List of Famous people named Yang

Yang Xiong is a Chinese politician and business executive who served as Mayor of Shanghai, and prior to that, Chairman of Shanghai Airlines. Yang is a graduate of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with a master's degree in economics.

Yang Xiaodu is a Chinese politician, the Director of the National Supervisory Commission, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He has served in Shanghai and Tibet during his early political career. Since 2014, he has also been a Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the leading anti-graft body of the Communist Party of China.

Roger Yang Pei-an is a Taiwanese rock singer known for breaking out as an "undiscovered" talent at the age of 35 in the Taiwanese music industry with the hit song, "I Believe" (我相信) that established his powerhouse, octave-jumping vocal skills, leading him to be dubbed as the "Iron Lung Prince" (鐵肺王子) by the Taiwanese media and the "Treble God" (高音之神) by his fans. His voice has often compared to late singer-songwriter Zhang Yu-Sheng due to his penchant for singing the latter's songs and their similar ability to sing high notes effortlessly and clearly without using falsetto.

Yang Lan is a Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show host. She is the co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation. In 2013, she was ranked number 100 in Forbes magazine's 100 World’s Most Powerful Women.

Yang Chiung-ying is a Taiwanese politician. She was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1998, and served until 2016, when she was defeated by Hung Tzu-yung. Yang then served as deputy mayor of Taichung within the municipal administration of Lu Shiow-yen. She was re-elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020.

Yang Jing is a former Chinese politician of Mongol heritage. He previously served as State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, and the President of the Chinese Academy of Governance.

Yang Dong-geun or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University.

Yang Cheng-wu is a Kinmenese politician. He is the Magistrate of Kinmen County after winning the 2018 municipality election of the Republic of China on 24 November 2018, taking office on 25 December 2018.

Yang Qian is a Chinese sport shooter. She represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in summer of 2021, where she won two gold medals.

Yang Jianli is a Chinese dissident with United States residency. He is the son of a Communist Party leader. Detained in China in 2002, he was released in 2007. He now lives in the United States, where he is a human rights activist.