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Famous people surnamed Ban (班)

15 of the best-known people with the Ban (班) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Consort Ban(班婕妤)

    47–5 BC

    Chinese scholar, poet and writer

  • Ban Biao(班彪)

    3–54

    Chinese historian (3-54)

  • Ban Gu(班固)

    32–92

    Chinese historian, politician and poet (AD 32–92)

  • Ban Chao(班超)

    32–102

    Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)

  • Ban Zhao(班昭)

    45–116

    late 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar

  • Ban Yong(班勇)

    50–150

    2nd-century Han dynasty official and general

  • Ban Tie-Hsiang(班铁翔)

    b. 1957

    Taiwanese actor

  • Ban Yuxia(班宇侠)

    b. 1973

    politician

  • Ban Zan(班赞)

    1978–2019

    Chinese actor

  • JiaJia Ban(班嘉佳)

    b. 1985

    Chinese actress

  • Ban Yu(班宇)

    b. 1986

    Chinese writer

  • Ban Bo(班伯)

    politician

  • Bān Kuàng(班况)

    politician

  • Ban Zhi(班稚)

    politician

  • Ban You(班斿)

    politician

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29