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Heinkel He 178

The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine.

The He 178 was developed to test the jet propulsion concept devised by the German engineer Hans von Ohain during the mid-1930s. Having secured the industrial support of Ernst Heinkel, von Ohain was able to demonstrate a working turbojet engine, the Heinkel HeS 1, in September 1937. Heinkel pursued development of the He 178 as a private venture, independent of the German authorities and the Luftwaffe, keeping the aircraft relatively secret for much of its development. Heinkel was keen not only to demonstrate the capabilities of aviation gas turbines, but had a separate emphasis on developing high-speed flight technologies.

On 27 August 1939, the He 178 V1, the first prototype, performed its maiden flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz. This flight, which only lasted for six minutes, had been preceded by a short hop by the same aircraft three days prior. Due to its performance limitations, such as a maximum speed of 598 km/h and its relatively small endurance, the aircraft failed to impress high-ranking Nazi officials such as Ernst Udet and Erhard Milch, who attended a demonstration flight. Heinkel subsequently developed a twin-engined jet-powered fighter aircraft, building on the lessons of the He 178, to produce the He 280. The He 178 provided valuable test data to guide the development of subsequent jet-powered aircraft. The He 178 V1 prototype itself went on static display in Berlin for a time before it was destroyed by an Allied air raid on the city in 1943.

Background
In 1935, Hans von Ohain, a young German engineer, successfully took out a patent on the use of the exhaust from a gas turbine as a means of propulsion. Von Ohain presented his idea to the aeronautical engineer Ernst Heinkel, who was sufficiently impressed that he agreed to help develop the concept. This industrial support would prove highly beneficial to von Ohain's work. According to New Scientist, Heinkel had already been interested in the potential of the gas turbine prior to encountering von Ohain and his work.

During September 1937, von Ohain successfully demonstrated his first engine, the Heinkel HeS 1. Accordingly, it was promptly decided to begin designing an aircraft for which a similar such engine could be installed and tested in the air. This aircraft, which would be designated He 178, was designed around von Ohain's third engine design, the HeS 3, which burned either diesel fuel or gasoline. To support the programme, the HeS 3 was test flown in a Heinkel He 118, but only as a supplemental engine to the conventional piston engine that it retained.

The He 178 was a relatively compact aircraft, featuring a primarily metal fuselage and using a largely conventional configuration and construction. The nose accommodated the air intake for the engine, which was housed within the central fuselage. The aircraft was fitted with tailwheel undercarriage. The main landing gear was intended to be retractable, but actually remained fixed in the "down" position throughout the flight trials. It was furnished with high-mounted wooden wings that had the characteristic Günter brothers elliptical trailing edge. Photos showing a "straight wing" (straight-line-taper in the wing planform, for both the leading and trailing edges) were of the second prototype He 178 V2, which never flew under power.

Into flight
On 27 August 1939, the aircraft performed its maiden flight, only days before Germany invaded Poland. This flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz, lasted only six minutes and almost ended in near-disaster due to a misjudgement during the unpowered landing approach, but was successfully recovered. Warsitz later described his groundbreaking flight: "I moved the throttle levers gently forward. As the aircraft began to roll I was initially rather disappointed at the thrust, for she did not shoot forward as the 176 had done, but moved off slowly. By the 300-metre mark she was moving very fast. Despite several attempts I could not retract the undercarriage. It was not important, all that mattered was that she flew. The rudder and all flaps worked almost normally, the turbine howled. Now I would have to take my chances with the landing, losing altitude by side-slipping. I restored her to the correct attitude just before touching down, made a wonderful landing and pulled up just short of the Warnow."

Heinkel had developed the turbojet engine and the testbed aircraft, the Heinkel He 178 V1, in great secrecy. Their existence were concealed even from the Luftwaffe. On 1 November 1939, after the German victory in Poland, Heinkel arranged a demonstration of the aircraft before a group of Nazi officials. While Hermann Göring, the commander in chief of the Luftwaffe, was not in attendance, the demonstration was watched by Ernst Udet and Erhard Milch, Minister of Aircraft Production and Supply, however, they were reportedly not impressed by its performance. While the He 178 had been a success on a technical basis, its speed was restricted to no greater than 598 km/h, even when fitted with the more powerful HeS 6 engines, capable of generating up to 1,300 lbf of thrust, while its combat endurance was limited to only ten minutes.

Legacy
Heinkel was disappointed by the lack of official interest in his private-venture jet. In his autobiography, he attributes that to the failure of the leaders of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium to understand the advantages of jet propulsion and the breakthrough that He 178 represented. Undeterred by a lack of support from external officials, Heinkel decided to embark on the development of a twin-engine jet fighter as a private venture, harnessing what had been learned from flying the He 178 prototype. This would result in the He 280, the first prototype jet-powered fighter aircraft. It was not derived from the He 178, however, partially as some aspects of the design had deemed to be unsuitable for further development, such as mounting the engine within the fuselage which proved to be impractical.

Unknown to Heinkel, the Reich Air Ministry had already been developing its own jet technology. In fact, in September 1939, the development of jet powered single-seat aircraft was ordered to continue despite a general order to cut back on non-core development work as to get certain aircraft types operational as soon as possible. However, the jet engines that would be developed by Junkers and BMW would differ considerably from those engines used by the He 178, instead favouring the axial flow approach in place of the earlier centrifugal design. Nevertheless, the He 178 programme was a valuable source of test data that aided subsequent development efforts considerably.

The He 178 V1 airframe was placed on display at the Deutsche Luftfahrtsammlung in Berlin, where it was destroyed in an air raid in 1943.

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Chen (surname)

Chen is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo.

Chen was listed 10th in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Féng Chén Chǔ Wèi).

In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (e.g., Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong, and also found in Macau and Singapore. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. The spelling Tan usually comes from Southern Min dialects (e.g., Hokkien), while some Teochew dialect speakers use the spelling Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. Spellings based on Wu include Zen and Tchen. There are many spellings based on its Hainanese pronunciations, including Dan, Seng, and Sin.

In Vietnam, this surname is written as Trần (in Quốc Ngữ) and is 2nd most common. In Thailand, this surname is the most common surname of Thai Chinese and is often pronounced according to Teochew dialect as Tang. In Cambodia, this surname is transliterated as Taing. In Japanese, the surname is transliterated Chin (ちん). In Korean it is transliterated Jin or Chin (진).

In Indonesia, many Chinese Indonesians who originally had this surname adopted the Indonesian surname Chandra, Hartanto, and other surnames with the prefix Tan.

Chen is 5th most common surname in mainland China, but 4th most common in the world due to the larger overseas population. With all its various spellings and pronunciations, there are around 80–100 million people surnamed 陳/陈 worldwide.

The surname Cheng (程) is sometimes romanized as Chen (e.g., John S. Chen). Another less common Chinese surname 諶/谌 (Shen) can also be romanized as Chen.

Character
As well as being a surname, the Chinese character / can also mean 'to describe' or 'ancient'. It is a combination of the radical 阝 and the phonetic component 東/东.

History
Chen descends from the legendary sage king Emperor Shun from around 2200 BC via the surname Gui.

A millennia after Emperor Shun, when King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 BC), he enfeoffed his son-in-law Gui Man, also known as Duke Hu of Chen or Chen Hugong (陈胡公). Chen Hugong, a descendant of Emperor Shun, found the State of Chen in modern Huaiyang County, Henan Province. In 479 BC, Chen was absorbed by Chu and became the Chu capital. The people of Chen adopted the name of their former state as their surname.

At the end of the Qin dynasty, Chen Sheng initiated the Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising that overthrew the Qin and paved the way for the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages.

During the Northern and Southern dynasties period (420–589), Chen Baxian established the Chen dynasty (557–589), the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties, which was eventually absorbed by the Sui dynasty.

