List of people from Sabah


The following is a list of prominent people who were born in or have lived in the Malaysian state of Sabah, or for whom Sabah is a significant part of their identity.

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  • K. A. Vanar – Sabah Indian Association President who was instrumental in getting Deepavali declared as a public holiday in the state
  • Kasitah Gaddam – Malaysian Land and Cooperative Development minister
  • Ken Shellito – English footballer and former Chelsea F.C. manager, spent most of his later life with his family in Inanam of Kota Kinabalu

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  • Tawfiq Titingan – politician, former Sabah State Legislative Assemblyman for Apas in Tawau
  • Tina Rimmer – British artist and the state first cultural icon. Firstly settled in Lahad Datu of North Borneo Crown with her husband Bert Rimmer in 1959 until his death. She then spent most of her life in Kota Kinabalu
  • Tuju K-Clique – Hip Hop and Rap solo singer of Brunei Malay descent

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  • Wawa Zainal – actress and model, born in Lahad Datu
  • Wendy Hutton – New Zealander food and travel book writers based in Sabah, spent most of her life in Kota Kinabalu
  • Wilfred Bumburing – member of parliament for Tuaran, born in Tuaran
  • Wilfred Madius Tangau – Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation minister
  • Wong Sze Phin – State Assistant Minister and former member of parliament for Kota Kinabalu
  • Wong Tien Fatt – member of parliament for Sandakan

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  • Yau-Man Chan – Malaysian-American table tennis player, born in Hong Kong and raised in Kota Kinabalu
  • Yong Teck Lee – 10th Chief Minister of Sabah, born in Lahad Datu
  • Yong Vui Kong – drug courier who was given life imprisonment in Singapore for trafficking heroin, born in Sandakan
  • Yussof Mahal – former member of parliament for Labuan, born during Labuan was still part of North Borneo Crown

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