Famous People with Name Yong

Yong Poovarawan            Origin/Culture/Country: Thai

Yong Poovarawan: a medical professor in pediatric hepatology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He is widely noted for his research in the fields of pediatric hepatology, viral hepatitis and virology, and is regarded as a subject expert on the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Thailand.Yong trained in pediatrics at the Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine and completed board certification by the Medical Council of Thailand in 1978. He was subsequently accepted as a faculty member, and received a research fellowship grant at the hepatology department at King's College Hospital Medical School during 1983–84.[2]

Yong Fujun            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yong Fujun: is an archer from the People's Republic of China.

Yong-Kang Kim            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Yong-Kang Kim: is a former professional boxer in the flyweight (112 lb) division. Kim turned pro in 1985 and captured the WBC flyweight title with a decision win over Sot Chitalada in 1988. He lost his belt in his third defense in a rematch with Chitalada.

Yong-Kyun Park            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Yong-Kyun Park: is a former Korean boxer.

Yong-Soo Choi            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Yong-Soo Choi: is a former boxer from South Korea. In 1995, Choi became the WBA super featherweight champion with a technical KO win over Victor Hugo Paz. He defended the belt seven times before losing it to Takanori Hatakeyama in 1998.

Dong Yong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Dong Yong: is a Chinese actor. He studied singing, opera and also kung-fu. Yong moved into television shortly after he graduated and has since become one of the most sought-after actors in Chinese television. His films include: Black Hole, Task Force No. 6, Tree Of Love, Absolute Control, 120 Million, Dead Man's Diary, Evil Blaster, The Oliver Tree Of My Life, Seven Years' Marriage and No Divorce For Me.

You Yong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

You Yong: is a Chinese actor from Xi'an, Shaanxi province. You Yong enrolled in the Xi'an Drama School in 1979 and was joined the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1984. Upon graduation in 1988, he acted in his first film, Obsession, marking the start of his career. He is best known for his roles as policemen or military officers in many films and TV series he acted in.

Cao Yong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cao Yong: is a Chinese artist whose work depicts Tibet. He spent a year alone in the mountains of Tibet, and the paintings he produced were exhibited in Beijing in early 1989. He was subsequently arrested by the Chinese Authorities with the Beijing Police burning seven of the paintings. He escaped with his fiancée Aya Goda to Japan.

Liu Yong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Yong: is a male former international level badminton player for China who specialized in mixed doubles. He is married to former singles player on the Chinese national badminton team Dai Yun

Xu Yong            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Xu Yong: was a Chinese professional basketball player. He lastly played for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Xu Yong was often considered as one of Chinas major basketball talents, third only to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. After several dominating performances in the Chinese Basketball Association, Xu had to end his basketball career at age 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Xu Yong came out of the youth program of Yao Ming´s Shanghai Dongfang Sharks. He caught the attention of many experts through his MVP award at the Adidas Asia Camp in 2005. Later, he played for The Bush School in Seattle. At the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists on a underperforming Chinese team. In the Chinese Basketball Association, he averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists throughout the regular season with tremendous improvements towards the end of the season.