see 袁州區|袁州区[Yuan2 zhou1 Qu1]

Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家[Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1]

Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher

Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord

Yuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic

opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915–1916