19 Notable alumni of National Taiwan University of Arts
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Taiwan University of Arts is ranked #4,366 in the world and #74 in Taiwan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from National Taiwan University of Arts 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 University of Arts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ma Shui-long
1939-2015 (aged 76)
composer
Ma Shui-long was a Taiwanese composer, whose work is known for blending Western instrumentation with Asian pentatonic melodies.
2. Yvonne Yao
1981-. (aged 45)
actor
Yvonne Yao is a Taiwanese actress.
3. Chang Hsin-yan
1982-. (aged 44)
film actor
actor
television actor
Chang Hsin-yan is a Taiwanese actress.
4. Gavin Lin
1980-. (aged 46)
film director
Gavin Lin is a Taiwanese film director. He attended Pittsburg State University.
5. Wei Haimin
Peking opera actor
actor
film actor
Wei Hai-min is a Taiwanese Peking opera singer-actress who plays Dan roles. A winner of Taiwan's National Award for Arts and China's Plum Blossom Prize, Wei is widely recognized a Peking opera superstar. She is the first student of Mei Baojiu, who is one of the most well-known Peking opera masters in the world.
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6. Chien Wen-pin
1967-. (aged 59)
conductor
Chien Wen-pin is a Taiwanese classical conductor. He was music director of National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan 2001–2007.
7. Chang Chin-lan
1988-. (aged 38)
actor
television actor
Chang Chin-lan is a Taiwanese actress.
8. Ko Chun-hsiung
1945-2015 (aged 70)
television actor
film director
actor
film actor
Ko Chun-hsiung was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films.
9. Jake Hsu
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
television actor
Jake Hsu is a Taiwanese actor.
10. Kuei Ya-lei
1944-. (aged 82)
singer
television actor
television producer
actor
film actor
Grace Gua Ah-leh is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Gua has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since 1965. She has won the Golden Horse Awards four times and the Golden Bell Awards twice.
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11. Matt Wu
1981-. (aged 45)
screenwriter
film director
television actor
actor
film actor
Matt Wu Chung-tien is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter.
12. Suming
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
singer
songwriter
Suming Rupi is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the "Lacienci" (拉千禧) age set (a form of social organization that is characteristic of 'Amis) of 'Atolan.
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13. Eve Ai
1987-. (aged 39)
songwriter
recording artist
actor
singer
Eve Ai Yi-liang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She was crowned the winner of Super Idol 5 in 2010.
14. Kenji Wu
1979-. (aged 47)
songwriter
television actor
actor
singer
Kenji Wu is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor and director.
15. Joanne Tseng
1988-. (aged 38)
film actor
actor
television actor
Joanne Tseng Chih-chiao is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host.
16. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
1947-. (aged 79)
television actor
film director
director
actor
film producer
Hou Hsiao-hsien is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1989 for his film A City of Sadness (1989), and the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 for The...
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17. Tai Chih-yuan
1965-. (aged 61)
television presenter
actor
television actor
Andy Tai Chih-yuan is a Taiwanese comedian, actor, show host and YouTuber. He is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology.
18. Ang Lee
1954-. (aged 72)
screenwriter
director
film director
writer
film producer
Ang Lee OBS is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2003, he was ranked 27th in The Guardian's 40 best directors.
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19. 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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