Liu Yang
刘洋
China's first woman in space was born in Zhengzhou.
Zhengzhou
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Modern Figures
Athletes, scientists, entertainers and founders born in Henan.
9 entries, each linked to a place you can visit.
LI
Shi Yigong
施一公
Structural biologist and founding president of Westlake University.
Zhengzhou
Zhu Ting
朱婷
The volleyball captain from Zhoukou who led China to Olympic gold.
Zhoukou
Wang Yibo
王一博
Actor and motorcycle racer, born and raised in Luoyang.
Luoyang
Liu Haoran
刘昊然
One of the most cast young actors in Chinese cinema, from Pingdingshan.
Pingdingshan
Yue Yunpeng
岳云鹏
The crosstalk comedian whose Henan accent became part of his act.
Puyang
Zhang Lei
张磊
Founder of Hillhouse, one of Asia's best-known investment firms.
Zhumadian
Qin Yinglin
秦英林
Founder of Muyuan, one of the world's largest pig-farming companies.
Nanyang
Wan Long
万隆
The Shuanghui founder whose sausage plants made Luohe a food city.
Luohe