Sun Yang

Sun Yang is a Chinese Olympic and world-record-holding competitive swimmer. In 2012, Sun became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's swimming. Sun is the first male swimmer in history to earn Olympic and World Championship gold medals at every freestyle distance from 200 to 1500 metres. A three-time Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time world champion, he is the most decorated Chinese swimmer in history. In 2017, NBC Sports described him as "very arguably the greatest freestyle swimmer of all time".

1 December 1991

Born on the same birth date (1 December 1991): Hilda Melander • Rakeem Christmas

Born on the same birth day (1 December): Alicia Markova • Christos Melissis • Cyril Ritchard • David Doyle • Dick Shawn • Farah Shah • Franz Xaver Richter • Igor Rodionov • Mihály Vörösmarty • Patrick Yakowa • Salvatore Schillaci • Stansfield Turner • Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga • Zhu De

Born in the same month (December 1991): Cam Fowler • Camila Giorgi • Dion Waiters • Eric Reid • Eugenio Pisani • Fabian Schär • Kyren Wilson • Michael Morgan (rugby league, born 1991) • Milica Mandić • Otis (wrestler) • Rakeem Christmas