Jung (Korean surname)

Jung(Jeong)
Hangul	정
Hanja	鄭, 丁, 程
Revised Romanization	Jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng

Chung (Chŏng) is an English rendition of "정", also often spelled Jeong, Jung, Joung, Jong, Chong, Tseung, Cheong or Choung, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 2,230,611 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 5% of the population.

List of prominent people with the name "Chung"

Alexa Chung, British writer, model, television personality
Augustine Chong or Jeong Yak-jong, 19th-century Roman Catholic Korean martyr
Paul Chong or Jeong Ha-sang, 19th-century Roman Catholic Korean saint
Cheong Chi-yong, a Korean poet
Chong Tae-Hyon, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
Charlie Chung (1903-1998), Chinese-American golfer
Chung Dong-young, politician
Chung Dong-ha, a member and vocalist of the Korean rock band Boohwal
Chung Doo-un, a South Korean politician
Chung Jae Young (commonly known as "J"), singer
Jae Bock Chung, South Korean/American 9th Dan Grand Master of Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo, founder of the World Taekwondo Association.
Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai Group, including the Hyundai and Kia automobile brands
- Chung Mong-hun, son of Hyundai founder
Chung Kyung-Ho, a South Korean football player
Chung Won-shik, a South Korean politician
Jung Yunho, a South Korean singer, leader of the boy band TVXQ
Jamie Chung, an American actress
Chung Kyung-wha, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries
Chung Myung-wha, cellist and university professor
Chung Myung-whun, classical conductor and concert pianist
Jeong Cheol, poet
Jeong Dojeon, aristocrat
Jeong Do-sang author
Jeong Seung-hwa, South Korean general
Jeong Hyeong-don, a South Korean entertainer
Jeong Inji, author of the colophon of the Hunmin Jeong-eum Haerye
Jeong Jin Woon, a member of South Korean ballad group 2AM
Jeong Ji-hoon (commonly known as Rain), a South Korean entertainer
Ken Jeong, an American comedian, actor, and physician
Jeong Mong-ju, writer
Jeong Keun-Woo, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
Jung Ryeo-won, a Korean singer and movie star
Jeong Seon (painter)
Jeong Yak-yong, philosopher of the Silhak orientation
Jong Hyun-Wook, a South Korean baseball player
Chong Tese or Jong Tae-Se, Korean soccer player
Jung Da Bin, a Korean actress who committed suicide in 2007
Jung Jae-sung, a South Korean badminton player
Jung Jin-Sun, South Korean male épéeist
Jung Seung-hye, South Korean film producer
Jung Pil-kyo, stage name Shin Hye-sung, lead vocalist of boy band Shinhwa
Jung Yong-hwa, member of Korean boy band C.N.Blue
Jung Hoseok, (known by his stage name J-Hope), one of the rappers of Korean boy band Bangtan Boys
Jessica Jung or Jung Soo-yeon, an American singer & actress, ex-member of Girls' Generation
Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung, an American singer & actress, member of f(x) and Jessica Jung's younger sister
Nicole Jung, an American singer, former member of Kara
Jung So-min, a South Korean actress
Jung Byung Hee, (known by his stage name G.O), a member and vocalist of the Korean boy band MBLAQ
Jung Taek-woon, (known by his stage name Leo), a member and main vocalist of the Korean boy band VIXX
Jung Hana, (known by her stage name Zinger), a member of a South Korean girl group, Secret.
Jung Il-woo, a South Korean actor and model
Jung Eun-ji, a member of South Korean girl group A Pink
Jung Daehyun, a member of a South Korean boy band, B.A.P.
Jung Minjoo (commonly known as JOO), a South Korean singer, older sister of Jung Ilhoon
Jong Chol-min (born 1988), North Korean footballer
Jong Chun-mi (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
Jong Hyun-wook (born 1978), South Korean baseball pitcher
Jong Il-gwan (born 1992), North Korean footballer
Jong Myong-chol (born 1978), North Korean long-distance runner
Jong Ok-jin (born 1945), North Korean volleyball player
Jong Song-ok (born 1974), North Korean long-distance runner
Jong Su-hyok (born 1987), North Korean footballer
Jong Tae-se (born 1984), North Korean footballer
Jong Thae-yang, North Korean diplomat
Jong Yong Hyok (born 1988), North Korean pair skater
Jong Yong-ok (born 1981), North Korean long-distance runner
Roy Chung, one of six American servicemen who defected to North Korea

List of prominent people with the name "Chung"

See also