List of Hokkien people

Academia and Science

• Zeng Gongliang was a Chinese scholar of the Song dynasty, who helped to write the Wujing Zongyao .
• Lee Y. Tse - Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 1986.
• March Tian Boedihardjo : mathematics child genius he was enrolled in a university at only 9 years old graduating one year early, became a mathematics professor at 18
• Lim Boon Keng, first Singaporean to receive a Queen's Scholarship and advocated social and educational reforms in Singapore in the early 20th-century, also served as president of Xiamen University
• Li Denghui (educator) : First President of the famous Fudan University of Shanghai.
• Su Buqing : mathematician and President of Fudan University
• Cai Liusheng : Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of the founders of catalytic kinetics in China.
• Wang Yinglai - Chinese biochemist recognized as the first person to create synthetic insulin
• Cai Qirui - the founder of Chinese catalytic chemistry
• Xie Xide also known as Hilda Hsieh. Prominent Chinese physicist, president of Fudan University from 1983 to 1989, and remained as advisor to the university from 1989 until her death. She helped to set up the university's Centre for American Studies and founded its Modern Physics Institute in 1977. Referred to as someone the Nobel prize committee missed
• Peng Shilu - Nuclear engineer, Hailed the "Father of China's nuclear submarines".
• Huang Zhanyue, Born August 1926, Nan'an city. Prominent Chinese archaeologist and Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Research focus was on the archaeology of China from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty.
• Sow-Hsin Chen - physicist and professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a recognized pioneer in the research of dynamic properties of supercooled and interfacial water
• Leon Chua - computer scientist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the inventor of the Chua's circuit.
• Zhong Nanshan Top epidemiologist, pulmonologist adviser to the Chinese government during the SARS and COVID-19 pandemics. Recipient of Order of the Republic, the highest order of honor of China. Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
• Lin Junde - Explosion Mechanics scientist and Researcher at Xinjiang Malan Nuclear Test Base. Honored as one of the "Ten People Who Moved China".
• Zhijian Chen - a biochemist and professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, recipient of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
• Fang Zhouzi - postdoctoral researcher in molecular genetics and Chinese popular science writer.
• Xie Hua'an of. Chinese agronomist best known for developing the hybrid rice "Shan-You 63" which is a milestone for China's hybrid rice development and production because of its high yield, disease resistance, excellent rice quality and wide adaptability.
• Lin Qiaozhi or Kha-Ti Lim of. One of China's most prominent obstetrician and gynecologist.
• Lu Jiaxi (chemist) of Xiamen, Fujian. The physical chemist who is considered a founder of the discipline in China. In 1998, the asteroid 3844 Lujiaxi was named in his honor.

• Petrus Kanisius Ojong aka Auwjong Peng Koen, journalist and businessman who was one of the founders of Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia's largest conglomerate and Kompas, one of Indonesia's most circulated daily newspapers
• Lauw Giok Lan, Indonesian journalist, writer and one of the founders of the newspaper Sin Po
• Thio Tjin Boen, Indonesian writer of Malay-language fiction and a journalist
• Kwee Tek Hoay, Indonesian writer of novels and drama, important proponent of Tri-Dharma and credited with the publication of Dharma Moestika and a list of publications

