Jang (Korean name)
Jang or Chang (or Zang) is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were more than 940,000 people in South Korea by this surname, more than 2% of the population. The great majority write their surname with the Chinese character 張, which also represents the Chinese surname "Zhang."
List of persons with the surname
- Jang Bogo, military leader of late Silla
- Jang Yeong-sil, prominent scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty
- Jang Dae-Il (born 1975), a South Korean footballer
- Jang Dong-gun (born 1972), a South Korean actor and musician
- Jang Keun Suk (born 1987), a South Korean actor, dancer, singer, model, musician, and former radio show host/DJ
- Jang Jae Ho, a South Korean professional gamer
- Jang Jeong (born 1980), a South Korean golfer
- Jang Ju-won, a South Korean jade carver
- Jang Jun-hwan (born 1970), a South Korean film director
- Jang Jin Yeong, a South Korean actress
- Chang, Jung Koo (장정구; born 1963 in Busan): South Korean world boxing champion. (nickname: The Korean Hawk)
- Jang Hyuk, a South Korean actor
- Jang Hyung-Seok (born 1972), a South Korean footballer
- Jang Keum-song, niece of Kim Jong-il
- Jang Myun, second prime minister of South Korea
- Leonard Chang: Korean-American writer of short stories and novels
- Jang Nara (born 1981), a South Korean singer and actress
- Jang Ok-jeong (1659–1701), popularly known as "Jang Hui-bin", a Joseon-era concubine (who almost became a Queen) and mother of Gyeongjong of Joseon
- Jang Nok-su, one of Prince Yeonsan's numerous concubines.
- Sarah Chang (born 1980), a Korean-American violinist
- Jang Seung-eop, a Joseon-era painter also known as Owon
- Jang Seong-hoon, a psychedelic musician known as Jang Lennon
- Jang So-Yun (born 1974), a South Korean volleyball player
- Jang Sun-woo (born 1952), a South Korean film director
- Jang Woo Hyuk (born 1978), a South Korean musician
- Chang Young-Won (born 1948), a South Korean Material Scientist
- Jang Yong-ho (born 1976), a South Korean archer
- Jang Yoon Jung, South Korean trot singer
- Young-Hae Chang (장영해): Korean web artist
- Jang Ja-yeon (1982–2009), South Korean actress
- Chang Ung, President of the ITF and IOC member
- Jang Wooyoung, Member of South Korean boyband 2PM
- Jang Hyun Seung Current member of B2ST
- Ha-Joon Chang, South Korean economist
- Jang Dong Woo , member and main rapper of South Korean Boy Band Infinite
- Jang Ji Soo, past member of the K-pop girl group Rainbow
See also