Xu Yan

• Xu Yan 徐彦, purported author of the sub-commentary to the Gongyang Zhuan
• Xu Yan (judoka), Chinese female judoka
• Xu Yan (kickboxer), Chinese male kickboxer
• Xu Yan (table tennis), Singaporean female table tennis player
• Xu [Hong Yan], paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in shot put and discus
• Xu Yan, Sun Mingming's wife