During this period, the nomadic Xianbei people had systematically assimilated into China's agrarian culture and adopted Han Chinese surnames under the state directives of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. The Xianbei subjects whose surname of "侯莫陳" (Hóumòchén) were converted to "陳" (Chen).

Some descendants of Chen migrated to Vietnam (Dai Viet) and established the Trần dynasty, a golden age in Vietnam. Their original home was Fujian, and they migrated under Trần Kinh (陳京 Chén Jīng). Trần Thái Tông (陈太宗 Chen Taizong) became the founding emperor of the Tran dynasty, and his descendants would rule Vietnam for more than a century, expanding Vietnam's territory and promoting developments in language, chu nom, culture, and art. Certain members of the clan could still speak Chinese, like when a Yuan dynasty envoy had a meeting with the Chinese-speaking Tran Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn in 1282.

During the Yuan–Ming transition, Chen Youliang founded the Chen Han dynasty, which helped overthrow Yuan rule and pave the way for the Ming dynasty.

In the 20th century, Chen Duxiu cofounded the Chinese Communist Party and became its first general secretary, but was eventually expelled from the party and condemned by Mao due to advocating Trotskyism.

Distribution
Chen is the 5th most common surname in mainland China (around 70 million) and 4th most common in the world (around 80–100 million, including all its variants like Chan, Tan, Tran).

A 2013 study found that it was the 5th most common surname, shared by 61,300,000 people or 4.610% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.

According to 2018 census, it was 5th most common in mainland China at around 63 million, but 4th most common surname in the world with 80–100 million people. It is the most common Chinese surname overseas.

In 2019 Chen was again the fifth most common surname in mainland China. It is the most common surname in the southern provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong.

Hong Kong has around 700,000 using the spelling "Chan" and 61,000 using the spelling "Chen", so in total around 700,000–800,000 Chen (陈), which ranks first in Hong Kong.

In Thailand, last names are more unique therefore the Chinese last name Chen ranks 2nd with 88,000 and with an incidence of 1 to 900.

There are 187,000 Chens in the US, as of 2014. It is the 30th most common last name in California where there are 70,000. 11,300 in Texas, 6,800 Illinois, 5,900 Maryland. New Jersey was undercounted with data missing; New York had 5,400.

In Canada there are 32,900 Chens; 16,600 Ontario and 11,000 British Columbia.

Chen is usually one of the top 5 common Asian last names and top 3 most common Chinese in the US.

Other pronunciations and transliteration

 * Chen, used in Mandarin
 * Dan, used in Thailand
 * Chan, used in Cantonese in Hong Kong, Macao, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia
 * Chin, used in Hakka in Singapore and Malaysia and Taishanese in America, and Japanese
 * Gin, used in Taishanese
 * Jin, used in Korean
 * Tan, used in Hokkien, Teochew and Hainanese in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand
 * Tang or Taing, used in Teochew in Cambodia and Thailand. Occasionally in Singapore and Malaysia.
 * Ting or Ding, used in Fuzhou
 * Trần, Sấn used in Vietnamese
 * Zen, used in Shanghainese
 * Sen, used as an alternative spelling in Limbu, Limbuwan

Notable people surnamed 陳 / 陈
This list includes Chen, Chan, Chin, Tran, Tan, Tang and other common spellings of 陈

Historical figures

 * Chen Baxian (陳霸先), also known as Emperor Wu of Chen (陳武帝), founding emperor of the Chen dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
 * Chen Biao (陳表), military general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
 * Chen Bozong (陳伯宗), also known as Emperor Fei of Chen (陳廢帝), third emperor of the Chen dynasty
 * Chen Cheng (陳誠), Ming diplomat known for his overland journeys into Central Asia
 * Chen Dao (陳到), military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
 * Chen De'an (陳德安), also known Śramaṇa Zhiyi (沙門智顗), fourth patriarch of the Tiantai school in Chinese Buddhism
 * Chen Deng (陳登; 204–237), military general and politician of the late Eastern Han dynasty
 * Chen Di (陳第), Ming philologist, strategist, and traveler
 * Chen Gong (陳宮), advisor to the warlord Lu Bu during the late Eastern Han dynasty
 * Chen Hongmou (陳宏謀; 1696–1771), Qing official, scholar and philosopher, widely regarded as a model official of the Qing dynasty.
 * Chen Huacheng (陳化成; 1776–1842), Jiangnan admiral, the highest rank in the Qing Imperial Navy and was regarded as a national hero
 * Chen Hugong (陳胡公), also known as Duke Hu of Chen, founder for the State of Chen (陳國) during the Zhou dynasty
 * Chen Hui / Chen Yi (陳禕; 602–664), also known as Master Xuanzang (玄奘法師), Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator, known for his epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism and the travelogue of his journey to India during the Tang dynasty period
 * Chen Jiao (陳嬌), Empress Chen of Wu (孝武陳皇后) and the first wife of Emperor Wu of Han
 * Chen Li (陳澧; 1810–1882), Qing scholar of the evidential research school, known for his contributions to historical Chinese phonology
 * Chen Li (陳理), second and last emperor of Chen Han in late Yuan dynasty, and founded Yangsan Jin clan in Korea
 * Chen Lin (陳璘), Ming general and navy admiral, commander-in-chief of the Battle of Noryang and led Ming Navy to win the Imjin War, founder of Gwangdong Jin clan in Korea
 * Chen Lin (陳琳), Eastern Han official, scholar and poet, one of the "Seven Scholars of Jian'an"
 * Chen Menglei (陳夢雷), Qing scholar-writer, also the chief editor and compiler of the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China
 * Chen Ping (陳平), chancellor of the early Western Han dynasty and adviser of Emperor Gaozu of Han
 * Chen Qun (陳群), official of Cao Wei during Three Kingdoms period and initiated the nine-rank system for civil service nomination
 * Chen Tanqian (陳昙蒨), Emperor Wen of Chen (陳文帝), second emperor of the Chen dynasty
 * Chen Sheng (陳勝), leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising, the first uprising against the Qin dynasty
 * Chen Shi (陳式), military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
 * Chen Shou (陳壽; 233–297), historian and author in the early Jin dynasty, best known for his historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms (三國志)
 * Chen Shubao (陳叔寶), also known as Houzhu of Chen (陳後主), fifth and last emperor of the Chen dynasty
 * Chen Shuda (陳叔達), imperial prince of the Chen dynasty and chancellor of the Tang dynasty
 * Chen Tai (陳泰), military general and official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
 * Chen Tang (陳湯), military general of the Western Han dynasty, famous during the Han–Xiongnu War
 * Chen Tianbao (陳添保), former fisherman turned navy commander of the Tay Son dynasty in Vietnam
 * Chen Tuan (陳摶), regarded as a Taoist Immortal, who created and used sleeping qigong methods of internal alchemical cultivation, and also a grand martial artist who created the Liuhebafa technique
 * Chen Wangting (陳王庭;1580–1660), commander of the Wen County garrison during the late Ming dynasty, who founded Chen-style tai chi
 * Chen Weisong (陳维崧; 1626–1682), first of the great Ci and Pianwen poets during the Qing dynasty, leader and founder of the Yangxian poetry school
 * Chen Wenlong (陳文龍; 1232–1277), scholarly general during the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, was later deified as City God of Fuzhou and Putian during the Ming dynasty
 * Chen Wu (陳武), military general who served under the warlord Sun Ce and Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty
 * Chen Xu (陳頊), Emperor Xuan of Chen (陳宣帝), fourth emperor of the Chen dynasty
 * Chen Yan (陳巖), governor (观察使) of the Fujian Circuit during the late Tang dynasty
 * Chen Youliang (陳友諒), founding emperor of Chen Han in the late Yuan dynasty
 * Chen Yuanyuan (陳圓圓), leading figure in the Suzhou kunqu and concubine of Wu Sangui
 * Chen Zhaoyin (陳昭應; 1047–1101), also known as Master Qingshui (清水祖師), Chan Buddhist monk during the Northern Song from Anxi County of Quanzhou and was worshipped as a deity in Southern Fujian region and among Chinese diaspora communities
 * Chen Zi'ang (陳子昂), prominent poet and important advisor to the Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang dynasty, well known for his collection of thirty-eight poems "Ganyu" (感遇)
 * Chen Zhen (陳震), Minister of the Guards (衛尉) in Shu Han during Three Kingdoms period
 * Chen Zheng (陳政; 616–677), military general of the Tang dynasty
 * Empress Chen / Empress Xiaojiesu (孝潔肅皇后), first empress to the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty
 * Tan Goan-kong (陳元光; 657–711), Tang military general and official who was honoured as the "Sacred Duke, founder of Zhangzhou"
 * Trần Cảnh (陳煚; 1218–1277), also known as Trần Thái Tông (陳太宗), first emperor of the Trần dynasty and reigned Đại Việt (1226–1258)
 * Trần Ngỗi (陳頠; 1375–1410), also known as Giản Định Đế (簡定帝), founder and emperor of the Later Trần dynasty
 * Trần Quốc Tuấn (陳國峻; 1228–1300), royal prince, statesman and military commander during the Trần dynasty, managed to repelled two major Mongol invasions in the late 13th century, worshipped and revered as national hero
 * Trần Thừa (陳承; 1184–1234), head of the Trần clan and high-ranking mandarin during the Lý dynasty
 * Trần Thủ Độ (陳守度; 1194–1264), Grand Chancellor and Regent of the Emperor during the Trần dynasty

