Chen (surname)

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Template:Infobox surname Chen (Template:IPAc-cmn) is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Singapore (2000).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Chen was listed 10th in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Féng Chén Chǔ Wèi).

In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (e.g., Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong, and also found in Macau and Singapore. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. The spelling Tan usually comes from Southern Min dialects (e.g., Hokkien), while some Teochew dialect speakers use the spelling Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. Spellings based on Wu include Zen and Tchen. There are many spellings based on its Hainanese pronunciations, including Dan, Seng, and Sin.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book Hainanese Transliteration Scheme: Template:Transliteration or Template:Transliteration The Hainanese Transliteration Scheme is based on the prestige Wenchang dialect.</ref>

In Vietnam, this surname is read as Trần and is 2nd most common. In Thailand, this surname is the most common surname of Thai Chinese and is often pronounced according to Teochew dialect as Tang. In Cambodia, this surname is transliterated as Taing. In Japanese, the surname is transliterated Chin (ちん). In Korean it is transliterated Jin or Chin (진).

In Indonesia, many Chinese Indonesians who originally had this surname adopted the Indonesian surname Chandra, Hartanto, and other surnames with the prefix Tan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chen is 5th most common surname in mainland China, but 4th most common in the world due to the larger overseas population. With all its various spellings and pronunciations, there are around 80–100 million people surnamed 陳/陈 worldwide.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The surname Cheng (程) is sometimes romanized as Chen (e.g., John S. Chen). Another less common Chinese surname 諶/谌 (Shen) can also be romanized as Chen.<ref>"谌(諶) Shèn 名 姓。另见162页 chén。")Template:Cite book</ref>

Character

As well as being a surname, the Chinese character {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} can also mean 'to describe' or 'ancient'. It is a combination of the radical 阝 and the phonetic component 東/东.

History

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The Chen Clan Academy in Guangzhou, China

Chen descends from the legendary sage king Emperor Shun from around 2200 BC via the surname Gui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}).Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

A millennium after Emperor Shun, when King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou dynasty (Template:Circa), he enfeoffed his son-in-law Gui Man, also known as Duke Hu of Chen or Chen Hugong (陈胡公). Chen Hugong, a descendant of Emperor Shun, found the State of Chen in modern Huaiyang County, Henan Province.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn In 479 BC, Chen was absorbed by Chu and became the Chu capital. The people of Chen adopted the name of their former state as their surname.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

At the end of the Qin dynasty, Chen Sheng initiated the Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising that overthrew the Qin and paved the way for the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

During the Northern and Southern dynasties period (420–589), Chen Baxian established the Chen dynasty (557–589), the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties, which was eventually absorbed by the Sui dynasty.<ref>Book of Chen, vols. 1, 2.</ref><ref>History of Southern Dynasties, vol. 9.[1]</ref><ref>Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167.</ref>

During this period, the nomadic Xianbei people had systematically assimilated into China's agrarian culture and adopted Han Chinese surnames under the state directives of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. The Xianbei subjects whose surname of "侯莫陳" (Hóumòchén) were converted to "陳" (Chen).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Some descendants of Chen migrated to Vietnam (Dai Viet) and established the Trần dynasty, a golden age in Vietnam. Their original home was Fujian, and they migrated under Trần Kinh (陳京 Chén Jīng). Trần Thái Tông (陈太宗 Chen Taizong) became the founding emperor of the Tran dynasty, and his descendants would rule Vietnam for more than a century, expanding Vietnam's territory and promoting developments in language, chu nom, culture, and art. Certain members of the clan could still speak Chinese, like when a Yuan dynasty envoy had a meeting with the Chinese-speaking Tran Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn in 1282.<ref>Taylor 2013, p. 120.</ref><ref>Taylor 2013, p. 103.</ref><ref>ed. Hall 2008, p. 159.</ref><ref>eds. Dutton & Werner & Whitmore 2013 .</ref><ref>Gunn 2011, p. 112.</ref><ref>Embree & Lewis 1988, p. 190.</ref><ref>Woodside 1971, p. 8.</ref>

