People
- Tianrui Shuofu
A science-fiction writer whose field research in Nanjing shaped the time-crossing city of the novel We Live in Nanjing.
- Ye Zhaoyan
A Nanjing-born writer who uses the city’s streets, households, and historical layers as a foundation for fiction and nonfiction.
- Zheng He
Ming dynasty mariner and fleet admiral who led seven ocean voyages (1405–1433) that set out from the Nanjing region.