Chinese Ancestry
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Chinese Ancestry
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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Acevedo | Actor | 27-Nov-1974 | Oz, Law & Order: Trial by Jury | |
| Bhumibol Adulyadej | Head of State | 5-Dec-1927 | King of Thailand | |
| Eva Angelina | Pornstar | 14-Mar-1985 | Bespectacled porn actress | |
| Tyson Beckford | Model | 19-Dec-1970 | Ralph Lauren model, now actor | |
| Boris Blacher | Composer | 19-Jan-1903 | 30-Jan-1975 | Die Nachtschwalbe |
| Julia Chang Bloch | Diplomat | 1942 | US Ambassador to Nepal, 1989 | |
| Foxy Brown | Rapper | 6-Sep-1978 | Ill Na Na | |
| Naomi Campbell | Model | 22-May-1970 | Black Panther | |
| Tia Carrere | Actor | 2-Jan-1967 | Wayne's World | |
| Phoebe Cates | Actor | 16-Jul-1963 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
| Jackie Chan | Actor | 7-Apr-1954 | Martial arts star, did his own stunts | |
| Michael Paul Chan | Actor | 26-Jun-1950 | Robbery: Homicide Division | |
| Eileen Chang | Author | 30-Sep-1920 | 8-Sep-1995 | Lust, Caution |
| Iris Chang | Author | 28-Mar-1968 | 9-Nov-2004 | The Rape of Nanking |
| Elaine Chao | Government | 26-Mar-1953 | US Secretary of Labor, 2001-09 | |
| Rosalind Chao | Actor | 23-Sep-1957 | Keiko on Star Trek: DS9 | |
| Julie Chen | Game Show Host | 6-Jan-1970 | Host of Big Brother | |
| Michael Chong | Politician | 22-Nov-1971 | Canadian MP, Wellington--Halton Hills | |
| Rachelle B. Chong | Government | 1959 | FCC Commissioner, 1994-97 | |
| Tommy Chong | Actor | 24-May-1938 | The stoned half of Cheech and Chong | |
| Judy Chu | Politician | 7-Jul-1953 | Congresswoman, California 32nd | |
| Steven Chu | Physicist | 28-Feb-1948 | US Secretary of Energy | |
| Leon Chua | Scientist | 28-Jun-1936 | Hypothesized the memristor | |
| Anshe Chung | Business | 1973 | Second Life land tycoon | |
| Connie Chung | Journalist | 20-Aug-1946 | NBC news anchor | |
| Michaela Conlin | Actor | 9-Jun-1978 | Angela Montenegro on Bones | |
| Ron Darling | Baseball | 19-Aug-1960 | Commentator, New York Mets | |
| Charles K. Djou | Politician | 9-Aug-1970 | Congressman from Hawaii, 2010-11 | |
| March Fong Eu | Politician | 29-Mar-1922 | California Secretary of State, 1975-93 | |
| Benson Fong | Actor | 10-Oct-1916 | 1-Aug-1987 | Flower Drum Song |
| Hiram Fong | Politician | 15-Oct-1906 | 18-Aug-2004 | US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77 |
| Sue Ling Gin | Business | 23-Sep-1941 | Flying Food Group | |
| Don Ho | Singer | 13-Aug-1930 | 14-Apr-2007 | Hawaiian crooner, Tiny Bubbles |
| Sandrine Holt | Actor | 19-Nov-1972 | Black Robe | |
| James Hong | Actor | 22-Feb-1929 | Indeed! | |
| Norman Hsu | Philanthropist | Oct-1951 | Notorious Democratic donor | |
| Tsien Hsue-shen | Scientist | 11-Dec-1911 | 31-Oct-2009 | Founder of Chinese space program |
| Evelyn Hu | Physicist | c. 1947 | Nanoscale device fabrication | |
| Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Actor | 14-Dec-1988 | High School Musical | |
| Sammo Hung | Actor | 7-Jan-1952 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | |
