter
 - Caroline Zhang (born 1993), American figure skater
 - Zhang Dan (born 1985), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Hao's partner
 - Zhang Hao (born 1984), Chinese pair skater, Zhang Dan's partner
 - Zhang Hong Wei, Chinese paralympic athlete
 - Zhang Huimin (born 1999), Chinese female athlete
 - Zhang Jin (born 2000), Chinese artistic gymnast
 - Zhang Juanjuan (born 1981), Chinese archer
 - Zhang Jun (born 1977), Chinese badminton coach and former badminton player
 - Zhang Lianbiao (born 1969), Chinese retired javelin thrower
 - Zhang Lijun (born 1996), Chinese female curler
 - Zhang Ning (born 1975), Chinese badminton player
 - Rose Zhang, American golfer
 - Zhang Guowei (high jumper), Chinese high jumper
 - Zhang Shan Qi (born 1991), Chinese racecar driver
 - Zhang Shuai (born 1989), Chinese tennis player
 - Zhang Shuxian (born 2000), Chinese badminton player
 - Zhang Tianjie (born 1992), a naturalized Japanese basketball player who later changed his name to Tenketsu Harimoto
 - Zhang Tiequan (born 1978), Chinese martial artist
 - Zhang Weili (born 1989), Chinese mixed martial artist
 - Zhang Xi (born 1985), Chinese beach volleyball player
 - Zhang Yining (born 1981), Chinese table tennis player
 - Zhang Lin (born 1987), competitive swimmer, world record holder
 - Zhang Yufei (born 1998), competitive swimmer
 - Zhang Yufei (born 1988), gymnast and gymnastics coach
 - Zhang Yuning (born 1976), Chinese footballer
 - Zhang Jike (born 1989), Chinese table tennis player
 
Others
- Zhang Baokang or Sheng-yen (1930–2009), Chinese Buddhist monk and religious scholar, founder of the "Dharma Drum Mountain"
 - Zhang Daoling or Zhang Tianshi (34–156), First Celestial Master and founder of the Taoist Order known as "Tian Shi Dao" or "Zhengyi Dao"
 - Zhang Daqian (1899–1983) Chinese artist
 - Zhang Guoxiang, 50th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order
 - Zhang Hongbao (1954–2006), founder and spiritual leader of Zhong Gong
 - Zhang Huaxiang, Chinese nurse murdered in Singapore
 - Linda Zhang, American automotive engineer
 - Zhang Luqin or Master Yin Shun (1906–2005), well-known Buddhist monk and scholar who bring forth Humanistic Buddhism
 - Zhang Mingxuan Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance
 - Zhang Qian (200–114 BC), Han dynasty diplomat and explorer
 - Zhang Qiulin (born 1964), Chinese French contralto opera singer
 - Zhang Sanfeng, semi-mythical Taoist sage in the Yuan and Ming dynasties
 - Zhang Xiao (born 1981), Chinese photographer
 - Zhang Yufeng (born 1945), former personal secretary of Mao Zedong
 - Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), Chinese painter
 - Zhang Zhan (born 1983), Chinese lawyer and citizen journalist
 - Zhang Zhongjing, (150–219), Han dynasty physician
 - Zhang Zilin (born 1984), winner of Miss World 2007
 - James X. Zhang, American health economist and academic
 - Xinyu Zhang (born 1955), Chinese businessman
 - Zhang Meng, Chinese murder victim killed in Singapore
 - Zhang Yingying, Chinese exchange student who was kidnapped and murdered in the United States
 
Fictional and mythological characters
- Frank Zhang, Roman demigod sired by Mars in The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
 - Elder Zhang Guo (Zhang Guolao), one of the Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology
 - Zhang Taiyan, grandmaster of Hokuto Sōkaken in the manga and anime series Fist of the Blue Sky
 - Zhang Wuji, the protagonist of the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong (Louis Cha)
 
