- 姚明 Yáo Míng Yao MingYao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
- 姚文元 Yáo Wényuán Yao WenyuanYao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
- 姚滨 Yáo Bīn Yao BinYao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach
- 余姚市 Yúyáo Shì YuyaoYuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang province
- 姚雪垠 Yáo Xuěyín Yao XueyinYao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng [[李自成|李自成|Li3 Zi4 cheng2]]
- 大姚县 Dàyáo Xiàn Dayao CountyDayao County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture [[楚雄彝族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州|Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]], Yunnan
- 姚安县 Yáo'ān Xiàn Yao'an CountyYao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
- 姚思廉 Yáo Sīlián Yao SilianYao Silian (557-637), Tang dynasty writer and compiler of the Book of Liang and the Book of Chen
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH