Yang is a given name, and may refer to: *

An Yang An Yang (; born July 23, 1984, in Harbin) is a People's Republic of China, Chinese pair skating, pair skater. He competes with Zhao Rui (figure skater), Zhao Rui. They are the 2006 Chinese Figure Skating Championships, Chinese national champio ...

(born 1984), Chinese pair skater * Bai Yang (actress) (1920–1996), Chinese actress * Bai Yang (table tennis) (born 1984), Chinese table tennis player * Bai Yang (footballer) (born 1998), Chinese footballer *

Cao Yang Cao Yang (; born 15 December 1981 in Tianjin) is a Chinese former international football player who played as a versatile defender or midfielder. Club career Cao Yang began his career graduating through the Tianjin Teda youth system eventua ...

(born 1981), Chinese international football player * Fan Yang (artist) (born 1962), Canadian bubble artist * Fan Yang (cyclist) (born 1990), Chinese track cyclist *

Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi Emperor Wenxuan of (Northern) Qi ((北)齊文宣帝) (526–559), personal name Gao Yang (高洋, Wade–Giles: Kao Yang), courtesy name Zijin (子進), Xianbei name Hounigan (侯尼干), was the founding emperor of the Northern Qi dynasty of Ch ...

, named Gao Yang *

Gao Yang (shot putter) Gao Yang (born 1 March 1993) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport ha ...

, shot putter *

Gao Yang (politician) Gao Yang () (1909–2009) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Hebei Province (1982–1986) and President of the Central Party Sc ...

, former president of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party *

Gao Yang (speed skater) Gao Yang (born 1 November 1980) is a Chinese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialec ...

Gao Yang (snooker player) Gao Yang ( zh, s=高阳; born 5 September 2004) is a Chinese professional snooker player. Career Gao Yang started playing on the Chinese tour aged just 13, and was quickly accepted by the CBSA Academy. He played in the ACBS Asian Under-21 Sno ...

* He Yang (born 1983), former Chinese international footballer *

Jin Yang Jin Yang (; ; born in Harbin) is a Chinese male pair skater. With former partner Peng Cheng, he is a two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2020, bronze in 2019), two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist ( 2018–19, 2019–20), and ...

(born 1994), Chinese male pair skater *

Li Yang (director) Li Yang (; born 1959) is a Chinese writer- director. Though often grouped with the so-called Sixth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, he is in fact closer in age to the Fifth Generation and in interviews has denied membership with either group, ...

(born 1959), Chinese film director * Li Yang (educator) (born 1969), Chinese educator and founder of Crazy English * Yang Li (fashion designer) (born 1987), UK-based fashion designer *

Li Yang (rower) Li Yang (born 28 February 1978) is a Chinese rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and ...

(born 1978), Chinese Olympic rower * Li Yang (ski jumper) (born 1980), Chinese ski jumper *

Li Yang (boxer) Li Yang () is a Chinese amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at featherweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He lost in the semifinal to Vasyl Lomachenko +13:13 (countback). World Amateur Championship ...

(born 1982), Chinese amateur featherweight boxer * Li Yang (sport shooter) (born 1985), Chinese sports shooter *

Lee Yang Lee Yang (; born 12 August 1995) is a Taiwanese retired professional badminton player. He is the Olympic men's doubles champion in 2020 and 2024, becoming the first unseeded men's doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals ...

(born 1995), Taiwanese badminton player * Li Yang, former name of

Geng Xiaoshun Geng Xiaoshun (; born 17 May 1990 in Liaoning), former name Li Yang ( before 28 February 1991) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League Two side Dalian Kun City. On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announ ...

(born 1990), Chinese footballer *

Li Yang (footballer, born 1997) Li Yang ( zh, s=李扬, t=, p=; born 22 July 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender for Chengdu Rongcheng. Club career Li Yang would represent Jiangsu in the 2015 China National Youth Games, where they came runners-up a ...

, Chinese male footballer *

Li Yang (footballer, born 1999) Li Yang ( zh, s=李洋, t=, p=; born 7 May 1999) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily i ...

, Chinese male footballer *

Lu Yang Lu Yang (; born 1979) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter best known for his works '' My Spectacular Theatre'', ''Brotherhood of Blades'' and '' Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield''. Early life and education A native o ...

, Chinese film director and screenwriter *

Lu Yang (footballer) Lu Yang (; born 3 March 1991) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Better City. Club career Lu Yang started his professional football career in 2011 when he joined Tianjin Teda for the 2011 Chinese Super League campaign. In ...

, Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chengdu Better City *

Lü Yang Lü Yang (; born 26 November 1993) is a Chinese rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 28 July 2021, she and three teammates won the gold medal in women's quadruple sculls at the 2020 Summer Olym ...

, Chinese rower *

Luo Yang (aircraft designer) Luo Yang may refer to: * Luo Yang (aircraft designer), Chinese aircraft designer (1961–2012) * Luo Yang (photographer), Chinese photographer (born 1984) *Luoyang Luoyang ( zh, s=洛阳, t=洛陽, p=Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluen ...

