Chen (surname)

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Chen
Jin (Korean name)
  • Sae-Tang, Sae-Chen, Sae-Chin, Sae-Tan (Thai name)
  • Hartanto, Sutanto, Tanujaya, Tanumihardja, Tanubrata, Tanuwijaya (Indonesian
    • )

    Chen ([ʈʂʰə̌n] ⓘ) (simplified Chinese: 陈; traditional Chinese: 陳; pinyin: Chén; Wade–Giles: Ch'ên; Jyutping: Can4; Cantonese Yale: Chàhn) is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010)[1] and Singapore (2000).[2] 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.[3]

    Chen was listed 10th in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Feng Chen Chu Wei).

    In

    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.[4][5]

    In

    Quốc Ngữ) 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 Hartanto.[6]

    Chen is 5th most common in mainland China, but 4th most common in the world due to Chen's larger overseas population. With all its various spellings and pronunciations, there are around 80-100 million people surnamed 陳 / 陈 worldwide.[7]

    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.[8]

    Character

    The

    Chinese character
    陳 / 陈 means 'to describe' (陈述) or 'ancient'. It is a combination of the radical 阝and the character 東 / 东 which means 'East'.

    History

    Chen Clan Academy in Guangzhou
    , China

    Chen descends from the legendary sage king

    Gui (媯).[9][10]

    A millennia after Emperor Shun, when

    Huaiyang County, Henan Province.[9][10] 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.[9][10]

    At the end of the Qin dynasty,

    Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising that overthrew the Qin and paved the way for the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages.[11][12]

    During the

    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.[13][14][15]

    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).[16]

    Some descendants of Chen migrated to Vietnam (Dai Viet) and established the

    Trần Quốc Tuấn in 1282.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

    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.[24][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.[25]

    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.[26]

    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.[7]

    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.[27]

    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.[28]

    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

    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

    Dynasties and states

    • Rulers of Chen (state) during the Zhou dynasty period (陳國), where Taoism originated
    • Rulers of the Chen dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period (陳朝)
    • Rulers of Chen Han during the late Yuan dynasty period (陳漢)
    • Rulers of the Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt (also known as 陳朝)
    • Rulers of the Later Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt (後陳朝)

    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.

    • Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
    • President Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge
      and the Bridge of Knowledge
    • Andy Chan Ho-tin (陳浩天; born 1990), Hong Kong political activist
    • Ceajer "KC" Chan Ka-keung (陳家強; born 1957), former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in Hong Kong
    • Cheryl Chan Wei Ling
      (陳慧玲; born 1976), Singaporean politician and businesswoman
    • Chan Choy Siong (陳翠嫦; 1931–1981), Singaporean politician and activist for women's rights in Singapore
    • Corrie Chen, Taiwanese-Australian filmmaker, writer, and director
    • Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (陳曉東; born 1975), Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor
    • Danny Chan Pak-Keung (陳百強; 1958–1993), Hong Kong actor, singer and composer
    • Eason Chan Yick Shun (陳奕迅; born 1974), Hong Kong actor and singer
    • Frankie Chan Fan-kei (陳勳奇; born 1951), Hong Kong martial arts actor, director, producer and composer
    • Isabel Chan (陳逸寧; born 1979), Chinese actress based in Hong Kong
    • Jason Chan (disambiguation), several people, including:
      • Jason Chan Chi-san (陳智燊; born 1977), Hong Kong actor and television presenter
      • Jason Chan Keng-Kwin (born 1971), Malaysian-Australian actor
      • Jason Chan Pak-Yu (陳柏宇; born 1983), Hong Kong Canadian singer
      • Jason Chan (born 1984), former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer
      • Jason Chan (born 1996), Canadian-Australian ice dancer and 2019 Australian national senior champion
      • Jason Chan
        (born 1991), Chinese Canadian video game player best known for streaming Hearthstone on Twitch
    • Johnny Chan (陳金海; born 1957), Chinese-American professional poker player
    • Jordan Chan Siu-Chun (陳小春; born 1967), Hong Kong actor and singer
    • Kelly Chan Kum Seng (陳金星; 1956–1998), Singaporean windsurfer, ranked number one in Raceboard Lightweight class by International Boardsailing Association in 1992
    • Kim Chan (陳錦湘; 1917–2008), Chinese-American actor and producer
    • Leighton Chan (born 1961), American medical researcher and rehabilitation physician, Chief of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    • Margaret Chan (born 1947), Chinese-Canadian physician, director of World Health Organization
    • Monica Chan Fat-yung (陳法蓉; born 1966), Hong Kong actress and winner of Miss Hong Kong 1989
    • Moses Chan Ho (陳豪; born 1971), Hong Kong actor and model
    • Patrick Chan (陳偉群; born 1990), Canadian figure skater, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event
    • Priscilla Chan (born 1985), American philanthropist, former pediatrician, co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms
    • Priscilla Chan Wai-han (陳慧嫻; born 1965), Hong Kong singer
    • Ruco Chan Chin-pang (陳展鵬; born 1977), Hong Kong actor and singer
    • Secretary for Transport and Housing in Hong Kong
    • Secretary for Food and Health in Hong Kong
    • Chan Kin-man, One of the founders of the Occupy Central
    • Chan Sek Keong (陈锡强; born 1937), Singapore's third Chief Justice of Singapore (2006–2012)
    • Chan Seng Onn (陳成安; born 1954), Singaporean judge, served as High Court judge since 2007
    • Chan Siu Wing (陳兆榮; born 1993), Hong Kong professional basketball player
    • Chan Tseng-hsi (陳曾熙; 1923–1986), Hong Kong billionaire who founded Hang Lung Group, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health named after him, sons Gerald Chan and Ronnie Chan
    • Tony Fan-Cheong Chan (陳繁昌; born 1952), Chinese-American mathematician, President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    • Vincy Chan (陳家欣; born 1982), Hong Kong-Singaporean Cantopop singer
    • William Chan Wai-ting (陳偉霆; born 1985), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor
    • Chan Wing-tsit (陳榮捷; 1901–1994), Chinese scholar and professor best known for his studies of Chinese philosophy and W.T. Chan Fellowships Program was established by the Lingnan Foundation in his memory
    • Chan Yau-Man (born 1952), Malaysian-American table tennis player, technology executive and reality TV contestant
    • José Antonio Chang (born 19 May 1958), former Prime Minister of Peru[29]
