Chang
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Groups of people
- Chang (surname)Chang (surname)Cháng is a Chinese surname. It was ranked the 87th most common Chinese surname in 2006.-Prominent people with Chinese family name 常:*Chang Yuchun, 常遇春 Ming Dynasty General-See also:*List of common Chinese surnames...
, a Chinese surname - Chang NagaChang NagaChang is a Naga of Nagaland, India. It is one of the recognized Scheduled Tribes.The tribe was also known as Mazung in British India. Other Naga tribes know the Changs by different names including Changhai , Changru , Duenching , Machungrr , Mochumi and Mojung .- Origin :According to oral...
, a tribe of Tuensang, Nagaland, India
Individuals
- Chang (Korean name), a Korean surname
- Chen Chung ChangChen Chung ChangChen Chung Chang is a mathematician who works in model theory. He obtained his PhD from Berkeley in 1955 on "Cardinal and Ordinal Factorization of Relation Types" under Alfred Tarski. He wrote the standard text on model theory. Chang's conjecture is named after him...
, mathematician - Edmond E. ChangEdmond E. ChangEdmond E-Min Chang is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.- Early life and education :...
(born 1970), American lawyer and federal judicial nominee - Ha-Joon ChangHa-Joon ChangHa-Joon Chang is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics...
(born 1963), economist specialising in development economics - Kathy Chang, birth name of Kathy ChangeKathy ChangeKathy Change was an American performance artist and political activist who killed herself in an act of self-immolation on the University of Pennsylvania campus in 1996. Born Kathleen Chang, she legally changed her name to Kathy Change to indicate her commitment to political and social change...
, a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation as a protest - Chang Kai-chen (born 1991), Taiwanese tennis player
- Michael ChangMichael ChangMichael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
(born 1972), American tennis player - Sarah ChangSarah ChangSarah Chang is a Korean American violinist. Her debut came in 1989 with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Shortly thereafter, Chang was recognized as a child prodigy. She enrolled at Juilliard School to study music, graduating in 1999 and continuing university studies...
(born 1980), Korean-American violinist - Wayne ChangWayne ChangWayne Chang is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer. He is best known for creating i2hub, a peer-to-peer filesharing network.-Personal life:...
(born 1983), American entrepreneur and computer programmer - Chang and Eng BunkerChang and Eng BunkerChang and Eng Bunker were the conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term "Siamese twins".-Life:...
(1811–1874), original Siamese twins
Characters
- Chang (Star Trek)Chang (Star Trek)General Chang is a fictional character from the Star Trek fictional universe who was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country....
, a Klingon general from the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Leia Chang, in the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Señor Ben Chang, on the American television series Community
- Chang Koehan, in the King of Fighters video game series
- Cho Chang, from the Harry Potter series
- Chang Chong-ChenChang Chong-ChenChang Chong-Chen is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of classic Belgian comic books written and illustrated by Hergé...
, from The Adventures of Tintin series - Chang, a henchman in the James Bond film Moonraker
- Chang, one of the two brothers in the book Tikki Tikki TemboTikki Tikki TemboTikki Tikki Tembo is a story set in ancient China that provided the basis for a 1968 book by Arlene Mosel, illustrated by Blair Lent. According to the story, it was custom in ancient China for parents to honor their firstborn sons with long, elaborate names that everyone was obliged to say...
- Tina Cohen-ChangTina Cohen-ChangTina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian...
, a member of New Directions in the TV series Glee - Mike ChangMike ChangMichael "Mike" Chang, Jr. is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor and dancer Harry Shum, Jr., and has appeared on Glee since the fourth episode in the first season, "Preggers", first broadcast on September 23, 2009...
, a member of New Directions in the TV series Glee
Other uses
- Chang or ThaiBev, a brand of beer in Thailand
- Chang, Chaang, or ChhaangChhaangChhaang or chang is a Tibetan/Sherpa/Limbu/Newari alcoholic beverage also popular in parts of eastern Himalayas.-Geographical prevalence:...
, a traditional alcoholic rice drink of Tibet - Chang (film)Chang (film)Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness is a documentary film about a poor farmer in Issan and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle. The two directors of Chang, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B...
, a 1927 film - Chang (roller coaster)Chang (roller coaster)Green Lantern is a steel Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. It was originally constructed at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky in 1997, where it was known as Chang. Upon opening in 1997, it set the world records for this type of coaster in...
, at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom - Chang (instrument)Chang (instrument)The chang is an Iranian harp. It was very popular and used widely during the times of ancient Persia, especially during the Sassanid Dynasty where it was often played in the shahs' court....
, a Persian harp - Chang numberChang numberIn mathematics, the Chang number of an irreducible representation of a simple complex Lie algebra is its dimension modulo 1 + h, where h is the Coxeter number...
in mathematics - ZhàngZhàngThe zhàng is a customary Chinese unit of length equal to 10 chǐ. One zhàng is approximately 3.58 metres, or 3.645 yards. China standardized the length of the zhàng in the 19th century for purposes of trade with nations of Western Europe....
, a Chinese customary unit of length, romanised as chang in Wade-Giles transliteration