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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 settled in the United Kingdom.
Academia
- Kevin Fong,[1] expert on space medicine, UCL academic and science broadcaster
- Charles K. Kao, KBE, Nobel Prize in Physics, pioneer in the development and use of fibre-optics in telecommunications
Acting
- Gemma Chan, actress
- Daphne Cheung, actress
- Maggie Cheung, actress
- Yao Chin, actor, journalist and news broadcaster
- Pui Fan Lee, actress and television presenter
- Benedict Wong, actor
- Jing Lusi, actress
- Jessica Henwick, actress, Eurasian
- Jon Foo, actor & wushu martial artist
- Katie Leung, actress, Scottish Chinese
- Burt Kwouk, actor
- Tom Wu, actor
- David Yip, actor, Eurasian
- Michael Ngo, actor,
Art and design
- Aowen Jin, British Chinese artist and social commentator
- Qu Lei Lei, artist and calligrapher[2]
- Chris Liu, fashion designer
- Beatrix Ong, luxury fashion accessories and shoe designer
- Gok Wan, fashion consultant and television presenter[3]
- China Moo-Young, television and film director
Business
- Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab[4]
- Sir David Tang, founder of fashion chain Shanghai Tang, socialite and writer
- Woon Wing Yip, founder of the British Chinese supermarket chain, Wing Yip
Food
- Ching-He Huang, food broadcaster and food writer
- Nancy Lam, chef[5]
- Willian "Bill" Poon, chef and restaurateur[6]
- Alan Yau, restaurateur, founder of Wagamama, Hakkasan and Yauatcha
- Mi Gao Huang Chen, takeaway owner who was murdered in 2005
Music
- Guo Yue, dizi and bawu musician
- Ayi Jihu, singer[7]
- Jason Lai, orchestral conductor[8]
- Vanessa-Mae, violinist[9]
- Fou Ts'ong, pianist
- Cheng Yu, pipa and guqin musician[10]
- Herman Li, of the power metal band, DragonForce
- Matt Tong, drummer of the indie rock band, Bloc Party[11]
- Jiang Li, musician and composer musician[12]
- Jamie Woon, dubstep artist[13]
- KT Tunstall, musician
Politics
- Michael Chan, Baron Chan, politician, life peer in the House of Lords
- Steven Dominique Cheung, Diana Award winner, youngest candidate for the European Election in 2009, DJ of Spectrum Radio & SW1 Radio[14]
- Nat Wei, Baron Wei, social entrepreneur, former government advisor and member of the House of Lords[15]
Sport
- Frank Soo, first player of Chinese descent to play in the The Football League, and the first non-white player to represent England
- Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider[16] Gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team.
- Sammy Chung, Only person of Chinese descent to manage an English football league club
Writers
- Jung Chang, writer, co-author of the biography, Mao: The Unknown Story
- Xue Xinran, broadcaster, author and founder of Mother's Bridge of Love charity[17]
- Jo Ho, screenwriter, director, and first Chinese person in the UK to create a television drama series, the 2010 BBC fantasy Spirit Warriors[18]
- Hsiung Shih-I, writer who became the first Chinese person to write and direct a West End play in 1935[19]
- Chee Soo, author and teacher on Taoism, Traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts
- Benjamin Yeoh, playwright[20]
See also
- Chinese clan
- Overseas Chinese
- List of overseas Chinese
- 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
References
- ↑ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=194381
- ↑ Qu Lei Lei
- ↑ Gok Wan
- ↑
- ↑ Nancy Lam
- ↑ Bill Poon
- ↑ Lu Chaoran/吕超然 (September 2008), "剑桥彝族美女吉胡阿依:英国第一位Hip Hop中国女歌手/Cambridge ethnic Yi girl Jihu Ayi: UK's first Chinese female hip-hop artist", New Youth, retrieved 2010-01-05
- ↑ Jason Lai
- ↑ Vanessa-Mae
- ↑ Cheng Yu
- ↑ http://mog.com/cyberred/blog/1239853
- ↑
- ↑ Jamie Woon
- ↑ CHINESE YOUTH SEEKS TO BE THE YOUNGEST EVER EUROPEAN MEP IN LONDON
- ↑ Nat Wei, Baron Wei
- ↑ Eton schoolboy gallops toward Beijing Games
- ↑ Xinran Xue
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387311 Jo Ho at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Episode 8: Artistic pursuits". Chinese in Britain. 9 May 2007. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ Benjamin Yeoh