A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Fan Jan
538 Fan Jan 范冉 or 范丹 Fan Tan (T. 史雲). Died A.D. 185. A native of 外黃 Wai-huang in Honan. When young, he and a friend had only a single coat between them; and in this they used to visit their friends, one waiting outside the door until the other came out. Upon receiving an official appointment he ran away and supported himself for some time by telling fortunes. Ultimately however he rose to be a Minister of State, and was canonised as 貞節先生.