Business

• Li Dan, prominent early 17th century Chinese merchant and political figure in Japan, became part of the shuinsen trade, with a formal vermillion seal license from the Tokugawa shogunate
• Wu Bingjian, known as Howqua in the West, the "Richest man in the world" during his time, 19th century Qing dynasty. Single-handedly contributed a third of the three million dollars that the Qing government was required to pay the British as stipulated in the Treaty of Nanking, 1842.
• Kiong Kong Tuan, Penang Hokkien merchant who was the last opium farmer in Singapore.
• Kan Keng Tjong, Chinese-Indonesian tycoon and one of the richest men in Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies
• Chan Mah Phee, businessman, land-owner, investor and philanthropist who founded numerous successful ventures in Yangon, Burma. He had built Chan Mah Phee hospital in Ahlon and Chan Ma Phee hall of Shwedagon Pagoda was named in recognition of his patronage and support
• Koo Hsien-jung, businessman and politician who enjoyed strong links to the colonial administration of Taiwan under Japanese rule. He founded the Koos Group of companies, the largest business group in Taiwan.
• Tan Kah Kee, Singapore Chinese businessman, philanthropist and prominent figure in the overseas Chinese community. Donated most of his assets and earnings to aid China in major events such as Xinhai Revolution, the Second Sino-Japanese War and establishing numerous schools in China and South East Asia. He is also the founder of The Xiamen University, Fujian Province.
• Neo Ao Tiew, Chinese businessman, philanthropist and community leader, best known for developing the Lim Chu Kang area of Singapore.
• Lee Choon Seng, prominent businessman, philanthropist and lay Buddhist leader. He started several local Chinese banks, including Ho Hong Bank which eventually merged with two other banks to form the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation.
• Dee Ching Chuan businessman, philanthropist, and activist known as the Philippines "Lumber King" during the American colonial rule, also founded China Banking Corporation in 1920.
• Lee Kong Chian, One of the richest men in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s. He poured his wealth into education and other philanthropic work, and eventually set up Lee Foundation for charitable purpose.
• Tan Lark Sye, prominent businessman and philanthropist, became one of the leading rubber industrialists of the region in the 1950s. He initiated the founding of Nanyang University in 1953 and donated S$5 million to its building fund, as well as 523 acres of land for its campus on behalf of Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan.
• Tan Chin Tuan, Peranakan banker and philanthropist often credited with helping to establish the OCBC Bank.
• Go Peh-hok, also known as Momofuku Ando, inventor and businessman born in Imperial Japanese Taiwan who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. He is also the inventor of instant noodles and the creator of the brands, Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.
• Kwek Hong Png, entrepreneur and founder of Hong Leong Group.
• Khoo Teck Puat, founder of Malayan Banking, largest single shareholder of the British bank Standard Chartered and owned the Goodwood Group.
• Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese entrepreneur who founded a large business empire, Forbes ranked him as the 178th richest person worldwide in 2008.
• Lim Goh Tong, prominent wealthy businessman & entrepreneur, who founded the Genting Group in Malaysia and donated most scenic site of Genting Highlands to build Chin Swee Caves Temple
• Lau Gim Kok Bruneian businessman who founded Hua Ho, a well-known local supermarket and department store chain as well as an agricultural farm in Brunei.
• Henry Sy, the richest man in the Philippines.
• Wee Cho Yaw - billionaire businessman and the chairman of the United Overseas Bank and United Industrial Corporation in Singapore.
• Lucio Tan, Filipino businessman and philanthropist, owner of the Philippine National Bank, and chairman and CEO of Philippine Airlines and the Lucio Tan Group of Companies which owns many of the country's distilleries.
• Robert Budi and Michael Bambang Hartono - brothers, the richest persons in Indonesia.
• Tony Tan Caktiong, founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation and the co-chairman of DoubleDragon Properties.
• Sim Wong Hoo - the founder, CEO and chairman of Creative Technology.
• Pua Khein-Seng, the inventor of the USB flash drive and CEO of Phison Electronics Corporation in Taiwan.

Kings

• Hokkien ruled Vietnam Lý dynasty 1009-1225 AD, Đại Việt Quốc
• *Lý Thái Tổ
• *Lý Thái Tông
• *Lý Thánh Tông
• *Lý Nhân Tông
• *Lý Chiêu Hoàng, was the ninth and last sovereign of the Lý dynasty, empress of Đại Việt from 1224 to 1225. She is the only empress regnant in Vietnamese history and the last Vietnamese female monarch
• Hokkien ruled Vietnam Trần dynasty 1225–1400 AD, Đại Việt Quốc
• *Trần Thái Tông
• *Trần Thánh Tông
• *Trần Nhân Tông
• *Trần Anh Tông
• *Trần Thiếu Đế

Politicians & Public Office

• Huang Daozhou, obtained the degree of Jinshi in 1622. He subsequently held various government positions, including Minister for Education during the Ming dynasty. Killed by the Manchu invaders for refusing to surrender.
• Peng Chong member of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, Politburo ; and Secretary General of the National People’s Congress.
• Hong Chengchou, Chinese official under the Ming and Qing dynasties
• Li Guangdi, Prominent Qing dynasty court official during Emperor KangXi's reign.
• Shi Shilun, a much-praised Qing dynasty official during the Kangxi Emperor's reign and was the son of general Shi Lang.
• Chen Boda, close associate of Mao Zedong, chairing the Cultural Revolution Group
• Chen Jiongming, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi during the Republic of China period.
• Xu Kunlin of Yongchun County, Fujian. Governor of Jiangsu Province
• Liu Cigui, of Quanzhou, Fujian. Communist Party Secretary of Hainan province. His former positions include Governor of Hainan, Director of the State Oceanic Administration and China Coast Guard.
• Zheng Shanjie, of Zhangzhou, Fujian. Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission since March 2023, Communist Party Secretary of Anhui Province and formerly served as the Governor and Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang.
• Chen Binhua,（陈斌华）of Zhao'an, Fujian, Director of the Information Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

