# List of Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Jiaotong University before 1955 (simplified Chinese: 交通大学; traditional Chinese: 交通大學) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) after 1955.

## Government and politics

| Name | Chinese | Graduated in | Profile |
| Cai E | 蔡锷 | 1898 | famous general, founder of the Republican Protection Army against Yuan Shikai |
| Huang Yanpei | 黃炎培 | 1902 | politician, industrialist, educator, and one of the founding pioneers of the China Democratic League |
| Shao Lizi | 邵力子 | 1905 | politician, educator, former president of Shanghai University and teacher of Chinese literature in Fudan University |
| Chen Yibai | 陈一白 | 1922 | Minister of Department of Communications in the government of Republic of China |
| Lu Dingyi | 陆定一 | 1926 | politician, former head of Propaganda Department |
| Wang Daohan | 汪道涵 | 1933 | former mayor of Shanghai, paramount politician who held the famous Wang-Koo summits together with Koo Chen-fu |
| Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 1947 | politician, former CPC General Secretary, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission |
| Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | 1951 | politician, former Minister of Railways, Head of Propaganda Department |
| Chen Minzhang | 陈敏章 | 1955 | former Minister of Health, President of Red Cross Society of China, President of Chinese Medical Association |
| Ye Liansong | 叶连松 | 1960 | politician, former governor of Hebei Province |
| Chen Mingyi | 陈明义 | 1962 | politician, Secretary of Party Committee of Fujian Province |
| Wan Xueyuan | 万学远 | 1964 | former governor of Zhejiang Province, Vice Minister of Personnel of P.R. China |
| Yan Junqi | 严隽琪 | 1967 | politician, chairperson of China Association of Promoting Democracy |
| Chen Zhu | 陈竺 | 1981 | Minister of Health of P.R. China |

## Natural sciences and mathematics

| Name | Chinese name | Graduated in/ Served on faculty during | Profile | Academicianship |
| Qian Xuesen | 钱学森 | 1934 | missile and space program chief scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist, National Exceptional Contribution Scientist awardee (only one in history so far) Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Wu Wenjun | 吴文俊 | 1940 | mathematician, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner, Shaw Prize winner | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the TWAS |
| Xu Guangxian | 徐光宪 | 1944 | chemist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Hu Hesheng | 胡和生 | 1945–1948 | mathematician | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Wu Youxun/ Y.H. Woo | 吴有训 | 1949 | physicist; educator | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
| He Zuoxiu | 何祚庥 | 1949 | physicist | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Gu Min/ Min Gu | 顾敏 | 1982 | scientist in micro-photonics | Fellow of Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| Zhang Jie | 张杰 | 2006–present | physicist in x-ray lasers, high field and laser-plasma physics | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the TWAS |
| Yao Tongbin | zh:姚桐斌 | 1945 | missile and space program scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist | |
| Jun Ye | 叶军 | 1989 | physicist | Member of the US National Academy of Sciences Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Information science, system science and electrical engineering
| English name | Chinese name | Graduated in/ Served on faculty during | Profile | Academicianship |
| Zhu Wuhua | 朱物华 | 1923/1945-1998 | scientist in electronics; educator | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Cai Jintao | 蔡金涛 | 1930 | scientist in electronics | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chu Yinghuang | 褚应璜 | 1931 | specialist in power engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Qian Zhonghan | 钱钟韩 | 1933 | scientist in power engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Zhang Zhongjun/ T.T. Chang | 张仲俊 | 1934/1940-1995 | scientist in electrical systems and automatic control | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Wang An/ An Wang | 王安 | 1940 | computer scientist and inventor, founder of Wang Laboratories | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering |
| Zhou Wenjun/ Wen Tsing Chow | 周文俊 | 1940 | missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer | |
| Cao Jianyou | 曹建猷 | 1940 | scientist in electrical power systems | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Yang Jiachi | 杨嘉墀 | 1941 | scientist in automatic control, satellite control specialist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Tian Binggeng/ Ping King Tien | 田炳耕 | 1941 | scientist in microwave electronics, optical electronics and materials science | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academician of the Academia Sinica, Fellow of the TWAS |
| Li Tianhe/ Thomas H. Lee | 李天和 | 1946 | specialist in power engineering | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Tong Zhipeng | 童志鵬 | 1946 | scientist in telecommunications | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Gu Yuxiu/ Y.H. Ku | 顾毓琇 | 1945-1947 (as faculty) | scientist in electrical machinery, system and control; educator; writer, playwright and poet | |
| Ge Shouren/ Ernest S. Kuh | 葛守仁 | 1945-1947 (as student) | scientist in circuit theory and electronic design automation | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Academia Sinica |
| Xia Peisu | 夏培肃 | 1947 | computer scientist | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Wang Geng | 汪耕 | 1949 | specialist in electrical power transmission | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chen Jingxiong | 陈敬熊 | 1950 | scientist in electromagnetics, microwave and antennas | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Kuang Dingbo | 匡定波 | 1952 | scientist in infrared and remote sensing | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Li Lemin | 李乐民 | 1952 | scientist in telecommunications | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Tang Renyuan | 唐任远 | 1952 | scientist in electric motor engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Zhu Yinghao | 朱英浩 | 1952 | scientist in electric power transformers | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Zhao Zisen | 赵梓森 | 1953 | specialist in telecommunications | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Chen Junliang | 陈俊亮 | 1955 | scientist in telecommunications | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Jiang Xinsong | 蒋新松 | 1956 | scientist in robotics and automation | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Yao Xi | 姚熹 | 1957 | scientist in materials and devices | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate of U.S. National Academy of Engineering |
| Chen Yazhu | 陈亚珠 | 1962 | scientist in power electronics and biomedical engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Teng Shanghua (Shang-Hua Teng) | 滕尚华 | 1985 | computer scientist, Gödel Prize winner | |