    • Aaron Chen (disambiguation), several people
    • Anthony Chen (陳哲藝; born 1984), Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer who won Caméra d'Or award in Cannes Film Festival
    • Apollo Chen (陳學聖; born 1957), Taiwanese legislator
    • Arthur Y. Chen (陳豫), Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Republic of China (1995–1996)
    • Golden Bell Award for Best Actor
      in 2011
    • Bruce Chen (born 1977), Panamanian Major League Baseball player
    • Cheer Chen Chi-chen (陳綺貞; born 1975), Taiwanese singer and songwriter
    • Chen Changwen (陳長文; born 1944), chairman and CEO of Lee and Li, was formerly the secretary of Straits Exchange Foundation and the president of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
    • Chen Cheng (陳誠; 1897–1965), Chinese politician and general, Vice President and Premier of the Republic of China
    • Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China, distinguished professor at National Chung Hsing University
      (2008–2016)
    • Chen Chien-jen, (陳建仁; born 1951) Former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
    • Chen In-chin (陳英鈐), Taiwanese politician, Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China (2017–2018)
    • Council of Agriculture
      of the Republic of China (2016)
    • Chen Chih-Ping (陳質平; 1906–1984), Diplomat for the Republic of China from 1920s through mid-1970s
    • Chen Chin-jun (陳景峻; born 1956), Taiwanese politician, Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (2007–2008)
    • Chen Chi-ting (陳紀廷; born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
    • Christine Chen (born 1968), American journalist, news anchor and CEO of Chen Communications
    • Chen Chung-shin (陳忠信), General Secretary of the Boy Scouts of China and was awarded the 157th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
    • Chen Chunying (陳春英), Chemist and professor of chemistry at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
    • Chen Danian (陈大年; born 1978), Chinese Internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of LinkSure
    • Chen Deming, former president of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the People's Republic of China
    • Chen Ding (born 1992), racewalker, 2012 Olympic champion
    • Chen Dong (陳冬; born 1978), PLA fighter pilot and taikonaut
    • Doreen Chen, Jamaican politician and MP for Trelawny Southern (1997–2002)
    • Chen Duling (陳都靈; born 1993), Chinese actress
    • Trotskyist
      movement
    • Eddy Chen (陳韋丞; born 1993), Australian musician and YouTuber of the musical duo TwoSet Violin
    • Edison Chen Koon-hei (陳冠希; born 1980), Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur
    • Edmund Chen (陳之財; born 1961), Singaporean actor and artist during the 1990s and early 2000s
    • Edward Chen, (陳昊森; born 1996), Taiwanese actor and singer
    • Edward Chen, (陳坤耀; born 1945), Hong Kong economist and politician, President of Lingnan University (1995–2007)
    • Edward M. Chen (born 1953), American federal judge
    • Chen Fake (陳發科; 1887–1957), prominent martial artist of Chen-style tai chi
    • Fala Chen (陳法拉; born 1982), Hong Kong-born American actress and singer
    • Chen Fu-hai (陳福海; born 1963), Magistrate of Kinmen County, Taiwan (2014–2018)
    • Chen Fushou (陳福壽; 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 Gang (disambiguation), several people
    • Chen Geng, PLA senior general
    • Chen Guangbiao, founder and chairman of Jiangsu Huangpu Renewable Resources Limited Company
    • Chen Guangcheng (born 1971), Chinese civil rights activist in PRC
    • Chen Guangfu (陳光甫; 1880–1976), Shanghai-based Chinese banker and State Councillor, founder of the first modern Chinese savings bank
    • Chen Guangyi, PRC politician and former governor of Gansu
    • Chen Guanrong, mathematician who made contributions to Chaos theory
    • Chen Guofu (陳果夫; 1892–1951), Chinese politician in the Republic of China, Governor of Jiangsu Province (1933–1937)
    • H. T. Chen (1947–2022), American dancer and choreographer
    • Chen Hao (陳好; born 1979), PRC actress, singer, and model
