Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Henan

Peng Xuefeng was a New Fourth Army general officer during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Li Guoying is a Chinese hydraulic engineer-turned-politician, currently serving as governor of Anhui province. Li worked in his early career as a technician and administrator in the national ministry of water works, the Yellow River Commission, and in Heilongjiang province. He was transferred to Anhui in 2015 to serve as deputy party chief before becoming acting governor in 2016.

Ji Bingxuan is a politician of the People's Republic of China. Since 2013 he has served as one of the Vice Chairmen of the 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. From 2008 to 2013 he held the highest post in Heilongjiang province, serving as its Communist Party Chief.

Ma Xiaotian is a general who served as Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 2012 to 2017. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff and President of the PLA National Defence University.

Sun Zhigang is a Chinese politician and the current Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou. He was formerly mayor of Yichang, the secretary-general of the Hubei party committee under Yu Zhengsheng, the Vice-Governor of Anhui province, and chief of the national office for health care reform.

Jia Ting'an is a retired general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as the deputy director of the Political Work Department. He was a principal aide to Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Yan Lianke es un escritor chino nacido en 1958 en un pueblo de la provincia de Henan. Entró en el ejército en 1978. En 1985 se licenció en Educación de Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad de Henan y en 1991 en literatura por el Instituto de Arte del Ejército Popular de Liberación. Empezó a escribir novelas a partir del 1979, retirándose del ejército en 2004. En la actualidad es catedrático del Instituto de Literatura de la Universidad del Pueblo de China y escritor.

Chang Wanquan, en idioma chino: 常万全; es un militar y político chino. Desde 2013 hasta 2018 fue Ministro de Defensa Nacional de la República Popular China.