During the Yuan–Ming transition, Chen Youliang founded the Chen Han dynasty, which helped overthrow Yuan rule and pave the way for the Ming dynasty.<ref>《明史》</ref>Template:Full citation needed

In the 20th century, Chen Duxiu cofounded the Chinese Communist Party and became its first general secretary, but was eventually expelled from the party and condemned by Mao due to advocating Trotskyism.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Distribution

Chen is the 5th most common surname in mainland China (around 70 million) and 4th most common in the world (around 80–100 million, including all its variants like Chan, Tan, Tran).

A 2013 study found that it was the 5th most common surname, shared by 61,300,000 people or 4.610% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.<ref>中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013</ref>

According to 2018 census, it was 5th most common in mainland China at around 63 million, but 4th most common surname in the world with 80–100 million people. It is the most common Chinese surname overseas.<ref name=":0" />

In 2019 Chen was again the fifth most common surname in mainland China. It is the most common surname in the southern provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hong Kong has around 700,000 using the spelling "Chan" and 61,000 using the spelling "Chen", so in total around 700,000–800,000 Chen (陈), which ranks first in Hong Kong.

In Thailand, last names are more unique therefore the Chinese last name Chen ranks 2nd with 88,000 and with an incidence of 1 to 900.

There are 187,000 Chens in the US, as of 2014. It is the 30th most common last name in California where there are 70,000. 11,300 in Texas, 6,800 Illinois, 5,900 Maryland. New Jersey was undercounted with data missing; New York had 5,400.

In Canada there are 32,900 Chens; 16,600 Ontario and 11,000 British Columbia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chen is usually one of the top 5 common Asian last names and top 3 most common Chinese in the US.

Other pronunciations and transliteration

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Chen family ancestral temple, in Xiazai Village, Cangnan County, Zhejiang

Notable people surnamed 陳 / 陈

This list includes Chen, Chan, Chin, Tran, Tan, Tang and other common spellings of 陈

