List of British Chinese people

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Main article: British Chinese

This article is a list of prominent people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Academia, science and technology 2 Art, design and fashion 3 Business 4 Charity 5 Entertainment and media 5.1 Actors and directors 5.2 Journalists 5.3 Singers and musicians 5.4 Presenters 6 Food 7 Lawyers 8 Writers 8.1 Authors 8.2 Playwrights 8.3 Poets 9 Politics 10 Sport 10.1 Equestrianism 10.2 Football 10.3 Rugby 11 See also 12 External links 13 References

[edit] Academia, science and technology

• Red Chan, Assistant Professor of Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies in the University of Warwick^[1]
• Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations in the University of London, and foundation Dean of Law and Social Sciences at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)^[2]
• Kevin Fong, a leading expert on space medicine and co-director of the Centre for Aviation Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine)
• Zhanfang Cui, Professor of Chemical Engineering in the University of Oxford^[3]
• Huosheng Hu, Professor of Robotics in the University of Essex^[4]
• Gene Kan, the late pioneer of the file-sharing application, Gnutella, was originally from the UK
• Swee Lay Thein, Professor of Molecular Haematology in the King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals^[5]
• Ian Wong, Professor of Paediatric Medicines Research, Director of Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London^[6]
• John Wong, Head of the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth^[7]
• Gregory Lee (利大英), First Vice-President (Deputy Vice-Chancellor), Lyon University, France; Professor of Chinese and Transcultural Studies; Director, International Institute for Diasporic and Transcultural Studies, Lyon University - Liverpool Hope University (Director, "Chinatown Project"); Editor, trilingual journal Transtext(e)s Transcultures^[8][9]
• Teck Keong Khong (孔德强), Leicester GP and forensic physician for Northamptonshire Police; Chairman of Leicestershire Health Consortium,^[10] parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party and contested Bradford North in 2005^[11]

[edit] Art, design and fashion

• Valerie Chang, curator
• Christine Chin, Chinese Officer at Victoria and Albert Museum
• Jimmy Choo OBE, shoe designer
• Kai Z Feng, fashion photographer^[12]
• Lee Fulton, chair of Chinatown Arts Space^[13]
• Grace Lau, photographer
• Tommy Ga-Ken Wan, photographer, (half-Chinese)^[14]
• Gok Wan, fashion stylist (half-Chinese)
• Susie Wong, founder of the Chinese Cultural Centre
• Betty Yau, manager of Asia House, founder of Chinese News & Entertainment TV, now part of Phoenix Television
• Maggie Tran, artist

[edit] Business

• David Tang KBE, entrepreneur and founder of the designer label Shanghai Tang
• Alan Yau OBE, a restaurateur and started Wagamama
• Janice Wang, runs Alvanon Products, a global business making mannequins for the fashion industry.
• Ching He-Huang, TV chef, author and 'foodie entrepreneur'

[edit] Charity

• Joseph Au, founder of UK Federation of Chinese Schools
• Shun Au OBE, Chair and founder of the Chinese Mental Health Association
• Katy Tse Blair, founder of the Islington Chinese Association^[15] and Women's Officer of Chinese for Labour^[16]
• Josephine Chan MBE, founder of the Greenwich Chinese Community School
• Jia-Jin He, former vice president of the London Chinatown Chinese Association^[17]
• Dalton Leong, Chief Executive of The Shooting Star Children's Hospice^[18]
• William Ong, founder of The Pearl Foundation^[19] and The Pearl Awards^[20].
• David Wong, founder of BBC Radio Manchester Eastern Horizon Chinese Programme

[edit] Entertainment and media

[edit] Actors and directors

• Anna Chen, comedian, writer and performer^[21]. The first British Chinese comic to take a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Suzy Wrong, Human Cannon, 1994), and the first to appear on British TV (BBC2 Fist of Fun).
• Kwai Chi, actor
• Sandrine Holt, actor (half-Chinese)
• Burt Kwouk, actor
• Pui Fan Lee, actor
• Robert Lee, actor
• Katie Leung, actor
• Jane March, actor (quarter-Chinese)
• Max Minghella, actor (half-Chinese)
• Lab Ky Mo, film director^[22]
• Carl Ng, actor (half-Chinese)
• Richard Ng, actor
• Bill Sung, film director
• David Tse, actor and theatre director^[23]
• Benedict Wong, actor
• David Yip, actor
• Jonathan Man, theatre director

[edit] Journalists

• Woon Chee Cheng, News Editor at TVB Europe
• Michelle Fleury, business reporter at BBC News
• Alego Poon, editor, Singtao Newspaper European Edition
• Mark Tran, executive business editor at Guardian Unlimited
• Nancy Wong, UK chief correspondent of Ta Kung Pao
• Xinran Xue, also broadcaster and author
• Lifen Zhang, editor at FT.com
• Davidine Siaw Voon Sim, editor at Chinatown - The Magazine and author^[24]

