Yang Zhongjian (Chinese: 杨钟健; Wade–Giles: Yang Chung-chien; 1 June 1897 – 15 January 1979), courtesy name Keqiang (克强), also known as C.C. (Chung Chien) Young, was one of China's foremost vertebrate paleontologists. He has been called the "Father of Chinese Vertebrate Paleontology".