| 1 | 姚 | 姚 | yáo | Yao2 | handsome; good-looking; surname Yao | | |
| 2 | 姚安 | 姚安 | yáo ān | Yao2 an1 | Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 , Yunnan | | |
| 3 | 姚安县 | 姚安縣 | yáo ān xiàn | Yao2 An1 xian4 | Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 , Yunnan | | |
| 4 | 姚滨 | 姚濱 | yáo bīn | Yao2 Bin1 | Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach | | |
| 5 | 姚明 | 姚明 | yáo míng | Yao2 Ming2 | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 | | |
| 6 | 姚思廉 | 姚思廉 | yáo sī lián | Yao2 Si1 lian2 | Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁书 and 陈书 | | |
| 7 | 姚文元 | 姚文元 | yáo wén yuán | Yao2 Wen2 yuan2 | Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four | | |
| 8 | 姚雪垠 | 姚雪垠 | yáo xuě yín | Yao2 Xue3 yin2 | Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成 | | |