, Chinese aircraft designer (1961–2012) *

Luo Yang (photographer) Luo Yang ( zh, 罗洋; born 1984) is a Chinese photographer, known for her photographs of women. Yang was born in Shenyang and graduated from the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. She lives in Be ...

, Chinese photographer (born 1984) *

Shi Yang Shi Yang (; June 13, 1889 - February 15, 1923), born Shi Jichao (), courtesy name Bogao (). Shi Yang was from the small village of Yangjiahe () in Zhushan County, Hubei. He was a lawyer by trade, as well as a member of the Chinese Communist Party ...

, Chinese lawyer * Shi Yang (swimmer), Chinese swimmer *

Wang Yang (politician) Wang Yang (; born 5 March 1955) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2023. He was also the fourth-ranking member of the Po ...

(born 1955), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference * Wang Yang (Liaoning politician) (born 1957), former provincial official from Liaoning * Wang Yang (general) ( 汪洋; 1920–2001), Chinese general and government minister *

Wang Yang (water polo) Wang Yang (; born 17 January 1983) is a male Chinese water polo player who was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2005 National Games. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games ...

(born 1983), Chinese water polo player * Wang Yang (footballer, born 1982), Chinese football player best known for his career at Jiangsu Sainty * Wang Yang (footballer, born 1989), Chinese football player who currently plays for Hebei Zhongji * Wang Yang (footballer, born 1991), Chinese football player * Wang Yang (footballer, born 1993), Chinese football player who currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown * Wang Yang (high jumper) (born 1989), Chinese high jumper *

Wang Yang (table tennis) Wang Yang (, ; born 24 September 1994) is a Slovak table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics in table tennis. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as well. At the 2011 junior championship Wang was forced to drop ...

(born 1994), Slovak table tennis player * Jimmy Wang Yang (born 1981), American-born Korean wrestler * Yang Wang (sport shooter) (born 1976), New Zealand sport shooter * Wang Yang (sailor), Chinese sailor *

Wang Yang (wheelchair racer) Wang Yang (born 22 May 2003) is a Chinese paralympic wheelchair racer. Career He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports ...

, Paralympic wheelchair racer * Yang Yang (painter) (born 1953), Chinese-born American artist and sculptor *

Yang Yang (conductor) Yang Yang (杨洋) is the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra. Yang has conducted more than 20 domestic and foreign symphony orchestras. Yang started his career in 1998 at the first Beijing Musical Fest ...

(born 1973), Chinese conductor with Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra * Yang Yang (tenor) (1974/75 – 2019), Chinese tenor *

Yang Yang (actor) Yang Yang ( zh, s=杨洋, t=楊洋, born September 9, 1991) is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the Chinese television drama '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' (2010). Since then, he has received recognition for his roles in television ...

(born 1991), Chinese actor * Yang Yang (director), Chinese director, see Golden Eagle Award for Best Television Series Director (China)#Winners and nominees *

Yang Yang (badminton) Yang Yang (; born December 8, 1963, in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a former Chinese badminton player. He is the first men's singles player in the world to have won two World Badminton Championships consecutively (1987 and 1989). He also won the men's si ...

(born 1963), Chinese badminton player * Yang Yang (baseball) (born 1986), Chinese baseball player *

Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1976) Yang Yang (; born 24 August 1976) is a Chinese sports administrator, retired short track speed skater, and businesswoman. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time Overall World Champion for 1997–2002. Know ...

, Chinese speed skater, Olympic gold medalist *

Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1977) Yang Yang (; born 14 September 1977 in Changchun, Jilin, China) is a Chinese Olympic speed skater of Hui ethnicity. Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olymp ...

, Chinese speed skater, Olympic silver medalist * Yang Yang (sprinter) (born 1991), Chinese sprinter * Yang Yang (swimmer) (born 1997), Chinese Paralympic swimmer * Yang Yang (scientist) (born 1958), Taiwanese-born materials scientist at University of California, Los Angeles * Yu Yang (field hockey) (born 1979), Chinese field hockey player *

Yu Yang (badminton) Yu Yang (; born 7 April 1986) is a retired Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, three time World Champion and four time Asian Champion. Yu was part of the China winning team in four Sudirman ...

(born 1986), Chinese female badminton player * Yu Yang (footballer, born 1989), Chinese football player * Yu Yang (footballer, born 1983), Chinese former football player *

Zhang Yang (warlord) Zhang Yang () (died 198), courtesy name Zhishu, was a Chinese politician and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Originally from Yunzhong Commandery (雲中郡; in today northern Shanxi) in the north, he eventually b ...

(died 198), Chinese warlord of the late Han Dynasty *

Zhang Yang (director) Zhang Yang (; born 1967) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is the son of film director Zhang Huaxun. Zhang grew up in Beijing and studied until 1988 at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, from which he graduat ...

(born 1967), Chinese film director *

Zhang Yang (general) Zhang Yang (; August 1951 – November 23, 2017) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Director of the Political Work Department. He was previously political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region. He com ...

(1951–2017), Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army

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