Chang
- Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress.
 - Chang Cheh, Hong Kong film director
 - Chang Chen-yue or "A-Yue", Taiwanese rock musician.
 - Chang Ching-sen (born 1959), Governor of Fujian Province
 - Chang Fei or "Fei Ge", Taiwanese television personality.
 - Chang Jin-fu (born 1948), Governor of Taiwan Province (2009–2010)
 - Chang King-yuh (born 1937), Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (1996–1999)
 - Chang Liang-jen (born 1946), Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2008–2009)
 - Chang Li-shan (born 1964), Magistrate-elect of Yunlin County
 - Chang San-cheng (born 1954), Premier of the Republic of China (2016)
 - Chang Tzi-chin, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County (2005–2006)
 - Chen Chung Chang (1927–2014), mathematician
 - Deserts Chang, Taiwanese singer/songwriter.
 - Feiping Chang, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong socialite and fashion blogger
 - Edmond E-min Chang (born 1970), Taiwanese American former lawyer and current federal district judge for northern Illinois, appointed by President Obama in 2010
 - Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese writer
 - Erchen Chang, Taiwanese chef
 - Eva Fong Chang (1897–1991), American artist
 - Chang Hui-mei or "A-mei", aboriginal Taiwanese singer and occasional songwriter.
 - Iris Chang (1968–2004), American historian and journalist
 - Jeff Chang, Taiwanese singer
 - Jung Chang, Chinese writer and author of Wild Swans
 - Chang Kai-chen (born 1991), Taiwanese tennis player
 - Kathleen Chang, birth name of Kathy Change, a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996
 - Katharine Chang, Chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation
 - Chang King Hai Chinese international footballer in 1948 Olympics
 - Li Fung Chang, Taiwanese communications engineer
 - Michael Te-Pei Chang (born 1972), Chinese American tennis player
 - Peng Chun Chang (1892–1957), Chinese professor, philosopher, and playwright who played a pivotal role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 - Phil Chang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and television personality
 - Shi-Kuo Chang, Taiwanese computer scientist and science fiction author
 - Tseng Chang (1930–2021), Chinese American actor
 - Victor Chang (1936–1991), Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon
 - Chang Yu-sheng (1966–1997), Taiwanese singer, composer, and producer
 
Cheong
- Cheong Chun Yin (张俊炎; born 1984), Malaysian drug trafficker and life convict in Singapore
 - Cheong Fatt Tze (1840–1916), Chinese businessman and politician
 - Cheong Yoke Choy (1873–1958), Chinese-Malaysian philanthropist
 - Cheong Choong Kong (born 1941), Malaysian businessman, former CEO of Singapore Airlines
 - Cheong Liew (born 1949), Malaysian-Australian chef
 - Cheong Kuoc Vá (born 1956), Macau politician
 - Cheong Koon Hean (born 1957), Singaporean urban planner and architect
 - Cheong U (born 1957), Macau politician
 - Cheong Chia Chieh (born c. 1972), Malaysian businessman
 - Cheong Jun Hoong (born 1990), Malaysian diver
 
Cheung
- Andrew Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong judge and jurist
 - Cecilia Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong actress and singer
 - Cheung Chi Doy (born 1941), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
 - Cheung Chi Wai (born 1946), Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
 - Dicky Cheung (born 1965), Hong Kong actor and singer
 - Jacky Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong actor and singer
 - Karin Anna Cheung (born 1974), American actress, singer, and songwriter
 - Leslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor and musician
 - Louis Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter
 - Maggie Cheung (born 1964), Hong Kong-British actress
 - Margaret Chung (1889–1959), American physician
 - Rachel Cheung (born 1991), Hong Kong classical pianist
 - Sharla Cheung or Cheung Man (born 1967), Hong Kong actress
 - Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung (born 1935), Chinese economist
 - Cheung Tat-ming (born 1964), Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and writer
 - Teresa Cheung (born 1959), Hong Kong singer
 - Cheung Ka Long (born 1997), Fencing
 
Teo
- Teo Chee Hean (张志贤; born 1954), Singaporean politician, Senior Minister
 - Teo Cheng Kiat (张振杰; born 1953), Singaporean white-collar criminal
 - Josephine Teo Li Min (杨莉明; born 1968), Singaporean politician, Minister for Communications and Information
 - Nicholas Teo (Chinese: 張棟樑; born 1981), Malaysian Chinese singer based in Taiwan
 - Teo Nie Ching (張念群; born 1981), Malaysian politician, Deputy Minister of Education (2018–2020)
 - Teo Ser Luck (张思乐; born 1968) Singaporean politician, Mayor of North East District (2009–2017)
 - Felicia Teo Wei Ling (张玮凌; 1988–2007), Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered
 - Teo Ghim Heng (张锦兴; born 1976), Singaporean convicted killer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter
 - Teo Zi Ning (张芷宁; 2013–2017), Singaporean murder victim who was killed by her father Teo Ghim Heng
 - Winnifred Teo Suan Lie (张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì; 1967–1985), Singaporean student and victim of an unsolved rape and murder case
 
Tiong
- Tiong Hiew King (born 1935), Chinese Malaysian businessman
 - Tiong King Sing (born 1961), Chinese Malaysian politician
 
Tjong
- Tjong A Fie or Tjong Yiauw Hian (1860–1921), Indonesian businessman, philanthropist, banker and Chinese Kapitan of Medan
 
仉
- Mother of Mencius