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Yang Binyu
Yang Binyu (杨滨瑜), Chinese long-track speed skater born 2002 in Heilongjiang; 2020 Youth Olympic mass start champion and 1,500 m bronze medalist, 2025 Asian Winter Games 3,000 m champion, and 2026 Olympian in the 3,000 m and mass start.
Yang Chai
Yang Chai is a craniofacial scientist and dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California, elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2018.
Yang Chang-Chih
Yang Chang-Chih (杨长基) is a Taiwanese businessman who founded printed circuit board maker Gold Circuit Electronics in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in 1981, and debuted at No. 13 on the 2026 Forbes Taiwan 50 Richest list.
Yang Changjun
Yang Changjun (杨昌濬), courtesy name Shiquan, was a Qing dynasty official and military commander from Xiangxiang, Hunan, who served as governor of Zhejiang and governor-general of Minzhe and Shangan.
Yang Cheng-tse
Yang Cheng-tse (杨承泽) is the chairman and CEO of Gold Circuit Electronics, a Taiwanese printed circuit board maker, where he succeeded his father in 2017.
Yang Chonghe
Yang Chonghe (杨崇和), known in English as Howard Yang, is a semiconductor executive who co-founded Montage Technology in Shanghai in 2004 and serves as its chairman, CEO, and chief scientist.
Yang Chuan Kwang
Yang Chuan Kwang (楊傳廣, C. K. Yang, Maysang Kalimud, 1933–2007), Taiwanese decathlete and Taiwan's first Olympic medallist: 1960 Rome silver, 1963 decathlon world record 9,121 points, first over 9,000 on any table.
Yang Cunzhong
Yang Cunzhong (杨存中), originally named Yang Yizhong, was a Southern Song military commander who headed the Palace Command for 25 years, fought over 200 battles, and died in 1166 aged 65.
Yang Dingxun
Yang Dingxun (杨鼎勋) was a Qing dynasty military commander from Huayang, Sichuan who rose from enlisted soldier to provincial commander-in-chief fighting the Taiping and Nian rebels.
Yang Dong-geun
Yang Dong-geun (양동근, 梁東根), also known as YDG, born 1979 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor and hip-hop artist, Baeksang child actor winner, Address Unknown breakout, Squid Game 2-3 cast member.
Yang Fangxu
Yang Fangxu (杨方旭), Chinese opposite hitter born 1994 in Weifang, Shandong; 2016 Rio Olympic volleyball gold medalist, 2014 world silver medalist, 2013 U20 world champion; banned four years for doping in 2019.
Yang Feng
Yang Feng (杨奉) was an Eastern Han military leader, a former White Wave bandit chief who escorted Emperor Xian back to Luoyang and was later killed by Liu Bei.
Yang Gi-tak
Yang Gi-tak (양기탁, 1871–1938) was a Korean journalist and independence activist who, as general manager of the newspaper Daehan Maeil Shinbo, led the sovereignty-recovery movement during the late Korean Empire and Japanese colonial period.
Yang Gil
Yang Gil (양길) was a local strongman of late Unified Silla who led a revolt at Bukwon in 889, gave Gung Ye his first command, and was defeated by him in 899.
Yang Guangyuan
Yang Guangyuan (杨光远) was a Five Dynasties military governor who served Later Tang and Later Jin, killed Zhang Jingda, and surrendered to the Khitan at Jin'anzhai.
Yang Guifei
Yang Guifei (楊貴妃), born Yang Yuhuan (719–756), was the beloved consort of Tang Emperor Xuanzong, one of China's Four Great Beauties. Killed at Mawei during the An Lushan Rebellion in 756, her story was immortalized in Bai Juyi's Song of Everlasting Sorrow and retold across Chinese and Japanese literature, Noh drama, painting, and film.
Yang Guozhong
Yang Guozhong (杨国忠), born Yang Zhao, was a Tang dynasty chief minister under Emperor Xuanzong whose feud with An Lushan helped bring on the 755 rebellion; he was beheaded at Mawei in 756.
Yang Gyu
Yang Gyu (양규) was a Goryeo official and commander who defended Heunghwajin against the Khitan in 1010, then harried the withdrawing Khitan army, dying in battle in 1011.
Yang Hak Seon
Yang Hak Seon (양학선, born 1992) is a retired South Korean gymnast, first Korean to win Olympic gymnastics gold, vault champion at London 2012 and Worlds 2011 and 2013; retired 2025.
Yang Hansen (杨瀚森)
Yang Hansen (杨瀚森), born 2005, is a 7'1" Chinese center for the Portland Trail Blazers; No. 16 pick of the 2025 NBA draft via Memphis, formerly of the Qingdao Eagles, called the Chinese Jokic.
Yang Hao (olympedia 109155)
Yang Hao (杨昊, born 1980, Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese volleyball player, Olympedia ID 109155, who won women's volleyball gold at the 2004 Olympics and bronze in 2008, plus Asian Games golds in 2002 and 2006.
Yang Haoran
Yang Haoran (杨皓然), Chinese sport shooter born 1996 in Chengde, Hebei; Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold in 10m air rifle mixed team with Yang Qian and bronze in individual air rifle; 2014 Youth Olympic champion.
Yang Haoyong
Yang Haoyong (杨浩涌) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded the classifieds site Ganji.com in Beijing in 2005, was co-CEO of 58.com after their 2015 merger, and then led the used-car platform Guazi.
Yang He
Yang He (杨鹤) was a Ming dynasty official who, as Supreme Commander of the Three Frontiers in Shaanxi, pursued pacification of rebels and died in exile in 1635.
Yang Hu
Yang Hu (羊祜), courtesy name Shuzi, was a Jin dynasty general who prepared the conquest of Eastern Wu from Jing Province but died before it began.
Yang Huanming
Yang Huanming (杨焕明) is a Chinese genomicist, co-founder of BGI, who led China's 1% share of the Human Genome Project and was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2014.
Yang Hyun-suk (양현석)
Yang Hyun-suk (양현석), born 1970 in Seoul, is a South Korean music executive, former Seo Taiji and Boys dancer, and founder and Chief Executive Producer of YG Entertainment, home of Big Bang, Blackpink, and BabyMonster.
Yang Jeong Mo
Yang Jeong Mo (양정모, 梁正模, born 1953, Busan) is a South Korean freestyle wrestler whose featherweight gold at Montreal 1976 made him South Korea's first Olympic champion; later a KOMSCO coach and 1988 flagbearer.
Yang Ji In
Yang Ji In (양지인, born 2003) is a South Korean pistol shooter, not the Canadian rifle shooter Emily Yang. Olympic gold medalist in women's 25m pistol at Paris 2024, 2025 world champion, and ISSF Athlete of the Year 2024.
Yang Jian (chip engineer)
Yang Jian (杨建, born 1973) is a Chinese chip engineer who co-founded the GPU designer MetaX in Shanghai in 2020 and serves as its chief technology officer.