Jiang (surname)

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Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:

1. 江, Jiāng
2. 蔣 (traditional) or 蒋 (simplified), Jiǎng
3. 姜, Jiāng

Contents 1 Branches 2 Famous people surnamed 江: 3 Famous people surnamed 蔣/蒋/장: 4 Famous people surnamed 姜/강: 5 References

[edit] Branches

Branches of surname Jiangs include Zhang^[1], Lü^[2], Qiu^[3] and Shen^[4].

[edit] Famous people surnamed 江:

• Jiang Qing(江青), the third wife of Mao Zedong (realname: Li Jin 李近)
• Jiang Zemin, PRC leader
• March Fong Eu (江月桂), first Asian American woman elected to state constitutional office in US

[edit] Famous people surnamed 蔣/蒋/장:

• Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China Chinese Nationalist Party, Director General
• Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China Chinese Nationalist Party, Chairman
• Chiang Wei-kuo, adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek and ROC politician
• Chiang Wei-shui, Taiwanese colonial resistance movement advocate
• Jiang Bingzhi, author better known as Ding Ling
• Jiang Menglin, Chinese educator
• Jiang Tingxi, painter
• Jiang Wan, Shu Han official
• Jiang Yanyong, Chinese physician

[edit] Famous people surnamed 姜/강:

• Jiang Ziya, Zhou dynasty
• Jiang Kui, composer

[edit] References