Jianwen is a toneless pinyin transliteration of multiple Chinese-language given names. Notable people with such a name include:

Emperors

Emperor Jianwen of Jin (; 320–372, reigned 371–372), Jin dynasty emperor Emperor Jianwen of Liang (; 503–551, reigned 549–551), Liang dynasty emperor Jianwen Emperor (; 1377–1402, reigned 1398–1402), Ming dynasty emperor

Others

Jianwen Cai, Chinese and American biostatistician Chen Jianwen (; born 1965), Chinese politician Hu Jianwen (born 1987), Chinese Paralympic athlete Wang Jianwen (; born 1988), Chinese football midfielder