Famous People with Name Hong

Hong Ren            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Hong Ren: was from Anhui and a member of the Anhui or Xin'an school of painting. His original name was Jiang Fang. He is noted for painting Mount Huangshan. After the fall of the Ming dynasty he became a monk. This makes him also linked to the "Four monk painters" along with Zhu Da, Shitao, and Kun Can. These were four men who protested the fall of the Ming by becoming monks.

Hong Ying            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Hong Ying: is a modern Chinese author. She studied at the Lu Xun writer's academy and at Fudan University. In 1991 she moved to London, England where she now lives. She is married to Henry Zhao, a lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Hong Zicheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Hong Zicheng: was a Chinese philosopher who lived during the end of Ming Dynasty. He is often quoted in the contexts of chess and vegetarianism. He wrote Vegetable Roots Discourse: Wisdom From Ming China on Life and Living: Caigentan.

Hong Myung-Bo            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Hong Myung-Bo: Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments. He played as either a centre-back or at full-back. He retired from playing following the end of the

Hong Sungmi            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Hong Sungmi: a Korean singer under SM Entertainment. Although she was originally a solo singer, who debuted in 2001, she has since become a member of girl group The Grace, which debuted in 2005. Due to her earlier debut in the Korean music industry, she is seen as the leader, although she has denied this in an interview, stating that each member has an equal status in the group[citation needed].Starting off as a solo artist on Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, Dana was expected to rise as the "next BoA". Prior to debut, she received promotion as an actress in popular boyband H.O.T's Age of Peace movie and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video.