People from Gongyi

Chang Xiangyu (Chinese: 常香玉; pinyin: cháng xiāng yù) was a Chinese opera actress who performed renditions of the story of Hua Mulan across China in support of the Korean War and who appeared in a 1956 screen adaption.

Wang Guoquan (Chinese: 王国权) (1911–2004) was a Chinese diplomat. He was born in Gongyi, Henan. He was a graduate of Henan University. He was governor, Communist Party of China Committee Secretary and delegate to the National People's Congress from Rehe Province. He was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress (1954–1959), 2nd National People's Congress (1959–1964), 3rd National People's Congress (1964–1975) and 6th National People's Congress (1983–1988). He was Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to East Germany (1956–1964), Poland (1964–1970), Australia (1973–1975) and Italy (1977–1978).