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~~{{Expand Chinese}}{{Short description|Pinyin romanization of several common Chinese surnames}}~~

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| romanization = Wáng ~~({{IPAc-cmn|wang|2}})~~ (Mandarin) [[Wong (surname)|Wong]] (Hong Kong, Macau, Cantonese, Hakka) Wung (Shanghainese) [[Ong (surname)|Ong]]~~, Bong, Whang~~, Ung~~, Whong, Ooi~~ ([[Hokkien]]) [[Heng (surname)|Heng]] (Teochew) Uōng (Gan) Wang (Korean) Ō (Japanese) Vang, Uang, Vaaj (Hmong) Vương (Vietnamese) Heng (Thai)

| pronunciation = Wáng ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] [[Pinyin]]) Wong4 ([[Cantonese]] [[Jyutping]]) Ông ([[Hokkien]] [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī]])

~~| pronunciation = Wong (Cantonese)~~

| language = Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Thai, Cantonese, Mandarin

| languageorigin = [[Old Chinese]]

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'''Wang''' ({{IPAc-en|w|ɑː|ŋ}}) is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the common [[Chinese surname]]s '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|王}}}}''' (''Wáng~~'') and '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|汪}}}}''' (''Wāng~~'').~~{{efn|Though Wāng is sometimes used as a separate surname, with 汪 not romanized to Wang. See ''[[Wāng]]''.}}~~ It is currently the [[list of common Chinese surnames|most common surname]] in Mainland China, asone ~~well as~~of the most common ~~surname~~surnames in ~~the world~~Asia, with more than 107 million ~~worldwide~~in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous [[Hundred Family Surnames]].<ref name="Eastday">"[http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html {{lang|zh|公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓有9288万人}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115438/http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |date=2016-03-04 }} [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012.{{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=公安部发布去年全国姓名报告，"王、李、张"姓排前三|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2927573|access-date=2020-10-19|archive-date=2022-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508075336/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2927573|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

~~{{Infobox surname~~

~~| name = Wāng~~

~~| image = [[File:汪姓 - 楷体.svg|175px]]~~

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| pronunciation = Wāng ({{IPAc-cmn|wang|1}}) (Mandarin) Wong (Cantonese) Wung (Shanghainese) Ong, Ang ([[Hokkien]]) Waung (North American) Wang (Korean) Uông (Vietnamese) Whung

~~| language = Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese~~

~~| languageorigin = Chinese~~

~~| origin =~~

~~| derivation =~~

~~| meaning = "Vast"~~

~~| variant = Ang, Vang, Waung, Wong, Wung, Vong, Vung~~

~~| cognate =~~

~~| derivative =~~

~~| seealso =~~

~~| family =~~

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A separate surname '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|汪}}}}''' (''[[Wāng]]'') is also romanized as Wang.

▲'''Wang''' ({{IPAc-en|w|ɑː|ŋ}}) is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the common [[Chinese surname]]s '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|王}}}}''' (''Wáng'') and '''{{lang|zh|{{linktext|汪}}}}''' (''Wāng'').{{efn|Though Wāng is sometimes used as a separate surname, with 汪 not romanized to Wang. See ''[[Wāng]]''.}} It is currently the [[list of common Chinese surnames|most common surname]] in Mainland China, as well as the most common surname in the world, with more than 107 million worldwide. It is the 8th name listed in the famous [[Hundred Family Surnames]].<ref name="Eastday">"[http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html {{lang|zh|公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓有9288万人}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115438/http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html |date=2016-03-04 }} [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012.{{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=公安部发布去年全国姓名报告，"王、李、张"姓排前三|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2927573|access-date=2020-10-19|archive-date=2022-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508075336/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2927573|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Population and distribution==

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Wang {{lang|zh|王}} is the Chinese word for "king". William Baxter and Laurent Sagart reconstructed the [[Old Chinese]] form of Wáng as ''{{Old Chinese|ɢʷaŋ|3=}}'' and the [[Middle Chinese language|Middle Chinese]] as ''hjwang''.<ref name="BaxSag">Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. ''{{cite web |url= http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |title= Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927141238/http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |archive-date= 2013-09-27 }} {{small|(1.93 MB)}}'', p. 48. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.</ref>