    • Chen He (陈赫; born 1985), actor noted for playing Zeng Xiaoxian in the romantic comedy television series IPartment
    • Chen Hong (陳紅; born 1968), PRC actress and film producer
    • Chen Hong (陳宏; born 1979), PRC former badminton player
    • Chen Hsiung-wen (陳雄文; born 1954), Minister of Labor of the Republic of China (2014–2016)
    • Lienchiang County
      , Taiwan (2001–2009)
    • Chen Hualan (陳化蘭; born 1969), Veterinary virologist best known for researching animal epidemic diseases
    • Jason Chen (disambiguation), several people
    • Chen Jianbin (陳建斌; born 1970), actor, most notable for the portrayal of Cao Cao in the 2010 television series Three Kingdoms
    • Chen Jiebing (陳潔冰), Chinese-American musician who specialises in erhu
    • Chen Jin (陳瑾), actress noted for her roles as Wang Ruhui in the film Roaring Across the Horizon
    • Chen Jin (陳金; born 1986), former world men's singles champion in badminton
    • Chen Jingguang, Chinese-American chemical engineer and Thayer Lindsley Professor of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University
    • Chen Jingrun (陳景潤; 1933–1996), mathematician, known for Chen prime and Chen's theorem
    • Chen Jinn-lih (陳進利), Vice President of Control Yuan (2008–2014)
    • Chen Jintao (陳錦濤; 1870–1939), chief financial officer and head of currency reform in the Republic of China, also founded Bank of China
    • Chen Jiongming (陳炯明; 1878–1933), Hailufeng Hokkien revolutionary figure in the early period of the Republic of China
    • Jirayu Tangsrisuk (born 1993), Thai actor, singer and model
    • Chen Jiun-Shyan, American engineering professor at University of California, San Diego
    • Joan Chen (陳冲; born 1961), Chinese-American actress and film director
    • Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (born 1931), Roman Catholic cardinal and former Bishop of Hong Kong
    • Joyce Chen (1917–1994), Chinese-American chef, author and television personality
    • Julie Chen
      (陳曉怡; born 1970), American television personality, news anchor and producer
    • Chen Kaige (陳凱歌; born 1952), film director who won the Palme d'Or at 1993 Cannes Film Festival
    • Nation Multimedia Group
    • Karen Chen (陳楷雯; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic Games team event silver medalist
    • Katherine Chen Yi-Ning, Taiwanese communications official and professor
    • Kawee Tanjararak (born 1980), Thai singer and actor
    • Kelly Chen Wai-lam (陳慧琳; born 1972), Hong Kong actress and singer
    • Chen Kenichi (陳建一; 1956–2023), Japanese chef on the syndicated TV program Iron Chef, nicknamed "The Szechuan Sage"
    • Chen Kenmin (陳建民; 1912–1990), Prominent Chinese chef in Japan, father of Chen Kenichi
    • Chen Kuang-fu (陳光復; born 1955), Magistrate of Penghu County, Taiwan (2014–2018)
    • Chen Lanhee (陳仁宜; born 1978), American policy advisor, attorney, and academic
    • anti-communist
      of the Republic of China, Minister of Education (1938–1944)
    • Chen Linong (born 2000), Taiwanese singer and actor, former member of Nine Percent
    • Chen Liping (born 1965), Singaporean actress
    • Chen Lu (born 1976), PRC figure skater and 1995 World Champion
    • Chen Mei-Ann (陳美安; born 1973), American orchestra conductor and musician
    • oracle bones and Professor of Chinese at Tsinghua University
    • Chen Mingren (陳明仁; 1903–1974), First Corps Commander and the provincial chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government during ROC period, later become one of the founding member of PLA during PRC period
    • Napa Kiatwanchai (born 1967), Thai professional boxer (born as Suwit Sae-tang)
    • Nathan Chen (陳巍; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic champion and gold medalist
    • BroadVision
    • Peter Chen Pin-Shan (陳品山; born 1947), computer scientist, inventor of the Entity-Relationship Model
    • Chen Qingchen, PRC badminton player
    • Chen Qingping (陳清平; 1795–1868), Influential martial artist and teacher of tai chi
    • Chen Qiufan (born 1981), science fiction writer, columnist, and scriptwriter
    • Robert Chen (陳慕融; born 1969), Taiwanese-born violinist and Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    • Roger H. Chen (born 1950s), Taiwanese-born American businessman, founder of the 99 Ranch Market
