19 Notable alumni of Xiamen University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Xiamen University is ranked #437 in the world and #27 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Xiamen 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 Xiamen University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yang Ying-hsiung
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Yang Ying-hsiung is a Taiwanese politician.
2. Xu Yousheng
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Xu Yousheng is a Chinese politician. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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3. Lin Shen
1908-1992 (aged 84)
politician
Lin Shen, also known as Mu En, was a Taiwanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.
4. Liu Kun
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Liu Kun is a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2023. Previously he served as director of Budgetary Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress, vice minister of Finance, and vice governor of Guangdong.
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5. Liu Cigui
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Liu Cigui is a Chinese politician. He was the Party Secretary of Hainan from 2017 to 2020. His former positions include Governor of Hainan, Director of the State Oceanic Administration and China Coast Guard and Mayor of Xiamen and Longyan in Fujian province.
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6. Yang Bo
1973-. (aged 53)
artistic gymnast
Yang Bo is a Chinese gymnast. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts ever on the balance beam, for which she created a move known as the "Yang Bo", which is rated as a D element in the Code of Points. Although widely renowned for her work on beam, Yang often had difficulty with consistency which prevented...
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7. Li Wo-shi
1960-. (aged 66)
civil servant
politician
Lee Wo-shih is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. He was the Magistrate of Kinmen County from 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2014.
8. Nicholas Kao Se Tseien
1897-2007 (aged 110)
Catholic monk
Nicholas Kao Se Tseien OCSO, was a Chinese Trappist priest in Hong Kong who was the oldest-living Catholic priest and also the oldest person ever to have had a cataract operation, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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9. Lu Jiaxi
1915-2001 (aged 86)
politician
chemist
Lu Jiaxi, or Chia-Si Lu, was a Chinese physical chemist who is considered a founder of the discipline in China. He served as President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Founding Director of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), and Founding President of Fuzhou University, as well as high-ranking political positions including Chairman of the Chinese...
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10. Wang Zheng
1972-. (aged 54)
aircraft pilot
flight instructor
Wang Zheng, also known as Julie Wang, is an airline pilot and an FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) in the United States, where she resides. She is the first Asian woman to circumnavigate Earth in an airplane. Wang is also the first Chinese pilot to fly solo around the world and the eighth woman to do so.
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11. Charles Li
1961-. (aged 65)
entrepreneur
Charles Li Xiaojia, SBS is a Chinese banker. He was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) from 2010 to 2021.
12. Zheng Shanjie
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Zheng Shanjie is a Chinese politician who has served as the Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) since March 2023, and as Governor as well as deputy party secretary of Zhejiang and party secretary of Ningbo.
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13. Wang Lixia
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Wang Lixia is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity born in Jianping County, Liaoning Province. A member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), she graduated from Liaoning University with a degree in Economics and Statistics, earned a master's degree in economics from the Shaanxi Institute of Finance and Economics (now the School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University), and...
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14. Tan Kah Kee
1874-1961 (aged 87)
philanthropist
merchant
entrepreneur
Tan Kah Kee was a Chinese businessman, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist active in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou.
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15. Gong Zheng
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Gong Zheng is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Shanghai Committee and mayor of Shanghai.
16. Chen Jingrun
1933-1996 (aged 63)
mathematician
politician
Chen Jingrun, also known as Jing-Run Chen, was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including Chen's theorem and the Chen prime.
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17. Zhang Gaoli
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
economist
Zhang Gaoli is a Chinese retired politician who served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between 2013 and 2018 and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his ascension, Zhang served as the Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2007 and 2012, and the Party Secretary...
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18. He Lifeng
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
He Lifeng is a Chinese economist and politician who has served as vice premier of China since March 2023. He has additionally been a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since October 2022, and served as the director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission under CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping since...
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19. Paweł Milewski
1975-. (aged 51)
diplomat
sinologist
Paweł Milewski is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Australia (2013–2017) and Japan (since 2019).