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In other languages

• German Yang
• English Yang
• Spanish Yang
• French Yang
• Japanese 楊
• Korean 양
• Russian Ян
• Vietnamese Dương
• Traditional Chinese 楊

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

• Chen-ning Yang1922 – 2025

  Chinese physicist (1922–2025)

• Emperor Wen of Sui541 – 604

  founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty (541-604)

• Yang Shangkun1907 – 1998

  4th President of the People's Republic of China (1907–1998)

• Emperor Yang of Sui569 – 618

  emperor of the Sui Dynasty

• Yang Zhu369 BCE – 318 BCE

  Chinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440–c.360 BC)

• Yang Guifei719 – 756

  Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)

• Edward Yang1947 – 2007

  Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007)

• Yang Kaihui1901 – 1930

  wife of Mao Zedong (1901-1930)

• Yang Jiang1911 – 2016

  Chinese writer (1911-2016)

• Yang Chuan-kwang1933 – 2007

  Taiwanese decathlete (1933–2007)

• Yang Hui1238 – 1298

  Chinese mathematician

• Yang Xinhai1968 – 2004

  Chinese serial killer (1968–2004)

• Emperor Gong of Sui605 – 619

  emperor of the Sui Dynasty

• Yang Zhongjian1897 – 1979

  Chinese paleontologist (1897–1979)

• Bai Yang1920 – 1996

  Chinese actress (1920-1996)

• Michael Yeung Ming-cheung1946 – 2019

  Hong Kong bishop (1946-2019)

• Yang Zengxin1867 – 1928

  Chinese politician (1867-1928)

• Yang Xiuqing1821 – 1856

  east King of the Heavenly Kingdom (1821-1856)

• Yang Shen1488 – 1559

  Ming Dynasty poet (1488-1559)

• Yang Xiu175 – 219

  Official and adviser serving warlord Cao Cao (175-219)

• Yang Weizhen1296 – 1370

  Chinese artist (1296-1370)

• Yang Xingmi852 – 905

  Military governor of Huainan Circuit who founded and ruled the Wu Kingdom during the 10th-century Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of Chinese history

• Yang Hucheng1893 – 1949

  Chinese warlord (1893-1949)

• Yang Pu900 – 939

  emperor of Wu