Famous People with Name Yang

Yang Shuo            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Shuo: was a Chinese lyricist and essayist born in Penglai, Shandong, who produced over a hundred works. He committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution by overdose on sedatives.

Yang Siju            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Siju: is a Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.

Yang Wei            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Wei: is a male gymnast from China.

Yang Wenjun            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Wenjun: is a Chinese flatwater canoer. He won the Canadian canoe C-2 500m gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with partner Meng Guanliang - China's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.

Yang Wenqin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Wenqin: is a retired Chinese high jumper.

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang: is a Chinese-born American physicist who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles.

Ding Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Ding Yang: is a Chinese pair skater. She competes with Ren Zhongfei. They are the 2005 Chinese national champions.

Faith Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Faith Yang: is a rock musician and fashion model. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and studied biology and genetics at Sydney University.

Henry Tzu-Yow Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Henry Tzu-Yow Yang: is the Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Appointed in 1994, he is the fifth chancellor of the university. He also holds a professorship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He had held the post of Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue University. He had also held the post of dean of engineering at Purdue. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He obtained his B.S. degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1962. He has been granted a doctorate degree in Structural Engineering from Cornell University, as well as honorary doctorates from Purdue University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and National Taiwan University. He has received the Benjamin Garver Lamme gold medal, from the American Society for Engineering Education.

Li Yang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

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.