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Trad. 蕭乾
- Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
Trad. 蕭何
- Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
Trad. 蕭山
- Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Trad. 蕭牆
- (literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
Trad. 蕭紅
- Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
Trad. 蕭縣
- Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
Trad. 蕭一山
- Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
Trad. 蕭伯納
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
Trad. 蕭子顯
- Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1]
Trad. 蕭山區
- Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Trad. 蕭萬長
- Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
Trad. 蕭規曹隨
- lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom)
- fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
- to follow precedent
Trad. 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
- lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
- fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor