Bang (surname)
Bang is a Korean surname as well as a Scandinavian surname. The Korean surname is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng. The Scandinavian surname is derived from the Old Norse banga which means to pound or hammer. Notable people with the surname include:
Korean origin
- Andrea Bang, Canadian actress
- Bang Chan, Australian musician, member of boy band Stray Kids
- Bang Cheol-yong, South Korean singer, member of boy band MBLAQ
- Pang Chol-gap, North Korean politician
- Pang Chol-mi, North Korean boxer
- Pang Chun-dok, North Korean former international table tennis player
- Bang Dae-du, South Korean retired wrestler
- Bang Dae-jong, South Korean footballer
- Diana Bang, Canadian actress and writer
- Bang Eun-hee, South Korean actress
- Bang Eun-jin, South Korean actress and film director
- Bang Eun-jung, South Korean actress
- Bang Geul-yi, South Korean television director
- Bang Hai Ja, South Korean-born painter and artist
- Pang Hak-se, North Korean politician
- Pang Ho-san, North Korean military officer
- Bang Hyeon-seok, South Korean writer
- Go Eun-ah, South Korean actress
- Bang Hyo-mun, South Korean weightlifter
- Bang Hyun-joo, South Korean sport shooter
- Bang Jae-ho, South Korean actor and model
- Bang Jae-min, South Korean actor and rapper
- Bang Jee-min, South Korean singer and dancer, member of girl band Izna
- Bang Jeong-hwan, Korean children's rights activist
- Bang Jin-hyeok, South Korean field hockey player
- Bang Jun-hyuk, South Korean businessman, founder and chairman of Netmarble
- Bang Jun-seok, South Korean film score composer and music director
- Bang Jun-yeong, South Korean swimmer
- Pang Kum-chol, North Korean weightlifter
- Bang Min-ah, South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Girl's Day
- Bang Min-ja, South Korean wheelchair curler
- Ryan Bang, South Korean entertainer
- Bang Seong-joon, South Korean voice actor
- Bang Seung-hun, South Korean swimmer
- Bang Seung-hwan, South Korean footballer
- Bang Shin-sil, South Korean golfer
- Bang Si-hyuk, South Korean songwriter, producer, and record executive
- Bang Sin-bong, South Korean former volleyball player
- Bang Sin-hye, South Korean hurdler
- Pang Sin-u, Goryeo eunuch who served Princess Jeguk
- Bang Soo-hyun, South Korean former badminton player
- Bang Sung-hoon, South Korean actor and model
- JJonak, South Korean professional esports player
- Bang Sung-joon, South Korean actor and model
- Pang Tu-sop, North Korean army general and politician
- Bang Won-sun, South Korean basketball player
- Bang Ye-dam, South Korean singer
- Seol In-ah, South Korean actress
- Bang Yeol, South Korean former basketball player, former president of Korea Basketball Association
- Bang Yong-guk, South Korean rapper, member of boy band B.A.P
- Bang Young-ung, South Korean novelist
- May (singer), South Korean singer
Scandinavian origin
- Anton Christian Bang, Norwegian theologian, historian and politician
- Arne Bang-Hansen, Norwegian actor
- Bernhard Bang, Danish veterinarian
- Betsy Bang, American biologist, scientific and medical illustrator
- Claes Bang, Danish actor and musician
- Elisabeth Bang, Norwegian actress
- Elizabeth Bang, New Zealand nurse
- Fred Bang, American scientist
- Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author
- Kjetil Bang-Hansen, Norwegian actor and theatre director
- Molly Bang, American illustrator
- Nina Bang, Danish politician and historian
- Odd Bang-Hansen, Norwegian educator, journalist and author
- Otto T. Bang, American businessman and politician
- Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian actor
- Peter Bang, Danish engineer and entrepreneur
- Peter Fibiger Bang, Danish historian
- Peter Georg Bang, Danish politician and jurist
- Thomas Bang, Danish sculptor