List of Eurasians

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List of people of mixed Eurasian ancestry.

This is generally understood as a person who has both a European background and an Asian background, including East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian backgrounds.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• AI — singer (3/4 Japanese, 1/4 Italian)^[1]
• Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark — (Chinese, British, Austrian, Polish)^[2]
• Angela Aki — singer (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Italian)
• Namie Amuro — singer (3/4 Japanese, 1/4 Italian)^[3]
• Devon Aoki — model (½ Japanese, 1/4 British, 1/4 German)^[4]
• Tadanobu Asano — actor (½ Japanese, ½ American White)^[5]
• Reiko Aylesworth — actress (½ Dutch, ½ Welsh, 1/4 Japanese)^[6]
• Brooke Ashley — erotic actress (1/2 Korean, 1/2 American White)^[7]

[edit] B

• Carmit Bachar — singer (Israeli, Indonesian, Dutch, Chinese)
• Edmund W. Barker — (German, Scottish, Japanese, Indonesian, Irish)
• Kristara Barrington — erotic actress (Korean, French, German)
• Lynda Barry — cartoonist (1/2 Filipina, 1/2 American White)
• David Bautista — professional wrestler (1/2 Filipino, 1/2 Greek)
• Kate Beckinsale — actress (7/8 English, 1/8 Burmese)
• Becky — actress/singer (½ Japanese, ½ British)
• Nat Myria Bennedetti — actress, model, singer (½ Thai, ½ Italian)
• Miki Berenyi — singer (½ Japanese, ½ Hungarian)
• Johnny Yong Bosch — actor (½ Korean, ½ American White)
• Michelle Branch, singer, ½ Irish, ¼ Dutch/French, ¼ Indonesian
• Nina Brosh — model/actress (½ Russian, ½ Chinese)
• Yul Brynner — actor (½ Jewish-Russian, ¼ Mongolian, ¼ Swiss)
• Mutya Buena — singer (½ Irish, ½ Filipina)
• Cindy Burbridge — model,actress (English, Thai-English-Indian)
• Cheryl Burke, dancer, ½ Filipino, ½ White

[edit] C

• Melissa Campbell — actress (1/2Malaysian Chinese, 1/2 Australian)
• Dean Cain — actor (¼ Japanese, ¾ (French-Canadian, Irish and Welsh))
• Asia Carrera — porn actress (½ Japanese, ½ German)
• Tia Carrere — actress (Chinese, Hawaiian, Spanish and Filipino)
• Phoebe Cates — actress (1/4 Chinese, 1/4 Filipina, 1/4 Russian)
• Kyoko Chan Cox — kidnapping victim and daughter of Yoko Ono (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 White)
• Leslie Charteris — writer (½ Chinese, ½ English)
• Kiran Chetry — tv presenter/news reader (1/2 American, 1/2 Nepalese)
• Rina Chinen — singer-songwriter (½ Japanese, ½ White)
• Brian Ching — soccer player
• Liz Cho — ABC News (½ Korean, ½ Jewish)
• Tommy Chong — actor/musician (Chinese, Scots-Irish)
• Dana Choi — actress/model (½ Korean, ½ Dutch)
• Susan Choi — writer (½ Korean, ½ Russian)
• China Chow — actress/model (½ Chinese, 1/4 Japanese, 1/4 German)
• Tina Chow — actress/model (½ Japanese, ½ German)
• Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon — World War II veteran
• Keith Cooke — actor/stuntman
• Morena Corwin, Lola Corwin — models (½ Korean, ½ White)
• Sonia Couling — model, actress (½ Thai, ½ English)
• Severn Cullis-Suzuki — activist
• Jamie Cullum — lounge jazz pianist and singer (Jewish-Burmese)
• Ann Curry — journalist/television personality (Japanese, French, Scots-Irish)

[edit] D

• Mark Dacascos — actor (Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, Irish, Japanese)
• Johnny Damon — baseball player (1/2 Thai, 1/2 American White)
• Ron Darling — baseball pitcher
• Kianna Dior — erotic actress (½ Korean, ½ White)
• Lexa Doig — actress (½ Scots-Irish, ½ Filipina)
• Victoria Manalo Draves — Olympic medalist diver (½ Filipina, ½ White)
• Alisa Durbrow — Japanese actress, singer and model (½ Japanese, ½ English)
• James Duval — actor (Vietnamese, French, Irish, Native American)

[edit] E

• Katreeya English — actress, model, singer (½ Thai, ½ English)
• Edith Maude Eaton — author (½ Chinese, ½ English)
• Yvonne Elliman — singer (Japanese, Chinese, Irish)