Dynasties and states

 * Rulers of Chen (state) during the Zhou dynasty period (陳國), where Taoism originated
 * Rulers of the Chen dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period (陳朝)
 * Rulers of Chen Han during the late Yuan dynasty period (陳漢)
 * Rulers of the Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt (also known as 陳朝)
 * Rulers of the Later Trần dynasty that ruled over Đại Việt (後陳朝)

Modern figures
Note: this list is primarily ordered by spelling of the surname, secondarily ordered by given name commonly used in English, regardless of name order.
 * Adia Chan (陳松伶; born 1971), Hong Kong singer and model
 * Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
 * Alexandre Chan (born 1942), Brazilian architect, was described as "one of Brazil's leading architects", best known for designing the President Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge and the Bridge of Knowledge
 * Andy Chan Ho-tin (陳浩天; born 1990), Hong Kong political activist
 * Ceajer "KC" Chan Ka-keung (陳家強; born 1957), former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in Hong Kong
 * Cheryl Chan Wei Ling (陳慧玲; born 1976), Singaporean politician and businesswoman
 * Chan Choy Siong (陳翠嫦; 1931–1981), Singaporean politician and activist for women's rights in Singapore
 * Corrie Chen, Taiwanese-Australian filmmaker, writer, and director
 * Chan Chun Seng (陈振声; born 1969), Singapore politician and former Chief of Army
 * Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (陳曉東; born 1975), Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor
 * Danny Chan Pak-Keung (陳百強; 1958–1993), Hong Kong actor, singer and composer
 * Eason Chan Yick Shun (陳奕迅; born 1974), Hong Kong actor and singer
 * Frankie Chan Fan-kei (陳勳奇; born 1951), Hong Kong martial arts actor, director, producer and composer
 * Isabel Chan (陳逸寧; born 1979), Chinese actress based in Hong Kong
 * Jason Chan (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Jason Chan Chi-san (陳智燊; born 1977), Hong Kong actor and television presenter
 * Jason Chan Keng-Kwin (born 1971), Malaysian-Australian actor
 * Jason Chan Pak-Yu (陳柏宇; born 1983), Hong Kong Canadian singer
 * Jason Chan (born 1984), former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer
 * Jason Chan (born 1996), Canadian-Australian ice dancer and 2019 Australian national senior champion
 * Jason Chan (born 1991), Chinese Canadian video game player best known for streaming Hearthstone on Twitch
 * Johnny Chan (陳金海; born 1957), Chinese-American professional poker player
 * Jordan Chan Siu-Chun (陳小春; born 1967), Hong Kong actor and singer
 * Kelly Chan Kum Seng (陳金星; 1956–1998), Singaporean windsurfer, ranked number one in Raceboard Lightweight class by International Boardsailing Association in 1992
 * Kim Chan (陳錦湘; 1917–2008), Chinese-American actor and producer
 * Leighton Chan (born 1961), American medical researcher and rehabilitation physician, Chief of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
 * Margaret Chan (born 1947), Chinese-Canadian physician, director of World Health Organization
 * Monica Chan Fat-yung (陳法蓉; born 1966), Hong Kong actress and winner of Miss Hong Kong 1989
 * Moses Chan Ho (陳豪; born 1971), Hong Kong actor and model
 * Patrick Chan (陳偉群; born 1990), Canadian figure skater, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event
 * Priscilla Chan (born 1985), American philanthropist, former pediatrician, co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms
 * Priscilla Chan Wai-han (陳慧嫻; born 1965), Hong Kong singer
 * Ruco Chan Chin-pang (陳展鵬; born 1977), Hong Kong actor and singer
 * Frank Chan Fan (陳帆; born 1958), former Secretary for Transport and Housing in Hong Kong
 * Sophia Chan Siu-chee (陳肇始; born 1958), former Secretary for Food and Health in Hong Kong
 * Chan Kin-man, One of the founders of the Occupy Central
 * Chan Sek Keong (陈锡强; born 1937), Singapore's third Chief Justice of Singapore (2006–2012)
 * Chan Seng Onn (陳成安; born 1954), Singaporean judge, served as High Court judge since 2007
 * Chan Siu Wing (陳兆榮; born 1993), Hong Kong professional basketball player
 * Chan Tseng-hsi (陳曾熙; 1923–1986), Hong Kong billionaire who founded Hang Lung Group, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health named after him, sons Gerald Chan and Ronnie Chan
 * Tony Fan-Cheong Chan (陳繁昌; born 1952), Chinese-American mathematician, President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
 * Vincy Chan (陳家欣; born 1982), Hong Kong-Singaporean Cantopop singer
 * William Chan Wai-ting (陳偉霆; born 1985), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor
 * Chan Wing-tsit (陳榮捷; 1901–1994), Chinese scholar and professor best known for his studies of Chinese philosophy and W.T. Chan Fellowships Program was established by the Lingnan Foundation in his memory
 * Chan Yau-Man (born 1952), Malaysian-American table tennis player, technology executive and reality TV contestant
 * José Antonio Chang (born 19 May 1958), former Prime Minister of Peru
 * Aaron Chen (disambiguation), several people
 * Andie Chen (陳邦鋆; born 1985), Singaporean actor
 * Anthony Chen (陳哲藝; born 1984), Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer who won Caméra d'Or award in Cannes Film Festival
 * Apollo Chen (陳學聖; born 1957), Taiwanese legislator
 * Arthur Y. Chen (陳豫), Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Republic of China (1995–1996)
 * Chen Bolin / Wilson Chen (陳柏霖; born 1983), Taiwanese actor and won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in 2011
 * Bruce Chen (born 1977), Panamanian Major League Baseball player
 * Cheer Chen Chi-chen (陳綺貞; born 1975), Taiwanese singer and songwriter
 * Chen Changwen (陳長文; born 1944), chairman and CEO of Lee and Li, was formerly the secretary of Straits Exchange Foundation and the president of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
 * Chen Chen (born 1989), American poet
 * Chen Cheng (陳誠; 1897–1965), Chinese politician and general, Vice President and Premier of the Republic of China
 * Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲; born 1966), Minister of Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China, distinguished professor at National Chung Hsing University (2008–2016)
 * Chen Chien-jen, (陳建仁; born 1951) Former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
 * Chen In-chin (陳英鈐), Taiwanese politician, Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China (2017–2018)
 * Chen Chih-ching (陳志清; born 1952), Taiwanese politician, Minister of Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China (2016)
 * Chen Zhenggao (陈政高; 1952-2024), Chinese politician.
 * Chen Chih-Ping (陳質平; 1906–1984), Diplomat for the Republic of China from 1920s through mid-1970s
 * Chen Chin-jun (陳景峻; born 1956), Taiwanese politician, Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (2007–2008)
 * Chen Chi-ting (陳紀廷; born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
 * Christine Chen (born 1968), American journalist, news anchor and CEO of Chen Communications
 * Chen Chusheng (陳楚生; born 1981), Chinese actor and singer
 * Chen Chung-shin (陳忠信), General Secretary of the Boy Scouts of China and was awarded the 157th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
 * Chen Chunying (陳春英), Chemist and professor of chemistry at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
 * Chen Danian (陈大年; born 1978), Chinese Internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of LinkSure
 * Chen Deming, former president of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the People's Republic of China
 * Chen Ding (born 1992), racewalker, 2012 Olympic champion
 * Chen Dong (陳冬; born 1978), PLA fighter pilot and taikonaut