• Chen Shui-bian, 5th President of the Republic of China.
• Lien Chan He was the Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993, Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000.
• Vincent Siew .
• Wu Den-yih. Vice President of the Republic of China, 2012 to 2016. Premier of the Republic of China, 2009 – 2012. Chairman of the Kuomintang, 2017- 2020.
• Chang Chun-hsiung. Served as Premier of the Republic of China twice, 2000- 2002 and 2007–2008.
• Hsieh Chang-ting, politician and former defense attorney, was Premier of Taiwan and mayor of Kaohsiung City
• Wang Jin-pyng. President of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2016, longest-serving legislative speaker.
• Lai In-jaw President of the Judicial Yuan 2007- 2012, Vice Premier of the Republic of China 2000 – 2002 and Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of China.
• Mark Chen Served as Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Abdurrahman Wahid. 4th President of Indonesia. Direct descendant of Tan Kiem Han of Quanzhou, Fujian. Tan Kiem Han is a member of the Ming Dynasty delegation led by Admiral Cheng Ho during the 15th century AD.
• Souw Beng Kong. Appointed by Pangeran Ratu, Sultan of Banten as the Kapitan Cina, or Chinese headman, of Banten. Later was appointed first Kapitein der Chinezen of Batavia, capital of colonial Indonesia by the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. This was the most senior Chinese position in the colonial civil bureaucracy with legal and political jurisdiction over the local Chinese community in the colony.
• Han Siong Kong Founder of the Han family of Lasem, the Chinese gentry which has played significant roles as bureaucrats and politicians in the Dutch colonial Indonesia.
• Khouw Tjoen the founder of the Khouw family of Tamboen, one of the most prominent dynasties of the 'Tjabang Atas' or Chinese gentry of colonial Indonesia.
• Tan Eng Goan, was a high-ranking bureaucrat who served as the First Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia, capital of colonial Indonesia. This was the highest-ranking Chinese position in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies.Initiated the first ever annual "Pasar Malam", or night market, held in Batavia three days prior to Lunar New Year which served as a prototype for similar and later markets elsewhere.
• Khouw Kim An served as the fifth and last Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia in Dutch East Indies and belonged to the Khouw family of Tamboen
• Loa Sek Hie Indonesian-Chinese colonial politician, parliamentarian and founding Voorzitter or chairman of the Indon ethnic-Chinese self-defense force "Pao An Tui"
• Kwik Kian Gie. Coordinating Minister of Economics and Finance from 1999 to 2000, and Minister of National Development Planning from 2001 to 2004.
• Mari Elka Pangestu, first female Indonesian of Chinese descent to hold a cabinet position in Indonesia. Previously served as Minister of Trade, Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises and Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy.

• Choa Chong Long was a Chinese prominent magnate, revenue farmer and pioneering colonist who served as the first Kapitan China of Singapore appointed by Sir Stamford Raffles under the British colonial government.
• Tan Tock Seng, first Asian to be appointed Justice of the Peace, served as acting Kapitan China of Singapore and founder of Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
• Tan Kim Ching, served as Kapitan China of the Chinese community, was also the consul for Japan, Siam and Russia, and was a member of the Royal Court of Siam.
• Tan Kim Seng, Chinese community leader and first magistrate of Chinese descent in Singapore
• Ong Eng Guan, first and only duly elected Mayor of Singapore
• Lim Chin Siong, former legislative assemblyman for Bukit Timah Constituency, prominent trade union leader and Secretary-General of Barisan Sosialis
• Chia Thye Poh, former Leader of the Opposition and MP for Jurong Constituency.
• Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore
• Ong Teng Cheong, 5th President of Singapore
• Tan Keng Yam Tony, 7th President of Singapore
• Goh Chok Tong, the 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
• Toh Chin Chye, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
• Goh Keng Swee, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
• Gan Kim Yong, 13th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
• Wee Chong Jin The first Chief Justice of Asian descent of Singapore and the longest serving Chief Justice in the British Commonwealth.
• Lim Yew Hock, served as the second and last Chief Minister of Colonial Singapore between 1956 and 1959.
• Lim Guan Hoo, served as Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and MP for Bukit Merah Constituency.
• Ch'ng Jit Khoon, served as Senior Minister of State for Community Development and MP for Tiong Bahru Constituency.
• Chai Chong Yii, served as Minister of State and MP for Bukit Batok Constituency.
• Chee Soon Juan, prominent opposition politician and Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party.

