| Ah Cheng, born 1949 | 阿城 |
| Ai Qing, 1910 - 1996 | 艾青 |
| Ai Siqi, 1910 - 1966 | 艾思奇 |
| Ai Weiwei, born 1957 | 艾未未 |
| Ai Wu, 1904 - 1992 | 艾芜 |
| Aluoben, 7th cent. | 阿罗本 |
| An Lushan, 703 - 757 | 安禄山 |
| An Zhimin, born 1924 | 安志敏 |
| Ba Jin (Li Feigan), 1904 - 2005 | 巴金 |
| Bai Juyi, 772 - 846 | 白居易 |
| Bai Pu, 1226 - 1306 | 白扑 |
| Bai Shouyi, 1909 - 1989 | 白寿彝 |
| Bai Wei, 1911 - 1984 | 白危 |
| Bai Xianyong, born 1937 | 白先勇 |
| Bai Xingjian, 775 - 826 | 白行简 |
| Ban Gu, 32 - 92 | 班固 |
| Ban Zhao, 49 - 120 | 班昭 |
| Bei Dao (see also Zhao Zhenkai), born 1949 | 北岛 |
| Bei Ling, contemp. | 贝岭 |
| Bi Sheng, ca. 990 - 1051 | 毕昇 |
| Bian Zhilin, 1910 - 2000 | 卞之琳 |
| Bing Xin (see also Xie Wanying), 1900 - 1999 | 冰心 |
| Bo Yibo, born 1908 | 薄一杷 |
| Cai Chusheng, 1906 -… |