The modern bearers of the name Wang come from many different backgrounds, but there are four principal origins of the modern surname: [[Zi (surname)|Zi]], [[JiJī (surname)|Ji]], [[Gui (ancestral surname)|Gui]], and the adoption of the name from ethnic groups outside the [[Han Chinese]].<ref>[http://www.yutopian.com/names/04/4wang1.html Origin of the surname Wang, Wong, Ong, Heng] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212192814/http://www.yutopian.com/names/04/4wang1.html |date=2007-02-12 }}.</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2020}}

===House of Zi===

The most ancient family name of Wang was originated from the surname [[Zi (surname)|Zi]] (子). The Chinese legend mentions that near the end of [[Shang ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]], [[King Zhou of Shang]]'s uncle [[Bi Gan]], [[Ji Zi]], and [[Wei Zi]] were called "The Three Kindhearted Men of Shang". King Zhou was violent in his rule, and Bi Gan repeatedly remonstrated to the king regarding his behavior. The king shunned his comments and killed Bi Gan instead. Bi's descendants used Wang as their surname as they are descendants of a prince and were known as "The Bi clan of the Wang family".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/008.htm |title=greatchinese.com - Hundred Family's Surnames: Wang entry (under paragraph 3 says Wang is the descendants of Prince Bi Gan) |access-date=2007-02-25 |archive-date=2007-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208125620/http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/008.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2020}} The Zi clan has existed for about 3100 years through [[Qin ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]] to [[Tang ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]] and exists today. The Zi clan of Wang lived predominantly in modern-day [[Henan]]{{where|date=June 2020}} during these times and developed into the famous Wang family of [[Ji Prefecture (Shandong)|Ji prefecture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/9523/2006/04/29/421@1024490_4.htm |title=Tracing of the Ancestry: under paragraph 1 |access-date=2007-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312164945/http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/9523/2006/04/29/421@1024490_4.htm |archive-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===House of Ji===

More Wang were originated from the royal family of [[Zhou ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]]. The original surname of the royal family of Zhou ~~Dynasty~~dynasty was [[Ji Clan|Ji (姬)]]. However, many of them have separated out of the family due to the loss of power and land. Because they once belonged to the royal family, they used Wang as their surname. This family of Wang traced its ancestry to Wang Ziqiao.<ref>[http://www.sxwjdy.com/english/dyyl/ziqiao.html Wang Ziqiao] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023171749/http://www.sxwjdy.com/english/dyyl/ziqiao.html |date=2007-10-23 }}</ref>

According to the classical records, after [[King Wu of Zhou]] defeated the [[Shang ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]], he established the [[Western Zhou ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]]. During the reign of the 21st king, [[King Ling of Zhou]] (571 - 545 BCE), the capital was in [[Chengzhou]], which is the present day [[Luoyang]], [[Henan]]. A son of King Ling, Wangzi Qiao or Prince Qiao, was reduced to civilian status due to his remonstration to the king. His son [[Zong Jin]] remained as a [[Situ (office)|Situ]] in the palace, and because of the people at the time recognized him as the descendant of the royal family, they called his family the "Wang family".<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200601/16/eng20060116_235847.html Chinese surname history: Wang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213182450/http://english.people.com.cn/200601/16/eng20060116_235847.html |date=2006-02-13 }}, under paragraph 2</ref>

Another origin is that the surname is from Crown Prince Jin, son of King Ling of Zhou of the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Jin criticized plans to divert the Gu and Luo rivers and was disinherited by his father. His descendants adopted the surname Wang in commemoration of his royal status.<ref>Oxford Dictionary</ref>

In other cases, the name can also be traced back to [[Tian He]], who usurped the throne of the [[Qi (state)|Qi]] in 391 BC. After the annihilation of Qi by Qin in 221 BC, some descendants of nobles of Qi adopted the surname Wang in commemoration of royal ancestry.

