List of overseas Chinese
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A list of famous people with Chinese ancestry living outside of the [[Republic of China]] and the [[People's Republic of China]].
==Leaders and politicians==
=== Asia ===
*[[Steve Chia]], politician, [[Singapore]] 谢镜丰
*[[Chia Thye Poh]], communist activist, [[Singapore]] 謝太保
*[[Chiam See Tong]], politician, [[Singapore]] 詹时中
*[[Chin Peng]], communist leader, [[Malaysia]] 陳平
*[[Chong Eng]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 章瑛
*[[Chung, Keng Quee]] (鄭景貴/Zheng Jinggui: 1827 to 13 December 1901), Kapitan China of Perak & Penang, [[Malaysia]]
* [[Chung, Thye Phin]], Kapitan China of Perak
*[[Arthur Chung]], former president, [[Guyana]] 鍾亞瑟
*[[Fong Kui Lun]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 方贵伦
*[[Fong Po Kuan]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 冯宝君
*[[Goh Chok Tong]], [[Senior Minister]], [[Singapore]] 吴作栋
*[[Goh Keng Swee]], politician, [[Singapore]] 吴庆瑞
*[[Hon Sui Sen]], politician, [[Singapore]] 韩瑞生
*[[Khaw Boon Wan]], politician, [[Singapore]] 许文远
*[[Koh Tsu Koon]], politician, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Teresa Kok Suh Sim]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 郭素沁
*[[Lee Hsien Loong]], prime minister, [[Singapore]] 李显龙
*[[Lee Kuan Yew]], [[Minister Mentor]], [[Singapore]] 李光耀
*[[Lee Lam Thye]], politician, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Lee Siew Choh]], politician, [[Singapore]] 李绍祖
*[[Alfredo Lim]], politician, [[Philippines]]
*[[Lim Chin Siong]], politician, [[Singapore]] 林清祥
*[[Lim Chong Eu]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 林蒼祐
*[[Lim Guan Eng]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 林冠英
*[[Lim Keng Yaik]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 林敬益
*[[Lim Kim San]], politician, [[Singapore]] 林金山
*[[Lim Kit Siang]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 林吉祥
*[[Lim Yew Hock]], politician, [[Singapore]] 林有福
*[[Ling How Doong]], politician, [[Singapore]] 林孝谆
*[[Ne Win]], former head of state, [[Myanmar]]
*[[Low Thia Khiang]], politician, [[Singapore]] 刘程强
*[[Ong Ka Ting]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 黃家定
*[[Ong Teng Cheong]], former president, [[Singapore]] 王鼎昌
* [http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/country-philippines.htm Jesse Robredo], politician, [[Philippines]]
*[[David Tan Chee Khoon]], politician, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Tan Cheng Lock]], politician, [[Malaysia]]陈祯禄
*[[Tan Kim Ching]], Kapitan China, consul for Japan, Thailand and Russia, member of the Royal Court of Siam [[Singapore]]
*[[Tan Seng Giaw]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 陈胜尧
*[[Tan Siew Sin]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 陈修信
*[[Thaksin Shinawatra]], former Prime Minister, [[Thailand]] 丘達信
*[[Banharn Silpa-Archa]], 21st Prime Minister of Thailand, [[Thailand]] 馬德祥
*[[Chuan Leekpai]], former Prime Minister of Thailand, [[Thailand]] 呂基文
*[[Chamlong Srimuang]], politician & founder of Phalang Dharma Party, [[Thailand]] 盧金河
*[[Somkid Jatusripitak]], former finance minister, [[Thailand]] 曾汉光
*[[Boonchu Rojanastien]], former finance minister, [[Thailand]]
*[[Teresa Kok Suh Sim]], politician, [[Malaysia]] 郭素沁
*[[Tony Tan Keng Yam]], politician, [[Singapore]] 陈庆炎
*[[Teo Chee Hean]], politician, [[Singapore]] 张志贤
*[[Anote Tong]], president, [[Kiribati]] 湯安諾
*[[Wee Kim Wee]], former president, [[Singapore]] 黄金辉
*[[Pansy Wong]], politician, [[New Zealand]]
*[[Yap Ah Loy]], headman, [[Malaysia]] 葉阿來
*[[Sylvio Hock Sheen Tang Wah Hing]], Minister of Youth & Sports, [[Mauritius]]