      supermarket chain
    • Chen Rui (zh:陈睿), internet entrepreneur, billionaire, and CEO of Bilibili
    • Chen Saijuan, hematologist and molecular biologist with a research focus on leukemia cytogenetics
    • Chen Shaoguo (born 1971), PRC former racewalker
    • Chen Hongyu (陳泓宇; born 1978), former Malaysian national badminton player and actor based in Singapore
    • Shane Chen, Chinese-American inventor and entrepreneur (e.g. invented the self-balancing scooter)
    • Chen Shi-Zheng (陳士爭), New York-based theater and film director
    • Rhodes Scholar
      and retired lawyer and politician
    • Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁; born 1950), President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
    • Kinmen County
      (1993–2001)
    • Chen Shyh-kwei (陳士魁; born 1952), Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (2013–2016)
    • Chen Sicheng (陳思誠; born 1978), actor, director and screenwriter, is known for his leading roles in the films A Young Prisoner's Revenge and Spring Fever
    • Chen Sisi (陳思思; 1938–2007), born Chen Limei (陳麗梅), Chinese film and theater actress
    • Steven Shih Chen (陳士駿; born 1978), Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube
    • Steve Chen (陳世卿; born 1944), Taiwanese supercomputer designer and entrepreneur
    • Surachai Danwattananusorn (陳嘉前; born 1942), Thai political activist
    • Jin Sun-Yu
      (陳善有; born 1988), South Korean short-track speed skater, triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and three-time Overall World Champion
    • Chen Tanqiu (陳潭秋; 1896–1943), founding member of Chinese Communist Party and was later executed
    • Terry Chen (born 1975), Canadian film and television actor
    • Chen Tianhua (陳天華), Chinese revolutionary, who helped Sun Yat-sen found the Tongmenghui in 1905
    • Chen Tianqiao, businessman
    • Chen Tianwen (born 1963), Singaporean actor
    • Chen Tze-chung (born 1958), Taiwanese professional golfer also known as T. C. Chen
    • Chen Wei, Epidemiologist and virologist specializing in biodefense
    • Chen Wei (born 1969), PRC dissident and human rights activist
    • Chen Wei-Yin (born 1985), Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher
    • Chen Wei-zen (born 1953), Minister of the Interior in Taiwan (2014–2016)
    • Chen Wen Hsi (陳文希; 1906–1991), Singaporean artist, known for his avant-garde Chinese paintings
    • Chen Wen-hsien (born 1958), Taiwanese politician and television commentator
    • Chen Xiang (born 1990), Chinese business executive and chef
    • Chen Xiangming, sociologist, founding dean and director of urban and global studies and director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College in Hartford
    • Chen Xiao, actor and model
    • Chen Xiaohong, economist and serves as the Malcolm K. Brachman Professor of Economics at Yale University
    • Chen Xiaowang, 19th generation lineage holder of Chen-style tai chi
    • Bhikkhuni
      in Baiguoxinglong Temple (百国兴隆寺) monastic name Miao Zhen (妙真)
    • Chen Xinghan (陳星漢), video game designer and co-founder of Thatgamecompany
    • Chen Yi (1883–1950), Chief Executive of Taiwan Province
    • Chen Yi
      (1901–1972), Chinese communist military commander and politician, Mayor of Shanghai and Foreign Minister
    • Chen Yi (陳怡; born 1953), Chinese-American violinist and composer of contemporary classical music
    • Chen Yinke (陳寅恪; 1890–1969), historian and fellow of Academia Sinica, considered one of the most original and creative historians in 20th century China
    • Chen Yonglin, former PRC diplomat who defected to Australia in 2005
    • Chen Yu (born 1980), Chinese badminton player
    • Chen Yuan (陳垣; 1880–1971), known as one of the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China
    • Chen Yuan, economist who served as the Chairman of the China Development Bank (1998–2013)
    • Chen Yuh-chang (陳裕璋; born 1955), Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan (2010–2013)
    • Chen Yumei (陳玉梅; 1910–1985), Chinese film actress and singer of the 1920s and 1930s.
    • Chen Yun, PRC politician, in the 1980s and 1990s considered second most powerful leader after Deng Xiaoping
