70 Notable alumni of National Taiwan Normal University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Taiwan Normal University is ranked #787 in the world and #7 in Taiwan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 70 notable alumni from National Taiwan 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 National Taiwan Normal University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yu Ai-wen
1995-. (aged 31)
sport shooter
Yu Ai-Wen is a Taiwanese female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol.
2. Sonia Landy Sheridan
1925-2021 (aged 96)
researcher
photographer
artist
Sonia Landy Sheridan, known as Sonia Sheridan, was an American artist, academic and researcher, who in 1969 founded the Generative Systems research program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was honorary editor of Leonardo, the Journal of the International Society for the Arts Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST). Sheridan had received awards from numerous institutions, including the...
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3. Chen Chieh-ju
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
Chen Chieh-ju is a Taiwanese disability rights activist and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2008 to 2016 as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.
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4. Lin Ying-shin
1999-. (aged 27)
sport shooter
Lin Ying-shin is a Taiwanese sports shooter. She won her first gold medal at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Munich in the 10 m air rifle. Lin started off the 2018 season by winning a Junior World Cup silver medal in Sydney, and then claimed a silver in the open category at the ISSF World Cup stage 2 in...
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5. Ming-Jer Chen
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
Chen Ming-jer is a Taiwanese management scientist. He is the Leslie E. Grayson Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
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6. Apo Hsu
conductor
Apo Hsu or Hsu Ching-hsin is a Taiwanese-American conductor. Hsu served as music director of the National Taiwan Normal University Symphony Orchestra and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, Missouri. Her past appointments include serving as artistic director of The Women's Philharmonic in San Francisco, California, and conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players in Eugene, Oregon. She has been a...
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7. Yuan Shu-Chi
1984-. (aged 42)
archer
Yuan Shu-chi is an athlete from Chinese Taipei. She competes in archery.
8. C.-T. James Huang
1948-. (aged 78)
sinologist
philosopher
linguist
university teacher
C.T. James Huang is a Taiwanese-American linguist. He is an emeritus professor of linguistics at Harvard University.
9. Chih-I Tsao
1997-. (aged 29)
figure skater
Tsao Chih-I is a Taiwanese figure skater. He is a seven-time national champion of Taiwan. He has qualified to the final segment at five World Junior Championships and five Four Continents Championships.
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10. Li Shude
1929-2014 (aged 85)
violinist
Shu-De Li（English: 李淑德, 1929–）was a Taiwanese music educator and violinist. She graduated from the Department of Music at National Taiwan Normal University. She served as a conductor for various orchestras and earned a reputation as the "Mother of Violin Education in Taiwan" due to her significant contributions to music education in the country.
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11. Howard Goldblatt
1939-. (aged 87)
translator
linguist
Howard Goldblatt is an American literary translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese (mainland China & Taiwan) fiction, including The Taste of Apples by Huang Chunming and The Execution of Mayor Yin by Chen Ruoxi. Goldblatt also translated works of Chinese novelist and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, including six of Mo Yan's novels and collections of...
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12. Li Hsing
1930-2021 (aged 91)
film director
Li Hsing or Lee Hsing was a Taiwanese film director. He was born Lee Tz-da (李子達) in 1930 in Shanghai and died in 2021. He made one of the early popular Taiwanese films in the late 1959, Wang and Liu Tour Taiwan (王哥柳哥遊台灣), though he did not speak Taiwanese. He was also the key director in the promotion of Healthy...
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13. Huang Kuang-nan
1944-. (aged 82)
painter
politician
Huang Kuang-nan, also known by his pen name Shi-Po, is a Taiwanese ink wash painter, scholar, art educator, and cultural administrator. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2014.
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14. Tseng Shu-o
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Tseng Shu-o is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera Nacional club CF Joventut Almassora. She has represented Chinese Taipei since 2002, and she received the Most Valuable Player award in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship in 2002.
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15. Lee Chu-feng
1953-. (aged 73)
civil servant
politician
Lee Chu-feng is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Kinmen County from 2001 to 2009.
