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Zhang Yi (died 309 BC), strategist in the Warring States period •
Zhang Han (died 205 BC), military general of the Qin dynasty •
Zhang Tang (died 116 BC), official of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu •
Zhang Anshi, son of Zhang Tang, official of the Han dynasty •
Zhang Liang (died 186 BC), adviser to Liu Bang (founding emperor of the Han dynasty). •
Zhang Jue, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Eastern Han dynasty •
Zhang Rang (died 189), leader of the eunuch faction during the reign of Emperor Ling in the Eastern Han dynasty •
Zhang Lu (died 216), 3rd Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order and political leader during Eastern Han dynasty •
Zhang Fei (died 221), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Hong (153–212), official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the Eastern Han dynasty •
Zhang Yi (died 230), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Empress Zhang (died 237), Empress of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang He (died 231), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Liao (169–222), general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Zhao (156–238), official of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Chunhua (died 247), wife of the Cao Wei general Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Ni (died 254), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Yi (died 264), general of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Bu (died 264), general of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period •
Zhang Hua (232–300), Western Jin dynasty official and poet. •
Zhang Mao (277–324), founder of
Former Liang in the
Sixteen Kingdoms period •
Zhang Ci (died 386), general and eunuch of the
Former Qin state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period •
Zhang Liang, general and official of the Tang dynasty •
Zhang Yue (663–730), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet •
Zhang Jiuling (673–740), Tang dynasty chancellor and poet •
Zhang Jun (1086–1154), general of the Song dynasty •
Zhang Jiucheng (1092–1159), court official •
Zhang Hongfan (1238–1280), Yuan dynasty general •
Zhang Sicheng (died 1344), 39th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao Order during the Yuan dynasty, known for his calligraphy •
Zhang Juzheng (1525–1582), Ming dynasty statesman ==Science and mathematics==