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.
| Name | Chinese | Graduated in | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cai E | 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 | 1905 | politician, educator, former President of Shanghai University and teacher of Chinese literature in Fudan University | |
| Chen Yibai | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Name | Chinese name | Graduated in/Served on faculty during | Profile | Academicianship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 徐光宪 | 1944 | chemist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Hu Hesheng | 1945–1948 | mathematician | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Wu Youxun/ Y.H. Woo | 1949 | physicist; educator | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | ||
| He Zuoxiu | 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 | 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 | 1945 | missile and space program scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist | |||
| Jun Ye | 叶军 | 1989 | physicist | Member of the US National Academy of SciencesMember 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 | 1923/1945-1998 | scientist in electronics; educator | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Cai Jintao | 1930 | scientist in electronics | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Chu Yinghuang | 1931 | specialist in power engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Qian Zhonghan | 1933 | scientist in power engineering | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Zhang Zhongjun/ T.T. Chang | 1934/1940-1995 | scientist in electrical systems and automatic control | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Wang An/ An Wang | 1940 | computer scientist and inventor, founder of Wang Laboratories | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering | ||
| Zhou Wenjun/ Wen Tsing Chow | 1940 | missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer | |||
| Cao Jianyou | 1940 | scientist in electrical power systems | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Yang Jiachi | 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 | 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 | 1946 | specialist in power engineering | Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | ||
| Tong Zhipeng | 1946 | scientist in telecommunications | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | ||
| Gu Yuxiu/ Y.H. Ku | 1945-1947 (as faculty) | scientist in electrical machinery, system and control; educator; writer, playwright and poet | |||
| Ge Shouren/ Ernest S. Kuh | 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 | 1947 | computer scientist | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Wang Geng | 1949 | specialist in electrical power transmission | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| Chen Jingxiong | 1950 | scientist in electromagnetics, microwave and antennas | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | ||
| Kuang Dingbo | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1957 | scientist in materials and devices | Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate of U.S. National Academy of Engineering | ||
| Chen Yazhu | 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 |