 * Doreen Chen, Jamaican politician and MP for Trelawny Southern (1997–2002)
 * Chen Duling (陳都靈; born 1993), Chinese actress
 * Chen Duxiu (陳獨秀; 1879–1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party and its first general secretary, leader of China's Trotskyist movement
 * Eddy Chen (陳韋丞; born 1993), Australian musician and YouTuber of the musical duo TwoSet Violin
 * Edison Chen Koon-hei (陳冠希; born 1980), Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur
 * Edmund Chen (陳之財; born 1961), Singaporean actor and artist during the 1990s and early 2000s
 * Edward Chen, (陳昊森; born 1996), Taiwanese actor and singer
 * Edward Chen, (陳坤耀; born 1945), Hong Kong economist and politician, President of Lingnan University (1995–2007)
 * Edward M. Chen (born 1953), American federal judge
 * Chen Fake (陳發科; 1887–1957), prominent martial artist of Chen-style tai chi
 * Fala Chen (陳法拉; born 1982), Hong Kong-born American actress and singer
 * Chen Fu-hai (陳福海; born 1963), Magistrate of Kinmen County, Taiwan (2014–2018)
 * Chen Fushou (陳福壽; 1932–2020), Indonesian badminton gold medalist, later became the head coach of the China national women's badminton team, which won 25 team or individual world championships under his leadership
 * Chen Gang (disambiguation), several people
 * Chen Geng, PLA senior general
 * Chen Guangbiao, founder and chairman of Jiangsu Huangpu Renewable Resources Limited Company
 * Chen Guangcheng (born 1971), Chinese civil rights activist in PRC
 * Chen Guangfu (陳光甫; 1880–1976), Shanghai-based Chinese banker and State Councillor, founder of the first modern Chinese savings bank
 * Chen Guangyi, PRC politician and former governor of Gansu
 * Chen Guanrong, mathematician who made contributions to Chaos theory
 * Chen Guofu (陳果夫; 1892–1951), Chinese politician in the Republic of China, Governor of Jiangsu Province (1933–1937)
 * H. T. Chen (1947–2022), American dancer and choreographer
 * Chen Hao (陳好; born 1979), PRC actress, singer, and model
 * Chen He (陈赫; born 1985), actor noted for playing Zeng Xiaoxian in the romantic comedy television series IPartment
 * Chen Hong (陳紅; born 1968), PRC actress and film producer
 * Chen Hong (陳宏; born 1979), PRC former badminton player
 * Chen Hsiung-wen (陳雄文; born 1954), Minister of Labor of the Republic of China (2014–2016)
 * Chen Hsueh-sheng (陳雪生; born 1952), Magistrate of Lienchiang County, Taiwan (2001–2009)
 * Chen Hualan (陳化蘭; born 1969), Veterinary virologist best known for researching animal epidemic diseases
 * Jason Chen (disambiguation), several people
 * Chen Jianbin (陳建斌; born 1970), actor, most notable for the portrayal of Cao Cao in the 2010 television series Three Kingdoms
 * Chen Jiebing (陳潔冰), Chinese-American musician who specialises in erhu
 * Chen Jin (陳瑾), actress noted for her roles as Wang Ruhui in the film Roaring Across the Horizon
 * Chen Jin (陳金; born 1986), former world men's singles champion in badminton
 * Chen Jingguang, Chinese-American chemical engineer and Thayer Lindsley Professor of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University
 * Chen Jingrun (陳景潤; 1933–1996), mathematician, known for Chen prime and Chen's theorem
 * Chen Jinn-lih (陳進利), Vice President of Control Yuan (2008–2014)
 * Chen Jintao (陳錦濤; 1870–1939), chief financial officer and head of currency reform in the Republic of China, also founded Bank of China
 * Chen Jiongming (陳炯明; 1878–1933), Hailufeng Hokkien revolutionary figure in the early period of the Republic of China
 * Jirayu Tangsrisuk (born 1993), Thai actor, singer and model
 * Chen Jiun-Shyan, American engineering professor at University of California, San Diego
 * Joan Chen (陳冲; born 1961), Chinese-American actress and film director
 * Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (born 1931), Roman Catholic cardinal and former Bishop of Hong Kong
 * Joyce Chen (1917–1994), Chinese-American chef, author and television personality
 * Julie Chen (陳曉怡; born 1970), American television personality, news anchor and producer
 * Chen Kaige (陳凱歌; born 1952), film director who won the Palme d'Or at 1993 Cannes Film Festival
 * Kanok Ratwongsakul (born 1963), well-known journalist, Senior Vice President of the Nation Multimedia Group
 * Karen Chen (陳楷雯; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic Games team event silver medalist
 * Katherine Chen Yi-Ning, Taiwanese communications official and professor
 * Kawee Tanjararak (born 1980), Thai singer and actor
 * Kelly Chen Wai-lam (陳慧琳; born 1972), Hong Kong actress and singer
 * Chen Kenichi (陳建一; 1956–2023), Japanese chef on the syndicated TV program Iron Chef, nicknamed "The Szechuan Sage"
 * Chen Kenmin (陳建民; 1912–1990), Prominent Chinese chef in Japan, father of Chen Kenichi
 * Chen Kuang-fu (陳光復; born 1955), Magistrate of Penghu County, Taiwan (2014–2018)
 * Chen Lanhee (陳仁宜; born 1978), American policy advisor, attorney, and academic
 * Chen Lifu (陳立夫; 1900–2001), Chinese politician and anti-communist of the Republic of China, Minister of Education (1938–1944)
 * Chen Linong (born 2000), Taiwanese singer and actor, former member of Nine Percent
 * Chen Liping (born 1965), Singaporean actress
 * Chen Lu (born 1976), PRC figure skater and 1995 World Champion
 * Chen Mei-Ann (陳美安; born 1973), American orchestra conductor and musician
 * Chen Mengjia (陳夢家; 1911–1966), scholar and archaeologist, considered the foremost authority on oracle bones and Professor of Chinese at Tsinghua University
 * Chen Mingren (陳明仁; 1903–1974), First Corps Commander and the provincial chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government during ROC period, later become one of the founding member of PLA during PRC period
 * Napa Kiatwanchai (born 1967), Thai professional boxer (born as Suwit Sae-tang)
 * Nathan Chen (陳巍; born 1999), American figure skater, 2022 Olympic champion and gold medalist
 * Chen Pehong (陳丕宏; born 1957), Taiwanese-American businessman, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of BroadVision
 * Peter Chen Pin-Shan (陳品山; born 1947), computer scientist, inventor of the Entity-Relationship Model
 * Chen Qingchen, PRC badminton player
 * Chen Qingping (陳清平; 1795–1868), Influential martial artist and teacher of tai chi
 * Chen Qiufan (born 1981), science fiction writer, columnist, and scriptwriter
 * Robert Chen (陳慕融; born 1969), Taiwanese-born violinist and Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
 * Roger H. Chen (born 1950s), Taiwanese-born American businessman, founder of the 99 Ranch Market supermarket chain
 * Chen Rui (zh:陈睿), internet entrepreneur, billionaire, and CEO of Bilibili
 * Chen Saijuan, hematologist and molecular biologist with a research focus on leukemia cytogenetics
 * Chen Shaoguo (born 1971), PRC former racewalker
 * Chen Hongyu (陳泓宇; born 1978), former Malaysian national badminton player and actor based in Singapore
 * Shane Chen, Chinese-American inventor and entrepreneur (e.g. invented the self-balancing scooter)
 * Chen Shi-Zheng (陳士爭), New York-based theater and film director
 * Chen Show Mao (陳碩茂; born 1961), former Member of Parliament in Singapore, Rhodes Scholar and retired lawyer and politician
 * Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁; born 1950), President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
 * Chen Shui-tsai (陳水在; born 1948), First Magistrate of Kinmen County (1993–2001)
 * Chen Shyh-kwei (陳士魁; born 1952), Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (2013–2016)
 * Chen Sicheng (陳思誠; born 1978), actor, director and screenwriter, is known for his leading roles in the films A Young Prisoner's Revenge and Spring Fever
 * Chen Sisi (陳思思; 1938–2007), born Chen Limei (陳麗梅), Chinese film and theater actress
