List of Malaysian Chinese
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This is a list of prominent Malaysian Chinese people, categorised by profession.
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[edit] Academicians
- Khoo Kay Kim - Historian and Professor Emeritus of History in the University of Malaya
[edit] Artists
- Ah Niu (Tan Kheng Seong, 阿牛/陈庆祥) - singer
- Amber Chia (谢丽萍) - International model and actress
- Angelica Lee Sin Je (李心洁)- An award winning actress
- Carmen Soo - International model and actress
- Chen Han Wei - leading television actor in Singapore; have won Best TV Actor twice
- Christopher Lee - leading television actor in Singapore; have also acted in joint China-Taiwan-HK-Singapore productions
- Daniel Lee Chee Hun (李吉汉) - singer who won the second season of Malaysian Idol
- Danny One (温力铭) - singer
- Eric Moo - Taiwan based singer
- Fish Leong (梁静茹) - Taiwan based singer
- Guang Liang (王光良) - famous singer
- Jenny Chung Shuk Hui - actress, Hong Kong movie star
- Ling Tan (Tan Mang Ling) - International model
- Michelle Yeoh (杨紫琼) - International actress
- Nicholas Teo (张栋梁) - famous singer
- Penny Tai (戴佩妮) - famous singer-songwriter who won the best composer in the 17th Golden Melody Awards
- Petrina Fung Bo Bo (冯宝宝) - actress, Hong Kong movie star
- Phyllis Quek - television actress who has acted in Singapore, Taiwan and China drama serials
- Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮) - Taiwan based award winning director
- Wong Lan Yin (王蓝茵) - famous singer-composer
- Yu Heng (邹宇恒) - famous singer-composer
- Z-Chen (张智成) - famous singer
- Yong Mun Sen - Penangite watercolorist and Malaysian artist. [1]
[edit] Authors
- Tash Aw - author of The Harmony Silk Factory, which made the Man Booker Prize 2005 longlist and won the 2005 Whitbread First Novel award
- Billy Lim Peng Soon (Billi P. S. Lim) - Malaysian author and writer of the motivational book Dare to Fail
- Peter Pek - Columnist, brand strategist and author of Superbrands
[edit] Businesspeople
- Jimmy Choo - London-based shoe designer
- Robert Kuok - One of the richest men in the Asian Pacific Rim
- Vincent Tan - Malaysian businessman, owner of the Berjaya Group
- Lim Goh Tong - Malaysian businessman who owns the Genting Group
- Lillian Too - Feng Shui master
- Francis Yeoh - Billionaire and owner of YTL Group
- Zang Toi - 5th Avenue New York fashion designer
- Loh Boon Siew of Boon Siew Honda
[edit] Politicans
- Chin Peng (Ong Boon Hua) - Secretary General of the Communist Party of Malaya
- Hang Li Po - The wife of Malacca's Sultan Mansur Shah (1456-1477); supposedly related to the Ming royal court
- Yap Ah Loy - Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur
- Ong Ka Ting, current MCA president
[edit] Sportspeople
- Eddy B. Chong - four times All England Badminton Champion
- Han Jian - former Badminton World Champion and national coach
- Soh Chin Aun - former National football captain
- Tan Aik Huang - All England Badminton Champion
- Wong Peng Soon - four times All England Badminton Champion
- Alex Yoong - F1 racer
- Ng Joo Ngan - former Commonwealth cycling (road race) champion.
