Bang (surname)
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Bang is a Scandinavian surname as well as a Korean surname. The Scandinavian surname is derived from the Old Norse banga which means to pound or hammer. The Korean surname is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方). Notable people with the surname include:
- Anton Christian Bang (born 1840), Norwegian politician
- Arne Bang-Hansen (1911–1990), Norwegian actor
- Bernhard Lauritz Frederik Bang, Danish scientist
- Betsy Bang (1912–2003), American biologist and medical/scientific illustrator
- Claes Bang (born 1967), Danish actor
- Elisabeth Bang (1922–2009), Norwegian actress
- Frederik Bang, American scientist, discoverer of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL)
- Herman Bang (1857–1912), Danish author
- Kjetil Bang-Hansen (born 1940), Norwegian actor
- Molly Bang (born 1943), American illustrator
- Nina Bang (1866–1928), Danish politician
- Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–1984), Norwegian educator, journalist and author
- Otto T. Bang (1931–2008), American businessman and politician
- Pål Bang-Hansen (1937–2010), Norwegian actor
- Peter Bang (engineer) (1900–1957), Danish engineer and co-founder of Bang & Olufsen
- Peter Fibiger Bang (born 1973), Danish comparative historian
- Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861), Danish politician and jurist
- Thomas Bang (born 1938), Danish sculptor
Bang (Korean surname; Hangul : 방 / Hanja : 方/房)
- Andrea Bang, Canadian actress
- Diana Bang, Korean Canadian actress, writer and producer
- Sung Hoon (born as Bang In-kyu), South Korean actor and model
- Go Eun-ah (born as Bang Hyo-jin), South Korean actress
- Minah (born as Bang Minah), South Korean singer and member of girl group Girl's Day
- Mir (singer) (born as Bang Cheol-yong), South Korean singer and member of boy band MBLAQ
- Ryan Bang, South Korean actor, singer and entertainer in the Philippines
- Bang Seong-joon, South Korean voice actor
- Bang Sung-hyeon (better known as JJonak), competitive Overwatch player
- Bang Si-hyuk, South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive, founder of Big Hit Music and Hybe Corporation
- Bang Ye-dam, South Korean singer and member of boy band Treasure
- Bang Yong-guk, South Korean rapper, songwriter and leader of boy band B.A.P
- Bang Young-ung, South Korean novelist