Weng (surname)

Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation, Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation, or Ong based on its Hokkien pronunciation.

Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria

Notable people

Weng

• Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician
• Weng Cheng-yi, Taiwanese mechanical engineer
• Weng Fanggang (1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
• Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese male badminton player
• Weng Li-you (born 1975), Taiwanese singer
• Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
• Weng Wenhao (1889-1971), Chinese geologist and politician
• Weng Weng (1957–1992), Filipino actor and martial artist
• William Weng (1907–1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor
• Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician

Ong

• Alex Ong Boon Hau (翁文豪; born 1951), Malaysian painter
• Ong Chit Chung (翁执中; 1949-2008), Singaporean politician
• Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim
• Ong Schan Tchow (翁占秋; 1900-1945), Chinese artist
• Ong Tee Keat (翁诗杰; born 1956), Malaysian politician
• Ong Yoke Lin (翁毓麟; 1917-2010), Malaysian politician

Ang

• Andrew Ang (翁安得烈, born 1946), former Singaporean supreme court judge
• Muljadi (born Ang Tjin Siang 翁振祥; 1942-2010), Indonesian businessman
• Tahir (born Ang Tjoen Ming 翁俊民; born 1952), Indonesian businessman

Ng

• Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (翁清海; born 1975), Singaporean actor, martial artist and businessman

Ongg

• Judy Ongg (翁倩玉; born 1950), Taiwanese-Japanese singer

Oung

• Andrew Oung (翁大銘; 1950-2015), Taiwanese politician

Ueng

• Ueng Ming-yih (翁明義; born 1952), Taiwanese skier

Yung

• Barbara Yung (翁美玲; 1959-1985), Hong Kong actress
• Philip Yung (翁子光), Hong Kong film director
• Yvonne Yung (翁虹; born 1968), Chinese actress
• Yuk L. Yung (翁玉林), professor at the California Institute of Technology

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