## Engineering and technological sciences

* Chow Wen Tsing/Wen Tsing Chow (周文俊) - missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer
* Qian Xuesen (钱学森) - missile and space program chief scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist, National Exceptional Contribution Scientist awardee
* Xu Xueyan (许学彦) - famous ship designer
* Yang Jiachi (杨嘉墀) - space program scientist, specialist of automatic control, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist
* Zhang Guangdou (张光斗) - world-renowned specialist in hydraulic engineering
* James S. C. Chao (趙錫成) - the founder of the Foremost Group, a New York-based shipping, trading, and finance enterprise.

## Life sciences and medicine

* Chen Zhu (陈竺) - hematologist, molecular biologist, and current minister of Ministry of Health
* Luc Montagnier (吕克·蒙塔尼耶) - Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery of HIV
* Wang Zhenyi/Zhen-yi Wang (王振义) - hematologist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner
* Harry Warner - Fictional New Zealand surgeon and doctor of medical drama Shortland Street

## Humanities and social sciences

* Cai Yuanpei (蔡元培) - famous educator, esperantist and the president of Peking University
* Hong Yi (李叔同) - master painter, musician, dramatist, calligrapher, seal cutter, poet, and Buddhist monk
* Lisa Lu (卢燕) - Chinese-American actress and documentary producer
* Mao Yushi (茅于轼) - economist
* Wu Youxun (吴有训) - educator

## Business

* Jiang Jianqing (姜建清) - president and chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
* Mao Daolin (茅道林) - CEO of Sina
* Wang Shizhen (王世帧) - founder of China Merchants Bank
* Yang Yuanqing (杨元庆) - chairman of the Lenovo Group Limited
* Zhu Jun (朱骏) - founder of The9 Limited, chairman of football club Shanghai Shenhua F.C.
* Beini Da (达贝妮) - founder of SohoNow, chairman of Eurasian Science Village and Children's Museum China.
* Neil Shen (沈南鹏) - founding managing partner, Sequoia Capital China
* Xu Xinlu (徐新六) a.k.a Singloh Hsu - banker and general manager of the National Commercial Bank, attended Nanyang Public School

## Sports

* Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) - Professional snooker player
* Wang Liqin (王励勤) - Professional table tennis player, World and Olympic multi medalist, once of best players in history
* Liu Guoliang (刘国梁) - Olympic gold medalist, chief manager of China's table tennis national team
* Yao Ming (姚明) - Professional basketball player
* Sui Lu (眭禄) - Olympic Silver Medalist gymnast
* Xu Jiayu (徐嘉余) - Professional backstroke swimmer, Olympic Silver Medalist and World multi medalist
* Fan Zhendong (樊振东) - Professional table tennis player, World multi medalist, one of best players in history