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| 姚安 | Yáoān | see 姚安縣 Yáoān Xiàn |
| 姚思廉 | Yáo Sīlián | Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書 Liángshū and 陳書 Chénshū |
| 姚文元 | Yáo Wényuán | Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four |
| 姚明 | Yáo Míng | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 |
| 姚濱 | Yáo Bīn | Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach |