Notable Alumni and Faculty Members
- Reiji Okazaki and Tsuneko Okazaki - Pioneering molecular biologists
- Ryōji Noyori - Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001
- Makoto Kobayashi - Nobel Prize in Physics 2008
- Toshihide Maskawa - Nobel Prize in Physics 2008
- Osamu Shimomura - Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
- Nobuo Kato (加藤 延夫) - Bacteriologist, former President of Nagoya University (1992–1998)
- Minoru Matsuo (松尾 稔) - Engineering scientist, former President of Nagoya University (1998–2004)
- Shinichi Hirano (平野 眞一) - Engineering scientist, director of National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, former President of Nagoya University (2004–2009)
- Tang Jun, President and CEO of Xin Hua Du Industrial Group Co.
- Uichiro Niwa (丹羽 宇一郎) - Japanese Ambassador to China, former Chairman and President of Itochu, former CEO of Japan Post Holdings
- Hiromu Okabe(岡部 弘) - former President and CEO of Denso
- Kunihiko Okada (岡田 邦彦) - former Chairman of J. Front Retailing
- Sadayuki Sakakibara (榊原 定征) - President and CEO of Toray Industries, Chairman of Japan Chemical Fibers Association
- Masaharu Shibata (柴田 昌治) - Chairman and CEO of NGK Insulators Ltd.
- Reiji Suzuki (鈴木 礼治) - politician, former governor of Aichi Prefecture (1983–1999)
- Shoichiro Toyoda - Ex-CEO of Toyota Motor
Full list can be found in the Japanese Wikipedia article: List of Nagoya University people (in Japanese)
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