| 1 | 谭嗣同 | 譚嗣同 | tán sì tóng | Tan2 Si4 tong2 | 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 | | |
| 2 | 谭 | 譚 | tán | Tan2 | variant of 谈 ; surname Tan | | |
| 3 | 谭盾 | 譚盾 | tán dùn | Tan2 Dun4 | Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer | | |
| 4 | 谭富英 | 譚富英 | tán fù yīng | Tan2 Fu4 ying1 | Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生 | | |
| 5 | 谭鑫培 | 譚鑫培 | tán xīn péi | Tan2 Xin1 pei2 | Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor | | |
| 6 | 谭咏麟 | 譚詠麟 | tán yǒng lín | Tan2 Yong3 lin2 | Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor | | |
| 7 | 谭震林 | 譚震林 | tán zhèn lín | Tan2 Zhen4 lin2 | Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution | | |
| 8 | 天方夜谭 | 天方夜譚 | tiān fāng yè tán | Tian1 fang1 Ye4 tan2 | fantasy story; The Arabian Nights (classic story) | | |