    • Chen Yunshang (陳雲裳; 1919–2016), Chinese film actress and singer of the 1930s and 1940s
    • Chen Yuqi (also known as Yukee Chen, born 1992), actress known for her supporting roles in The Princess Weiyoung and Ashes of Love
    • Chen Zaiyan (born 1971), artist in the Yangjiang Group
      collective
    • Chen Zhi (陳志), Professor of classical guitar at the Central Conservatory of Music
    • Chen Zhongwei (陳中偉; 1929–2004), expert in orthopedic surgery and microsurgery, one of the pioneers of the process of reattaching severed limbs
    • Chen Zhu (born 1953), PRC hematologist, molecular biologist, and politician, former Minister of Health
    • Chern Shiing-Shen (陳省身; 1911–2004), Chinese-American mathematician, known for Chern–Gauss–Bonnet theorem, Chern class, Chern–Simons theory, etc.
    • Arthur Chin (陳瑞鈿; 1913–1997), Chinese-American fighter ace in the Second Sino-Japanese War, recognized as the United States' first ace in World War II
    • Lynda Chin (born 1968), Chinese-American cancer genomic scientist
    • Marcus Chin (陈建彬; born 1953), Singaporean host, actor and singer
    • Ming Chin (born 1942), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
    • Chin Sophonpanich (1908–1988), Thai entrepreneur who founded Bangkok Bank
    • Chatri Sophonpanich (1934–2018), Thai businessman, son of Chin Sophonpanich
    • Chartsiri Sophonpanich (1959), Thai banker, son of Chatri Sophonpanich, grandson of Chin Sophonpanich
    • Chin Tet Yung (陈德镛), former Singapore's Member of Parliament
    • Vincent "Randy" Chin
      (1937–2003), Jamaican record producer and label owner, founder of VP Records
    • Chun Afong (陳芳; 1825–1906), Businessman and philanthropist who built a business empire in Hawaii
    • Tan Aik Huang (陳奕芳; born 1946), former Malaysian All-England Open men's singles champion
    • Tan Aik Quan (陳裖荃; born 1990), Malaysian badminton player who has achieved as world number 15 in the mixed doubles.
    • historical performance practice
    • Tan Boen Soan (陳文宣; 1905–1952), Indonesian writer and journalist
    • Tan Boo Liat (陳武烈; 1875–1934), Singaporean businessman and philanthropist, great-grandson of Tan Tock Seng
    • Tan Boon Heong (陳文宏; born 1987), former World No.1 Malaysian professional badminton player in men's doubles event
    • Tan Boon Teik (陈文德; 1929–2012), former Attorney-General of Singapore
    • Tan Boon Wah (陳文華; born 1975), Singaporean songwriter and practicing real estate lawyer
    • Tan Caktiong Tony (陳覺中; born 1953), Filipino billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation
    • Tan Chay Yan (陳齊賢; 1870–1916), Malaysian Peranakan Chinese rubber plantation merchant and philanthropist, grandson of Tan Tock Seng
    • Tan Chee Yioun Vincent (陳志遠; born 1952), Malaysian businessman, investor and the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad
    • Tan Cheng Bock (陳清木; born 1940), Singaporean politician and doctor
    • Tan Cheng Han (陳清漢) Singaporean lawyer, senior counsel and legal academic, Dean of the City University of Hong Kong School of Law
    • Malayan Chinese Association
      (MCA) and an important figure during the independence of Malaya
    • Tan Chin Hwee (陳競輝; born 1971), Singaporean businessman and professor, Asia-Pacific chief executive officer of Trafigura
    • Tan Chin Siong Sam (陳振泉; born 1958), Singaporean former politician
    • Tan Chin Tuan (陳振傳; 1908–2005) Singaporean Peranakan banker and philanthropist
    • Tan Chorh Chuan (陳祝全), Singaporean college administrator and professor, President of the National University of Singapore (2008–2017) and director of medical devices in Ministry of Health (2000–2004)
    • Tan Chor Jin (陳楚仁; 1966–2009), Singaporean gang lord and murderer
    • Tan Chong Tee (陳崇智; 1916–2012), Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II
    • Tan Chuan-Jin (陳川仁; born 1969 ), Singaporean former politician and former Brigadier-General of the Singapore Armed Forces who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 2017 to 2023
    • Tan Chui Mui (陳翠梅; born 1978), Malaysian filmmaker
    • Tan Chye Cheng (陈才清; 1911–1991), Singaporean lawyer and politician, Member of the Legislative Council (1948–1955)