 * Steven Shih Chen (陳士駿; born 1978), Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube
 * Steve Chen (陳世卿; born 1944), Taiwanese supercomputer designer and entrepreneur
 * Surachai Danwattananusorn (陳嘉前; born 1942), Thai political activist
 * Jin Sun-Yu (陳善有; born 1988), South Korean short-track speed skater, triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and three-time Overall World Champion
 * Chen Tanqiu (陳潭秋; 1896–1943), founding member of Chinese Communist Party and was later executed
 * Terry Chen (born 1975), Canadian film and television actor
 * Chen Tianhua (陳天華), Chinese revolutionary, who helped Sun Yat-sen found the Tongmenghui in 1905
 * Chen Tianqiao, businessman
 * Chen Tianwen (born 1963), Singaporean actor
 * Chen Tze-chung (born 1958), Taiwanese professional golfer also known as T. C. Chen
 * Chen Wei, Epidemiologist and virologist specializing in biodefense
 * Chen Wei (born 1969), PRC dissident and human rights activist
 * Chen Wei-Yin (born 1985), Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher
 * Chen Wei-zen (born 1953), Minister of the Interior in Taiwan (2014–2016)
 * Chen Wen Hsi (陳文希; 1906–1991), Singaporean artist, known for his avant-garde Chinese paintings
 * Chen Wen-hsien (born 1958), Taiwanese politician and television commentator
 * Chen Xiang (born 1990), Chinese business executive and chef
 * Chen Xiangming, sociologist, founding dean and director of urban and global studies and director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College in Hartford
 * Chen Xiao, actor and model
 * Chen Xiaohong, economist and serves as the Malcolm K. Brachman Professor of Economics at Yale University
 * Chen Xiaowang, 19th generation lineage holder of Chen-style tai chi
 * Chen Xiaoxu (陳曉旭; 1965–2007), former actress who ordained as Bhikkhuni in Baiguoxinglong Temple (百国兴隆寺) monastic name Miao Zhen (妙真)
 * Chen Xinghan (陳星漢), video game designer and co-founder of Thatgamecompany
 * Chen Yi (1883–1950), Chief Executive of Taiwan Province
 * Chen Yi (1901–1972), Chinese communist military commander and politician, Mayor of Shanghai and Foreign Minister
 * Chen Yi (陳怡; born 1953), Chinese-American violinist and composer of contemporary classical music
 * Chen Yinke (陳寅恪; 1890–1969), historian and fellow of Academia Sinica, considered one of the most original and creative historians in 20th century China
 * Chen Yonglin, former PRC diplomat who defected to Australia in 2005
 * Chen Yu (born 1980), Chinese badminton player
 * Chen Yuan (陳垣; 1880–1971), known as one of the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China
 * Chen Yuan, economist who served as the Chairman of the China Development Bank (1998–2013)
 * Chen Yuh-chang (陳裕璋; born 1955), Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan (2010–2013)
 * Chen Yumei (陳玉梅; 1910–1985), Chinese film actress and singer of the 1920s and 1930s.
 * Chen Yun, PRC politician, in the 1980s and 1990s considered second most powerful leader after Deng Xiaoping
 * Chen Yunshang (陳雲裳; 1919–2016), Chinese film actress and singer of the 1930s and 1940s
 * Chen Yuqi (also known as Yukee Chen, born 1992), actress known for her supporting roles in The Princess Weiyoung and Ashes of Love
 * Chen Zaiyan (born 1971), artist in the Yangjiang Group collective
 * Chen Zhi (陳志), Professor of classical guitar at the Central Conservatory of Music
 * Chen Zhongwei (陳中偉; 1929–2004), expert in orthopedic surgery and microsurgery, one of the pioneers of the process of reattaching severed limbs
 * Chen Zhu (born 1953), PRC hematologist, molecular biologist, and politician, former Minister of Health
 * Chern Shiing-Shen (陳省身; 1911–2004), Chinese-American mathematician, known for Chern–Gauss–Bonnet theorem, Chern class, Chern–Simons theory, etc.
 * Arthur Chin (陳瑞鈿; 1913–1997), Chinese-American fighter ace in the Second Sino-Japanese War, recognized as the United States' first ace in World War II
 * Lynda Chin (born 1968), Chinese-American cancer genomic scientist
 * Marcus Chin (陈建彬; born 1953), Singaporean host, actor and singer
 * Ming Chin (born 1942), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
 * Chin Sophonpanich (1908–1988), Thai entrepreneur who founded Bangkok Bank
 * Chatri Sophonpanich (1934–2018), Thai businessman, son of Chin Sophonpanich
 * Chartsiri Sophonpanich (1959), Thai banker, son of Chatri Sophonpanich, grandson of Chin Sophonpanich
 * Chin Tet Yung (陈德镛), former Singapore's Member of Parliament
 * Vincent "Randy" Chin (1937–2003), Jamaican record producer and label owner, founder of VP Records
 * Chun Afong (陳芳; 1825–1906), Businessman and philanthropist who built a business empire in Hawaii
 * Tan Aik Huang (陳奕芳; born 1946), former Malaysian All-England Open men's singles champion
 * Tan Aik Quan (陳裖荃; born 1990), Malaysian badminton player who has achieved as world number 15 in the mixed doubles.
 * Tan Ban Eng Melvyn (陳萬榮; born 1956), Singapore-born British classical pianist, noted for his study of historical performance practice
 * Tan Boen Soan (陳文宣; 1905–1952), Indonesian writer and journalist
 * Tan Boo Liat (陳武烈; 1875–1934), Singaporean businessman and philanthropist, great-grandson of Tan Tock Seng
 * Tan Boon Heong (陳文宏; born 1987), former World No.1 Malaysian professional badminton player in men's doubles event
 * Tan Boon Teik (陈文德; 1929–2012), former Attorney-General of Singapore
 * Tan Boon Wah (陳文華; born 1975), Singaporean songwriter and practicing real estate lawyer
 * Tan Caktiong Tony (陳覺中; born 1953), Filipino billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation
 * Tan Chay Yan (陳齊賢; 1870–1916), Malaysian Peranakan Chinese rubber plantation merchant and philanthropist, grandson of Tan Tock Seng
 * Tan Chee Yioun Vincent (陳志遠; born 1952), Malaysian businessman, investor and the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad
 * Tan Cheng Bock (陳清木; born 1940), Singaporean politician and doctor
 * Tan Cheng Han (陳清漢) Singaporean lawyer, senior counsel and legal academic, Dean of the City University of Hong Kong School of Law
 * Tan Cheng Lock (陳禎祿; 1883–1960), founder of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and an important figure during the independence of Malaya
 * Tan Chin Hwee (陳競輝; born 1971), Singaporean businessman and professor, Asia-Pacific chief executive officer of Trafigura
 * Tan Chin Siong Sam (陳振泉; born 1958), Singaporean former politician
 * Tan Chin Tuan (陳振傳; 1908–2005) Singaporean Peranakan banker and philanthropist
 * Tan Chorh Chuan (陳祝全), Singaporean college administrator and professor, President of the National University of Singapore (2008–2017) and director of medical devices in Ministry of Health (2000–2004)
 * Tan Chor Jin (陳楚仁; 1966–2009), Singaporean gang lord and murderer
 * Tan Chong Tee (陳崇智; 1916–2012), Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II
 * Tan Chuan-Jin (陳川仁; born 1969 ), Singaporean former politician and former Brigadier-General of the Singapore Armed Forces who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 2017 to 2023
 * Tan Chui Mui (陳翠梅; born 1978), Malaysian filmmaker
 * Tan Chye Cheng (陈才清; 1911–1991), Singaporean lawyer and politician, Member of the Legislative Council (1948–1955)
 * Denise Camillia Tan (陈楚寰; born 1992), Singapore actress and model
 * Tan Eng Chye (陈永财; born 1962), Singaporean mathematician, President of the National University of Singapore since 2018
 * Tan Eng Goan (陳永元; 1802–1872), first Majoor der Chinezen ("Major of the Chinese") of Batavia (1837–1865)
 * Tan Eng Yan 陈英燕, Singaporean murder victim and former fruit stall helper
 * Tan Giok Lan Mely (陳玉蘭; born 1930), Indonesian sociologist