16. Chen Kuei-miao
1934-2014 (aged 80)
politician
Chen Kuei-miao was a Taiwanese politician.
17. Chien Yu-Chin
1982-. (aged 44)
Olympic competitor
badminton coach
badminton player
Chien Yu-chin is a Taiwanese former badminton player.
18. Chen Wen-huei
1997-. (aged 29)
weightlifter
Chen Wen-huei is a Taiwanese weightlifter.
19. Lin Mun-lee
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
Lin Mun-lee is a Taiwanese scholar and writer. She served as Deputy Director of National Palace Museum from 2004 to 2006, and its Director between 2006 and 2008.
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20. Hsu Tsang-houei
1929-2001 (aged 72)
composer
ethnomusicologist
Hsu Tsang-Houei was a Taiwanese musician and music educator. As an ethnomusicologist, he has been called a "pioneering collector of Taiwanese folk songs."
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21. Chong Yee-Voon
1969-. (aged 57)
writer
Chong Yee-Voon is a Malaysian writer who writes in Chinese. She is a professor in the Department of Chinese Linguistics and Literature at Yuan Ze University, Taiwan.
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22. Li Yuan
1951-. (aged 75)
writer
screenwriter
Li Yuan, also known by his pen name Hsiao Yeh (Chinese: 小野; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-iá), is a Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter and politician who has been Minister of Culture since 2024.
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23. Lin Kuang-hua
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Lin Kuang-hua is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected to one term as Hsinchu County Magistrate. He chaired the Taiwan Provincial Government from 2003 to 2006.
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24. Chen Chi-nan
1947-. (aged 79)
anthropologist
Chen Chi-nan is a Taiwanese anthropologist. He led the Council of Cultural Affairs from 2004 to 2006. He was named Director of National Palace Museum in 2018 and served until 2019.
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25. Bruce Linghu
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
politician
Bruce Jung Da Linghu is a Taiwanese diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from 24 September 2015 until 20 May 2016.
26. Wu Ching-ji
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Wu Ching-ji is a Taiwanese educator. He was the Minister of the Education from 2009 to 2012.
27. Hsu Jung-shu
1939-. (aged 87)
politician
Hsu Jung-shu is a Taiwanese politician. She co-founded the Democratic Progressive Party in 1986, but was expelled over a 2009 trip to China.
28. Yang Hung-duen
1956-. (aged 70)
researcher
politician
physicist
Yang Hung-duen is a Taiwanese physicist. Yang was the president of National Sun Yat-sen University from 2008 to 2016, when he was selected to lead the National Science and Technology Council.
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29. Wei Chun-Heng
1994-. (aged 32)
archer
Wei Chun-heng is a Taiwanese competitive archer. He won a bronze medal in the men's team recurve at the 2015 Asian Championships, and also competed as a member of Chinese Taipei's archery squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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30. Hsieh Chang-heng
1962-. (aged 64)
baseball player
Hsieh Chang-heng is a pitcher in the CPBL. He played for Uni-President Lions. He is the 1st person achieved the record of career with 100 wins. After retired, he became the manager of the Lions and then Chinatrust Whales until it went defunct in 2008.
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31. Tong Yang-tze
1942-. (aged 84)
calligrapher
Tong Yang-tze, also known as Grace Tong, is a Taiwanese artist. She is one of Taiwan’s foremost calligraphers. She is known for creating very large works in a very small studio.
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32. Huang Kun-huei
1936-. (aged 90)
politician
Huang Kun-huei is a Taiwanese politician and educator. A former member of the Kuomintang, he had served as the party's secretary general from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, Huang served as the minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from 1991 to 1994 and Minister of the Interior from 1994 to 1996. He later left the KMT and joined the...
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33. March Fong Eu
1922-2017 (aged 95)
diplomat
politician
March Fong Eu was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 24th secretary of state of California for five terms from 1975 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1974 and later as the United States ambassador to Micronesia under Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1996.
