63 Notable alumni of Fudan University

Silvanus Taco Gilbert III is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force. His last assignment was Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Feng Jiren, known professionally as Fengzi (formerly romanized as Fung Tzu), also known as Feng Fengzi, was a Chinese actress, writer, literary editor, and dramatist. Her second husband was the American-born translator Sidney Shapiro.

Wu Songgao was a politician, jurist and political scientist in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Wang Jingwei regime. He was born in Wuxian (now, Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District, Suzhou), Jiangsu.

Feng Depei or Te-Pei Feng was a Chinese neuroscientist and physiologist. He is considered one of founders of modern Chinese neuroscience and physiology.

Wu Nanxuan, was a Chinese educator and psychologist, best known for his president positions of several prestigious Chinese universities.

Mei Hong is a Chinese-American biophysical chemist and professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is known for her creative development and application of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy to elucidate the structures and mechanisms of membrane proteins, plant cell walls, and amyloid proteins. She has received a number of recognitions for her work, including the...

Zhang Zhaohuan was a Chinese physician and biostatistician.

Thorsten J. Pattberg is a German philologist and cultural critic from Peking University. He is the author of the East-West Dichotomy.

Li Zhaoping is a Chinese neuroscientist at the University of Tübingen in Germany. She is the only woman to win the first place in CUSPEA, a 1980s annual national physics admission examination in China, during CUSPEA's 10-year history (1979–1989). She proposed V1 Saliency Hypothesis (V1SH), and is the author of Understanding vision: theory, models, and data published by Oxford University...

Hu Dunfu was a Chinese mathematician and pioneer in higher education. He won a Qing government scholarship to study at Cornell University, and became the first dean of Tsinghua University at the age of 25. He was then briefly dean of Fudan University, before establishing Utopia University in 1912 and developing it into one of China's best private universities. He...

Stephen Edward Bradley is a British former diplomat who was Consul-General to Hong Kong from 2003 to 2008. His term of office ended on 4 April 2008. Earlier, from 1988 to 1993, he served in the Hong Kong Government as Deputy Political Adviser. He is known in Chinese as 柏聖文.

Xu Chongde was a legal expert and professor, political scientist and member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Gui-Qiang George Chen is a Chinese-born American-British mathematician. Currently, he is Statutory Professor in the Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Director of the Oxford Centre for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations at the Mathematical Institute, and Professorial Fellow at Keble College, located at the University of Oxford, as well as Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.

Chen Danian, also known as Danny Chen, is an Internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of LinkSure. The company launched the world’s largest and first-of-its-kind WiFi sharing app, WiFi Master Key.

Cheng Tien-fong, was a Chinese educator, politician and diplomat. Cheng was a former President of Zhejiang University, and former Minister of Education of the ROC.

Fan Ming, originally named Hao Keyong (郝克勇), was a prominent political figure and military general in the People's Republic of China. Fan Ming died in Xi'an on February 23, 2010.

Kuo Zing-yang was a Chinese experimental and physiological psychologist. He was a renowned educator and is also notable as having been the President of Zhejiang University, who was expelled by Zhejiang students in 1935.

Zhu Min is a Chinese economist and was deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. He was the inaugural special advisor to the managing director. Zhu has held senior positions at the Bank of China from 2003 to 2009 and was a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China from 2009 to 2010.

Jiang Jufeng is a Chinese politician. He served as the Governor of Sichuan from 2007 to 2013.

Hu Qiuyuan was a Chinese author, educator and politician from Taiwan.

Liang Xiaosheng is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Liang is a member of China Writers Association. He is also a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University. His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian. The "two modern satires" Deaf and Panic have also been translated into English.

Zhou Wei Hui, known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese novelist, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel Shanghai Baby (上海宝贝) (1999) was banned in the People's Republic of China as "decadent". Her latest novel Marrying Buddha (我的禅) (2005) was censored, modified and published in China under a modified title. She...

Ge Jianxiong is a Chinese historical geographer. He is a professor and the former Director of the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University in Shanghai, and Director of the Fudan University Library. His research focus is on historical population movements and human geography. Ge is also a well-known public figure in China. He is a member of the Standing...

Wang Qunbin is a Chinese billionaire businessman. He was appointed co-chairman of Fosun International in February 2020, and was CEO of Fosun from March 2017 to February 2020, when he replaced Liang Xinjun.

Jin Li is a Chinese geneticist and academic administrator, currently serving as president of Fudan University since 2021. Jin joined Fudan University from the University of Cincinnati in 2003 to serve as dean of the Fudan University School of Life Sciences. He previously served as the university's executive vice president from 2019 to 2021, vice president from 2007 to 2019,...

Qiu Xigui was a Chinese historian, palaeographer and professor of Fudan University. His book Chinese Writing is considered the "single most influential study of Chinese palaeography".

Wu Jinglian is one of the preeminent economists of the People's Republic of China (PRC), primarily specializing in economic policy as it applies to China's ongoing reform and opening up.

Lüqiu Luwei, also known as Rose Luqiu, is a Chinese television journalist and the executive news editor for Phoenix Television. She was the first female reporter to cover the 2001 Afghan war.

Coching Chu, also romanized as Zhu Kezhen, was a Chinese geologist and meteorologist. He is considered the founder of modern meteorology and geography in China.

Bagatur or Bater is a Chinese Communist Party politician of Mongol ancestry, formerly serving as the director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission. A career party functionary with background in the Communist Youth League, Bagatur steadily ascended the ranks of government, spending his entire career in Inner Mongolia. Between 2009 and 2016, he served as the Chairman of Inner Mongolia.

