Fan Hong (Chinese: 范弘; pinyin: Fàn Hóng; died 1449), or Phạm Hoằng, was a Ming dynasty eunuch, who served as Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial (司禮監太監) during the reign of the Xuande Emperor. He was a native of Jiaozhi Province (present-day northern Vietnam), born as Fan An (范安, Phạm An).^[1]

During the reign of the Yongle Emperor, he was selected by Zhang Fu, Duke of Ying, and sent to the court, where he was favored by the emperor and ordered to study history. Later, he served Crown Prince Zhu Gaozhi in the Eastern Palace. During the reign of the Xuande Emperor, he was promoted to the position of Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial and was granted a pardon from death. During the first reign of Emperor Yingzong, he received favor from the emperor and followed him on a northern expedition, but died during the Tumu Crisis.^[1]

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