 * Tan Gin Ho (1880–1941), Indonesian writer and scion of the influential Tan family of Cirebon
 * Tan Hiok Nee (陳旭年; 1827–1902), Major China of Johor and leader of Ngee Heng Kongsi
 * Tan Hoan Liong (陳香良; 1938–2009), Indonesian–Dutch chess player, the first Indonesian and one of the first Asian chess players to hold the International Master title
 * Tan Hock Eng (陳福陽; born 1952), Malaysian business executive, philanthropist and the CEO of Broadcom Inc.
 * Tan Hong Djien, Indonesian football player, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
 * Tan Howe Liang (陳浩亮; born 1933), Singaporean weightlifter and also the first Singaporean to win an Olympic medal
 * Tan Jiak Kim (陳若錦; 1859–1917), Singapore Peranakan merchant, political activist, philanthropist and co-founder of the Straits Chinese British Association, was awarded the Order of St Michael and St George in 1912
 * Tan Jee Say (陈如斯; born 1954), Singaporean politician and former civil servant
 * Tan Joe Hok (陳有福; born 1937), Indonesian badminton player
 * Tan Joon Liang Josephus (陳俊良; born 1979), Singaporean criminal defense lawyer known for his pro bono work
 * Tan Kah Kee (陳嘉庚; 1874–1961), Chinese businessman, community leader and philanthropist in Singapore and China
 * Tan Kee Soon (陳開順; 1803–1857), first Kangchu and Kapitan China of Tebrau, leader of Ngee Heng Kongsi and Anti-Qing fighter
 * Tan Keong Choon (陳共存; 1916–2015) Singapore industrialist, community leader and philanthropist
 * Tan Keng Yam Tony (陳慶炎; born 1940), seventh President of Singapore
 * Tan Keong Saik (陳恭錫; 1850–1909), Singaporean businessman who contributed in setting up Chinese Chamber of Commerce and advocate of education and equality of rights for women
 * Tan Kheng Ann (陈庆安; 1941–1965), Singaporean gang member and murderer
 * Tan Kheng Boon Eugene (陳慶文; born 1970), associate professor of law at Singapore Management University, Nominated Member of Parliament (2012–2014)
 * Tan Khoen Swie (陳坤瑞; 1883/1894–1953), Indonesian publisher
 * Tan Kian Meng (陳健銘; born 1994), Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles events
 * Tan Kiat How (陳傑豪; born 1977), Singaporean politician, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Communications and Information
 * Tan Kim Ching (陳金鐘; 1829–1892), served as Kapitan China of the Chinese community, was also the consul for Japan, Siam and Russia, and was a member of the Royal Court of Siam
 * Tan Kim Seng (陳金聲; 1805–1864), Chinese community leader (Hokkien) and first magistrate of Chinese descent in Singapore
 * Tan Kin Lian (陈钦亮; born 1948), Singaporean businessman
 * Tan Kok Ming Desmond (陳國明; born 1970), Singaporean politician and former Brigadier-General in Singapore Armed Forces
 * Tan Kok Wai (陳國偉; born 1957), Malaysia's Member of Parliament and National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party
 * Tan Koon Swan (陳群川; born 1940), Fifth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association
 * Tan Lark Sye (陳六使; 1897–1972), prominent businessman and philanthropist, founded Nanyang University in the 1950s
 * Tan Lee Meng (陳利明; born 1948), Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2015–2021)
 * Tan Lian Hoe (陳蓮花; born 1958), former Malaysia's Member of Parliament
 * Tan Liong Houw, Indonesian football player, participated in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne
 * Tan Lip-Bu (陳立武; born 1959), Malaysian-born American executive and entrepreneur, executive chairman of Cadence Design Systems and Chairman of Walden International
 * Tan Min Liang (陳民亮; born 1977), Singaporean businessman and internet entrepreneur, the co-founder, CEO and creative director of Razer Inc., the CEO of THX
 * Tan Mo Heng, Indonesian football goalkeeper, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
 * Tan Mui Choo (陈梅珠; 1953/1954–1988), Singaporean child killer
 * Tan Ping Koon (陈平坤; born 1968), Singaporean kidnapper
 * Tan Pin Pin (陳彬彬; born 1969), Singapore-based film director
 * Tan See Han, Indonesian football players, played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
 * Tan See Leng (陳詩龍; born 1964), Singaporean politician and former medical practitioner who has been serving as Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry since 2021 and 2020 respectively
 * Tan Seng Giaw (陳勝堯; born 1942), former Malaysian Member of Parliament
 * Tan Sheng Hui Alvin (陳聖辉; born 1980), Singaporean politician, Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and Trade and Industry since 2020
 * Tan Siew Sin (陳修信; 1916–1988), Malaysian longest-serving Minister of Finance and son of Tun Dato' Sir Tan Cheng Lock
 * Tan Soo Khoon (陳樹群; 1949–2016), Singaporean former politician, Speaker of the Parliament (1989–2001)
 * Tan Soon Neo Jessica (陳舜娘; born 1966), Singaporean politician, Deputy Speaker of Parliament since 2020
 * Tan Swie Hian (陳瑞獻; born 1943), Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures
 * Tan Tai Yong (陳大榮), Singaporean academic and politician, President of Yale-NUS College since 2017 and Nominated Member of Parliament (2014–2015)
 * Tan Teng Chuan Steven (born 1970), Singaporean footballer for Singapore national team during the 1990s
 * Tan Tee Beng (陳智銘; born 1972), former Malaysian Member of Parliament
 * Tan Teng-pho (陳澄波; 1895–1947), Prominent Taiwanese oil painter, whose work was featured in the seventh Imperial Art Exhibition in Japan
 * Tan Tjin Kie (1853–1919), Majoor-titulair der Chinezen, high-ranking bureaucrat, courtier, sugar baron, also the founder and patron of the Confucian revival and Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan in Cirebon
 * Tan Tjoei Hock (1908–1984), Indonesian journalist and filmmaker
 * Tan Tjoen Tiat (陳濬哲; 1816–1880), second Majoor der Chinezen ("Major of the Chinese") of Batavia (1865-1879)
 * Tan Tock Seng (陳篤生; 1798–1850), Leader of Hokkien community, Kapitan China of Singapore and first Asian to be appointed Justice of the Peace
 * Tony Tan (陈庆炎; 2011-2017) 7th President of Singapore
 * Tan Twan Eng (陳團英), Malaysian novelist who won the Man Asian Literary Prize and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
 * Tan Wee Kiong (陳煒強; born 1989), Malaysian badminton player who won the gold medal in the men's doubles and the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
 * Tan Wee Tat (born 1992), Malaysian badminton player
 * Tan Wee Gieen (born 1994), Malaysian badminton player
 * Tan Wu Meng (陳有明; born 1975), Singaporean politician and oncologist
 * Tan Yee Khan (陳貽權; born 1940), former Malaysian badminton player who won the All-England Open men's doubles championship in 1965 and 1966
 * Tan Yueh Ming (1945–2010), also known as Hadi Soesastro, Indonesian economist, political scientist (international relations), founder and former executive director of Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)
 * Desmond Tan (陳泂江; born 1986), Singaporean actor
 * Julie Tan (陈欣淇; born 1992), Malaysian born Singaporean actress and model.
 * Kelly Tan Ah Hong (陈亚凤; 1968–1990), Singaporean murder victim
 * Lucio Tan (陳永栽; born 1934), Filipino-Chinese businessman and owner of Philippine Airlines
 * Michael Tan (born 1952), a Chinese Filipino medical anthropologist and the 10th Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman
 * Michael Tan Teow (陈朝; 1953–1990), Singaporean murderer
 * Romeo Tan (陈罗密欧; born 1985), Singaporean actor
 * Royston Tan (陳子謙; born 1976), Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
 * Sandi Tan (陳善治; born 1972), Singaporean filmmaker and critic
 * Sutanto Tan, Indonesian football player
 * Tin Pei Ling (陳佩玲; born 1983), Singaporean politician and businesswoman
 * Harmony Tan (born 1997), French professional tennis player