[edit] F

• Buachompoo Ford — singer, actress (1/2 Thai, 1/2 English)
• Patricia Ford — model (German, Irish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hawaiian)
• Ayako Fujitani actress (Japanese/American)
• Kip Fulbeck — artist/filmmaker/writer (Cantonese, English, Irish, Welsh)

[edit] G

• Matt Gardiner — Ryu's Brother (1/2 Chinese, 1/2 Australian)
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar — actor (1/2 Dutch, 1/2 Indonesian)
• Danny Graves — baseball player (1/2 Vietnamese, 1/2 American White)
• Emm Gryner — singer-songwriter (½ Filipina, ½ White)

[edit] H

• Finola Mei Hwa Hackett, 2nd place winner Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee 2006
• Kirk Hammett — lead guitarist of Metallica (½ Filipino, ½ Irish)
• Reika Hashimoto — Japanese actress(½ Japanese, ½ Spanish)
• Daniel Henney — actor (½ Korean, ½ English)
• Don & Hoku Ho — father/daughter musicians (Chinese, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Dutch, German)
• Sandrine Holt — model/actress (½ Chinese, ½ French)
• Jade Hsu — dancer (½ Korean, ½ White)
• Kelly Hu — actress (½ Chinese, 1/4Hawaiian, 1/4 English)
• Vanessa Anne Hudgens — actress (1/w Filipina, 1 1/4 Irish American, 1/4 Native American)

[edit] I

Juliana Imai, Brazilian model (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Portuguese)

[edit] J

• Jullajak Jakrapong — actor, singer (1/4 Thai, 1/2 English, 1/8 Russian)
• Khun Ploypailin Jensen — King Bhumibol Adulyadej's grand daughter, actress (½ Thai, ½ American)
• Khun Sirikittiya Jensen — King Bhumibol Adulyadej's grand daughter, actress (½ Thai, ½ American)

[edit] K

• Stacy Kamano — actress (Japanese, German, Russian, Polish)
• Jawed Karim — YouTube co-founder (Bangladeshi father, German mother)
• Paul Kariya and Steve Kariya — hockey players (½ Japanese, ½ Scottish)
• Katsumi — erotic actress/model (½ Vietnamese, ½ White)
• Michael Kearney — child prodigy (½ Japanese, ½ Irish)
• Kira Kener — erotic actress (½ Vietnamese, ½ Norwegian)
• Daddy Kev — record producer
• Kaela Kimura — singer, model (½ Japanese, ½ British)
• Ben Kingsley — Academy Award-winning actor (Indian father, British-Jewish mother)
• Myleene Klass — classical pianist (Austrian/English father, Filipino/Chinese mother)
• Kristin Kreuk — actress (½ Chinese, ½ Dutch)
• Nancy Kwan — actress (Chinese, Scottish)

[edit] L

• Dichen Lachman, actress (Neighbours) (1/2 Tibetan, 1/2 English)
• Katie Lai — actress (Chinese, White)
• Alicia Laisuttruklai — actress (1/2 Thai, 1/2 American)
• Rachael Lampa — gospel singer (½ Filipina, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Hungarian)
• Brandon Lee — actor (⅜ Chinese, ⅝ White)
• Bruce Lee — martial artist and actor (3/4 Chinese, 1/4 German)
• Shannon Lee, actress, (⅜ Chinese, ⅝ White)
• Sean Lennon — singer, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (Japanese, Irish, Welsh)
• Monique Lhuillier — fashion designer (French, Spanish-Filipino)
• Kylee Lin — beauty queen (1/2 Chinese, 1/2 White)
• John Lone— singer (1/2 Portuguese, 1/2 Chinese)
• Olivia Lufkin — singer (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 American white)

[edit] M

• Jane March — actress (Vietnamese, English)
• Masuimi Max — fetish model (Korean, German)
• Kathaleeya McIntosh — actress (½ Thai, ½ Scottish)
• Willy McIntosh — actor, model (½ Thai, ½ Scottish)
• Bird McIntyre — singer (Thai, Scottish)
• Karen Mok — actress/singer (½ Chinese, 1/4 Welsh, 1/8 Iranian, 1/8 German)
• Troy Montero — actor/model (Filipino, Irish)
• Mark Moya — classical composer (Filipino, Russian)
• Ayden Minh Li — Ayden Minh Li — model (Vietnamese, Chinese, American)
• Olivia Munn— actress (1/2 Chinese, 1/2 American)

[edit] N

• Tila Nguyen — model/singer (3/4 Vietnamese, 1/4 French)