=== Australasia ===
*[[John So]], Lord Mayor of Melbourne, [[Australia]] 蘇震西
*[[Kenneth Wang]], politician, [[New Zealand]]
=== Europe ===
*[[Michael Chan, Baron Chan]], physician and member of the House of Lords
*[[Chen Tian Sheng]] (Samuel Chinque), co-founder of the London branch of communist China's [[Xinhua News Agency]]. <small>([http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1375802,00.html Obituary])</small>
*[[Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn]], deputy chairman and senior non-executive director of HSBC (since 1992)
*[[Anna Lo]], social worker and Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Northern Ireland
=== North America ===
*[[Elaine Chao]] - Secretary of Labor of the United States
*[[David S. C. Chu]] - United States Undersecretary of Defense for Readiness
*[[Adrienne Clarkson]] - former [[Governor General of Canada]]
*[[Hiram L. Fong]] - former Republican [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Hawaii]]
*[[Matt Fong|Matthew K. Fong]] - former Republican state treasurer of [[California]]
*[[John Liu]] - member of the [[New York City Council]]
*[[Gary Locke]] (駱家輝) - former state governor of Washington, [[USA]]
*[[Shien Biau Woo]] (吳仙標) - former [[attorney general]] and [[lieutenant governor]] of [[Delaware]], current president of the 80-20 Initiative
*[[David Wu]] - first and only Chinese American U.S. Representative, Democrat from [[Oregon]]
*[[Yeung Ching-Sen]] (楊菁蓀) - Senior Fellow, Commissioner [[Education Commission of the States]] 1996-2003
* [[Jim Chu]], Chief Constable of the [[Vancouver Police Department]]
==Artists and performers==
===Actors and actresses===
*[[Michelle Chong]], actress, [[Singapore]] 庄米雪
*[[Takeshi Kaneshiro]], actor, [[Japan]] 金城武
*[[Katie Leung]], actress, [[Scotland]] 梁佩詩
*[[Zoe Tay]], actress, [[Singapore]] 郑惠玉
*[[Heart Evangelista]], actress, [[Philippines]]
*[[Fann Wong]], actress, [[Singapore]] 范文芳
*[[Michelle Yeoh]], actress, [[Malaysia]] 楊紫瓊
*[[Jeremy Xie]],model,[[England]] 謝明強
===Film-makers===
*[[Tsai Ming-liang]], [[Malaysia]] 蔡明亮
*[[Tan Chui Mui]], [[Malaysia]] 陈翠梅
*[[James Lee]], [[Malaysia]]
*[[Jack Neo]], [[Singapore]] 梁智强
*[[Royston Tan]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Lionel Chok]], [[Singapore]]
*[[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]], [[United States]] 黄毅瑜
*[[Teguh Karya / Steve Lim]], [[Indonesia]]
===Musicians===
*[[Bubi Chen]], Jazz Maestro [[Indonesia]]
*[[Jose Mari Chan]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Kit Chan]], [[Singapore]] 陳潔儀
*[[John Chong-Nee]], music producer, [[New Zealand]]
*[[Angelica Lee Sin Je]], [[Malaysia]] 李心潔
*[[Maia Lee]], [[Singapore]] 李芝瑛
*[[Fish Leong]], [[Malaysia]] 梁靜茹
*[[Guang Liang]], [[Malaysia]] 王光良
*[[Lin Junjie]], [[Singapore]] 林俊杰
*[[Eric Moo]], [[Malaysia]] 巫啟賢
*[[Sylvester Sim]], [[Singapore]] 沈祥龙
*[[Stefanie Sun]], [[Singapore]] 孫燕姿
*[[Penny Tai]], [[Malaysia]] 戴佩妮
*[[Nicholas Teo]], [[Malaysia]] 张栋樑
*[[Gary Cao]], [[Malaysia]] 曹格
*[[Jin Au-Yeung]], [[United States]] 歐陽靖
===Comedians===
*[[Raybon Kan]], comedian, columnist, [[New Zealand]]
==Athletes==
*[[Michael Chang]], tennis player, [[USA]]
*[[Ang Peng Siong]], swimmer, [[Singapore]]
*[[Alan Budikusuma]], badminton, Olympic gold medalist, [[Indonesia]]
*[[Chan Chong Ming]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Chew Choon Eng]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Choong Tan Fook]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Rudy Hartono]], badminton legend, [[Indonesia]] 梁海量
*[[Pi Hongyan]], badminton player, [[France]] 皮红艳
