Famous people surnamed Yang (杨)
24 of the best-known people with the Yang (杨) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.
Yang Zhu(杨朱)
368–317 BCChinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440–c.360 BC)
Yang Guifei(杨贵妃)
719–756Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)
Yang Kaihui(杨开慧)
1901–1930wife of Mao Zedong (1901-1930)
Yang Shangkun(杨尚昆)
1907–19984th President of the People's Republic of China (1907–1998)
Yang Jiang(杨绛)
1911–2016Chinese writer (1911-2016)
Chen-ning Yang(杨振宁)
1922–2025Chinese physicist (1922–2025)
Yang Chuan-kwang(杨传广)
1933–2007Taiwanese decathlete (1933–2007)
Bolo Yeung(杨斯)
b. 1946Hong Kong actor
Edward Yang(杨德昌)
1947–2007Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007)
Yang Jiechi(杨洁篪)
b. 1950Politburo member of the Chinese Communist Party
Michelle Yeoh(杨紫琼)
b. 1962Malaysian actress (born 1962)
Yang Liwei(杨利伟)
b. 1965Chinese astronaut
Jerry Yang(杨致远)
b. 1968founder of Yahoo!
Andrew Yang(杨安泽)
b. 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate (born 1975)
Yang Wei(杨威)
b. 1980Chinese artistic gymnast (born 1980)
Rainie Yang(杨丞琳)
b. 1984Taiwanese actress and singer
Agnez Mo(杨诗曼)
b. 1986Indonesian singer and actress
Yang Mi(杨幂)
b. 1986Chinese actress
Bowen Yang(杨伯文)
b. 1990Chinese-American comedian
Yang Yang(杨洋)
b. 1991Chinese actor
Yang Jiayu(杨家玉)
b. 1996Chinese female race walker (1996-)
Yang Yung-Wei(杨勇纬)
b. 1997Taiwan judoka (1997-)
Yang Qian(杨倩)
b. 2000Chinese sport shooter (born 2000)
Yang Junxuan(杨浚瑄)
b. 2002Chinese swimmer