Wang was also used as a surname by descendants of royal families in certain other states, like [[Wei (state)|Wei]], during the Warring States period.

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In some families, this surname is traced back to ancestors who either were endowed with it by an emperor or changed their original surname, claiming royal status.{{which|date=June 2020}}

During the Tang dynasty the Li clan of Zhaojun {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:赵郡李氏|赵郡李氏]]}}, the [[Cui clan of Boling]] {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:博陵崔氏|博陵崔氏]]}}, the [[Cui clan of Qinghe]] {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:清河崔氏|清河崔氏]]}}, the [[Lu clan of Fanyang]] {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:范陽盧氏|范陽盧氏]]}}, the [[Zheng clan of Xingyang]] {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:荥阳郑氏|荥阳郑氏]]}}, the [[Wang clan of Taiyuan]] {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:太原王氏|太原王氏]]}}, and the Li clan of Longxi {{lang|zh|[[w:zh:隴西李氏|隴西李氏]]}} were the seven noble families between whom marriage was banned by law.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://history.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/slides/Dissertation.pdf |title=p. 67. |access-date=2016-05-05 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220551/http://history.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/slides/Dissertation.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Moriya Mitsuo wrote a history of the Later Han-Tang period of the Taiyuan Wang. Among the strongest families was the Taiyuan Wang.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Zürcher (Milchfecker): Eine nicht alltägliche Stimme aus der Emmentaler-Käsereipraxis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vs8UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA351|year=1830|publisher=Brill Archive|pages=351–|id=GGKEY:WD42J45TCZZ|access-date=2016-10-09|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212520/https://books.google.com/books?id=vs8UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA351|url-status=live}}</ref> The prohibition on marriage between the clans issued in 659 by the Gaozong Emperor was flouted by the seven families since a woman of the Boling Cui married a member of the Taiyuan Wang, giving birth to the poet Wang Wei.<ref name="WangBarnstone1991">{{cite book|author1=Wei Wang|author2=Tony Barnstone|author3=Willis Barnstone|author4=Haixin Xu|title=Laughing Lost in the Mountains: Poems of Wang Wei|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DeXknnCh6XcC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PR27|year=1991|publisher=UPNE|isbn=978-0-87451-564-0|pages=xxvii–xxviii|access-date=2020-10-29|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212515/https://books.google.com/books?id=DeXknnCh6XcC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PR27|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the son of Wang Chulian who in turn was the son of Wang Zhou.<ref name="Yang2007">{{cite book|author=Jingqing Yang|title=The Chan Interpretations of Wang Wei's Poetry: A Critical Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQsw57Ymb5oC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA16|year=2007|publisher=Chinese University Press|isbn=978-962-996-232-6|pages=16–|access-date=2020-10-29|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212511/https://books.google.com/books?id=yQsw57Ymb5oC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA16|url-status=live}}</ref>