• Koh Lay Huan was a rebel against the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and fled to Siam and the Malay States, to eventually settle in Penang as its First Kapitan China of Penang and one of the pioneering leaders of Penang.
• Ong Tiang Swee Served as the Kapitan China of the Raj of Sarawak, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, as well as an Advisor on Chinese Affairs and confidant to Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.
• Tan Cheng Lock, one of the founding fathers of modern-day Malaysia, along with Tunku Abdul Rahman and the founder, first president of the Malayan Chinese Association.
• Tan Siew Sin, longest-serving Finance Minister in Malaysia and the son of Tun Dato' Sir Tan Cheng Lock
• Chang Ling-Yun, Member of the Politburo of the Malayan Communist Party.
• Lim Chong Eu, 2nd Chief Minister of Penang.
• Ong Kee Hui Served as the Minister of Local Government & Housing and Minister of Science Technology & Environment. Founder and 1st president of the Sarawak United People's Party.
• Lim Kit Siang Longest serving Parliamentary Opposition Leader and 2nd Longest serving member of Parliament of Malaysia.
• Lim Keng Yaik, Minister of Energy, Water and Communications
• Koh Tsu Koon,3rd Chief Minister of Penang
• Ong Ka Ting Served as Minister of Housing and Local Government.
• Ong Ka Chuan Served as Second Minister for International Trade and Industry and later as Minister of Housing and Local Government
• Lim Guan Eng, 4th Chief Minister of Penang and was also Minister of Finance. Son of Lim Kit Siang
• Yeo Bee Yin Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change.
• Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan Minister of Youth and Sports, 10th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly 2013-2018.
• Steven Sim Chee Keong Minister of Human Resources. Named as a Young Global Leader of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum in 2012.

• Tan Quien Sien, served as gobernadorcillo who helped funding the establishment of the Chinese General Hospital in 1891 and it was also through his efforts that Manila Chinese Cemetery & Chong Hock Tong Temple were established. He was also the first acting consul general of Qing China to Spanish Philippines.
• Datu Piang recognized as the undisputed Moro leader in Central Mindanao from the end of Spanish rule to the arrival of American forces in late 1899.
• Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines.
• Rodrigo Duterte, 16th President of the Philippines.
• José Rizal, Freedom fighter and considered the national hero of the Philippines.
• Román Ongpin. Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who aided Filipino revolutionaries against the Spanish and American colonial administration in the Philippine islands
• Claudio Teehankee. The 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1988
• Alfredo "Fred" Lim. Former police officer, lawyer, politician who serve as a mayor of Manila twice from 1992 to 1998 and from 2007 to 2013 and as a senator from 2004 to 2007.

• Chuan Leekpai : served two terms as the Prime Minister of Thailand, from 1992 to 1995, and from 1997 to 2001. He is also the former president of the National Assembly of Thailand and speaker of the Thai House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
• Khaw Soo Cheang, Governor of Ranong Province, Thailand in 1854 and given the princely title of Phraya Na Ranong by the Thai royal family. He became primogenitor of the Khaw na Ranong family
• Khaw Sim Bee or Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi, the governor of Trang Province in Thailand.
• Kittiratt Na-Ranong or Khaw Cheng Thong, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Aug 2011 – May 2014 and Finance Minister
• Mongkol Na Songkhla: Health Minister of Thailand.
• Korn Chatikavanij, Finance Minister of Thailand

• Ong Sum Ping, Conferred the noble title of Pengiran Maharaja Lela and elected Chief of Kinabatangan. "Son-in-Law of Sultan Muhammad Shah of Brunei".
• Ong Boon Pang Served as the First Kapitan Cina and a member of the State Council of Brunei.
• Lim Jock Seng. Served as Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade II, Minister at the Prime Minister's office, member of the Privy Council in 2003 and Legislative Council of Brunei in 2004.
• Lim Jock Hoi ; A Bruneian politician and diplomat who served as the 14th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2018 and 2022, previously served as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei.

• Aung Gyi, Burmese military officer and politician. He was a cofounder of the National League for Democracy and served as president of the party but left to form a rival party, the Union National Democracy Party. He was the number two in the Union Revolutionary Council set up after the 1962 coup, serving as vice-chief of staff and minister of trade and industry.
• Tan Yu Sai, one of the founding members of the Union Revolutionary Council from 2 March 1962 to 6 October 1970, and also serbved as the Minister for Trade.

