岑参（715年－770年），荆州江陵县人，郡望南阳，唐朝诗人，宰相岑文本曾孙，边塞诗代表人物，与高适并称高岑。曾任嘉州（今四川省乐山市）刺史，后人因称“岑嘉州”。

少孤贫，刻苦学习，遍读经史。祖籍南阳郡（今属河南），后徙江陵县（今湖北荆州市）。太宗时功臣岑文本重孙。天宝三年（744年）进士，守选三年，释褐（脱去平民粗布衣）为右内率府兵曹参军。岑参有《初授官题高冠草堂》诗云：“三十始一命，宦情都欲阑。自怜无旧业，不敢耻微官。涧水吞樵路，山花醉药栏。只缘五斗米，孤负一渔竿。”天宝八年（749年），充任安西四镇节度使高仙芝幕府书记，赴安西，第一次出塞。天宝十三年（754年）又任安西北庭节度使封常清的判官，第二次出塞。前后两次在边塞驻守安西四镇（焉耆、龟兹、于阗、疏勒）共六年，直到至德二年（757年）才返回中原。岑参把封常清称作“国士”，有二首诗赞美封常清的军威“虏骑闻之应胆慑，料知短兵不敢接”），而又推崇他“古来青史谁不见，今见功名胜古人”。回到朝廷后，杜甫等推荐他为右补阙。岑参自言“早年好金丹，方士传口诀”，后来又担任了起居舍人等官职。大历元年（766年），官至嘉州刺史。罢官后，大历五年（770年），客死于成都。有四世孙岑卓儿。

Cen Shen or Cen Can (traditional Chinese: 岑參;simplified Chinese: 岑参;pinyin: Cén Shēn;Wade–Giles: Ts'en Shen), also called Cen Jiazhou (Chinese: 岑嘉州;pinyin: Cén Jiāzhōu;Wade–Giles: Ts'en Chia-chou), (715–770) was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was born to a bureaucratic family in Nanyang (in today's Henan), but later moved to Jiangling, Jizhou (in today's Hubei). His great-grandfather Cen Wenben, granduncle Cen Changqian and uncle Cen Xi were all chancellors. His father Cen Zhi was Governor (Cishi) of Jingzhou. When Cen Shen was 10, his father died, and the financial situation of his family worsened. After then, Cen was learning with assiduity, reading a lot of scriptures and history books. He moved to Chang'an when he was 20, and obtained jinshi, in 744. Seven years later, Cen met Gao Shi and Du Fu, and the three became good friends. All three were poets. Cen's other friend was the great Tang poet Li Bai, who composed a poem titled "Bring in the Wine", and included a verse which mentioned his friend Cen Shen. ..."To the old master, Cen"... Bring in the wine! Let your cups never rest! Let me sing you a song! Let your ears attend!"