Weiping Qin is an economist, political commentator, columnist and editor of China in Perspective, a U.S. Navy veteran.

Tang Jiaxuan is a Chinese diplomat and politician who was foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 1998–2003.

Chen Tianqiao; born 1973) is a Chinese businessman who founded Shanda Group.

Xia Yeliang is a former associate professor of economics at Peking University. He was one of the early drafters and signers of Charter 08 in 2008. In June 2013, he was given notice by a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official at the School of Economics that a faculty vote regarding termination of his position at the university was scheduled. He...

Chu Anping was a Chinese scholar, liberal journalist and editor of Guancha (观察; Guānchá; 'The Observer') in the Civil War era of the late 1940s. He is widely considered to be one of the most famous liberals in China. He was Editor of the China Democratic League newspaper "for intellectuals", the Guangming Daily, in the PRC era. Following publication of...

Chen Zhili is a retired senior Chinese politician who served as State Councilor and Minister of Education, and a Vice Chairwoman of the National People's Congress. She was also vice chairwoman of the organization commission of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Lu Qi is a Chinese American software executive and engineer who is the head of MiraclePlus, a startup incubator in China. Previously, Lu was the head of Y Combinator's China until it was shut down. He was formerly the chief operating officer of Baidu until he stepped down in May, 2018. He has served as the executive vice president of...

Wang Wentao is a Chinese politician who has been Minister of Commerce since December 2020. He formerly served as Communist Party Secretary of Jinan and Deputy Party Secretary of Shandong province.

Shang Wenjie, also known as Laure Shang, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. She won the third season of the Chinese singing competition Super Girl as well as many awards.

Guo Guangchang is a Chinese businessman and investor. He is the chairman and co-founder of Fosun International Limited, and a representative of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. As of July 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth was US$2.8 billion. According to Hurun Report's 2019 China Rich List he was the 45th richest person in China.

Xu Beihong, also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter.

Eric Xun Li, born Li Shimo, is a Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist. He founded the Chinese nationalist news site Guancha.cn (观察者网), and is a member of the board of directors at the China Europe International Business School, as well as a trustee of the China Institute at Fudan University. Li has several opinion pieces published in Western media...

Mao Renfeng was a Republic of China general and spymaster who headed the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS, also known as the Counterintelligence Bureau and, after 1955, the Intelligence Bureau) from 1946 until his death, succeeding his childhood friend Dai Li, who died in a plane crash in 1946. Between 1946 and 1949, his spy agency played a prominent...

He Qinglian is a Chinese author, economist, and exiled dissent, known for her critical view of the Chinese Communist Party and for her support of right-wing Republicans in the United States.

Kim Young-dae is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition for the MBC high school drama Extraordinary You (2019). More recently, he appeared in the SBS television series The Penthouse: War In Life (2020–2021) and the KBS2 television series Cheat on Me If You Can (2020). Kim took on his first leading role in tvN television series Shooting Stars...

Ding Xuexiang is a Chinese politician who is currently the first-ranked vice premier of China and the sixth-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Xu Lin is a Chinese politician, who is currently serving as the Party secretary of Guizhou. Previously he served as director of the State Council Information Office and director of the National Radio and Television Administration. He also served as the main official in charge of internet policy, the head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, from June 2016 to...

Nie Chenxi is a Chinese politician who served as director and Party branch secretary of National Radio and Television Administration from 2018 to 2022 and deputy head of Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Han Qide is a Chinese physician and politician. Han served as the chairman of the Jiusan Society and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and served as the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He also served...

Jin Zhuanglong is a Chinese business executive and politician. He previously served as minister of industry and information technology of China from 2022 to 2025, executive deputy director of the Central Military-civilian Integration Development Committee Office from 2017 to 2022, chairman of the board and party secretary of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China from 2012 to 2017, and general...

Wei Yang OBE is a Chinese-British town planner, urban designer, author, and scholar. She is the founder of Wei Yang & Partners and the co-founder and CEO of the Digital Task Force for Planning in London.

Zhang Jun is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as the 4th Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia since April 2024. He served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations from July 2019 to March 2024 and as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2018 to 2019.

Chen Yinke, or Chen Yinque, was a Chinese historian, linguist, orientalist, politician, and writer. He was a fellow of Academia Sinica, considered one of the most original and creative historians in 20th century China. His representative works are Draft essays on the origins of Sui and Tang institutions (隋唐制度淵源略論稿), Draft outline of Tang political history (唐代政治史述論稿), and An Alternative Biography...

Zhang Weiwei is a Chinese professor of international relations at Fudan University and the director of its China Institute. Zhang is also an Internet celebrity, spreading his political ideas through online video platforms such as Xigua Video, Bilibili, TikTok and YouTube.

Shoucheng Zhang was a Chinese-American physicist who was the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He was a condensed matter theorist known for his work on topological insulators, the quantum Hall effect, the quantum spin Hall effect, spintronics, and high-temperature superconductivity. According to the National Academy of Sciences:

Lucie Castets is a French civil servant and economist. Associated with the Socialist Party, Castets was nominated by the New Popular Front (NFP) to serve as Prime Minister of France in the aftermath of the 2024 legislative election, but her candidacy was rejected by president Emmanuel Macron.

Bruno Wu Zheng is a Chinese entrepreneur and media executive. He co-founded the media company Sun Media Group together with television host Yang Lan in the late 1990s, and later chaired Wecast Network/Seven Stars Cloud Group, which was renamed Ideanomics. In August 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settled enforcement action involving Ideanomics, Wu and others....