Gong (disambiguation)
A gong is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell.
Gong or GONG may also refer to:
Places
[edit]- Gong, Iran, a city
- 21523 GONG, an asteroid discovered in 1998
- Gong County, Henan, former name of Gongyi, a city in Henan, China
- Gong County, Sichuan, a county in Sichuan, China
- Wollongong, ("the Gong"), a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia
- Zhonggong, a pejorative name for Communist-controlled China (1927–49)
People
[edit]Gong as a name may refer to:
- Gong (title), a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
Nicknamed "Gong"
[edit]- Gong, the pseudonym of Jonathan Crowther, a composer of Listener Crosswords
- Leonard Howell, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
Given named "Gong"
[edit]- Marquis Gong (disambiguation), several marquises named Gong
- Duke Gong (disambiguation) (Chinese: 共公; pinyin: Gōng Gōng), several dukes named Gong
- Prince Gong (disambiguation), several princes named Gong
- King Gong (disambiguation), several kings named Gong
- Emperor Gong (disambiguation), several emperors named Gong
Surnamed "Gong"
[edit]- Gong (surname), several Chinese surnames
- Alex Gong (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
- Gong Baoren, Chinese Olympic swimmer
- Gong Guohua (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
- Gong Hwang-cherng (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
- Gong Li (born 1965), Chinese film actress
- Gong Ruina (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
- Xiao Hua Gong, Chinese-Canadian businessman and politician
- Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Music
[edit]- Gong (band), a Franco-British rock band
- The Gongs, an American experimental folk band
- Gong Gong Gong, a Chinese experimental rock band
- "Gong", a song on the album Takk... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
Television
[edit]- GONG (IPTV channel), an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
- The Gong Show, American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
- Palace (TV series) (Gōng), a Chinese TV series
Other arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]- Gong (magazine), a German television magazine
- Gong bass drum, a type of drum
Organizations
[edit]- GONG (organization), a Croatian non-government organization that oversees elections
- Global Oscillations Network Group, studying solar structure and dynamics
Other uses
[edit]- Gōng or Guang (vessel), an ancient Chinese shape of ritual ewer
- Gong farmer, term used in Tudor Britain for a person who emptied privies and cesspits
- Gong Gong, Chinese water god
- Gong language
See also
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- Kong (surname) (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname, sometimes written as "Gong"
- All pages with titles beginning with Gong
- All pages with titles containing Gong
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