Gao Yan

Gao Yan may refer to:


 * Gao Yan (Northern Qi emperor), Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi
 * Gao Yan (Northern Qi prince), prince of Northern Qi, son of Emperor Wucheng
 * J. J. M. de Groot, Chinese name Gao Yan, Dutch sinologist
 * Gao Yan (politician), former Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan, Governor of Jilin, and leader of the State Power Corporation of China
 * Gao Yan (student), Peking University student, who committed suicide in 1998 after allegations of rape against a prominent professor