The marriages between the families were performed clandestinely after the prohibition was implemented on the seven families by Gaozong.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Study of Yuan Zhen's Life and Verse 809--810: Two Years that Shaped His Politics and Prosody|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yycr0r-OVcwC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA65|year=2008|isbn=978-0-549-80334-8|pages=65–}}</ref> The Zhou dynasty King Ling's son Prince Jin is assumed by most to be the ancestor of the Taiyuan Wang.<ref name="Warner2003">{{cite book|author=Ding Xiang Warner|title=A Wild Deer Amid Soaring Phoenixes: The Opposition Poetics of Wang Ji|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DzvtwHvhSDMC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA156|year=2003|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2669-7|pages=156–|access-date=2020-10-29|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212538/https://books.google.com/books?id=DzvtwHvhSDMC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA156|url-status=live}}</ref> The Longmen Wang were a cadet line of the Zhou dynasty descended Taiyuan Wang, and Wang Yan and his grandson Wang Tong hailed from his cadet line.<ref name="Warner2014">{{cite book|author=Ding Xiang Warner|title=Transmitting Authority: Wang Tong (ca. 584–617) and the Zhongshuo in Medieval China's Manuscript Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mmi7AwAAQBAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA98|date=15 May 2014|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-27633-8|pages=98–|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212811/https://books.google.com/books?id=mmi7AwAAQBAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA98|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Buddhist monks and scholars hailed from the Wang family of Taiyuan such as the monk Tanqian.<ref name="Chen2002">{{cite book|author=Jinhua Chen|title=Monks and monarchs, kinship and kingship: Tanqian in Sui Buddhism and politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24kkAQAAIAAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan|year=2002|publisher=Scuola italiana di studi sull'Asia orientale|isbn=978-4-900793-21-7|pages=34, 36|access-date=2016-10-09|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212830/https://books.google.com/books?id=24kkAQAAIAAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wang family of Taiyuan included Wang Huan.<ref name="Moore2004">{{cite book|author=Oliver J. Moore|title=Rituals Of Recruitment In Tang China: Reading An Annual Programme In The Collected Statements By Wang Dingbao (870-940)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL42xGE3VB8C&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA35|date=1 January 2004|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-13937-0|pages=35–|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212814/https://books.google.com/books?id=vL42xGE3VB8C&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA35|url-status=live}}</ref> Their status as "Seven Great surnames" became known during Gaozong's rule.<ref name="Nienhauser2010">{{cite book|author=William H. Nienhauser|title=Tang Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hja49dTBtGkC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA78|year=2010|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=978-981-4287-28-9|pages=78–|access-date=2020-10-29|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212822/https://books.google.com/books?id=hja49dTBtGkC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA78|url-status=live}}</ref> The Taiyuan Wang family produced Wang Jun who served under [[Emperor Huai of Jin]].<ref name="KnechtgesChang2010">{{cite book|author1=David R. Knechtges|author2=Taiping Chang|title=Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.I): A Reference Guide, Part One|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mED9Vx10WokC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA544|date=10 September 2010|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-19127-3|pages=544–|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726213033/https://books.google.com/books?id=mED9Vx10WokC&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA544|url-status=live}}</ref> A Fuzhou-based section of the Taiyuan Wang produced the Buddhist monk [[Baizhang Huaihai|Baizhang]].<ref name="HeineWright2010">{{cite book|author1=Steven Heine|author2=Dale Wright|title=Zen Masters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CxwAgAAQBAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA4|date=22 April 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-971008-9|pages=4–|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726213118/https://books.google.com/books?id=_CxwAgAAQBAJ&q=Taiyuan+wang+clan&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref>

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The surname Wang has a [[Goguryeo]] origin and was the royal surname of [[Goryeo]] dynasty which was founded by [[Taejo of Goryeo|Wang Geon]]. It is said that when [[Goryeo]] fell, many changed their surname to [[Jeon (Korean surname)|Jeon]] (全) / [[Jeon (Korean surname)|Jeon]] (田) / Ok (玉) to avoid severe persecution from the succeeding [[Joseon ~~Dynasty~~dynasty]]. The [[Kaesong]] Wang [[bon-gwan|lineage]] traces its ancestry to the [[Goryeo]] rulers.

====Japan====

Ō ({{lang-ja|王}}) is a rare [[Japanese name]], mostly held by those of Chinese descent, such as the baseball player [[Sadaharu Oh]] (王貞治), also known as Wang Chen-chih, as well as Go player, [[Ō Rissei]] (王立誠).

===Southeast Asia===

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===Europe===

====Scandinavia====

Wang is also an unrelated surname in [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]]. It is a variant spelling of the name Vang which is derived from the Old Norse word ''vangr'', meaning field or meadow.