Historical figures

  • Chen Baxian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), also known as Emperor Wu of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), founding emperor of the Chen dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
  • Chen Biao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  • Chen Bozong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), also known as Emperor Fei of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), third emperor of the Chen dynasty
  • Chen Cheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Ming diplomat known for his overland journeys into Central Asia
  • Chen Dao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
  • Chen De'an ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), also known Śramaṇa Zhiyi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), fourth patriarch of the Tiantai school in Chinese Buddhism
  • Chen Deng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 204–237), military general and politician of the late Eastern Han dynasty
  • Chen Di ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Ming philologist, strategist, and traveler
  • Chen Gong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), advisor to the warlord Lu Bu during the late Eastern Han dynasty
  • Chen Hongmou ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1696–1771), Qing official, scholar and philosopher, widely regarded as a model official of the Qing dynasty.
  • Chen Huacheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1776–1842), Jiangnan admiral, the highest rank in the Qing Imperial Navy and was regarded as a national hero
  • Chen Hugong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), also known as Duke Hu of Chen, founder for the State of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) during the Zhou dynasty
  • Chen Hui / Chen Yi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 602–664), also known as Master Xuanzang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator, known for his epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism and the travelogue of his journey to India during the Tang dynasty period
  • Chen Jiao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Empress Chen of Wu (孝武陳皇后) and the first wife of Emperor Wu of Han
  • Chen Li ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1810–1882), Qing scholar of the evidential research school, known for his contributions to historical Chinese phonology
  • Chen Li ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), second and last emperor of Chen Han in late Yuan dynasty, and founded Yangsan Jin clan in Korea
  • Chen Lin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Ming general and navy admiral, commander-in-chief of the Battle of Noryang and led Ming Navy to win the Imjin War, founder of Gwangdong Jin clan in Korea
  • Chen Lin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Eastern Han official, scholar and poet, one of the "Seven Scholars of Jian'an"
  • Chen Menglei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Qing scholar-writer, also the chief editor and compiler of the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China
  • Chen Ping ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), chancellor of the early Western Han dynasty and adviser of Emperor Gaozu of Han
  • Chen Qun ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), official of Cao Wei during Three Kingdoms period and initiated the nine-rank system for civil service nomination
  • Chen Tanqian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Emperor Wen of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), second emperor of the Chen dynasty
  • Chen Sheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising, the first uprising against the Qin dynasty
  • Chen Shi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
  • Chen Shou ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 233–297), historian and author in the early Jin dynasty, best known for his historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Chen Shubao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), also known as Houzhu of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), fifth and last emperor of the Chen dynasty
  • Chen Shuda ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), imperial prince of the Chen dynasty and chancellor of the Tang dynasty
  • Chen Tai ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general and official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
  • Chen Tang (general) ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general of the Western Han dynasty, famous during the Han–Xiongnu War
  • Chen Tianbao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), former fisherman turned navy commander of the Tay Son dynasty in Vietnam
  • Chen Tuan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), regarded as a Taoist Immortal, who created and used sleeping qigong methods of internal alchemical cultivation, and also a grand martial artist who created the Liuhebafa technique
  • Chen Wangting ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}};1580–1660), commander of the Wen County garrison during the late Ming dynasty, who founded Chen-style tai chi
  • Chen Weisong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1626–1682), first of the great Ci and Pianwen poets during the Qing dynasty, leader and founder of the Yangxian poetry school
  • Chen Wenlong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1232–1277), scholarly general during the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, was later deified as City God of Fuzhou and Putian during the Ming dynasty
  • Chen Wu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), military general who served under the warlord Sun Ce and Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty
  • Chen Xu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Emperor Xuan of Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), fourth emperor of the Chen dynasty
  • Chen Yan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), governor ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) of the Fujian Circuit during the late Tang dynasty
  • Chen Youliang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), founding emperor of Chen Han in the late Yuan dynasty
  • Chen Yuanyuan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), leading figure in the Suzhou kunqu and concubine of Wu Sangui
  • Chen Zhaoyin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1047–1101), also known as Master Qingshui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Chan Buddhist monk during the Northern Song from Anxi County of Quanzhou and was worshipped as a deity in Southern Fujian region and among Chinese diaspora communities
  • Chen Zi'ang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), prominent poet and important advisor to the Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang dynasty, well known for his collection of thirty-eight poems "Ganyu" ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Chen Zhen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Minister of the Guards ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in Shu Han during Three Kingdoms period
  • Chen Zheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 616–677), military general of the Tang dynasty
  • Empress Chen / Empress Xiaojiesu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), first empress to the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty
  • Tan Goan-kong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 657–711), Tang military general and official who was honoured as the "Sacred Duke, founder of Zhangzhou"
  • Trần Cảnh ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1218–1277), also known as Trần Thái Tông ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), first emperor of the Trần dynasty and reigned Đại Việt (1226–1258)
  • Trần Ngỗi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1375–1410), also known as Giản Định Đế ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), founder and emperor of the Later Trần dynasty
  • Trần Quốc Tuấn ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1228–1300), royal prince, statesman and military commander during the Trần dynasty, managed to repelled two major Mongol invasions in the late 13th century, worshipped and revered as national hero
  • Trần Thừa ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1184–1234), head of the Trần clan and high-ranking mandarin during the Lý dynasty
  • Trần Thủ Độ ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1194–1264), Grand Chancellor and Regent of the Emperor during the Trần dynasty

Dynasties and states

  • Rulers of Chen (state) during the Zhou dynasty period ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), where Taoism originated
  • Rulers of the Chen dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Rulers of Chen Han during the late Yuan dynasty period ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Rulers of the Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt (also known as {{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Rulers of the Later Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})

Modern figures

Note: this list is primarily ordered by spelling of the surname, secondarily ordered by given name commonly used in English, regardless of name order.