Other

 * Chen Fu Zhen Ren (陳府真人), ancestral deity of Indonesian Chinese residing throughout Banyuwangi Regency, Java, Bali, and Lombok, also worshipped by Balinese and Javanese (Kejawen).
 * Chen Jinggu (陳靖姑), Taoist deity and protective goddess of women, children, and pregnancy, also known as Lady Linshui (臨水夫人). She is worshipped in Fujian, Taiwan, South China, and across East Asia and Southeast Asia.
 * Chen-style tai chi, Northern Chinese martial art and the original form of tai chi.
 * Tran (surname), second most common Vietnamese surname, the Vietnamese spelling of 陳
 * Chen (disambiguation)
 * Chen Commandery
 * The Hebrew surname חן is also spelled Chen.

Clan temples and associations

 * Tan Si Chong Su (陳氏宗祠), also known as Poh Chiak Keng (保赤宮), built around 1876 in Singapore
 * Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi (穎川堂陳公司), built around 1878 in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Fictional

 * Chen, a character in Arknights
 * Chen, a character in the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf
 * Chen, the Holy Knight, a character in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos custom map Defense of the Ancients
 * The Chen family (Ollie, June, Esther, and Ruben), a group of characters who mainly appear in The Ghost and Molly McGee
 * Charlie Chan, a fictional detective
 * Detective Grace Chen, a central character in Martial Law
 * Chan Ho-nam, the fictitious Hong Kong triad boss in the Young and Dangerous film series
 * Chen Jialuo, protagonist of the Wuxia novel The Book and the Sword
 * Jing-Mei Chen, a Chinese-American physician in the television drama series ER
 * Kai Chen, a character from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
 * Lily Chen, a supporting Chinese-Welsh character from Fireman Sam
 * Master Chen, a character in Ninjago
 * Skylor Chen, a character in Ninjago
 * Chen Stormstout, an important character in the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, as well as playable hero in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and Heroes of the Storm
 * Chen Zhen, a fictional Chinese martial artist and culture hero

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Talk:Cairo Conference

Other Cairo Conferences...
The various "Alternative Meanings" should be at the TOP of the page, as a disambiguation option, not waaaaaay at the bottom. I'm looking at my kid's homework and thinking he's crazy. Someone, please, disambiguate this page. I'm not capable. Nirigihimu 14:22, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

There was also the 1994 UN Cairo Conference on Population and Development. Maybe this page should link to that topic, too ...
 * Link was added 21:32, 26 Oct 2004 by User:Choster

See: Pdfpdf (talk) 12:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Cairo Conference (disambiguation)
 * List of conferences in Cairo

Taiwan
This statement was removed:
 * However, in 1955 after the World War II, being asked the question whether Formosa should be handed to the Communist China according to the Cairo Declaration, Churchill told the House of Commons, "The Cairo Declaration contained merely a statement of common purpose." And since it was made "A lot of things have happened" he added. His Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, also said that the Declaration was merely a statement of intention that Formosa should be retroceded to China after the war, that never materialized.

I removed it because it is out of context and needs to be tied in with the overall political status of Taiwan. Britain, unlike the US, had at the time already switched recognition to the PRC, but it was a member of the western block and was interested in stopping the spread of communism. Therefore, "China" here likely means "the People's Republic of China" and not the Republic of China. The fact that sovereignty over these islands were ultimately given to the ROC is not presented and the British did not express oppositon to this act in the interests of containment. --Jiang 02:57, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

 * But I do think the political status of Taiwan needs some coverage here, but we should jump to a particular detail without first mentioning the general situation. --Jiang 03:08, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I will have to think about it. I do think that since Cairo declaration is so pertainent to the political status of Taiwan. With some kind of introduction of the impact of Cairo declaration on Taiwan issue, I think it sould be okay to address Taiwan issue here a bit. I believe we should at least add a "See also: " link to " Political status of Taiwan". As for the original photocopy, I believe this is an important historical document and deserves to stay on the article. You may not like the webite hosts it, and I actually thought about extracting the image and save onto Wikipeisa but I do not know how to put it on, perhaps you can help us to save the original document and dislodge the photo from the website host it. Otherwise, I would prefer put the link of the photo back. Again, I do not believe having the original photocopy image would be a POV. Thanks.

I notice that "all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese shall be restored to the Republic of China." what about the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan? In late 19th century Ryūkyū Islands was also "a stolen territory" in the viewpoint of Qing empire. If PRC still believe this is effective, they should made a claim to Ryūkyū Islands in previous century.surely we know it never happened. Let alone it was merely an UNSIGNED PRESS COMMUNIQUE. PRC knows it doesn't have any treaty to justify its claim and therefore tries to deceive the public with its so called "Cairo Declaration", which is sadly in vain.--anon

Cairo Declaration was issued on 1 December 1943, i.e. after the end of the Cairo Conference. When this Declaration was issued, Chiang-Kai-Shek was in China and Truman and Churchill were in Tehran, Iran.

User:Siyac12:02, 9 June 2005 (UTC)

 * The Declaration was actually signed on 27 November 1943. They were not there because the issuing of declaration was delayed by an order of the allies. The declearation was released in Communique on 1 December 1943. Please see the external link for more information. [] Enlarge the picture, which is a telegram to inform the radio operators to broadcast the declaration. There is a strict time and date that for that. Well... I guess there were either censorships or some strategic considerations at war time.

Xplorer 23:17, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

 * The Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state of Ming & Qing China, but never a controlled/occupied territory. Therefore, to whatever extent you want to claim that it was "stolen", it was not stolen from China. Secondly, the Ryukyus were invaded by the forces of Satsuma domain in 1609, and formally annexed in the 1870s. So none of the major Ryukyu islands were "occupied territories" as a result of WWII. LordAmeth 12:02, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Due to recent events, the UN should verify that the so-called "Cairo Declaration" IS A FAKE before it's too late.
The closest thing that actually existed was a "PRESS COMMUNIQUE"-- and it's not signed, because none of the three participants where present. In other words, the press communique was entirely made up.

