List of Famous people born in Yueyang, People's Republic of China

Li Rui was a Chinese historian and politician. He joined the Communist Party in 1937 and became the personal secretary to Mao Zedong on industrial affairs. After retiring from political life, Li became a writer and a vocal advocate of democratic reform in China.

Lee Yuan-tsu (Chinese: 李元簇; pinyin: Lǐ Yuáncù; Wade–Giles: Li³ Yüan²-tsʻu⁴; 24 September 1923 — 8 March 2017), was a Kuomintang politician who served under Lee Teng-hui as the eighth Vice President of the Republic of China. He was of Hakka ancestry.

Zhang Zhen was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China.

Yang Jingnian was a Chinese economist and translator from Miluo, Hunan Province.

Zuo Zongtang, Marquis Kejing, sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.

Tong Daochi is a former Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Sanya between November 2018 and October 2020. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2020.