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List of British Chinese people

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This article is a list of prominent people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have settled in the United Kingdom.

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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, 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

  • Leah Bracknell, actress and Yoga teacher, Eurasian, English father and Chinese-Malaysian mother
  • Naomi Campbell, fashion model, actress, singer, author; mixed Jamaican and Chinese ancestry
  • Gemma Chan, actress
  • Daphne Cheung, actress
  • Maggie Cheung, actress
  • Yao Chin, actor, journalist and news broadcaster
  • Jon Foo, actor and wushu martial artist
  • Jessica Henwick, actress, Eurasian
  • Burt Kwouk, actor
  • Pui Fan Lee, actress and television presenter
  • Jing Lusi, actress
  • Katie Leung, actress, Scottish/Chinese
  • Max Minghella, actor, Eurasian
  • Elizabeth Tan, actress
  • Benedict Wong, actor
  • Tom Wu, actor
  • David Yip, actor, Eurasian
  • Art and design

  • Suki Chan, British Chinese artist
  • 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
  • Music

  • Ayi Jihu, singer
  • Zilan Liao, guzheng, concert harp and director of Pagoda arts
  • Jason Lai, orchestral conductor
  • Herman Li, of the power metal band DragonForce
  • Jiang Li, musician and composer musician
  • Jasmine Thompson, singer
  • Matt Tong, drummer of the indie rock band Bloc Party
  • Fou Ts'ong, pianist
  • KT Tunstall, musician
  • Vanessa-Mae, violinist
  • Jamie Woon, dubstep artist
  • 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
  • Nat Wei, Baron Wei, social entrepreneur, former government advisor and member of the House of Lords
  • Sport

  • Sammy Chung, only person of Chinese descent to manage an English football league club
  • 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, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • References

    List of British Chinese people Wikipedia


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