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34. Loh Meei-ling
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Loh Meei-ling is a Malaysian-born Taiwanese politician and educator. She was a member of the Nantou County Council from 2014 to 2020, when she was elected to the 10th Legislative Yuan. Lo followed Lin Li-chan as the second immigrant to Taiwan to serve as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
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35. Wong Chin-chu
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Wong Chin-chu is a Taiwanese educator and politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2001. Wong stepped down in the midst of her third term, as she was elected magistrate of Changhua County later that year. She served as magistrate until 2005. In 2007, Wong was named the minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs,...
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36. Tina Pan
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Pan Wei-kang, also known by her English name Tina Pan, is a Taiwanese politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002 and again between 2005 and 2016.
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37. April Yao
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Yao Ching-ling, also known by the English name April Yao, is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who has served as the magistrate of Taitung since 2018. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she was previously elected as a member of Taitung County Council in 2005 and became speaker in 2010.
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38. Cheng Shao-Chieh
1986-. (aged 40)
badminton player
Olympic competitor
Cheng Shao-chieh is a badminton player from Taiwan.
39. Apollo Chen
1957-. (aged 69)
journalist
politician
Chen Shei-saint, also known by his English name Apollo Chen, is a Taiwanese journalist and politician.
40. Chen Hung-Ling
1986-. (aged 40)
Olympic competitor
badminton coach
badminton player
Chen Hung-ling is a Taiwanese former badminton player.
41. Huang Ming-hui
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Huang Ming-hui is a Taiwanese politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2005. Her tenure as vice chairperson of the Kuomintang (2008–16) overlapped with two terms as Mayor of Chiayi City (2005–14).
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42. Yaung Chih-liang
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
television actor
university teacher
politician
Yaung Chih-liang is a Taiwanese physician and public health specialist. He was the Minister of the Department of Health of the Executive Yuan from 2009 to 2011.
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43. Wang Kuan-hung
2002-. (aged 24)
swimmer
Wang Kuan-hung, also known as Eddie Wang, is a Taiwanese swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events.
44. Lei Tien
1983-. (aged 43)
basketball player
Tien Lei is the existing Chairman of Formosa Dreamers and Taiwanese former professional basketball player.
45. Lu Yen-Hsun
1983-. (aged 43)
tennis player
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese tennis coach and a former player, who goes by the nickname Rendy Lu. He won the most titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in tennis history. His favorite surface is hardcourt, though several of his ATP Tour career highlights came on grass, including reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.
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46. Evan Yo
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
songwriter
composer
Tsai Min-you, better known as Evan Yo, is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. He was signed by his management company at 14 and has been signed by Sony Music Taiwan since 2006. He has released four albums and was nominated for Best New Artist in 2007 at the 18th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan.
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47. Ye Yuan-chih
1974-. (aged 52)
pundit
Member of the Legislative Yuan
politician
Yeh Yuan-chih is a Taiwanese politician and educator who serves as a Member of the Legislative Yuan. He was previously a member of New Taipei City Council and has been a lecturer at the Taipei National University of the Arts.
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48. Chang Li-shan
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Chang Li-shan is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again from 2016 to 2018, when she was elected magistrate of Yunlin County.
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49. Jon Huntsman, Jr
1960-. (aged 66)
diplomat
missionary
politician
Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. Huntsman is a member of the Republican Party. Huntsman has served three times as an ambassador of the United States: 1992-1993 as ambassador to Singapore, 2009-2011 as ambassador to China, and 2017-2019 as ambassador to Russia.
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50. Ann Kao
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Kao Hung-an, also known by her English name Ann, is a Taiwanese business executive, engineer, and politician. She worked for Foxconn until 2020, when she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a member of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). Partway through her legislative term, Kao was elected Mayor of Hsinchu during the 2022 local election cycle. On 26 July...
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51. Shara Lin
1985-. (aged 41)
composer
pianist
actor
television actor
film actor
Shara Lin Yi-hsin is a Taiwanese musician, actress, singer, and television host. She plays mainly violin and piano, but also guzheng and guitar; she is a polyglot (Chinese, English, Taiwanese, Filipino, Korean and Japanese).