• Phan Thanh Giản, the Grand Counsellor of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam. Negotiator of the Treaty of Ho Chi Minh city.
• Phan Thanh Liêm,Son of Phan Thanh Giản. Vietnamese soldier, politician, nationalist and Vietnam independence activist.

• Yeoh Eng-kiong OBE, GBS, JP. Malaysian born. Served as Secretary for Health and Welfare 1999 - 2002, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and member of the Executive Council 2002 - 2004 in the Hong Kong Government. Professor of Medicine in the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

• Victor Oh, Senator of Ontario
• John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action of British Columbia in Canada

Military

• Zheng Zhilong, Marquis of Tong'an and Nan'an, political and military leader in the late Ming dynasty who defeated the Dutch during the Battle of Liaoluo Bay
• Shi Lang,. Commander-in-chief of the Qing fleets which defeated Kingdom of Tungning and conquered Taiwan Island in 1683.
• Hong Chengchou, prominent official who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties.
• José Ignacio Paua Chinese-Filipino general who joined the Katipunan that spearheaded the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. Continued to fight against the Americans during the Philippine–American War.
• Ye Fei or Sixto Mercado Tiongco was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Served at various times as Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy, Governor & Communist Party Chief of Fujian Province and Minister of Transport.
• Liang Lingguang. Anti-Japanese Activist, Chief of Staff of the 29th Corps of the People's Liberation Army during Civil War, First Mayor of Xiamen after Liberation, Minister of Light Industry, Governor of Guangdong Province.
• John Lie (Indonesian Navy officer) aka John Lie Tjeng Tjoan, Rear Admiral Jahja Daniel Dharma. A National Hero of Indonesia, was one of the first high-ranking navy commanders during the Indonesian National Revolution.
• Vicente Lim, Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero.
• Huang Sian Teh, Nationalist Army General during World War II, Famous martial artist and Instructor in the postwar Republic of China.
• Cai Yingting, ex-commander of Nanjing Military Region, ex-president of the PLA Academy of Military Science
• Hong Jiangqiang,. lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army, Chief of Staff of Eastern Theater Command

Arts & Entertainment

• Michelle Yeoh - Malaysian actress, best known for performing her own stunts in the Hong Kong action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s. In 2023, she won the Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once becoming the first Asian to win the award and the first Malaysian to win an Academy Award in any category.
• Angelica Lee or Lee Sinje Malaysian Actress. Winner of numerous awards : Golden Horse Award - Best Actress, Golden Bauhinia Award - Best Actress, Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress and Berlin International Film Awards - New Talent Award etc.
• Yeo Yann Yann Malaysian Actress. Winner of numerous awards : 50th Golden Horse Awards - Best Supporting Actress, Vladivostok Film Festival - Best Actress, 8th Asian Film Awards - Best Supporting Actress, 56th Golden Horse Awards - Best Leading Actress etc
• Ko Chun-hsiung. Republic of China Actor. Winner of three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
• Richard Ng Man-tat, Hong Kong Actor, Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award 1990, Hong Kong Film Awards
• Chen Sung-young. Republic of China Actor. Winner of the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in 1989
• Sarah Lian, a Chinese Malaysian actress and television personality based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Yao Chen, a Chinese actress whom Forbes ranks as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world
• Lim Kay Tong, Singaporean actor
• Sharon Au, former Singaporean actress and host
• Priscelia Chan, Singaporean television actress
• Tan Kok Hwa, Singaporean actor
• Jeanette Aw, named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp.
• Edmund Chen, Singaporean actor
• Richard Low, Singaporean actor
• Paige Chua, Singaporean model and actress
• Baiyu (singer), Chinese-born American singer-songwriter and actress.
• Angelababy
• Kim Chiu, Filipino actress and singer of Chinese descent who rose to fame as a first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition in 2006, soldiering on as a multi-awarded actress.

• Tang Xiaodan, Chinese film director. In 1984, he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director.
• Jack Neo, Singapore film and television actor, host and director.
• Eric Khoo credited for the revival of Singapore's film industry, youngest son of Khoo Teck Puat.
• Boo Junfeng, Singapore filmmaker.

