
| tán | surname Tan/variant of 谈 | 
| 谭 | surname Tan | 
| 谭咏麟 | Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor | 
| 谭嗣同 | Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 | 
| 谭富英 | Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 | 
| 谭盾 | Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer | 
| 谭鑫培 | Tán Xīnpéi (1847-1917), noted opera actor | 
| 谭震林 | Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the cultural revolution |