24 Notable alumni of East China Normal University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
East China Normal University is ranked #559 in the world and #34 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from East China Normal University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with East China Normal University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chen Danyan
1958-. (aged 68)
writer
children's writer
Chen Danyan is a writer based in Shanghai, China. Born in Beijing, she moved to Shanghai as a child and her writing revolves around Shanghai and Shanghainese women. She is best known for her trilogy of biographical narratives: Shanghai Memorabilia, Shanghai Princess, and Shanghai Beauty.
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2. Li Er
1966-. (aged 60)
writer
university teacher
Li Er is a Chinese novelist. He is best known for his novel Brother Ying Wu which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2019), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China. He is deputy editor-in-chief of Mangyuan magazine and director of the Research Department of the Chinese Modern Literature Museum. His works have been translated into English...
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3. Taoray Wang
1967-. (aged 59)
fashion designer
Wang Tao, professionally known as Taoray Wang, is a Chinese fashion designer who founded her namesake brand, Taoray Wang.
4. Xi Nanhua
1963-. (aged 63)
mathematician
Xi Nanhua is a Chinese mathematician currently serving as President of the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of the College of Mathematics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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5. Pan Guang
1947-. (aged 79)
historian
political scientist
university teacher
Pan Guang is the Director of and Professor at the Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of European & Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Director of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Studies Center in Shanghai, Dean of Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai (CJSS), and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Middle East Studies.
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6. Sulochana
1955-. (aged 71)
activist
poet
writer
Sulochana Manandhar Dhital, professionally known as Sulochana, is a Nepali poet, writer, columnist and political activist. She writes poems in Nepali, Nepalbhasa and Chinese. She served as the Founding Chairman of the Mother Tongue Literature Department of Nepal Academy. Her works has been translated into multiple languages. Raat, Jhyalkhana are some of her popular works.
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7. Wang Xueyi
1991-. (aged 35)
high jumper
Wang Xueyi is a Chinese high jumper. She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships and placed fourth at the 2018 Asian Games.
8. Guo Feixiong
1966-. (aged 60)
chinese human rights lawyer
human rights defender
lawyer
Guo Feixiong born 2 August 1966) is the pen name of Yang Maodong (杨茂东/楊茂東), a Chinese human rights legal activist from Guangdong province who is often identified with the Weiquan movement. Guo is known as a dissident writer and "barefoot lawyer", who has worked on several controversial issues to defend the rights of marginalized groups. Prior to his 2006 imprisonment,...
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9. Zhou Yang
1908-1989 (aged 81)
writer
literary critic
philosopher
politician
Zhou Yang or Chou Yang, courtesy name Qiying (起应), was a Chinese literary theorist, translator and Marxist thinker, and Communist Party official, active from the founding of the League of the Left-Wing Writers in 1930. In the 1930s he was notable for his sharp disagreements with other leftist writers, including Lu Xun, concerning leftist literary theory. Zhou also translated the...
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10. Paul Fang
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
Paul Fang, is the current Chairman and President of Midea Group., a Fortune 500 company, and the largest producer of major appliances in the world.
11. Chen Jian
1952-. (aged 74)
historian
university teacher
Chen Jian is a Chinese historian who holds the Hu Shih emeritus professorship of History and China-US Relations at Cornell University. His specialties include modern Chinese history, the history of Chinese-American relations, and Cold War international history. He is also Zijiang Distinguished Visiting professor at East China Normal University and Distinguished Global Network Professor of History at New York University...
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12. Yin Yicui
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Yin Yicui is a Chinese Communist Party politician who previously served as the Chairwoman of the Shanghai People's Congress from 2013 to 2020.
13. Chen Liting
1910-2013 (aged 103)
film director
screenwriter
Chen Liting was a Chinese playwright, drama and film director, screenwriter, and film theorist. He was one of the most prominent film directors and screenwriters in pre-Communist China, together with Shi Dongshan, Cai Chusheng, and Zheng Junli. His most famous film was Women Side by Side (1949).
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14. Song Yongyi
1949-. (aged 77)
historian
librarian
sinologist
Song Yongyi is a Chinese American historian who specializes in the study of Chinese Cultural Revolution. He currently works at the California State University, Los Angeles, and previously served as a college librarian at the Dickinson College in Pennsylvania.
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15. Glenn Duffie Shriver
1981-. (aged 45)
spy
Glenn Duffie Shriver is an American convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for China. At the behest of Chinese intelligence, Shriver unsuccessfully applied for jobs with the US State Department and CIA, meeting with handlers from China more than 20 times. He was first approached while living in China by operatives of the Shanghai State Security Bureau, a subsidiary of...
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16. Zhou Youguang
1906-2017 (aged 111)
linguist
economist
translator
university teacher
Esperantist
Zhou Youguang, also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, linguist, sinologist, and supercentenarian. He has been credited as the father of pinyin, the most popular romanization system for Chinese, which was adopted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1958, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1982, and the United Nations in 1986.
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17. Liu Xiang
1996-. (aged 30)
swimmer
Liu Xiang is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was China's first Olympic gold medal in men's athletics.
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18. Cui Tiankai
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
politician
Cui Tiankai is a Chinese diplomat and was the longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States, a role he filled from April 2013 to June 2021.
19. Jeffrey Koo Sr
1933-2012 (aged 79)
banker
Jeffrey Koo Sr. was a Taiwanese billionaire banker and the third-generation of the Koo Family who served as honorary chairman and governor of CTBC Financial Holding, and co-founded the Koos Group.
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20. Feng Zhenghu
1954-. (aged 72)
economist
human rights defender
Feng Zhenghu is a Chinese economist and scholar based in Shanghai. Citing Amnesty International, The Guardian said that Feng was "a prominent human rights defender" in mainland China. In 2001 he was sent to prison for three years ostensibly for "illegal business activity". He was released in 2004 and has since written critical pieces highlighting alleged malpractice by local governments...
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21. Wang Huning
1955-. (aged 71)
political theorist
strategist
political scientist
politician
Wang Huning is a Chinese politician who is one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He is currently the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He has been a leading ideologist in the country since the 1980s. He has been a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the...
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22. Han Zheng
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
economist
Han Zheng is a Chinese politician who, since 2023, has served as the 11th vice president of China. He previously served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between 2018 and 2023, and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between 2017 and 2022.
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23. Li Yuanchao
1950-. (aged 76)
mathematician
politician
Li Yuanchao is a retired Chinese politician. He was the Vice President of China from 2013 to 2018 and the Honorary President of the Red Cross Society of China. He was a member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party and head of the Organization Department between 2007 and 2012. From 2002 to 2007, Li served as the Chinese...
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24. Chen Hao
1979-. (aged 47)
model
singer
actor
film actor
Chen Hao is a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Yunnan from 2014 to 2016 and also Party Secretary of Yunnan from 2016 to 2020. He was formerly Governor of Yunnan and vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
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