Xu Ningsheng (simplified Chinese: 许宁生; traditional Chinese: 許寧生; pinyin: Xǔ Nìngshēng; born 7 July 1957) is a Chinese physicist who served as president of Fudan University from 2014 to 2021 and president of Sun Yat-sen University from 2010 to 2014. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.