Top Celebrity Names Starting With Zhang

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   Zhang Ziyi

   Age 33 Female
   

   Actress

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   Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses (四小花旦) in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun. With a string of Chinese and international hits to her name, she has worked with renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai, Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Lou Ye, Seijun Suzuki, Feng Xiaogang and Rob Marshall.… read more

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   Zhang Yimou

   Age 61 Male
   

   Film Director

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   Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum.… read more

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   Zhang Heng

   139 AD Male
   

   Astronomer, Politician, Mathematician

   
   

   Zhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, cartographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan. He lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) of China. He was educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, and began his career as a minor civil servant in Nanyang. Eventually, he became Chief Astronomer, Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages, and then Palace Attendant at the imperial court.… read more

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   Zhang Liyin

   Age 23 Female
   

   Singer

   
   

   Zhang Liyin, better known in South Korea as Jang Ri-in, is a Chinese solo singer active in China and South Korea. Subject to much publicity, Zhang has been nicknamed the "Chinese BoA" and the next leader of the Korean wave. She speaks both Mandarin, which is her first language, and moderate Korean, and has released singles in both Korea and China, singing in both languages. Her fan club color is Gold and her fans call themselves "Chocolate".… read more

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   Zhang Jizhong

   Age 61 Male
   

   Film Director

   
   

   Zhang Jizhong is a Chinese film producer, director, teacher, and writer. He is known as one of the more prominent television producers in China. His best known productions include the CCTV adaptations of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, namely Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin, as well as adaptations of Louis Cha's wuxia novels.… read more

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   Zhang Ruimin

   Age 63 Male
   

   Businessman

   
   

   Zhang Ruimin is a Chinese businessman and chief executive officer of Haier Group. He is considered as one of the most influential and respected business figures in Asia for his work in turning a little-known, bankrupt refrigerator manufacturer into the world's fourth-largest white appliances company.… read more

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   Zhang Zuolin

   1875 - 1928 Male
   

   President of the Republic of China

   
   

   Zhang Zuolin (simplified Chinese: 张作霖; traditional Chinese: 張作霖; pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín; Wade–Giles: Chang Tso-lin; was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928 . He successfully invaded China proper in October 1924 in the Second Zhili-Fengtian War. He gained control of Peking, including China's internationally recognized government, in April 1926. The economy of Manchuria, the basis of Zhang's power, was overtaxed by his adventurism and collapsed in the winter of 1927-1928.… read more

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   Zhang Hongbao

   1954 - 2006 Male
   

   Founder, Businessman

   
   

   Zhang Hongbao was the founder and spiritual leader of Zhong Gong, a qigong-based system of practices and beliefs. He was also a wealthy businessman, and a self-proclaimed leader of the Chinese democracy movement. He died in a motor vehicle accident in Arizona in July 2006. After his death, no significant activity by Zhong Gong has been reported.… read more

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   Zhang Chu

   Age 43 Male
   

   Musician

   
   

   Zhang Chu is a Chinese musician who was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Lauded by many as "the most lonesome singer-poet", Zhang Chu has remained a prominent figure on Chinese rock scene despite not releasing a new album since 1997. In fact, his lyrics continues to be quoted frequently by a whole new generation of Chinese youth to this day, though few seem to truly grasp its meaning.… read more

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    Zhang Yue

    663 AD - 730 AD Male
    

    Chancellor

    
    

    Zhang Yue, courtesy name Daoji (道濟) or Yuezhi (說之), formally Duke Wenzhen of Yan (燕文貞公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as a chancellor three separate stints during the reigns of Emperor Ruizong and Emperor Xuanzong.… read more

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    Zhang Hongtu

    Age 69 Male
    

    Medium, Authority

    
    

    Zhang Hongtu is a Chinese artist based in New York. Zhang was born in Pingliang. He works in a variety of media such as painting, sculpture, collage, ceramics, digital imaging and installation. His work explores the freedom to criticize the Chinese authorities afforded to an artist living in the West. He studied at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in Beijing.… read more

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    Zhang Liang

    Male
    

    Statesman

    
    

    Note: In this article, to distinguish between the Han state of the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty, the former will be referred to as "Hán" while "Han" will be reserved for the latter. For other people named Zhang Liang, see Zhang Liang. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.… read more

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    Zhang Quanyi

    852 AD - 926 AD Male
    

    Warlord Credited For Rebuilding the City of Luoyang From Utter Destruction

    
    

    Zhang Quanyi (852 – April 29, 926), né Zhang Juyan (張居言) or Zhang Yan (張言), known as Zhang Zongshi (張宗奭) during Later Liang Dynasty, courtesy name Guowei (國維), formally Prince Zhongsu of Qi (齊忠肅王), was a late Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty warlord who later was a senior official during the succeeding Later Liang Dynasty and Later Tang Dynasty. He was credited for rebuilding the city of Luoyang from utter destruction from the warfares in the late Tang period into a prosperous city.… read more

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    Zhang Jun

    904 AD Male
    

    Chancellor

    
    

    Zhang Jun (died January 20, 904), courtesy name Yuchuan (禹川), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Xizong's brother Emperor Zhaozong. Early in Emperor Zhaozong's reign, Zhang was a major advocate for the imperial campaign to regain power from the regional warlords, but was removed after commanding a disastrous campaign against Li Keyong and forced into retirement.… read more

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    Zhang Shuai

    Age 23 Female
    

    Tennis Player

    
    

    Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. As of October 4, 2010, she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.

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    Zhang Qian

    200 BC - 2012 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Zhang Qian was an imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dynasty. He was the first official diplomat to bring back reliable information about Central Asia to the Chinese imperial court, then under Emperor Wu of Han, and played an important pioneering role in the Chinese colonization and conquest of the region now known as Xinjiang. Today Zhang Qian's travels are associated with the major route of transcontinental trade, the Silk Road.… read more

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    Zhang Fei

    167 AD - 221 AD Male
    

    General

    
    

    Zhang Fei was a military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.