    • Tan Eng Chye (陈永财; born 1962), Singaporean mathematician, President of the National University of Singapore since 2018
    • Tan Eng Goan (陳永元; 1802–1872), first Majoor der Chinezen ("Major of the Chinese") of Batavia (1837–1865)
    • Tan Eng Yan
      陈英燕, Singaporean murder victim and former fruit stall helper
    • Tan Giok Lan Mely (陳玉蘭; born 1930), Indonesian sociologist
    • Tan Gin Ho (1880–1941), Indonesian writer and scion of the influential Tan family of Cirebon
    • Tan Hiok Nee (陳旭年; 1827–1902), Major China of Johor and leader of Ngee Heng Kongsi
    • International Master
      title
    • Broadcom Inc.
    • Tan Hong Djien, Indonesian football player, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
    • Tan Howe Liang (陳浩亮; born 1933), Singaporean weightlifter and also the first Singaporean to win an Olympic medal
    • Tan Jiak Kim (陳若錦; 1859–1917), Singapore Peranakan merchant, political activist, philanthropist and co-founder of the Straits Chinese British Association, was awarded the Order of St Michael and St George in 1912
    • Tan Jee Say (陈如斯; born 1954), Singaporean politician and former civil servant
    • Tan Joe Hok (陳有福; born 1937), Indonesian badminton player
    • Tan Joon Liang Josephus (陳俊良; born 1979), Singaporean criminal defense lawyer known for his pro bono work
    • Tan Kah Kee (陳嘉庚; 1874–1961), Chinese businessman, community leader and philanthropist in Singapore and China
    • Kangchu and Kapitan China of Tebrau, leader of Ngee Heng Kongsi
      and Anti-Qing fighter
    • Tan Keong Choon (陳共存; 1916–2015) Singapore industrialist, community leader and philanthropist
    • Tan Keng Yam Tony (陳慶炎; born 1940), seventh President of Singapore
    • Tan Keong Saik (陳恭錫; 1850–1909), Singaporean businessman who contributed in setting up Chinese Chamber of Commerce and advocate of education and equality of rights for women
    • Tan Kheng Ann
      (陈庆安; 1941–1965), Singaporean gang member and murderer
    • Tan Kheng Boon Eugene (陳慶文; born 1970), associate professor of law at Singapore Management University, Nominated Member of Parliament (2012–2014)
    • Tan Khoen Swie (陳坤瑞; 1883/1894–1953), Indonesian publisher
    • Tan Kian Meng (陳健銘; born 1994), Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles events
    • Tan Kiat How (陳傑豪; born 1977), Singaporean politician, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Communications and Information
    • Kapitan China
      of the Chinese community, was also the consul for Japan, Siam and Russia, and was a member of the Royal Court of Siam
    • Tan Kim Seng (陳金聲; 1805–1864), Chinese community leader (Hokkien) and first magistrate of Chinese descent in Singapore
    • Tan Kin Lian (陈钦亮; born 1948), Singaporean businessman
    • Tan Kok Ming Desmond (陳國明; born 1970), Singaporean politician and former Brigadier-General in Singapore Armed Forces
    • Tan Kok Wai (陳國偉; born 1957), Malaysia's Member of Parliament and National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party
    • Tan Koon Swan (陳群川; born 1940), Fifth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association
    • Tan Lark Sye (陳六使; 1897–1972), prominent businessman and philanthropist, founded Nanyang University in the 1950s
    • Tan Lee Meng (陳利明; born 1948), Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2015–2021)
    • Tan Lian Hoe (陳蓮花; born 1958), former Malaysia's Member of Parliament
    • Tan Liong Houw
      , Indonesian football player, participated in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne
    • Tan Lip-Bu (陳立武; born 1959), Malaysian-born American executive and entrepreneur, executive chairman of Cadence Design Systems and Chairman of Walden International
    • Tan Min Liang (陳民亮; born 1977), Singaporean businessman and internet entrepreneur, the co-founder, CEO and creative director of Razer Inc., the CEO of THX
    • Tan Mo Heng, Indonesian football goalkeeper, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
    • Tan Mui Choo
      (陈梅珠; 1953/1954–1988), Singaporean child killer
    • Tan Ping Koon (陈平坤; born 1968), Singaporean kidnapper
    • Tan Pin Pin (陳彬彬; born 1969), Singapore-based film director