Arts and Entertainment

  • Adia Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1971), Hong Kong singer and model
  • Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • Daniel Chan Hiu-tung ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1975), Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor
  • Danny Chan Pak-Keung ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1958–1993), Hong Kong actor, singer and composer
  • Eason Chan Yick Shun ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1974), Hong Kong actor and singer
  • Frankie Chan Fan-kei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1951), Hong Kong martial arts actor, director, producer and composer
  • Isabel Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1979), Chinese actress based in Hong Kong
  • Jordan Chan Siu-Chun ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1967), Hong Kong actor and singer
  • Kim Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1917–2008), Chinese-American actor and producer
  • Kit Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1972), Singaporean singer-songwriter
  • Monica Chan Fat-yung ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1966), Hong Kong actress and model
  • Moses Chan Ho ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1971), Hong Kong actor and model
  • Priscilla Chan Wai-han ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1965), Hong Kong singer
  • Ruco Chan Chin-pang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1977), Hong Kong actor and singer
  • Vincy Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1982), Hong Kong-Singaporean Cantopop singer
  • William Chan Wai-ting ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1985), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor
  • Andie Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1985), Singaporean actor
  • Anthony Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1984), Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer
  • Arthur Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 2000), American-Chinese actor and model
  • Chen Bolin / Wilson Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1983), Taiwanese actor
  • Cheer Chen Chi-chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1975), Taiwanese singer and songwriter
  • Chen Chusheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1981), Chinese actor and singer
  • Chen Dingshan (Template:Zhi, 1897–1987), Chinese writer, painter, and calligrapher
  • Chen Duling ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1993), Chinese actress
  • Corrie Chen, Taiwanese-Australian filmmaker, writer and director
  • Eddy Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1993), Australian musician and YouTuber of the musical duo TwoSet Violin
  • Edison Chen Koon-hei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1980), Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur
  • Edmund Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1961), Singaporean actor
  • Edward Chen, ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1996), Taiwanese actor and singer
  • Fala Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1982), Hong Kong-born American actress and singer
  • H. T. Chen (1947–2022), American dancer and choreographer
  • Chen Hao ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1979), Chinese actress, singer, and model
  • Chen Hanwei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1969), Singaporean-Malaysian actor
  • Chen He ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1985),Chinese actor
  • Chen Hong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1968), Chinese actress and film producer
  • Ian Chen (born 2006), American actor
  • Chen Jianbin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1970), Chinese actor
  • Chen Jiebing ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Chinese-American musician who specialises in erhu
  • Chen Jin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Chinese actress
  • Jirayu Tangsrisuk (born 1993), Thai actor, singer and model
  • Joan Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1961), Chinese-American actress and film director
  • Joyce Chen (1917–1994), Chinese-American chef, author and television personality
  • Julie Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1970), American television personality, news anchor and producer
  • Chen Kaige ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1952), film director
  • Kanok Ratwongsakul (born 1963), well-known journalist, Senior Vice President of the Nation Multimedia Group
  • Kawee Tanjararak (born 1980), Thai singer and actor
  • Kelly Chen Wai-lam ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1972), Hong Kong actress and singer
  • Chen Kenichi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1956–2023), Japanese chef and television personality
  • Chen Kenmin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1912–1990), Prominent Chinese chef in Japan, father of Chen Kenichi