*[[Goh Tat Chuan]], footballer, [[Singapore]]
*[[He Zhi Wen]], table tennis, [[Spain]]
*[[Lee Chong Wei]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]] 李宗伟
*[[Lee Wan Wah]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]] 李万华
*[[Li Jiawei]], table tennis player, [[Singapore]] 李佳薇
*[[Li Li (badminton player)|Li Li]], badminton player, [[Singapore]] 李丽
*[[Liem Swie King]], badminton legend, [[Indonesia]] 林水鏡
*[[Lim Eng Beng]], basketball player, [[Philippines]]
*[[Samboy Lim]], basketball player, [[Philippines]]
* Fortunato "Atoy" Co, basketball player, [[Philippines]]
*[[Wong Mew Choo]], badminton player, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Ng Ser Miang]], sailor, [[Singapore]] 黄思绵
*[[Sadaharu Oh]], baseball player, [[Japan]] 王貞治
*[[Remy Ong]], bowling player, [[Singapore]]
*[[Poh Seng Song]], athlete, [[Singapore]]
*[[Susi Susanti]], badminton, Olympic gold medalist, [[Indonesia]] 王蓮香
*[[Ho-Pin Tung]], race driver, [[Netherlands]] 董荷斌
*[[Xu Huaiwen]], athlete, [[Germany]] 徐怀文
*[[Jiang Yanmei]], badminton player, [[Singapore]] 江彦媚
*[[Jing Jun Hong]], table tennis player, [[Singapore]] 井浚泓
*[[Wong Choong Hann]], badminton player [[Malaysia]] 黃綜翰
*[[Yao Jie]], badminton player, [[Netherlands]] 姚洁
*[[Alex Yoong]], race driver, [[Malaysia]] 熊龙
*[[Li Donghua]], gymnastics [[Switzerland]] 李东华
==Businesspeople==
*[[Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah|Jeffrey Cheah]], [[Malaysia]] 謝富年
*[[Tan Sri William Cheng|William Cheng]], [[Malaysia]] 鍾廷森
*[[Ho Ching]], [[Singapore]] 何晶
*[[Jimmy Choo]], [[Malaysia]] 周仰傑
* Kapitan China [[Chung, Keng Quee]] (鄭景貴/Zheng Jinggui: 1827 to 13 December 1901), [[Malaysia]]
*[[Chung, Thye Phin]], [[Malaysia]]
*[[Khoo Teck Puat]], [[Singapore]] 邱德拔
*[[Robert Kuok]], [[Malaysia]] 郭鶴年
*[[Lucio Tan]], [[Philippines]] 陳永栽
*[[Myron Kean Aun Tan]], [[New Zealand]]谭建安
*[[Lim Boon Chay]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Kwek Leng Beng]], [[Singapore]] 郭令明
*[[Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.|Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr.]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Lim Goh Tong]], [[Malaysia]] ({{zh-cp|c=林梧桐|p=Lín Wútóng}})
*[[Olivia Lum]], [[Singapore]] 林爱莲
*[[Jose Yao Campos]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Quek Leng Chan]], [[Malaysia]] 郭令燦
*[[Sudono Salim]], entrepreneur, [[Indonesia]] 林绍良
*[[Lim Boon Hian]], [[Malaysia]] 林文贤
*[[John Gokongwei]], [[Philippines]] 吳家輝
*[[Seow Poh Leng]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Seow Sieu Jin]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Henry Sy]], [[Philippines]] 施至成
*[[Vincent Tan]], [[Malaysia]] 陳志远
*[[Tan Kim Ching]], [[Malaysia]]
*[[Teh Hong Piow]], [[Malaysia]] 鄭鴻標
*[[Washington Sycip]], [[Philppines]]
*[[Tiong Hiew King]], [[Malaysia]] ({{zh-stp|s=张晓卿|t=張曉卿|p=Zhāng Xiǎoqīng}})
*[[George Ty]], [[Philippines]] 鄭少堅
*[[Francis Yeoh]], [[Malaysia]] 楊肅斌
*[[Tony Tan Caktiong]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Jerry Yang (entrepreneur)|Jerry Yang]], [[USA]] ({{zh-stp|s=杨致远|t=楊致遠|p=Yáng Zhìyuǎn}})
*[[Alfonso Yuchengco]],[[Philippines]]
*[[Loh Boon Siew]], [[Malaysia]] 駱文秀
*[[Sondhi Limthongkul]], [[Thailand]] 林明達
*[[Dr Boonsong Srifuengfung]], [[Thailand]] 鄭明如
*[[Dr Udane Tejapaibul]], [[Thailand]] 鄭午楼
*[[Mongkol Kanjanapas]], [[Thailand]] 黄子明
*[[Saha Pathanapibul]], [[Thailand]] 協成昌
==Law==
*[[Mai Chen]], constitutional lawyer, [[New Zealand]]
*[[Denny Chin]], judge, [[United States]]
*[[Kwa Geok Choo]], [[Singapore]] 柯玉芝
*[[Claudio Teehankee]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Woon Cheong Ming Walter]], [[Singapore]] 温长明
