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
[edit] Film
- Amber Chia (谢丽萍) - International model and actress
- Angelica Lee Sin Je (李心洁)- 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
- James Lee - Film director
- Jenny Chung Shuk Hui - actress, Hong Kong movie star
- Ling Tan (Tan Mang Ling) - International model
- Michelle Yeoh (杨紫琼) - International actress
- Petrina Fung Bo Bo (冯宝宝) - actress, Hong Kong movie star
- Ng Tian Hann - director
- Phyllis Quek - television actress who has acted in Singapore, Taiwan and China drama serials
- Tan Chui Mui - Film director. Won an award in Pusan Film Festival 2006.
- Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮) - Taiwan-based award winning director
[edit] Fine arts
- Yong Mun Sen - Penangite watercolorist and Malaysian artist. [1]
[edit] Popular music
- Ah Niu (Tan Kheng Seong, 阿牛/陈庆祥) - singer
- Daniel Lee Chee Hun (李吉汉) - singer who won the second season of Malaysian Idol
- Danny One (温力铭) - singer
- Eric Moo (巫启贤) - Taiwan-based singer
- Fish Leong (梁静茹) - Taiwan-based singer
- Guang Liang (王光良) - singer
- Nicholas Teo (张栋梁) - singer
- Penny Tai (戴佩妮) - singer-songwriter who won the best composer in the 17th Golden Melody Awards
- Quincy Tan (陈仁丰) - singer-songwriter
- Victor Wong (黄品冠) - singer-composer
- Wong Lan Yin (王蓝茵) - singer-composer
- Yu Heng (邹宇恒) - singer-composer
- Z-Chen (张智成) - singer
- Gary Cao (曹格）- singer-composer
[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 - Richest man in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
- Vincent Tan - Businessman, owner of Berjaya Group
- Lim Goh Tong - Billionaire businessman who developed Genting Highlands and owns Genting Group
- Lillian Too - Feng Shui master
- Francis Yeoh - Runs YTL Group
- Zang Toi - 5th Avenue New York fashion designer
- Loh Boon Siew of Boon Siew Honda
[edit] Politicians
- 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
- Robert Lau Hoi Chew - Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
[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.
- Lee Chong Wei - Proton Malaysia Open Badminton Champion 2004-2006, ABC Champion 2006, Commonwealth Games Badminton Champion 2006
