10 Notable alumni of
Beijing Language and Culture University

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Beijing Language and Culture University is 2791st in the world, 704th in Asia, and 84th in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Beijing Language and Culture University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Awkwafina

    Awkwafina
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    musiciansingeractortelevision producervoice actor
    Biography

    Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019), she won a Golden Globe Award.

  2. Fu Xiaotian

    Fu Xiaotian
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Fu Xiaotian is a Chinese news correspondent. Fu joined Phoenix Television’s London bureau in 2009 and gained prominence for her wartime reporting from Libya in 2011. After her transfer to Phoenix TV's Hong Kong headquarters, she became known as the host of Talk with World Leaders. In June 2023, she disappeared from public view amid a political scandal involving Qin Gang.

  3. Karim Massimov

    Karim Massimov
    Born in
    Kazakhstan Flag Kazakhstan
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Kärım Qajymqanūly Mäsımov is a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and held the positions of Minister of Economy and Budget Planning and Minister of Transport and Communications in 2001. He served as chairman of the National Security Committee from 2016 to 2022.

  4. Sylvie Bermann

    Sylvie Bermann
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Sylvie-Agnès Bermann is a French former career diplomat who served as the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom, ambassador of France to Russia, and as French ambassador to China in Beijing from 2011 until 2014. She previously served as director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophony at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development in Paris.

  5. Shoichi Kondo

    Shoichi Kondo
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Shoichi Kondo is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

  6. Hong Lei

    Hong Lei
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    diplomatpolitician
    Biography

    Hong Lei is a Chinese diplomat and politician, serving as Director-General of the Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was Chinese Consul General in Chicago from 2016 to 2018 and served as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2016. Hong was the 25th spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry in 1983. He is currently serving as Director-General of the Protocol Department since 2019 and Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2024.

  7. Wode Maya

    Wode Maya
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    aerospace engineerYouTubervlogger
    Biography

    Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, is a Ghanaian YouTube personality, vlogger, digital media influencer, and aeronautical engineer. His name Wode Maya (Wǒ de Mà yà) translates as "Oh my God" in the Chinese language. In 2017, he took a video in a bus where seats were empty beside him and other passengers stood due to his skin colour and the video went viral. He is acclaimed to be one of the top and most Influential YouTubers in Africa.

  8. Da Chen

    Da Chen
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1962-2019 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterbanker
    Biography

    Da Chen was a Chinese-American author whose works included Colors of the Mountain, Brothers, and Sword. Colors of the Mountain gave rise to a version for young readers, China's Son, and a sequel, Sounds of the River. The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald and Publishers Weekly hailed Brothers as the best book of 2006.

  9. Riaz Mohammad Khan

    Riaz Mohammad Khan
    Occupations
    diplomatpolitician
    Biography

    Riaz Mohammad Khan holds a master's degree in mathematics and a B.A. from Punjab University, Lahore.

  10. Adrian Bradshaw

    Adrian Bradshaw
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1960s
    Occupations
    photographer
    Biography

    Adrian Peter Bradshaw is a British photojournalist who specializes in the photography of China.

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