*[[Wee Chong Jin]], [[Singapore]] 黄宗仁
*[[Thomas Tang]], judge, [[United States]]
*[[Pedro Yap]], [[Philippines]]
* Alexander SyCip, corporate lawyer, Philippines
* Albino SyCip, banker and lawyer, Philippines
==Military officers and soldiers==
*[[Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal]], [[Malaysia]]
*General [[Vicente Lim]], [[Philippines]]
*[[James Yee]], military chaplain, [[United States]]
==Religious Leaders==
*[[Jaime Cardinal Sin]], Roman Catholic Archbishop, [[Philippines]] 辛海棉
*[[Stephen Tong]], Indonesian Reformed Evangelist, [[Indonesia]] 唐崇榮
==Philosophers and writers==
*Karsono Lee P.T., writer
=== Asia ===
*[[Aaron Lee]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Russell Lee (writer)|Russell Lee]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Catherine Lim]], [[Singapore]] 林宝音
*[[Shirley Geok-lin Lim]], [[Malaysia]]
*[[Su-Chen Christine Lim]], [[Singapore]]
*[[Tan Swie Hian]], [[Singapore]] 陈瑞献
=== Australasia ===
*[[Jack Yan]], publisher, author, [[New Zealand]] 甄爵恩
*[[Grace Chin]], columnist, [[Malaysia]]
=== Europe ===
*[[François Cheng]], writer, [[France]] 程抱一
*[[Gao Xingjian]], writer, [[France]] 高行健
*[[Jung Chang]], author, [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Timothy Mo]], author, [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Helen Tse]], author, [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Xiaolu Guo]], author, [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Tash Aw]], writer, [[United Kingdom]] 歐大旭
==Scientists, engineers, medicine==
*[[Min Chueh Chang]], reproductive biologist, [[USA]] 張明覺
*[[Victor Chang]], surgeon, [[Australia]] 張任謙
*[[Steven Chu]], scientist, 1997 Nobel Prize winner in Physics [[USA]] 朱棣文
*[[Kevin Fong]], space physiologist, [[UK]]
*[[David Ho]], AIDS researcher, [[United States]] 何大一
*[[Wen Ho Lee]], scientist, [[United States]] 李文和
*[[Ken Yeang]], architect, [[Malaysia]] 楊經文
*[[Chang-Lin Tien]], engineer and previous Chancellor of UC Berkeley, [[USA]], 田长霖
*[[Tsung-Dao Lee]], physicist, Nobel Prize winner, [[USA]], 李政道
*[[Chern Shiing-shen]], mathematician, [[USA]],陈省身
==Art / Design / Culinary==
*[[Jimmy Choo]], designer, [[Malaysia]] 周仰傑
*[[Chen Kenichi]], chef, [[Japan]] 陳建一
*[[Ming Tsai]], chef, [[USA]] 蔡明昊
*[[Ling Tan]], model, [[Malaysia]] 譚敏靈
*[[Vivienne Tam]], fashion designer, [[USA]] 潭雁玉
*[[Zang Toi]], fashion designer, [[Malaysia]] 冼書瀛
*[[Amber Chia]], International model. [[Malaysia]] 谢丽萍
*[[Ang Kiukok]], artist, [[Philippines]] 洪救國
*[[Yah-Leng Yu]], designer, [[Singapore]] 余雅琳
*[[Patrick Chia]], designer, [[Singapore]]謝肖龍
*[[Hongtu Zhang]], artist, [[USA]] 張宏圖
*[[Choen Lee]], photographer, [[Malaysia]]
*[[Justin Quek]], chef, [[Singapore]] 郭文秀
*[[Andrew Gn]], fashion designer, [[Singapore]] 鄞昌濤
*[[John Clang]] / [[John C.L. Ang]], photographer, [[Singapore]] 汪春龍
*[[Zao Wou Ki]], painter [[France]] 趙無極
== See also ==
* [[List of Chinese people]]
* [[List of Chinese Americans]]
* [[Chinese Australian#Notable persons|List of Chinese Australians]]
* [[List of British Chinese people|List of Chinese British]]
* [[Chinese Canadian#List of prominent Chinese Canadians|List of Chinese Canadians]]
* [[Chinese Filipino#List of Chinese-Filipinos with Fujianese ancestry|List of Chinese Filipinos]]
* [[List of Malaysian Chinese]]
* [[Chinese New Zealander#Notable persons|List of Chinese New Zealanders]]
* [[Overseas Chinese]]
* [[Chinese Singaporean]]
* [[Thai Chinese|Chinese Thai]]
* [[Chinese Indonesian]]
[[Category:Lists of people by ancestry|Chinese, List of overseas]]
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[[zh:海外华人列表]]