Jiang (surname) - Definition and Overview

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

Famous people surnamed 江:

• Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong
• Jiang Zemin, PRC leader

Famous people surnamed 蔣/蒋:

• Chiang Kai-shek, Kuomintang leader
• Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China
• Jiang Bingzhi, author better known as Ding Ling
• Jiang Tingxi, painter
• Jiang Yanyong, Chinese physician

Famous people surnamed 姜:

• Jiang Kui, composer
• Jiang Wei, a general of Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms