《宋史·列传·卷七十二》
少年时他和张、高若讷跟颍昌史火召学习，史火召的母亲觉得文彦博不同寻常，跟人说，文彦博有贵人气质。对他十分宽厚。
少与张昪、高若讷从颍昌史炤学，炤母异之，曰： 贵人也。 待之甚厚。
In his youth, he studied with Zhang, Gao, and Ruo Na under Shi Huozhao in Yinchang. Shi Huozhao's mother felt that Wen Yanbo was extraordinary, and she told people that Wen Yanbo had the air of a nobleman. She was very kind to him.