This non-existant “Cairo Declaration” resulted in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese on 2/28/1947 (see 228 Incident). Thanks to this "declaration" and EXTENSIVE bullying on PRC's part, Taiwan's international recognition has never been realized. What's worse, Taiwan is now only three votes away from being officially voted off as "part of PRC" in the UN!

What is the truth: See http://www.taiwannation.com.tw/ecairo.htm

Again, mister, your statement was misleading; due to KMT’s corrupt rule in Taiwan, the 228 incident was suppressed by KMT/ROC, although CCP did arm local forces to revolt KMT's rule in Taiwan. By the time 228 incident happened PRC had not even established.--Jerrychen0067 06:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I believe the above statement is some political groups’ propaganda from Taiwan, according to the UN General Assembly Resolution no.2758, Taiwan status issue is no longer a controversial topic in the UN. Since Taiwan is included in the PRC which is recognized by the UN. You can always argue about the fundamental elements of an independent state or modify internal constitution/laws of Taiwan, however nominally Taiwan cannot jump out of this one China structure, unless a formal declaration of independence. To be politically neutral if you are a supporter of Taiwan independence movement you need to face the international fact first and stop lying to Taiwanese people.--Jerrychen0067 06:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Communiqué could not be signed but the Declaration was signed and formally accepted. Please stop saying the Declaration was unsigned
I got links from the Japanese National Library stating the document is signed. http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/etc/c03.html & http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/shiryo/01/002_46shoshi.html

The Cairo Communiqué was a press release forward to all the radio operators to annouce the actual declaration resulting from the conference through air. At the time, it was in a form of a telegram. It is like our email today. Can one physically sign an email? Therefore it is real no point to state that the Communiqué is unsigned, which the Declaration itself was signed. The external link to the Japanese National Library clearly states the was signed. Please take a look.

For people who has question on if the Cairo Declaration is valid. I think the following will mean something. Japanese Instrument of Surrender, which is surely signed, clearly states the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration which referred to this Cairo Declaration. So even if it was unsigned, it was accepted by all the countries signed on the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.

Please control your emotions. We only discuss facts and it is not a place merely to express your opinion. Please note that your personal website does not have any accreditation to serve as an evidence.

--Xplore
 * Above links to Japanese National Library do not suggest there's a Cairo Declaration aside from the Cairo Communiqué that we know. The source also does not indicate the Communiqué or the Declaration (if exist) was signed. Just want to share the observation. >g2g886 (talk) 18:51, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

The following papragraph is removed until someone allocates the reference
Hi please find a reference to the following paragraph. It is essential to fine the reference especially when a quotation is used in the text. The section should be removed until someone allocate it, since we are not writing fictions here.

''   When asked in 1955 as to whether Formosa should be handed to Communist China  as according to the Cairo Declaration, however, Churchill told the House of Commons, "The Cairo Declaration contained merely a statement of common purpose." And since it was made "A lot of things have happened" he added. His Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, also said that the Declaration was merely a statement of intention that Formosa should be retroceded to China after the war, that never materialized.''

--Xplore

codenamed "SEXTANT"
Can someone please tell me where did they fine the codename? Kind of interesting Xplorer 04:08, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

new cairo conference!
since some years - every year there is a big meeting of the global anti-war movement in cairo which is called cairo conference. this is why i found this article - eventually it would be good to make a second page?

See: Pdfpdf (talk) 12:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Cairo Conference (disambiguation)
 * List of conferences in Cairo

Signed or unsigned?
Hello! I read there "The Cairo Declaration was signed on 27 November 1943" but in Cairo Declaration there is "Cairo Declaration is unsigned.". Which one is right?--OsamaK 20:28, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: North African History, AFH 4302
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No sources availble for purchase or viewing in US to confirm this
After the announcement of the Cairo Declaration, Emperor Showa convened the Imperial Council, at which moderate forces rose, and in October 1944, former Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro's brother Konoe Tadamaro secretly negotiated peace with Chiang Kai-shek's side based on the Cairo Declaration through the Eryusha [10]: 2600:1700:E540:6120:18DE:671D:C560:63AC (talk) 20:46, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

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Reichenbach Falls

The Reichenbach Falls (Reichenbachfälle) are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the stream called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total height of about 250 m. At 110 m, the upper falls, known as the Grand Reichenbach Fall (Grosser Reichenbachfall), is by far the tallest segment and one of the highest waterfalls in the Alps, and among the forty highest in Switzerland. The Reichenbach loses 290 m of height from the top of the falls to the valley floor of the Haslital. Today, a hydroelectric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, reducing its flow.

In popular literature, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the Grand (or Great) Reichenbach Fall as the location of the final physical altercation between his hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, the criminal Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".

Location
The falls are located in the lower part of the Reichenbachtal, on the Rychenbach, a tributary (from the south bank) of the Aare. They are some 1.5 km south of the town of Meiringen, and Interlaken. Politically, the falls are within the municipality of Schattenhalb in the canton of Bern.

The falls are made accessible by the Reichenbach Funicular. The lower station is some 20 minutes walk, or a 6-minute bus ride, from Meiringen railway station on the Brünig railway line that links Interlaken and Lucerne.

Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories
The town and the falls are known worldwide as the setting for a fictional event: it is the location where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero, Sherlock Holmes, fights to the death with Professor Moriarty, at the end of "The Final Problem", first published in 1893. A memorial plate at the funicular station commemorates Holmes, and there is also a Sherlock Holmes museum in the nearby town of Meiringen.

Out of many waterfalls in the Bernese Oberland, Reichenbach Falls seems to have made the greatest impression on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was shown them on a Swiss holiday by his host Sir Henry Lunn, the founder of Lunn Poly. Sir Henry's grandson, Peter Lunn, recalled, "My grandfather said 'Push him over the Reichenbach Falls' and Conan Doyle hadn’t heard of them, so he showed them to him." So impressed was Doyle that he decided to let his hero die there.

The actual ledge from which Moriarty fell is on the other side of the falls from the funicular; it is accessible by climbing the path to the top of the falls, crossing the bridge and following the trail down the hill. The ledge is marked by a plaque as illustrated here; the English inscription reads: "At this fearful place, Sherlock Holmes vanquished Professor Moriarty, on 4 May 1891." The pathway on which the duel between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty occurs ends some hundred metres away from the falls. When Doyle viewed the falls, the path ended very close to the falls, close enough to touch it, yet over the hundred years after his visit, the pathway has become unsafe and slowly eroded away, and the falls have receded further back into the gorge.

In other media
The Reichenbach Falls are the subject of several early 19th-century paintings by the English Romantic landscape painter J. M. W. Turner.

The indie band Ravens & Chimes named its debut album (released in 2007) after the falls.

Reichenbach Falls was also the title of a 2008 BBC Four TV drama by James Mavor, based on an idea by Ian Rankin and set in Edinburgh. Numerous historical characters associated with the city, including Conan Doyle and his mentor Dr Joseph Bell, are mentioned in the story.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, a 2011 film adaptation inspired by "The Final Problem", also hosts the falls, although in this adaptation, a large castle has been built over them, replacing the pathway.

The third episode from the 2012 second series of the BBC drama Sherlock, "The Reichenbach Fall" (inspired by "The Final Problem"), is a play on the waterfall's name. The special episode of Sherlock, "The Abominable Bride", which was broadcast on 1 January 2016, featured a re-creation of the showdown between Sherlock and Moriarty set in Victorian times, as depicted in the book.

The final season of the TV series Elementary features a villain named Odin Reichenbach. The next-to-last episode, in which the character meets justice, is titled "Reichenbach Falls".

title: Reichenbach Falls