Tang is a pinyin romanization of various Chinese surnames.

Background

Chinese surnames commonly romanized as "Tang" include Táng (唐) and Tāng (湯/汤). Tang is also occasionally used to romanize Deng (鄧/邓, Pinyin: Dèng) and Teng (滕, Pinyin: Téng), especially for persons of Hong Kong origin, based on Cantonese pronunciation. Tang can also be used to romanize the surname Zeng/Tsang (曾, Pinyin: Zēng), based on Vietnamese pronunciation.

In 2019, Táng was the 25th most common surname in Mainland China.^[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 25th most-common name, shared by 9,170,000 people or 0.690% of the population, with the province with the most being Hunan.

People

Notable people with their surname commonly romanized as Tang include:

Western name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their given name first.

• Andrew Tang (born 1999), American chess grandmaster
• Audrey Tang (born 1981), Taiwanese free-software programmer
• Chen Tang, Japanese-born Chinese-American actor
• Ching Wan Tang (born 1947), Hong Kong–American physical chemist
• Chris Tang (born 1965), Hong Kong law enforcement administrator
• Cyndi Tang-Loveland, American animation director
• Dominic Tang (1908–1995), Chinese Jesuit priest
• Donald Tang, Shanghai-born American businessperson
• Ewin Tang (born 2000), computer scientist at the University of Washington
• Felicia Tang (1977–2009), stage name of an American actress and model
• Gordon Tang, also known as Yigang Tang, Singaporean billionaire businessperson
• Henry Tang (born 1952), Hong Kong politician
• Joyce Tang (born 1976), Hong Kong-born television actress
• Kaiji Tang (born 1984), Chinese voice actor working primarily in Los Angeles
• Melissa Tang (born 1985), American actress
• Paul Tang (civil servant) (born 1956), Hong Kong civil servant
• Paul Tang (politician) (born 1967), Dutch politician
• Roy Tang (born 1963), Hong Kong government official
• Sheren Tang (born 1966), Hong Kong actress
• Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong singer and actress
• Tiffany Tang (born 1983), Chinese actress and singer

Eastern name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their family name first.

• Tang Aijun (born 1950), Chinese politician from Inner Mongolia
• Tang Baiqiao (born 1967), Chinese political dissident
• Tang Chun-i (1909–1978), Chinese philosopher
• Tang Dengjie (born 1964), Chinese politician and business executive
• Tang Erho (1878–1940), Chinese medical doctor and politician
• Tang Fei (born 1932), Republic of China air force general
• Tang Guangfu (born 1966), Chinese engineer
• Tang Hon Sing (born 1977), Hong Kong former sprinter
• Tang I-Fang (1924–2013), China-born Singaporean public servant
• Tang Jiali (footballer) (born 1995), Chinese professional footballer
• Tang Jiali (model) (born 1976), Chinese dancer and model
• Tang Jinhua (born 1992), Chinese badminton player
• Tang Jun-sang, South Korean-born Malaysian actor
• Tang Kai (born 1996), Chinese mixed martial artist
• Tang Lin (born 1976), Chinese judoka
• Tang Min (born 1971), Chinese-born tennis player
• Tang Na (1914–1988), Chinese writer
• Tang Renjian (born 1962), Chinese politician
• Tang Shaoyi (1862–1938), Chinese statesman
• Tang Tian (footballer) (born 1977), Chinese footballer and coach
• Tang Tian (songwriter) (born 1983), Chinese songwriter
• Tang Wei (born 1979), Chinese actress
• Tang Xiyang (1930–2022), Chinese environmentalist
• Tang Yi (born 1993), Chinese competitive swimmer
• Tang Yijie (1927–2014), Chinese scholar and professor
• Tang Yijun (born 1961), Chinese politician
• Tang Yin (1470–1524), Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet
• Tang Yuanting (born 1994), Chinese badminton player
• Tang Zi (fl. 225–262), military general in China