Jiao (surname)

Jiāo (焦) is a Chinese surname. Its Wade-Giles romanization and Cantonese pronunciation are Chiao.

Notable people

• Deserts Chang (born Chiao An-pu; 焦安溥; 1981), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• Jiao Bingzhen (焦秉贞), Qing Dynasty painter and astronomer
• Jiao Fengbo (焦凤波; born 1983), Chinese former footballer
• Jiao Guobiao (焦国标; born 1963), Chinese dissident
• Jiao Hong (焦竑; 1540–1620), Ming Dynasty philosopher and historian
• Jiao Huafeng (焦华峰; born 1981), Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler
• Jiao Huancheng (焦焕成; born 1949), Chinese politician
• Jiao Huang (焦晃; born 1936), Chinese actor
• Jiao Junyan (焦俊艳; born 1987), Chinese actress
• Jiao Juyin (焦菊隐; 1905–1975), Chinese director, translator, theater theorist
• Jiao Lansheng (焦兰生; born 1962), Chinese former politician
• Leroy Chiao (焦立中; born 1960), American chemical engineer and retired NASA astronaut
• Jiao Li (焦利; born 1955), former president of China Central Television
• Jiao Liuyang (焦刘洋; born 1991), Chinese swimmer
• Peggy Chiao (焦雄屏; born 1953), Taiwanese-Chinese filmmaker and producer
• Jiao Ruoyu (焦若愚; 1915–2020), Chinese politician and diplomat
• Jiao Shuai (焦帥; born 1984), Chinese retired volleyball player
• Vincent Chiao (焦恩俊; born 1967), Taiwanese actor and singer
• Jiao Xian (焦先), Han Dynasty hermit
• Jiao Xiaoping (焦小平; born 1966), Chinese former financial expert and politician
• Jiao Yu (焦玉), Ming Dynasty military general, philosopher, writer
• Jiao Yulu (焦裕禄; 1922–1964), Chinese politician
• Jiao Zhimin (焦志敏; born 1963), Chinese-born naturalized-South Korean former table tennis player, Olympic silver medalist
• Jiao (焦; born 1987), the accused in the Nanjing Sister Hong incident, identified only by surname

Fictional characters

• Jiao Ting (焦挺), a character in the Water Margin

See also

• Chiao (disambiguation)