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Yang Yong-eun

1972 - Today

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Yang Yong-eun (Korean: 양용은; born 15 January 1972), also called Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship when he came from behind to defeat Tiger Woods, thus winning the first major championship by a male player born in Asia. He is occasionally known by the nickname The Tiger Killer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Yong-eun is the 19,569th most popular politician (down from 18,870th in 2024), the 1,276th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 906th in 2019) and the 108th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among people born in 1972, Yang Yong-eun ranks 1,313. Before him are Heidi Astrup, Amy Cuddy, Angus Eve, Jason Kreis, Dave Hyatt, and Robert Esmie. After him are Chris Tomlin, Dana Perino, Kurt Thomas, Bailey Chase, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Fergal O'Brien.

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yang Yong-eun ranks 108. Before him are Lim Su-kyung (1968), Ko San (1976), Ren Hayakawa (1987), Lim O-kyeong (1971), Ha Seung-jin (1985), and Young Kim (1962). After him are Choi Eun-kyung (1984), Kim So-hui (1994), Cho Min-ho (1987), Cho Ha-ri (1986), Oh Hye-ri (1988), and Byun Chun-sa (1987).

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