10 Notable alumni of Tianjin University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tianjin University is ranked #440 in the world and #28 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Tianjin 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 Tianjin University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Zhang Tailei
1898-1927 (aged 29)
politician
Zhang Tailei was a Chinese revolutionary and an early leader of the Chinese Communist movement. He was active in communist youth organization, served as a representative of the Communist International (Comintern), and was one of the principal leaders of the 1927 Guangzhou Uprising, during which he was killed in action.
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2. Nie Chenxi
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
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.
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3. Feng Fei
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Feng Fei is a Chinese politician, serving as the Party Secretary of Hainan since 2023. He was the former governor of Hainan from 2020 to 2023. He serves as the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress, director of the Provincial Financial Committee, and first secretary of the Party Committee of the Hainan Military District. He...
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4. Li Yunze
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Li Yunze is a Chinese state banker and politician currently serving as the Director of the National Administration of Financial Regulation. He served as a vice governor of Sichuan from 2018 to 2023.
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5. Shu-tian Li
1900-1988 (aged 88)
engineer
Shu-tian Li was a Chinese-American hydraulic engineer.
6. Zeng Yangfu
1898-1969 (aged 71)
politician
Zeng Xianhao was a Chinese-born politician better known by the courtesy name Zeng Yangfu (曾养甫). He was a native of Pingyuan County, Guangdong. Zeng served the Nationalist government as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1936 to 1938. He later led the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 1942 to 1945.
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7. Xu Zhimo
1897-1931 (aged 34)
poet
writer
translator
Xu Zhimo was a Chinese poet. Best known for his work in modern Chinese poetry, he strove to loosen Chinese poetry from its traditional forms, incorporating influences from Western poetry and writing in vernacular Chinese. He died in a plane crash at age 34.
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8. Ma Xingrui
1959-. (aged 67)
military flight engineer
engineer
politician
Ma Xingrui is a Chinese politician and aerospace engineer who is a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as the Party Secretary of Xinjiang from 2021 to 2025.
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9. Shohrat Zakir
1953-. (aged 73)
governor
politician
Shohrat Zakir is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who served as the chairman of Xinjiang and the deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang Committee from 2014 to 2021.
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10. Ma Yinchu
1882-1982 (aged 100)
politician
economist
Ma Yinchu was a prominent Chinese economist. He was the father of China's family planning.