List of Malaysians
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This is a list of famous or notable Malaysians, sorted alphabetically by their last names or surnames within categories.
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[edit] Academics
- James Chin
- Khoo Kay Kim (born 1937)
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram (born 1952)
[edit] Bloggers
[edit] Business
- Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary (born 1953)
- Nasimuddin Amin (born 1955)
- Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew (1915-1995)
- Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah
- Tan Sri William Cheng
- Dato' Tony Fernandes (born 1964)
- Lim Goh Tong (1918-2007)
- Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King
- Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow (born 1930)
- Chung Keng Quee (1827-1901)
- Ananda Krishnan (born 1938)
- Robert Kuok (born 1923)
- Quek Leng Chan (born 1941)
- Razak Mohammed
- Peter Pek
- Shoba Purushothaman
- Halim Saad
- Tan Sri Mohd Saleh Sulong
- Tan Sri Vincent Tan (born 1952)
- Lillian Too (born 1946)
- Francis Yeoh
- Daim Zainuddin (born 1938)
[edit] Designers
- Bernard Chandran, fashion designer
- Jimmy Choo (born 1961), shoe designer
- Zang Toi (born 1961), fashion designer
- Tan Zi Khai, topman designer
[edit] Entertainers
- Jamal Abdillah (born 1959)
- Omar Abdullah
- Zainal Abidin
- Fauziah Ahmad Daud
- Aishah
- Sudirman Arshad (1954-1992)
- Loganathan Arumugam (died 2007)
- Awal Ashaari
- Asmawi bin Ani (born 1981)
- Ahmad Azhar (born 1968)
- Ning Baizura (born 1975)
- Kasma Booty (died 2007)
- Dayang Nur Camelia Abang Khalid (born 1974)
- Marion Caunter, host of One In A Million and the 8TV Quickie
- Z-Chen (born 1973)
- Ahmad Daud
- Ella (born 1966)
- Erma Fatima
- Hafidzuddin Fazil, actor
- Erra Fazira (born 1974)
- Sean Ghazi (born 1969)
- Yu Heng(born 1979)
- Juliana Ibrahim, co Host of So You Think You Can Dance
- Ramli Ibrahim, Dancer, Choreographer and Co judge of So You Think You Can Dance
- Imuda
- Aziz Jaafar
- Jay Jay
- Noor Kumalasari
- Fauziah Latiff (born 1970)
- Wong Lan Yin
- Angelica Lee (born 1976)
- Suku Dayang Shah Lefteris Athanasiou (born 1916)
- Daniel Lee Chee Hun (born 1983)
- Fish Leong (born 1983)
- Sheila Majid (born 1965)
- Amy Mastura (born 1971)
- Mohamad Nasir Mohamad (born 1957)
- Meor Aziddin Yusof (born 1967)
- AL Native
- Ah Niu (born 1976)
- Dayang Nurfaizah (born 1981)
- Shanon Shah (born 1978)
- Siti Nurhaliza (born 1979)
- Misha Omar (born 1982)
- Hani Mohsin (1965-2006)
- Aziz M. Osman (born 1962)
- Adibah Noor
- Azmyl Yunor (born 1977)
- Param
- P. Ramlee (born 1929)
- Anita Sarawak
- Siput Sarawak, mother of Anita Sarawak
- Aziz Sattar (born 1925)
- Reshmonu
- Fasha Sandha (born 1984)
- Jins Shamsuddin
- Ku Nazhatul Shima Ku Kamarazzaman (born 1969)
- Suhaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 1958)
- Julie Sudiro (born 1945)
- Nicholas Teo (born 1981)
- Pete Teo
- Penny Tai (born 1978)
- Hannah Tan (born 1981)
- Jaclyn Victor (born 1978)
- Chef Wan
- Michael Wong (born 1970)
- Victor Wong (born 1972)
- Dato' Michelle Yeoh, Hollywood actress (born 1962)
- Deanna Yusoff
- Ziana Zain (born 1968)
[edit] Politicians
- Parameswara, founder of Sultanate of Malacca
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, 1st Prime Minister of independent Malaya
- Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister
- Tun Dato Sir Tan Cheng Lock, Founder of MCA
- Tun Hussein Onn, 3rd Prime Minister
- Mahathir Mohammad, 4th Prime Minister, Father of Modernisation
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th and current Prime Minister, since 2003
- Najib Tun Razak Current Deputy Prime Minister
- Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting
- Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik
- Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu
- Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
- Dato' Wan Hisham Wan Salleh
- Nik Aziz Nik Mat
- Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
- Karpal Singh
- Lim Kit Siang
[edit] Sportspeople
[edit] Badminton
- Chan Chong Ming (men's doubles)
- Lee Chong Wei
- Chew Choon Eng (men's doubles)
- Wong Choong Hann
- Chin Eei Hui (women's doubles)
- Hafiz Hashim
- Roslin Hashim
- Wong Pei Tty (women's doubles)
- Choong Tan Fook (men's doubles)
- Lee Wan Wah (men's doubles)
[edit] Retired
- Tan Aik Huang
- Tan Aik Mong
- Soo Beng Kiang
- Eddy Choong
- Punch Gunalan
- Yap Kim Hock
- Foo Kok Keong
- Jalani Sidek
- Misbun Sidek
- Rashid Sidek
- Razif Sidek
- Cheah Soon Kit
- Lee Wan Wah
[edit] Football (soccer)
- Azwan, Fulham Academy
- Soh Chin Aun
- Titus James Palani, FC Villenoy
- Shaun Maloney, Aston Villa
- Matlan Marjan
- Mohd. Naim Ahmad, Birmingham Academy
- Akmal Rizal, Kedah, FC Strasbourg, Haegenue
- Fadzli Shaari, Pahang, SV Wehen
- Serbegeth Singh, owner/founder of MyTeam
[edit] Retired
- M. Chandran, former Malaysian player
- Mokhtar Dahari, former Selangor player
[edit] Squash
[edit] Racing
- Kan Chee Hong
- Tengku Djan Ley
- Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy
- Fariqe Hairuman
- Johnson Lam, Autokhana driver
- Saladin Mazlan
- Nandakumar Puspanathan
- Sonny Rajah
- Karamjit Singh
- Harvey Yap
- Alex Yoong, ex-Formula 1 and A1GP driver
- Sharol Yuzy
[edit] Others
- Daniel Bego, swimmer
- Leong Mun Yee
- Bryan Nickson
- Josiah Ng (born 1980), bicyclist
- Mon Redee Sut Txi (born 1982), archer
- Jeff Tan Chang Shen
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Anwar Fazal, consumer, environmental activist, health advocate
- Lee Kit Fong (born 1950), multimedia artist, holistic thinker
- Lat, famous cartoonist
- Ling Tan (born 1974), international fashion model
- Yong Mun Sen (1896-1962), Pioneer artist, Father of Malaysian Paintings
[edit] War
- Leftenan Adnan (1915-1942), Warrior from mainland Malaya
- Si Ginting, Warrior from Sabah, Borneo
- Rentap, Warrior from Sarawak
- Syarif Masahor, Warrior from Sarawak
- Monsopiad, Warrior from Sabah, Borneo
- Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong, Warrior from Telemong, Terengganu
- Mat Salleh, Warrior from Sabah, Borneo