  • Chen Linong (born 2000), Taiwanese singer and actor, former member of Nine Percent
  • Chen Liping (born 1965), Singaporean actress
  • Chen Mei-Ann ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1973), American orchestra conductor and musician
  • Chen Neng-chuan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Taiwanese YouTuber
  • Chen Qiufan (born 1981), science fiction writer, columnist, and scriptwriter
  • Robert Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1969), Taiwanese-born violinist and Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Shaun Chen Hongyu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1978), former Malaysian national badminton player and actor based in Singapore
  • Chen Shi-Zheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), New York-based theater and film director
  • Chen Shucheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1949), Singaporean actor
  • Chen Sicheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1978), actor, director and screenwriter
  • Chen Sisi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1938–2007), born Chen Limei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Chinese film and theater actress
  • Terry Chen (born 1975), Canadian film and television actor
  • Chen Tianwen (born 1963), Singaporean actor
  • Chen Wen Hsi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1906–1991), Singaporean artist, known for his avant-garde Chinese paintings
  • Chen Xiao, actor and model
  • Chen Xiaoxu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1965–2007), former actress who ordained as Bhikkhuni in Baiguoxinglong Temple ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) monastic name Miao Zhen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
  • Chen Xinghan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), video game designer and co-founder of Thatgamecompany
  • Chen Xinhai ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 2001), Chinese actor
  • Chen Yanran ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 2005), Chinese illustrator
  • Chen Yi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1953), Chinese-American violinist and composer of contemporary classical music
  • Chen Yumei ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1910–1985), Chinese film actress and singer
  • Chen Yunshang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1919–2016), Chinese film actress and singer
  • Chen Yuqi (also known as Yukee Chen, born 1992), Chinese actress
  • Chen Zaiyan (born 1971), artist in the Yangjiang Group collective
  • Chen Zhi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Professor of classical guitar at the Central Conservatory of Music
  • Felicia Chin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1984), also went on her stage name 陈靓瑄, Singaporean actress
  • Marcus Chin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1953), Singaporean host, actor and singer
  • Vincent "Randy" Chin (1937–2003), Jamaican record producer and label owner, founder of VP Records
  • Tan Ban Eng Melvyn ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1956), Singapore-born British classical pianist, noted for his study of historical performance practice
  • Tan Boen Soan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1905–1952), Indonesian writer and journalist
  • Tan Boon Wah ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1975), Singaporean songwriter and practicing real estate lawyer
  • Tan Chui Mui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1978), Malaysian filmmaker
  • Denise Camillia Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1992), Singapore actress and model
  • Tan Gin Ho (1880–1941), Indonesian writer and scion of the influential Tan family of Cirebon
  • Hanjin Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1976), Singaporean-Hong Kong singer-songwriter
  • Tan Khoen Swie ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1883/1894–1953), Indonesian publisher
  • Tan Pin Pin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1969), Singapore-based film director
  • Tan Swie Hian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1943), Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures
  • Tan Teng-pho ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1895–1947), Taiwanese oil painter
  • Tan Tjoei Hock (1908–1984), Indonesian journalist and filmmaker
  • Tan Twan Eng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Malaysian novelist
  • Julie Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1992), Malaysian born Singaporean actress and model
  • Romeo Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1985), Singaporean actor
  • Royston Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1976), Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
  • Sandi Tan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1972), Singaporean filmmaker and critic

