People from Yongzhou

Liu Wen (simplified Chinese: 刘雯; traditional Chinese: 劉雯; pinyin: Liú Wén; born 27 January 1988) is a Chinese model. In 2012, The New York Times dubbed her "China’s first bona fide supermodel". She is the first model of East Asian descent to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the first spokesmodel of East Asian descent for the Estée Lauder Companies, and the first Asian model to ever make Forbes magazine's annual highest-paid models list. In 2017, Liu became the second Chinese model to ever appear on the front cover of American Vogue. She is currently represented by The Society Management and is based in New York City.

Zulfiya Salakharqyzy Chinshanlo (Kazakh: Зүлфия Салахарқызы Чиншанло; Russian: Зульфия Салахаровна Чиншанло; Chinese: 赵常玲, born 25 July 1993) is a Kazakh weightlifter. She set a world record in the clean and jerk on 29 July 2012 at the 2012 London Olympics by lifting 131 kg.

Asunta Yong Fang Basterra Porto (born Fang Yong; 30 September 2000 – 21 September 2013) was a Chinese-born Spanish girl whose body was found in Teo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 22 September 2013, shortly before her thirteenth birthday. The coroner determined she had died by asphyxiation, and had been given at least twenty-seven Lorazepam pills on the day of her death, more than nine times a high dosage amount for an adult. The investigation into the death became known as the Asunta Basterra case (Spanish: Caso Asunta Basterra).

Le Maosheng (simplified Chinese: 乐茂盛; traditional Chinese: 樂茂盛; pinyin: Lè Màoshèng; born August 9, 1978 in Ningyuan, Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Tao Zhu (simplified Chinese: 陶铸; traditional Chinese: 陶鑄; pinyin: Táo Zhù; Wade–Giles: T'ao Chu; 16 January 1908 – 30 November 1969) was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China .

Tang Shengzhi (Chinese: 唐生智; pinyin: Táng Shēngzhì; Wade-Giles: Tang Sheng-chih; 12 October 1889 – 6 April 1970) was a Chinese warlord during the Warlord Era, a military commander during the Second Sino-Japanese War and a politician after World War II.

Liao Qiuyun (Chinese: 廖耘, born 13 July 1995) is a Chinese female weightlifter, World Champion, and Asian Champion competing in the 55 kg division.

Bin Bucheng (simplified Chinese: 宾步程; traditional Chinese: 賓步程; pinyin: Bīn Bùchéng; 12 January 1880- 27 December 1943) was a Chinese politician and educator. He became the President of Hunan University in 1913, and served until 1923.

Chen Anzhong (Chinese: 陈安众; pinyin: Chén Ānzhòng; born January 1954) is a former Chinese politician who served in a variety of positions in Jiangxi province. In 2015, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for corruption.

Wang Mingjuan (Chinese: 王明娟; pinyin: Wáng Míngjuān; born October 11, 1985 in Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic champion, and four time world champion.