Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess

the name of a traditional musical melody

red bayberry (Myrica rubra), also known as Chinese bayberry

Yang Liwei (1965–), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space

poplar tree

various trees of the genus Populus

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922–2025), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate

Yangpu district, central Shanghai

Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of the People's Republic of China and military leader

Yang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman

Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general

Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty and consort of Emperor Xuanzong

Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and co-founder of Yahoo

the star-shaped fruit of the tree Averrhoa carambola, also known as carambola

Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist

to shoot with great precision; excellent marksmanship

first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604

Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013

Hong Kong actress and singer (born 1974)

Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general

Yang Yuhuan (719-756), also known as Yang Guifei, a famous Tang Dynasty beauty and the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong.

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

Yang Saga, a popular work of fiction from the Northern Song period depicting the heroic Yang family of warriors

Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion

Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife

fickle (woman)

Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor [[杨坚|楊堅|Yang2 Jian1]]

Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist

Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the unsuccessful Hundred Days' Reform movement of 1898

Yangling District in Xianyang City, Shaanxi

Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang

Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and Northern Song dynasties who defended the Song against invasion by the Liao.

Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the 'four great beards' (renowned performers of mature male roles).

alder tree (genus Alnus)

Yangling District in Xianyang City [[咸阳市|咸陽市|Xian2 yang2 Shi4]], Shaanxi

Yang Ningshi (873-954), calligrapher of the Five Dynasties period

Yang Shouren (1912-2005), a prominent PRC agricultural scientist specialized in rice research

Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist

Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism

wooden stocks, yokes, or physical restraints used to confine prisoners

ancient wooden stocks and metal knives or saws used as devices for physical punishment

European poplar (Populus tremula)

Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director

the gray alder or speckled alder (Alnus incana), a deciduous tree species in the birch family