Politicians, military and civil servants

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Military

  • Arthur Chin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1913–1997), Chinese-American fighter ace in the Second Sino-Japanese War, recognized as the United States' first ace in World War II
  • Tan Chong Tee ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1916–2012), Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II

Business and entrepreneurs

Sports

  • Johnny Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1957), Chinese-American professional poker player
  • Kelly Chan Kum Seng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1956–1998), Singaporean windsurfer, ranked number one in Raceboard Lightweight class by International Boardsailing Association in 1992
  • Patrick Chan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1990), Canadian figure skater, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event
  • Chan Siu Wing ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1993), Hong Kong professional basketball player
  • Chan Yau-Man (born 1952), Malaysian-American table tennis player, technology executive and reality TV contestant
  • Bruce Chen (born 1977), Panamanian Major League Baseball player
  • Chen Chi-ting ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
  • Chen Ding (born 1992), racewalker, 2012 Olympic champion
  • Chen Dong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1978), PLA fighter pilot and taikonaut
  • Chen Fake ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1887–1957), prominent martial artist of Chen-style tai chi
  • Chen Fushou ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1932–2020), Indonesian badminton gold medalist, later became the head coach of the China national women's badminton team, which won 25 team or individual world championships under his leadership
  • Chen Hong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1979), former Chinese badminton player
  • Chen Jia (born 2004), Chinese diver
  • Chen Jin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1986), former world men's singles champion in badminton
  • Kaitlyn Chen ( 陳紫柔; born 2002), Taiwanese-American basketball player
  • Karen Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic Games team event silver medalist
  • Chen Lu (born 1976), PRC figure skater and 1995 World Champion
  • Napa Kiatwanchai (born 1967), Thai professional boxer (born as Suwit Sae-tang)
  • Nathan Chen ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic champion and gold medalist
  • Chen Qingchen, PRC badminton player
  • Chen Qingping ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1795–1868), Influential martial artist and teacher of tai chi
  • Chen Shaoguo (born 1971), PRC former racewalker
  • Jin Sun-Yu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1988), South Korean short-track speed skater, triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and three-time Overall World Champion
  • Chen Tze-chung (born 1958), Taiwanese professional golfer also known as T. C. Chen
  • Chen Wei-Yin (born 1985), Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher
  • Chen Xiaowang, 19th generation lineage holder of Chen-style tai chi
  • Chen Yu (born 1980), Chinese badminton player
  • Tan Aik Huang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1946), former Malaysian All-England Open men's singles champion
  • Tan Aik Quan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1990), Malaysian badminton player who has achieved as world number 15 in the mixed doubles.
  • Tan Boon Heong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1987), former World No. 1 Malaysian professional badminton player in men's doubles event
  • Tan Hoan Liong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1938–2009), Indonesian–Dutch chess player, the first Indonesian and one of the first Asian chess players to hold the International Master title
  • Tan Hong Djien, Indonesian football player, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
  • Tan Howe Liang ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1933–2024), Singaporean weightlifter
  • Tan Joe Hok ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1937), Indonesian badminton player
  • Tan Kian Meng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1994), Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles events
  • Tan Liong Houw, Indonesian football player
  • Tan Mo Heng, Indonesian football goalkeeper
  • Tan See Han, Indonesian football player
  • Tan Teng Chuan Steven (born 1970), Singaporean footballer for Singapore national team during the 1990s
  • Tan Wee Kiong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1989), Malaysian badminton player
  • Tan Wee Tat (born 1992), Malaysian badminton player
  • Tan Wee Gieen (born 1994), Malaysian badminton player
  • Tan Yee Khan ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1940), former Malaysian badminton player
  • Sutanto Tan, Indonesian football player
  • Harmony Tan (born 1997), French professional tennis player

Academics and Doctors

Criminals

  • Tan Chor Jin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1966–2009), Singaporean gang lord and murderer
  • Tan Kheng Ann ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1941–1965), Singaporean gang member and murderer
  • Tan Mui Choo ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1953/1954–1988), Singaporean child killer
  • Tan Ping Koon ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1968), Singaporean kidnapper
  • Kelly Tan Ah Hong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1968–1990), Singaporean murder victim
  • Michael Tan Teow ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1953–1990), Singaporean murderer

Miscellaneous

Other

  • Chen Fu Zhen Ren ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), ancestral deity of Indonesian Chinese residing throughout Banyuwangi Regency, Java, Bali, and Lombok, also worshipped by Balinese and Javanese (Kejawen).
  • Chen Jinggu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), Taoist deity and protective goddess of women, children, and pregnancy, also known as Lady Linshui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}). She is worshipped in Fujian, Taiwan, South China, and across East Asia and Southeast Asia.
  • Chen-style tai chi, Northern Chinese martial art and the original form of tai chi.
  • Tran (surname), second most common Vietnamese surname, the Vietnamese spelling of 陳
  • Chen (disambiguation)
  • Chen Commandery
  • The Hebrew surname חן is also spelled Chen.

Clan temples and associations

Fictional

References

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