- Source: List of British Chinese people
This article is a list of notable people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have settled in the United Kingdom.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are British Chinese or must have references showing they are British Chinese and are notable.
Academia
Kevin Fong, professor of medicine, UCL academic.
Charles K. Kao, KBE, Nobel Prize in Physics, pioneer in the development and use of fibre-optics in telecommunications
Linda Yueh, CBE, prominent economist and UK trade advisor and dual British-American
Acting
Leah Bracknell (born 1964), actress and yoga teacher, Eurasian, English father and Chinese-Malaysian mother
Gemma Chan (born 1982), actress44
Julia Chan (born 1983), actress
Lobo Chan (born 1960), actor
Maggie Cheung (born 1964), actress
Tsai Chin (born 1933), actress and singer, first Chinese Bond girl
Vera Chok (born 1977), actress
Christina Chong (1983), actress
William Gao (born 2003), actor, Eurasian
Paul Courtenay Hyu (born 1968), actor, writer and Elvis impersonator, Eurasian
Linda Louise Duan (born 1993), actress
Jon Foo (born 1982), actor and wushu martial artist
Mona Hammond (born 1931), actress
Jessica Henwick (born 1992), actress, Eurasian
Alice Hewkin (born 1999), actress
Burt Kwouk (born 1930), actor
Pui Fan Lee (born 1970), actress and television presenter
Katie Leung (born 1987), actress
Jessie Mei Li (born 1995), actress
Jennifer Lim (born 1980), actress
Pik-Sen Lim (born 1944), actress
Selina Lo (born 1994), actress
Jing Lusi (born 1985), actress
Jane March (born 1973), actress, Eurasian
Max Minghella (born 1985), actor, Eurasian
Carl Ng (born 1976), actor, Eurasian
Suan-Li Ong (born 1990), actress-model
Colin Ryan (born 1986), actor, Eurasian
Marli Siu (born 1993), actress, Eurasian
Elaine Tan (born 1979), actress
Elizabeth Tan (born 1990), actress
Lewis Tan (born 1987), actor and martial artist
Jason Tobin (born 1975), actor
Rhydian Vaughan (born 1988), actor, Eurasian
Benedict Wong (born 1971), actor
Jason Wong (born 1986), actor
Sophie Wu (born 1983), actress, Eurasian
Tom Wu (born 1972), actor
David Yip (born 1951), actor, Eurasian
George Young (born 1980), actor and writer, Eurasian
Ric Young (born 1944), actor
Crystal Yu (born 1987), actress
Ozzie Yue (born 1947), actor and singer
Art and design
Suki Chan, British Chinese artist
Stanley Chow, artist and illustrator
Aowen Jin, British Chinese artist and social commentator
Qu Lei Lei, artist and calligrapher
Cary Kwok, artist
Chris Liu, fashion designer
Beatrix Ong, luxury fashion accessory and shoe designer
Gok Wan, fashion consultant and television presenter
Business
Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab
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
Mi Gao Huang Chen, takeaway owner who was murdered in 2005
Ching-He Huang, food broadcaster and food writer
Nancy Lam, chef
Willian "Bill" Poon, chef and restaurateur
Alan Yau, restaurateur, founder of Wagamama, Hakkasan and Yauatcha
Michael Chow, British-American restaurateur
Kim-Joy Hewlett, baker, cookbook author, and finalist in the ninth series of The Great British Bake Off of Chinese Malaysian descent
Kenneth Lo, writer of more than 30 Chinese cookbooks
Music
Ayi Jihu (born 1984), singer
Zilan Liao, guzheng, concert harp and director of Pagoda arts
Jason Lai, orchestral conductor
Herman Li, of the power metal band DragonForce
Melvyn Tan, classical pianist
Jasmine Thompson, singer
Matt Tong, drummer of indie rock bands Bloc Party and Algiers
Fou Ts'ong, pianist
KT Tunstall, musician
Vanessa-Mae, violinist
Jamie Woon, dubstep artist
Raymond Yiu, composer
Cheng Yu, pipa and guqin musician
Guo Yue, dizi and bawu 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 and SW1 Radio
Alan Mak, Member of Parliament for Havant since 2015, first British Chinese member of the House of Commons
Sarah Owen, Member of Parliament for Luton North
Nat Wei, Baron Wei, social entrepreneur, former government advisor and member of the House of Lords
Sonny Leong, Baron Leong, politician, life peer in the House of Lords
James Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker, hereditary peer in the House of Lords, born to British father and Chinese mother
Yuan Yang, Member of Parliament for Earley and Woodley
Sport
Eden Cheng, British diver
Joe Choong, British Olympic gold medal-winning pentathlete
Sammy Chung, second person of Chinese descent to manage an English football league club
Brian Moore, former English rugby union rugby player.
Emma Raducanu, British tennis player
Frank Soo, first player of Chinese descent to play in the Football League, and the first non-white player to represent England
Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider, gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team
Rory Underwood, former English rugby union rugby player; Eurasian
Tony Underwood, former rugby union player, brother of Rory Underwood
Alex Yee, Olympic gold medallist in triathlon.
Li Ke (born Nico Yennaris), footballer, gave up his British citizenship to play for the Chinese national team; Eurasian
Tyias Browning, footballer, (also known as Jiang Guangtai) gave up his British citizenship to play for the Chinese national team; Chinese from his maternal grandfather.
Television
Alexa Chung, TV presenter, fashion model, contributing editor at British Vogue; Eurasian
Writers
Jung Chang, writer, co-author of the biography Mao: The Unknown Story
Leslie Charteris, writer and creator of antihero Simon Templar, alias The Saint
Sue Cheung, novelist and illustrator of children's book
Anhua Gao, writer
Jo Ho, screenwriter, director, and first Chinese person in the UK to create a television drama series, the 2010 BBC fantasy Spirit Warriors
Hsiung Shih-I, writer who became the first Chinese person to write and direct a West End play in 1935
Timothy Mo, British novelist
Chee Soo, author and teacher on Taoism, traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts
Xue Xinran, broadcaster, author and founder of the charity Mother's Bridge of Love
Benjamin Yeoh, playwright
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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar artis musik terlaris di dunia
- Daftar film hilang
- Dokter telanjang kaki
- Daftar tokoh YouTube
- Revolusi Kebudayaan
- Indonesia
- Britania Raya
- Sydney
- Perang Dunia II
- Rumpun suku bangsa Austronesia
- List of British Chinese people
- British Chinese
- Lists of British people
- Chinese people in India
- British Chinese cuisine
- List of people who have declined a British honour
- List of Chinese diaspora people
- List of common Chinese surnames
- List of universities and colleges in China
- List of Chinese soups