[edit] O

• Melissa O'Neil — singer, Canadian Idol winner (Chinese, Irish, French)
• Karen O — lead singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, (½ Korean, ½ Polish)
• Merle Oberon — actor, (Anglo-Indian)^[8]
• Apolo Anton Ohno — Olympic speed skater (½ Japanese, ½ Italian)

[edit] P

• Palmy Pancharoen — singer (1/2 Thai, 1/2 Belgian)
• Tera Patrick — erotic actress (Thai, British-Jewish)
• Lou Diamond Phillips — actor (Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Scotch-Irish)
• Jennifer Politanont — actress, singer (Thai, American, Chinese)
• Lindsay Price — actress (Korean, German, Irish)

[edit] Q

• Maggie Q — actress (Polish-Irish American and Vietnamese)

[edit] R

• Keanu Reeves — actor (1/2 English, 1/8th Irish, 1/16th Portuguese, 1/16th Hawaiian, 1/4 Chinese)
• Douglas Robb — lead singer of Hoobastank (Japanese, Scottish)
• Sahntaya Rogers — actress, model (1/2 Thai-Chinese, 1/2 American)
• Donita Rose — MTV Asia video jockey (Filipina, American White)
• Bianca Ryan — singer, America's Got Talent winner (Irish, Japanese)

[edit] S

• Devyani Saltzman — Daughter of Deepa Mehta, actress.
• Erika Sawajiri — actress/model (1/2 Japanese and 1/2 Algerian-French)
• Nicole Scherzinger — lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls (Hawaiian, Filipina, Russian)
• Rob Schneider — actor/comedian (Filipino, Jewish)
• Lisa Marie Scott — model/actress (Japanese, American White)
• Louis Scott — singer, actor (1/2 Thai, 1/2 Scottish)
• Lisa Scott-Lee — singer in Steps (3/4 English, 1/4 Chinese)
• Andy Scott-Lee — singer, brother of Lisa Scott-Lee (3/4 English, 1/4 Chinese)
• Benjamin Henry Sheares — President of Singapore 1971-1981.
• Mike Shinoda — Linkin Park rapper (Japanese, Hungarian)
• Yuu Shirota — Japanese actor, singer and model (½ Japanese, ½ Spanish)
• Kay Sivilay — model (Thai, Lao, Chinese, French)
• Iain Duncan Smith — British Politician (⅞ white, ⅛ Japanese)
• Jeff Chiba Stearns — filmmaker (½ Japanese, ⅛ English, ⅛ Scottish, ⅛ Russian ⅛ German)
• Alex Steele and Cassie Steele — actresses (Filipina, English)
• Han Suyin — writer (Chinese, Belgian)
• Melanie Sykes — television presenter (½ English, ¼ Anglo-Burmese, ¼ Anglo-Indian)

[edit] T

• Punlapa Tayor — actress (½ Thai, ½ White)
• Ann Thongprasom — (1/2 Thai, 1/4 Swedish, 1/4 Arabian)
• Jennifer Tilly — actress and poker player (½ Chinese, ½ White)
• Meg Tilly — actress (½ Chinese, ½ White)
• Ziya Tong — TV presenter (½ Chinese, ½ Macedonian)
• Viktor Tsoi — rock musician (Korean, Russian)
• Anna Tsuchiya — singer (Japanese, Russian)
• KT Tunstall — singer (Scottish, Irish, Chinese)

[edit] U

• Rory Underwood and Tony Underwood — rugby union players (Chinese, English)

[edit] V

• Eddie Van Halen — American rock musician (Indonesian, Dutch)
• Alex Van Halen — American rock musician (Indonesian, Dutch)
• Lalaine Vergara — American actress (Filipino, Spanish)
• Petra Verkaik — Model and former Playboy playmate (Indonesian, Dutch)

[edit] W

• Usamanee Waitayanon — actress, model (Thai, English, Indian, Hmong)
• Marsha Wattanapanich — actress, model, singer (½ Thai, ½ German)
• Eiji Wentz — actor, entertainer, singer (½ German-American, ½ Japanese)
• Anthony Wong — actor (Chinese, English)
• Gwen Wong — model (Chinese, Filipino, American, Portuguese)
• Michael Wong — actor (Dutch, French, Native American, Chinese)
• Russell Wong — actor (Dutch, French, Native American, Chinese)

[edit] Y

• Rachael Yamagata — pianist/vocalist (Japanese, Italian, German)
• Tata Young — singer/actress (1/2 Thai, 1/2 American)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Eurasian (mixed ancestry)
• List of multiracial people