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52. Wang Jin-pyng
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Wang Jin-pyng is a Taiwanese politician. He served as President of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2016, which makes him Taiwan's longest-serving legislative speaker. Once a leading figure of the Kuomintang (KMT), Wang brokered deals between the KMT and opposition DPP. He was replaced by Democratic Progressive Party's Su Jia-chyuan as president of the Legislative Yuan after a decisive...
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53. Austin Lin
1988-. (aged 38)
television actor
singer
actor
film actor
Austin Lin is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, he took part in the second season of Taiwanese singing competition, One Million Star, in 2007. In 2009, he made his acting debut in Taiwanese film, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, for which he also sang on the soundtrack. In 2016, he appeared in...
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54. Selina Jen
1981-. (aged 45)
singer
television actor
recording artist
actor
film actor
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. On 11 June 2004, she graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of Education degree, majoring in Civic Education and Leadership.
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55. Kevin Rudd
1957-. (aged 69)
diplomat
political scientist
politician
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010, with a brief return to the leadership in 2013. Since 2023, Rudd has served as the 23rd ambassador of Australia...
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56. Chiang Yung-chang
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Chiang Yung-chang is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Taipei County Council from 2006 to 2010, and served on the succeeding body, known as the New Taipei City Council, until his election to the Legislative Yuan in 2016.
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57. Wang Tuoh
1944-2016 (aged 72)
writer
politician
Wang Tuoh was a Taiwanese writer, public intellectual, literary critic, and politician. He was born in Badouzi, then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung-chiu (王紘久).
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58. Hsu Shui-te
1931-2021 (aged 90)
artist
politician
Hsu Shui-teh was a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Examination Yuan from 1996 to 2002. He died of pneumonia on 31 March 2021, at the age of 89.
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59. Adam Hsu
1941-. (aged 85)
martial artist
Hsu, Chi, commonly known as Adam Hsu is a martial artist and essayist known for his expertise in various forms of Chinese martial arts. Hsu was born in mainland China in 1941 and later moved to Taiwan, where he has operated for most of his life.
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60. Xi Murong
1943-. (aged 83)
painter
poet
writer
Xi Murong or Hsi Muren is a writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Seven Miles of Fragrance (七里香; Qīlǐ Xiāng) and Unregrettable Youth (無怨的青春; Wúyuàn de Qīngchūn).
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61. Pan Wen-chung
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Pan Wen-chung is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He first served as Minister of Education from May 2016 to April 2018 and returned to the post in January 2019.
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62. Yang Po-Han
1994-. (aged 32)
badminton player
Yang Po-han is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Vietnam International tournament partnered with Liao Min-chun when he was 18-year-old.
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63. Lin Jeng-yi
politician
Lin Jeng-yi was Director of National Palace Museum of the Republic of China from 20 May 2016 to 16 July 2018.
64. Sung Chia-Hao
1992-. (aged 34)
baseball player
Sung Chia-hao is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He attended National Taiwan Sport University.
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65. Chie Tanaka
1981-. (aged 45)
film actor
actor
model
Chie Tanaka is a Japanese model and actress who is based in Taiwan. She is best known for her role as Tomoko in Cape No. 7, the second highest-grossing film in Taiwanese cinematic history.
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66. Ryutaro Hashimoto
1937-2006 (aged 69)
politician
Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
67. Koichi Kato
1939-2016 (aged 77)
politician
Koichi Kato is a Japanese politician from Tokyo and a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Sophia University, he worked at Recruit from 1988 to 1996. Kato was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and served until 2012.
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68. Chen Yu-mei
1966-2017 (aged 51)
politician
Chen Yu-mei was a Taiwanese politician. She served as Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 18 September 2013 to 8 August 2014.
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69. Uğur Rıfat Karlova
1980-. (aged 46)
film actor
television actor
television presenter
Uğur Rıfat Karlova is a Turkish-Taiwanese stand-up comedian, actor, TV host, showman, and writer.
70. Alex Tsai
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Tsai Cheng-yuan, also known by his English name Alex Tsai, is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2008 to 2016. He was one of the 3rd members of the National Assembly.
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