[edit] Singers and musicians

• Ben Chan, FRSA, keyboardist for British Chinese indie band Big Yellow^[25]

• Sarah Chi Shang Liew, Chi2, musician/composer^[26]
• Liz Chi Yen Liew, Chi2, musician/composer^[27]
• Jason Lai, musician
• Herman Li, guitarist for heavy metal band DragonForce
• Jiang Li, composer^[28]
• Rex Liu, bassoonist
• Vanessa Mae, violinist, half-Chinese
• Matt Tong, drummer of Bloc Party, half-Chinese
• KT Tunstall, singer-songwriter, quarter-Chinese
• Reuben Wu, member of Ladytron
• Cheng Yu, musician
• Andy Scott-Lee, former boyband member, Pop Idol contestant, and younger brother of the Lisa Scott-Lee
• Lisa Scott-Lee, singer (eighth-Chinese). Her great grandfather Chan Chin Lee settled in Liverpool in 1911.
• Nick Kay, vocalist and bass player for indie rock band Big Yellow ^[29]
• Nancy Yuen, singer

[edit] Presenters

• Anna Chen, radio presenter ^[30][31]
• Christie Cheong, TV and radio presenter
• Yin King Chiu, TV and radio presenter
• Alexa Chung, TV presenter, model (quarter-Chinese)
• Pui Fan Lee, children's TV presenter
• Raymond Mo, TV and radio presenter
• Ziya Tong, TV presenter and producer
• Joseph Wu, TV and radio presenter

[edit] Food

• Deh-ta Hsiung, author, chef, cookery tutor, food and wine consultant, and director ^[32]
• Ching He Huang, chef and TV presenter
• Nancy Lam, restaurateur and cook
• William Poon, restaurateur
• Helen Tse, restaurateur
• Alan Yau, restaurateur

[edit] Lawyers

• Bobby Chan, lawyer and civil rights campaigner
• Christine Lee, prominent immigration lawyer in the Chinese community^[33]
• Lincoln Tsang, life sciences industry lawyer^[34]

[edit] Writers

[edit] Authors

• Jung Chang, author
• Leslie Charteris, author and screenwriter, best known for the books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."
• Timothy Mo, author
• Helen Tse, author
• Xiaolu Guo, author
• Chiang Yee, author of the popular Silent Traveller books in London, Oxford, Edinburgh and the Lakelands that casted a humorous Chinese gaze on British life.

[edit] Playwrights

• Anna Chen, theatre and radio ^[35]
• Benjamin Yeoh, playwright
• Hsiung Shih-I, became the first Chinese to write and direct a West End play with his 1935 adaptation of the popular Chinese story Lady Precious Stream which ran for 1000 nights in London to glowing reviews, was revived several times during the war and soon became a staple of repertory and school productions.^[36]

[edit] Poets

• Stephen Ng, poet and founder of the Islington Chinese Association^[37]
• Li Yan, poet and former editor of SiYu (Chinese Times)

[edit] Politics

• Michael Chan, Baron Chan, physician and member of the House of Lords
• Thomas Chan, Redbridge councillor^[38]
• Samuel Chinque (Chen Tian Sheng), co-founder of the London branch of China's Xinhua News Agency^[39]
• Chit Chong, first Green Councillor to be elected in London
• Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, deputy chairman and senior non-executive director of HSBC (since 1992)
• Jabez Lam, civil rights activist
• Anna Lo, social worker and Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Northern Ireland
• Ashton McGregor, former Labour councillor in Limehouse, Tower Hamlets Council and Vice Chair of Chinese for Labour^[40]
• Mee Ling Ng, former Labour deputy leader of Lewisham council and Chair of Chinese for Labour^[41]
• Stephen Shing, East Sussex county and local councillor^[42][43]
• Simon Tan, executive member of Chinese for Labour^[44]
• Edmund Yeo, Ealing councillor^[45][46][47]

[edit] Sport

[edit] Equestrianism

• Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider^[48]

[edit] Football

• Sammy Chung, a former football player and manager, is half-Chinese
• Hong Y. "Frank" Soo, was an England wartime international and manager of mixed Chinese and English ancestry

[edit] Rugby

• Rory Underwood and Tony Underwood, former rugby union players, are both brothers and half-Chinese

[edit] See also

• Chinese clan
• Overseas Chinese
• List of overseas Chinese
• List of Chinese people
• List of Chinese Americans
• List of Chinese Australians
• List of Chinese Canadians
• List of Chinese Filipinos
• List of Malaysian Chinese
• List of Chinese New Zealanders

[edit] External links

• Visible Chinese - A Guide to Achievers in UK Chinese Culture

[edit] References