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Famous people surnamed Wang (王)

24 of the best-known people with the Wang (王) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Wang Chong(王充)

    27–97

    1st century Chinese meteorologist, astronomer, and philosopher

  • Wang Anshi(王安石)

    1021–1086

    Song Dynasty chancellor and poet (1021-1086)

  • Wang Fuzhi(王夫之)

    1619–1692

    Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

  • Wang Zhen(王震)

    1908–1993

    Chinese military officer and politician (1908-1993)

  • Wang Hongwen(王洪文)

    1935–1992

    Chinese politician and activist (1935–1992)

  • Ong Teng Cheong(王鼎昌)

    1936–2002

    5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

  • Wang Qishan(王岐山)

    b. 1948

    10th Vice President of the People's Republic of China from 2018 to 2023

  • Vera Wang(王薇薇)

    b. 1949

    American fashion designer (born 1939)

  • Wang Yi(王毅)

    b. 1953

    Chinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023

  • Wang Huning(王沪宁)

    b. 1955

    Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

  • Wong Kar-wai(王家卫)

    b. 1958

    Chinese-born Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958)

  • Wang Shu(王澍)

    b. 1963

    Chinese architect (b.1963)

  • Faye Wong(王菲)

    b. 1969

    Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

  • Benedict Wong(王汉斌)

    b. 1971

    British actor

  • Susi Susanti(王莲香)

    b. 1971

    Indonesian badminton player

  • Wang Junxia(王军霞)

    b. 1973

    Chinese long distance runner

  • Leehom Wang(王力宏)

    b. 1976

    Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

  • Wang Liqin(王励勤)

    b. 1978

    Chinese table tennis player

  • Wang Yaping(王亚平)

    b. 1980

    Chinese military pilot and astronaut

  • Wang Hao(王皓)

    b. 1983

    Chinese table tennis player

  • Yuja Wang(王羽佳)

    b. 1987

    Chinese pianist

  • Wang Qiang(王蔷)

    b. 1992

    Chinese female tennis player

  • Jackson Wang(王嘉尔)

    b. 1994

    Chinese rapper and singer (born 1994)

  • Dylan Wang(王鹤棣)

    b. 1998

    Chinese actor and singer (born 1998)

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29