• Jay Chou, renowned Taiwanese singer.
• Goh Kiat Chun (Wu Chun), actor, singer, model and was a member of Fahrenheit, a Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band
• JJ Lin, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor
• Yin Chengzong, pianist and composer.
• Ma Sicong, Chinese violinist and composer
• Dick Lee, pop singer, composer and playwright.
• Wu Bai, rock singer and songwriter.
• Janet Hsieh, a Taiwanese-American television personality, violinist, author, and model based in Taipei, Taiwan. She is most well known for playing the Taiwanese Mandarin voiceover of Anna in the movie Frozen.
• Han Kuo-Huang, a Chinese-born American musician.
• Tan Kheng Seong (Ah Niu), Malaysian Chinese singer in Malaysia and Singapore

• Nigel Ng, also known as Uncle Roger

Sports

• Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, born Nio Hap Liang in Surabaya, Indonesia. Badminton player who won the men's singles title at the prestigious All-England Championship eight times, seven times consecutively and at World Championship in 1980. Widely acclaimed as the greatest badminton player of all time.
• Utami Kinard Indonesian badminton player, Gold medal winner of the 1971 Asian Games Women's Singles and 1975 Uber Cup team event.
• Njoo Kiem Bie. Indonesian badminton player, member of the team that won the prestigious Thomas Cup for Indonesia for the first time, as a doubles player in the 1958 series in Singapore, and helping to defend that title in 1961 in Jakarta.
• Susi Susanti. Indonesian badminton player, Winner of multiple gold medals - 1992 Olympic Games, 1993 World Championships, World Cup, Uber Cup etc
• Maria Fransisca or. Indonesian badminton player who won multiple gold medals in the World Masters Games, World Senior Championships and Southeast Asian Games.
• Ivana Lie Ing Hoa. Indonesian badminton player who won gold medals in the World Cup, Asian Games and the Southeast Asian games.
• Hiong Liong Tan or Tan Hoan Liong or H.L Tan. He was the first Indonesian and one of the first Asian chess players to hold the International Master title.
• Huang Dongping Chinese badminton player. Gold medal winner- mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2012 World Junior Championship and three-times mixed doubles Asian Champion.
• Yang Liwan, Chinese Multiple Paralympic and World Championship Gold medals winner for shot put and javelin.
• Tan Cheong Min. Malaysian Wushu athlete. Gold medals winner of 2025 World Wushu Championships, 2025 World games, World Cup - &, World Combat Games, World Championships &
• Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player. No.1 World ranking Badminton player for a total of 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.
• Tan Boon Heong, Malaysian badminton player. Ranked World No.1 doubles player in 2007. Won multiple Gold medals in the doubles events of the World junior Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
• Koo Kien Keat. Malaysian badminton player. Ranked World No 1 doubles player in 2007. Gold Medals winner in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, SEA Games, Asian Junior Championships and All England Superseries.
• Goh Jin Wei,. Malaysian badminton player. Gold medalist at the 2015 and 2018 BWF World Junior Championships, 2018 Youth Olympics and 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
• Soh Wooi Yik,. Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a doubles bronze medalist at the Olympic Games
• Pearly Tan Koong Le. Malaysian badminton player. Women's doubles and mixed doubles gold medalist in the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Toh Ee Wei. Malaysian badminton player. Won the mixed doubles title at the 2025 World Championships in Paris.
• Hoon Thien How. Malaysian badminton player. Gold medals winner of World Junior Championships and Commonwealth Youth Games.
• Ong Poh Lim. Malayan Sarawakian badminton player. Invented the backhand flick serve known as the “Crocodile Serve”. Gold medals winner of Thomas Cups and All England Championship.
• Yeoh Li Tian, Malaysian Chess player. First Malaysian to achieve the title Chess Grandmaster.
• Ang Peng Siong, Singapore swimmer, who once held World Number 1 ranking in the 50 m freestyle. Gold medalist 100 m freestyle, Asian Games 1982 New Delhi

Religion

• Master Qingshui, formerly known as Chen Zhaoyin, famous Chan Buddhist monk during the Northern Song dynasty and was eventually worship as Chinese Deity in Southern Fujian, Taiwan and among Hokkien-speaking Chinese diaspora communities
• Venerable Zhuan Dao, Singapore Buddhist leader and Founder of the KMSPKS
• Buddhādasa Bhikkhu, Prominent Thai Buddhist Reformer, and influential Thai ascetic-philosopher of the 20th century.
• Venerable Hong Choon, Singapore Buddhist leader and 2nd president of SBF
• Stephen Tong, Indonesian Christian pastor and founder of Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church
• Jaime Sin, 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the third cardinal from the Philippines. He was instrumental in the historic and peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution which toppled the dictatorship and martial law under the despotic Ferdinand Marcos.