====Germany and Netherlands====

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* [[Charles Wang (physician)]] ({{lang|zh|王志偉/王志伟}}), Chinese physician and lawyer

* [[Wang Changyuan]] ({{lang|zh|王昌元}}), Chinese guzheng performer and composer

* [[Wang Jiujiang]] ({{lang|zh|王久江}}), Sichuanese painter▼

* [[Wang Chunchen]] ({{lang|zh|王春辰}}), Chinese art historian, curator, and critic

* [[Wang Churan]] ({{lang|zh|王楚然}}), Chinese actress

* [[Wang Daiyu]] ({{lang|zh|王岱輿/王岱舆}}), Chinese Hanafi-Maturidi scholar

* [[Wang Dan (dissident)|Wang Dan]] ({{lang|zh|王丹}}), Chinese activist, leader of the Chinese democracy movement

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* [[Wang Huning]] ({{lang|zh|王沪宁}}), Chinese politician

* [[Wang Jiexi]] ({{lang|zh|王洁曦}}), Chinese actor

▲* [[Wang Jiujiang]] ({{lang|zh|王久江}}), Sichuanese painter

* [[Wang Jun (businessman)|Wang Jun]] ({{lang|zh|王軍/王军}}), Chinese businessman

* [[Wang Jun (politician)|Wang Jun]] ({{lang|zh|王君}}), Chinese politician

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* [[Wang Shiwei]] ({{lang|zh|王實味/王实味}}), Chinese journalist and literary writer

* [[Wang Shizhen (Beiyang government)|Wang Shizhen]] ({{lang|zh|王士珍}}), Chinese general and politician

* [[~~Taddeo~~ Wang ~~Yuesheng~~Shun]] (~~born 1966~~{{lang|zh|汪顺}}), Chinese ~~Catholic~~competitive ~~bishop~~swimmer

* [[Taddeo Wang Yuesheng]], Chinese Catholic bishop

* [[Wang Tao (19th century)|Wang Tao]] ({{lang|zh|王韜/王韬}}), Chinese translator, reformer, political columnist, newspaper publisher and fiction writer

* [[Wang Xiaobo]] ({{lang|zh|王小波}}), Chinese novelist and essayist

* [[Wang Xuan (computer scientist)|Wang Xuan]] ({{lang|zh|王選/王选}}), Chinese computer scientist

* [[Wang Yan (gymnast)|Wang Yan]] ({{lang|zh|王妍}}), Chinese Olympic gymnast

* [[Wang Yang (high jumper)|Yang Wang]] ~~(born 1989)~~, Chinese high jumper

* [[Boa (wrestler)|Wang Yanbo]] ({{lang|zh|王彦博|王彥博}}), Chinese professional wrestler

* [[Wang Yaowu]] ({{lang|zh|王耀武}}), Chinese high-ranking KMT general

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* [[Wang Zhizhi]] ({{lang|zh|王治郅}}), Chinese former professional basketball player

* [[Wang Zhongshu]] ({{lang|zh|王仲殊}}), Chinese archaeologist

* [[Wang Zisai]] (~~born 2006~~{{lang|zh|王梓赛}}), Chinese ~~athlete~~trampoline gymnast▼

▲* [[Wang Zisai]] (born 2006), Chinese athlete

===Taiwan===

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* [[Wang Mei-hua]] ({{lang|zh|王美花}}), former Vice Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China

* [[Wang Yu-chi]] ({{lang|zh|王郁琦}}), former Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (2012–2015)

* [[Wang Yu-yun]] ({{lang|zh|王玉雲/王玉云}}), former ~~Mayor~~mayor of Kaohsiung City (1973–1981)

===Hong Kong===

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* [[Ong Teng Cheong]] ({{lang|zh|王鼎昌}}), Former President of the Republic of Singapore

*[[Heng Swee Keat]] (王瑞杰), Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore

* [[Ong Ye Kung]] ({{lang|zh|王乙康}}), Singaporean politician

* [[Daniel Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王盟友}}), Singaporean businessman, radio DJ and television host

* [[David Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王金发}}), Former Singaporean member of parliament

* [[Peter Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王文辉}}), Government official in Singapore; Head of Civil Service

* [[Thomas Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王沺裁}}), Singaporean actor, television host and businessman

* [[Xavier Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王胜宇}}), Singaporean actor

