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Ng is a Cantonese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/吴 (Pinyin: Wú) and 伍 (Pinyin: Wǔ), and Hokkien (Taiwanese) and Teochew transliteration of the Chinese surname 黃 (Pinyin: Huáng). It is pronounced [ŋ̍], and 伍 means "five". It is sometimes romanized as Ang, Eng, Ing and Ong in the United States and Ung in Australia. Ng is sometimes romanized as Woo or Wu even by people of Cantonese origin, such as John Woo.
In Vietnam, the corresponding surname is Ngô.
吴 / 吳 (Wú) was the 10th most common Chinese surname in 2006 and was the 8th most common in 1990.
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Notable people with the surname Ng [link]
- Andrew Ng, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University
- Robert Ng, Professor of Marketing at Babson College
- Chelsia Ng, singer and actor from Malaysia
- Clive Ng (born 1962), media sector financier and executive
- Colin Ng, Singaporean yachtsman best known for winning a gold medal in the 13th Asian Games held in Thailand
- Elise Ng (born 1981), Hong Kong squash player
- Evelyn Ng (born 1975), professional poker player from Canada
- Fae Myenne Ng, writer living in New York City
- Hiu Lui Ng, New Yorker who died in 2008 in the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Irene Ng (actress) (born 1974), Malaysian actress now living in Pennsylvania, USA
- John Ng, kung fu master, traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and pharmacist (born Wing-Lok Ng in 1950) – now living in Kentucky, USA
- Josiah Ng (born 1980), Malaysian track cyclist
- Kelvin Ng, politician in Canada who was elected in both the Nunavut Legislature and Northwest Territories Legislature
- Konrad Ng, US President Barack Obama's brother-in-law and husband of Maya Soetoro-Ng
- Kym Ng, Singaporean actress with MediaCorp
- Lenhard Ng, Chinese American mathematician (ex-child prodigy)
- Maya Soetoro-Ng (born 1970), President Obama's half-sister and wife to Konrad Ng
- Ng Mui, said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders – survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty
- Ng Ping Ho, award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter from Malaysia
- Ng Poon Chew (1866–1931), author, publisher, and advocate for Chinese American civil rights
- Ng Swee Hong (1935–2006), Malaysian Chinese businessman who founded Pacific Andes
- Ng Tat Wai (born 1947), badminton player from Penang, Malaysia
- Ng Yi-Sheng (born 1980), Singaporean writer
- Ng Yong Li (born 1985), Malaysian professional racing cyclist
- Ren Ng, founder and the chief executive officer of Californian start-ups Refocus Imaging, Inc and Lytro, Inc
- Rita Ng, Miss California 2000, presently a cardiologist in California
- William Ng, youth leader and social commentator
- Win Ng (1936–1991), gay Chinese-American sculptor, industrial designer and illustrator
Notable people with the surname Ng (吳) [link]
- Antonio Ng (born 1957), currently a member in the Macau Legislative Assembly
- Benjamin Ng and Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng, two of the men convicted of the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle
- Carl Ng (born 1976), Hong Kong actor and model
- Charles Ng (born 1960), Chinese-American serial killer from California, USA
- Deep Ng, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
- Dora Ng, Hong Kong film costume and make up designer
- Elaine Ng Yi-Lei (born 1972), actress and Miss Asia 1990
- Francis Ng Chun-Yu (born 1961), Hong Kong actor
- John Lone, born Ng Kwok-Leung (吳國良), played the lead role in The Last Emperor
- Kary Ng (born 1986), a Hong Kong Cantopop Artist
- Lawrence Ng (born 1964), popular TV actor in Hong Kong
- Margaret Ng (born 1948), politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong
- Melissa Ng (born 1972), semi-retired TV actress from Hong Kong
- Ng Ching-fai, GBS (born 1939), Professor of Chemistry and former President and Vice Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University
- Ng Man Tat (born 1952), veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry
