Sheng (surname)
Sheng is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Shing in Cantonese. Sheng is listed 146th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 175th most common surname in China, shared by 700,000 people.Notable people
- Sheng Xian, Eastern Han dynasty official
- Sheng Yanshi, Sui dynasty rebel leader under Li Yuan
- Sheng Wenyu, Yuan dynasty rebel leader under Han Shantong
- Sheng Yong, Ming dynasty general
- Sheng Ne, Ming dynasty Vice Minister of Personnel
- Sheng Yihong, Ming dynasty Minister of Rites, son of Sheng Ne
- Sheng Fusheng, Qing dynasty poet and official
- Sheng Kang, Qing dynasty official, father of Sheng Xuanhuai
- Sheng Xuanhuai, Qing dynasty tycoon, Minister of Transport, and founder of several universities
- Sheng Zhushu, chairman of the Bank of Communications
- Sheng Pihua, entrepreneur, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
- Sheng Enyi, businessman and banker, son of Sheng Xuanhuai
- Sheng Shicai, warlord who ruled Xinjiang province
- Sheng Aiyi, businesswoman, daughter of Sheng Xuanhuai
- Sheng Zhenwei, legal theorist, dean of Soochow University law school
- Sheng Wen, Republic of China lieutenant general
- Sheng Tongsheng, agronomist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Sheng Jinzhang, palaeontologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Cao Ying, born Sheng Junfeng, translator
- Sheng Huaren, former CEO of China Petrochemical Corporation
- Sheng Chu-ju, Taiwanese journalist and anchor, son of Sheng Wen
- Sheng Zhongguo, violinist
- Sheng Guangzu, Minister of Railways
- Sheng Xue, Chinese-Canadian journalist and writer
- Emile Sheng, Minister of Council for Cultural Affairs of the Republic of China
- Sheng Zetian, wrestler, three-time Olympic medalist
- Sheng Chien, Taiwanese Peking opera performer and actor
- James Shing, former executive of Asia Television, descendant of Sheng Xuanhuai
- Sheng Peng, football player