    • Tan See Han, Indonesian football players, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
    • Tan See Leng (陳詩龍; born 1964), Singaporean politician and former medical practitioner who has been serving as Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry since 2021 and 2020 respectively
    • Tan Seng Giaw (陳勝堯; born 1942), former Malaysian Member of Parliament
    • Tan Sheng Hui Alvin (陳聖辉; born 1980), Singaporean politician, Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and Trade and Industry since 2020
    • Tan Siew Sin (陳修信; 1916–1988), Malaysian longest-serving Minister of Finance and son of Tun Dato' Sir Tan Cheng Lock
    • Tan Soo Khoon (陳樹群; 1949–2016), Singaporean former politician, Speaker of the Parliament (1989–2001)
    • Tan Soon Neo Jessica (陳舜娘; born 1966), Singaporean politician, Deputy Speaker of Parliament since 2020
    • Tan Swie Hian (陳瑞獻; born 1943), Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures
    • Tan Tai Yong (陳大榮), Singaporean academic and politician, President of Yale-NUS College since 2017 and Nominated Member of Parliament (2014–2015)
    • Tan Teng Chuan Steven (born 1970), Singaporean footballer for Singapore national team during the 1990s
    • Tan Tee Beng (陳智銘; born 1972), former Malaysian Member of Parliament
    • Tan Teng-pho (陳澄波; 1895–1947), Prominent Taiwanese oil painter, whose work was featured in the seventh Imperial Art Exhibition in Japan
    • Confucian revival and Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan
      in Cirebon
    • Tan Tjoei Hock (1908–1984), Indonesian journalist and filmmaker
    • Tan Tjoen Tiat (陳濬哲; 1816–1880), second Majoor der Chinezen ("Major of the Chinese") of Batavia (1865-1879)
    • Justice of the Peace
    • Tony Tan (陈庆炎; 2011-2017) 7th President of Singapore
    • Tan Twan Eng (陳團英), Malaysian novelist who won the Man Asian Literary Prize and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
    • Tan Wee Kiong (陳煒強; born 1989), Malaysian badminton player who won the gold medal in the men's doubles and the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
    • Tan Wee Tat (born 1992), Malaysian badminton player
    • Tan Wee Gieen (born 1994), Malaysian badminton player
    • Tan Wu Meng (陳有明; born 1975), Singaporean politician and oncologist
    • Tan Yee Khan (陳貽權; born 1940), former Malaysian badminton player who won the All-England Open men's doubles championship in 1965 and 1966
    • Tan Yueh Ming (1945–2010), also known as Hadi Soesastro, Indonesian economist, political scientist (international relations), founder and former executive director of Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)
    • Desmond Tan (陳泂江; born 1986), Singaporean actor
    • Julie Tan (陈欣淇; born 1992), Malaysian born Singaporean actress and model.
    • Kelly Tan Ah Hong
      (陈亚凤; 1968–1990), Singaporean murder victim
    • Lucio Tan (陳永栽; born 1934), Filipino-Chinese businessman and owner of Philippine Airlines
    • Michael Tan (born 1952), a Chinese Filipino medical anthropologist and the 10th Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman
    • Michael Tan Teow
      (陈朝; 1953–1990), Singaporean murderer
    • Romeo Tan (陈罗密欧; born 1985), Singaporean actor
    • Royston Tan (陳子謙; born 1976), Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
    • Sandi Tan (陳善治; born 1972), Singaporean filmmaker and critic
    • Sutanto Tan, Indonesian football player
    • Tin Pei Ling (陳佩玲; born 1983), Singaporean politician and businesswoman
    • Harmony Tan (born 1997), French professional tennis player

    Other

    • Chen Fu Zhen Ren (陳府真人), ancestral deity of Indonesian Chinese residing throughout Banyuwangi Regency, Java, Bali, and Lombok, also worshipped by Balinese and Javanese (Kejawen).
    • Chen Jinggu (陳靖姑), Taoist deity and protective goddess of women, children, and pregnancy, also known as Lady Linshui (臨水夫人). 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

    • Tan Si Chong Su (陳氏宗祠), also known as Poh Chiak Keng (保赤宮), built around 1876 in Singapore
    • Georgetown, Penang
      , Malaysia

    Fictional

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