- Ng Ming Yam (1955–1992), founder of United Democrats of Hong Kong (later called Democratic Party (Hong Kong))
- Ng See Yuen, (born 1944) director of independent film companies in Hong Kong
- Ng Ting Yip (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
- Ng Wai Chiu (born 1981), Hong Kong professional football player
- Ng Wei (born 1981), male badminton player from Hong Kong
- Richard Ng (born 1939), Hong Kong actor
- Ron Ng, Hong Kong TVB actor and singer
- Sandra Ng (born 1965), Hong Kong actress
- Stephen Ng (born 1953), Hong Kong entrepreneur, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of the Wharf (Holdings) Ltd
- Yan Ng (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
Notable people with the surname Ng (伍) [link]
- Charles Ng (racer), Hong Kong-born touring car driver
- Christine Ng, Hong Kong actress under contract to Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB
- Edward Ng (born 1939), mathematical scientist in the US Space Program
- Katherine Ng (born 1974), Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong
- Kim Ng, United States baseball executive
- Kingsley Ng, new media artist with works featured internationally
- Ng Boon Bee (born 1938), former Malaysian badminton player
- Ng Phek Hoong Irene (born 1963), Singaporean Member of Parliament
- Ng Yat Chung, Singapore's Chief of Defence Force from 2003 to 2007
- Philip Ng, Hong Kong based actor and action choreographer
Notable people with the surname Ng (黄) [link]
- Allan Ng (born 1942), a Singaporean businessman
- Darren Ng, aAustralian basketball player
- Elvin Ng (born 1980), actor who joined the Mediacorp stable in Singapore
- Lina Ng, Singaporean JTEAM actress, formerly under MediaCorp and MediaWorks
- Ng Eng Teng, sculptor in Singapore known for his figurative sculptures, many around Singapore
- Ng Chee Khern, Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
- Ng Chee Yang (born 1989), Singaporean Singer
- Ng Eng Hen (born 1958), Minister of Manpower and Second Minister for Defence of the Republic of Singapore
- Ng Moon Hing (born 1955), 4th Anglican Bishop of West Malaysia, since 2007
- Ng Ser Miang (born 1949), sportsman, diplomat and businessman from Singapore
- Ng Teng Fong (born 1930), Singaporean real estate billionaire
- Robert Ng (born 1952), Singaporean and Chairman of the Sino Group since 1981
- Ng Tian Hann (born 1969), Malaysian movie director
- Ng Woon Lam, full member of National Watercolor Society NWS and American Watercolor Society
- Ng Yen Yen, Malaysian politician and Minister of Tourism in the Malaysian Cabinet
- Ng Yew-Kwang (born 1942), economist at Monash University
Notable people with the surname Ngô [link]
- Ngô Quyền, general defeating the Chinese and ending 1000 years of Chinese domination at Giao Châu (northern Vietnam nowadays).
- Veronica Ngo, actress
- Ngô Tuấn, the real name of Lý Thường Kiệt who defeated Song Dynasty domination and penned what is considered the first Vietnamese declaration of independence.
- Ngô Đức Kế, prominent scholar-gentry anti-colonial intellectual
- Ngô Tất Tố
- Ngô Xuân Diệu
- Ngô Đình Diệm, first president of South Vietnam
- Ngô Phương Lan, first ever Miss Vietnam World
- Ngô Thụy Miên, musician/singer-songwriter
Other uses [link]
- "Ana Ng" is an alternative rock song by the band They Might Be Giants.
- Newgrounds
- Nitroglycerin
- Symbol for the nanogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10^−9 grams.
See also [link]
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Headlining the show was Anne Hildebrandt (Sara Botsford), the senior executive producer of the news broadcasts on fictional Toronto television station, CTLS channel 10. She was bright, assertive and she was also having a clandestine affair with the star cameraman of the news, Jake Antonelli (Mark Humphries), who was younger than she was (Jake was married and later divorced from Martha, and had two children, one of whom, his son, Jeff, lived with him, while his daughter lived with her mother).
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