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There are 72 canonised "worthies" (xian 賢) among Confucius' disciples. Yan Hui 顏回, his most beloved disciple, is normally not counted among these persons because he was considered a "second Confucius". The list of disciples in the history Shiji 史記 (67 Zhongni zidi liezhuan 仲尼弟子列傳) includes a few persons (in the following table marked with an asterisk *) that were later not canonised. The ten "wise" disciples (zhe 哲) are marked with a plus sign +.
| + Yan Hui 顏回, courtesy name Ziyuan 子淵 |
| + Min Sun 閔損, courtesy name Zijian 子騫 |
| + Ran Geng 冉耕, courtesy name Boniu 伯牛 |
| + Ran Yong 冉雍, courtesy name Zhonggong 仲弓 |
| + Ran Qiu 冉求, courtesy name Ziyou 子有 |
| + Zhong You 仲由, courtesy name Zilu 子路 |
| + Zai Yu 宰予, courtesy name Ziwo 子我 |
| + Duanmu Ci 端沐賜, courtesy name Zigong 子貢 |
| + Yan Yan 言偃, courtesy name Ziyou 子游 |
| + Bu Shang 卜商, courtesy name Zixia 子夏 |
| Zhuansun Shi 顓孫師, courtesy name Zizhang 子張 |
| Zeng Shen 曾參, courtesy name Ziyu 子輿 |
| Dantai Mieming 澹臺滅明, courtesy name Ziyu 子羽 |
| Mi Buqi 宓不齊 (or Fu Buqi 伏不齊),courtesy name Zijian 子賤 |
| Yuan Xian 原憲, courtesy name Zisi 子思 |
| Gongye Zhang 公冶長 (also written Chang 萇), courtesy name Zizhang 子長 (or Zizhi 子芝) |
| Nangong Kuo 南宮括, courtesy name Zirong 子容 |
| Gongxi Ai 公皙哀, courtesy name Jici 季次 (or Ke 克) |
| Zeng Dian 曾蒧, courtesy name Xi 皙 |
| Yan Wuyao 顏無繇, courtesy name Lu 路 (father of Yan Hui 顏回) |
| Shang Qu 商瞿, courtesy name Zimu 子木 |
| Gao Chai 高柴, courtesy name Zigao 子羔 |
| Qidiao Kai 漆彫開, courtesy name Zikai 子開 (or Ziruo 子若) |
| Gongbo Liao 公伯繚 (also written 寮), courtesy name Zizhou 子周 |
| Sima Geng 司馬耕, courtesy name Ziniu 子牛 |
| Fan Xu 樊須, courtesy name Zichi 子遲 |
| You Ruo 有若, courtesy name Ziyou 子有 (or You 有) |
| Gongxi Chi 公西赤, courtesy name Zihua 子華 |
| Wuma Shi 巫馬施, courtesy name Ziqi 子旗 (or Ziqi 子期) |
| Liang Shan 梁鱣 (or Liang Li 梁鯉), courtesy name Shuyu 叔魚 |
| * Yan Xing 顏幸, courtesy name Ziliu 子柳 |
| Ran Ru 冉孺 (also written 儒), courtesy name Zilu 子魯 (or Zizeng 子曾) |
| Cao Xu 曹卹, courtesy name Zixun 子循 |
| Bo Min 伯虔 (or Bo Chu 伯處), courtesy name Zixi 子析 (or Zizhe 子哲) |
| * Gongsun Long 公孫龍 (or Chong 寵 or Long 礱), courtesy name Zishi 子石 |
| Ran Ji 冉季, courtesy name Zichan 子產 (or Chan 產) |
| Gongzu Gouzi 公祖句茲, courtesy name Zizhi 子之 |
| Qin Zu 秦祖, courtesy name Zinan 子南 |
| Qidiao Duo 漆雕哆 (also read Che), courtesy name Zilian 子斂 |
| Yan Gao 顏高 (or Yan Shang 顏產), courtesy name Zijiao 子驕 |
| Qidiao Tufu 漆雕徒父, courtesy name Gu 固 (or Ziwen 子文) |
| Rangsi Chi 壤駟赤, courtesy name Zixi 子徒 |
| Shang Ze 商澤, courtesy name Ziji 子季 (or Ji 季) |
| Shizuo Shu 石作蜀, courtesy name Ziming 子明 |
| Ren Buqi 任不齊, courtesy name Xuan 選 (or Zixuan 子選) |
| Gonglian Ru 公良孺 (also written 儒), courtesy name Zizheng 子正 |
| Hou Chu 后處, courtesy name Zili 子里 |
| Qin Ran 秦冉, courtesy name Kai 開 |
| Gongxia Shou 公夏首, courtesy name Cheng 乘 |
| Xi Rongzhen 奚容箴, courtesy name Zixi 子皙 |
| Gong Jianding 公肩定, courtesy name Zizhong 子中 |
| Yan Zu 顏祖, courtesy name Xiang 襄 |
| Xiao Shan 鄡單 (or Wu Shan 鄔單), courtesy name Zijia 子家 |
| Goujing Jiang 句井疆 (also written 鉤井疆) , courtesy name Zijiang 子疆 |
| Hanfu Hei 罕父黑, courtesy name Zisuo 子索 |
| Qin Shang 秦商, courtesy name Zipi 子丕 (or Pici 丕慈) |
| Shen Dang 申黨, courtesy name Zhou 周 |
| Yan Zhipu 顏之僕, courtesy name Shu 叔 |
| Rong Jing 榮旂 (or Qi 祈), courtesy name Ziqi 子祈 (or Ziyan 子顏) |
| Xian Cheng 縣成, courtesy name Ziqi 子祺 (or Zimou 子謀) |
| Zuo Renying 左人郢, courtesy name Xing 行 |
| Yan Ji 燕伋, courtesy name Si 思 |
| Zheng Bang 鄭邦 (or Xue Bang 薛邦, during the Han period changed to Zheng Guo 鄭國/Xue Guo 薛國), courtesy name Zixi 子徒 |
| Qin Fei 秦非, courtesy name Zizhi 子之 |
| Shi Zhichang 施之常,courtesy name Ziheng 子恆 |
| Yan Kuai 顏噲, courtesy name Zisheng 子聲 |
| Bushu Cheng 步叔乘, courtesy name Ziche 子車 |
| Yuan Kang 原亢, courtesy name Ji 籍 |
| Le Gai 樂欬, courtesy name Zisheng 子聲 |
| Lian Jie 廉絜, courtesy name Yong 庸 |
| Shuzhong Hui 叔仲會, courtesy name Ziqi 子期 |
| Yan He 顏何, courtesy name Ran 冉 (or Cheng 稱) |
| Di Mo 狄黑, courtesy name Xi 皙 |
| Bang Xun 邦巽 (or Xuan 選), courtesy name Zilian 子斂 |
| Kong Zhong 孔忠, courtesy name Zimie 子蔑 (a nephew of Confucius) |
| Gongxi Yuru 公西輿如, courtesy name Zishang 子上 |
| * Gongxi Jian 公西葴, courtesy name Zishang 子上 (also written 子尚) |