Gong (disambiguation)
A gong is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell.
Gong or GONG may also refer to:
Places
- 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
Gong as a name may refer to:
- Gong (surname), several Chinese surnames
- Gong, the pseudonym of Jonathan Crowther, a composer of Listener Crosswords
- Gong Baoren, Chinese Olympic swimmer
- Alex Gong (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
- Gong Guohua (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
- Leonard Howell, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
- Gong Hwang-cherng (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
- Gong Li (born 1965), Chinese film actress
- Gong Ruina (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
- Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
- Gong (band), a Franco-British rock band
- The Gongs, an experimental folk band
- "Gong", a song on the album Takk... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
Television
- GONG (IPTV channel), an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
- The Gong Show, American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Gong (magazine), a German television magazine
- Gong bass drum, a type of drum
Organizations
- GONG (organization), a Croatian non-government organization that oversees elections
- Global Oscillations Network Group, studying solar structure and dynamics
Other uses
- Gong (title), a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
- 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
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