Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), also known as "Chairman Mao", was the leader of the Communist Party of China from 1935 to 1976 and of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976.
Mao or MAO may also refer to:
Madame Mao (Jiang Qing), the fourth wife of Mao Zedong and a leading politician in the Cultural Revolution
Mao Zemin and Mao Zetan, the brothers of Mao Zedong
Mao Zehong, the sister of Mao Zedong
Mao Anying, the son of Mao Zedong
Mao: The Unknown Story, a biography of Mao Zedong by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
Maoism, an ideology derived from Mao Zedong's teachings
the Chinese family name:
Mao Chi-kuo, a Republic of China politician
Mao Wenlong (1579–1629), a Ming era military commander
Mao Yisheng, a Chinese engineer
Mao Xinyuan, a Chinese race walker
Mao Zeming, Papua New Guinean politician
Empress Mao (Former Qin), a Chinese empress of Former Qin
Empress Mao (Ming), a Chinese empress of Cao Wei
Mao, (真央、万桜、麻央、真緒、or 真桜), is also a Japanese feminine given name.
People with the name include:
Mao Abe, a singer-songwriter
Mao Asada, a figure skater
Mao Denda, a singer-songwriter
Mao Ichimichi, an actress who does voice-overs under the stylized name M·A·O
Mao Inoue, an actress
Mao Kobayashi, a junior idol
Mao Kobayashi (actress), an actress
Mao Miyaji, an actress
Mao, a Geass-user in the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Mao Jahana, a female character in the anime series Blood+
Mao, a character in the anime and manga series Darker than Black
Mao, a character in the video game Shadow Hearts: From The New World
Mao, a character in the video game Tales of Rebirth
Mao, the main character in the video game Disgaea 3
Mao, a character in the video game Shining Wind
Mao, a character in the film Marock, played by Assaad Bouab
Mao Mao, a character in the video game Aero Fighters
Sadao Mao, aka Satan, the main protagonist of the anime The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