* [[Wang Yuqing]] ({{lang|zh|王昱清}}), Singaporean actor

* [[Ong Eng Guan]] ({{lang|zh|王永元}}), Singaporean politician

* [[Ong Keng Sen]] ({{lang|zh|王景生}}), Singaporean director of the theatre group TheatreWorks

* [[Ong Keng Yong]] ({{lang|zh|王景荣}}), Singaporean diplomat

* [[Ong Kim Seng]] ({{lang|zh|王金成}}), Singaporean artist

* [[Anthea Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王丽婷}}), former Singaporean Nominated Member of Parliament

* [[Ong Pang Boon]] ({{lang|zh|王邦文}}), former Singaporean politician

* [[Remy Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王雷明}}), Singaporean bowler

* [[Ong Soh Khim]] ({{lang|zh|王素琴}}), former Singaporean Nominated Member of Parliament

* [[Ong Teck Chin]] ({{lang|zh|王德进}}), Singaporean educator

* [[Melvyn Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王赐吉}}), Singapore army general and the current Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces

* [[Glenn Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王书佳}}), Singaporean radio DJ

* [[Olivia Ong]] ({{lang|zh|王俪婷}}), Singaporean singer and actress

* [[Wang Sa]] ({{lang|zh|王沙}}), Singaporean comedian

* [[Wang Weiliang]] ({{lang|zh|王伟良}}), Singaporean actor and singer

* [[Ong Yeow Tian]] {{lang|zh|王耀添}}, Singaporean convicted killer

* [[Wang Xiuyun]] ({{lang|zh|王秀云}}), Singaporean actress

===Korea===

* [[Wang Bit-na]] ({{lang|ko|왕빛나}}, {{lang|zh|王嫔娜}}), actress and model

* [[Wang Geon]] ({{lang|ko|왕건}}, {{lang|zh|王建}}), founder of the royal family, the [[House of Wang]] of the Goryeo ~~Dynasty~~dynasty

* [[Wang Jeung-hun]] ({{lang|ko|왕정훈}})~~, born 1995~~, professional golfer

* [[~~Jun~~Wang Ji-~~hyun~~hye]] (~~born Wang Ji-hyun;~~ {{lang|ko|~~왕지현~~왕지혜}}, {{lang|zh|王智賢慧}}), actress ~~and model~~

* [[~~Wang~~Jun Ji-~~won~~hyun]] (born Wang Ji-hyun; {{lang|ko|~~왕지원~~왕지현}}, {{lang|zh|王智媛賢}}), actress and ~~ballet~~model ~~dancer~~

* [[Wang Ji-won]] ({{lang|ko|왕지원}}, {{lang|zh|王智媛}}), actress and ballet dancer

* [[Wang Ki-Chun]] ({{lang|ko|왕기춘}}, {{lang|zh|王機春}}), judo world champion

* [[Wang Seok-hyeon]] ({{lang|ko|왕석현}}, {{lang|zh|王晳鉉}}), actor

* [[Yoo Sun]] (born Wang Yoo-sun; {{lang|ko|왕유선}}, {{lang|zh|王裕善}}), actress

===In non-Asian countries===

====Australia====

* [[Beverley Wang]], radio broadcaster and producer

====Austria====

*[[Mindy Meng Wang]], composer and player of the [[Guzheng#Modern music|Guzheng]]

* [[Cilli Wang]], dancer and performer

====Canada====

* Jeremy Wang (born 1991), better known by his pseudonym [[Disguised Toast]], streamer and Internet personality

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* [[Sølvi Wang]], singer, actress and comedian

====United States====

* [[Amy Wang]], American table tennis player

* [[An-Ming Wang]], composer

* [[Angela Wang]], figure skater

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== Fictional people ==

* [[Evelyn Quan Wang]], character from ''[[Everything Everywhere All At Once]]'' (2022)

* Joy Wang, character from ''Everything Everywhere All At Once'' (2022)

* Lo Wang, character from video game ''[[Shadow Warrior]]''