| William Hung | Singer | 13-Jan-1983 | Hong Kong Ricky Martin on American Idol | |
| Andrea Jung | Business | 1959 | CEO of Avon | |
| Li Ka-Shing | Business | 29-Jul-1928 | Chinese billionaire, net worth $23B | |
| Chiang Kai-Shek | Head of State | 31-Oct-1887 | 5-Apr-1975 | President of Nationalist China |
| Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | First Lady | 5-Mar-1898 | 23-Oct-2003 | The Dragon Lady |
| Charles K. Kao | Scientist | 4-Nov-1933 | Fiber optics | |
| Kelis | Singer | 21-Aug-1979 | Caught Out There | |
| Joyce L. Kennard | Judge | 6-May-1941 | Justice, California Supreme Court | |
| Maxine Hong Kingston | Author | 27-Oct-1940 | The Woman Warrior | |
| Kid Koala | Disc Jockey | 1974 | Turntablist, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | |
| Kristin Kreuk | Actor | 30-Dec-1982 | Lana on Smallville | |
| Michelle Kwan | Figure Skating | 7-Jul-1980 | Olympic figure skater | |
| Nancy Kwan | Actor | 19-May-1939 | The World of Suzie Wong | |
| Edwin M. Lee | Government | 5-May-1952 | Mayor of San Francisco | |
| Henry C. Lee | Scientist | 22-Nov-1938 | Prominent criminologist | |
| Jason Scott Lee | Actor | 19-Nov-1966 | The Jungle Book | |
| Jennifer 8. Lee | Journalist | 15-Mar-1976 | New York Times reporter | |
| Michael Lee-Chin | Business | 1951 | Jamaican billionaire | |
| Jet Li | Actor | 26-Apr-1963 | Kung fu action movie star | |
| Maya Lin | Artist | 5-Oct-1959 | Designed Vietnam Veterans Memorial | |
| Bai Ling | Actor | 10-Oct-1970 | Anna and the King | |
| Lisa Ling | Journalist | 30-Aug-1973 | National Geographic Explorer | |
| Lucy Liu | Actor | 2-Dec-1968 | Ling on Ally McBeal | |
| Gary Locke | Politician | 21-Jan-1950 | US Ambassador to China | |
| Sandra Tsing Loh | Radio Personality | 11-Feb-1962 | The Loh Life | |
| John Lone | Actor | 13-Oct-1952 | The Last Emperor | |
| Yo-Yo Ma | Cellist | 7-Oct-1955 | Cellist, The Silk Road Ensemble | |
| Ferdinand Marcos | Head of State | 11-Sep-1917 | 28-Sep-1989 | Disgraced Philippine dictator |
| Yao Ming | Basketball | 12-Sep-1980 | 7' 6 1/2" Houston Rockets Center | |
| Ming-Na | Actor | 20-Nov-1963 | ER, voice of Mulan | |
| Olivia Munn | Actor | 3-Jul-1980 | Attack of the Show! | |
| Charles Ng | Criminal | 24-Dec-1960 | On death row in California | |
| Haing S. Ngor | Victim | 22-Mar-1940 | 25-Feb-1996 | The Killing Fields |
| Sadaharu Oh | Baseball | 20-May-1940 | Japan's all-time Home Run King | |
| Sean Paul | Disc Jockey | 8-Jan-1973 | DJ and Jamaican Dancehall star | |
| I. M. Pei | Architect | 26-Apr-1917 | Designed Louvre's glass pyramid | |
| Joseph Prince | Religion | 15-May-1963 | Pastor, New Creation Church | |
| Jean Quan | Politician | 21-Oct-1949 | Mayor of Oakland | |
| Keanu Reeves | Actor | 2-Sep-1964 | Dude | |
| Saffron | Singer | 3-Jun-1968 | Republica | |
| Laura J. Sen | Business | c. 1956 | President of BJ's Wholesale Club | |
| Sir Run Run Shaw | Film/TV Producer | 23-Nov-1907 | Kung fu movie mogul | |
| Thaksin Shinawatra | Head of State | 26-Jul-1949 | Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06 | |
| Jaime Cardinal Sin | Religion | 31-Aug-1928 | 21-Jun-2005 | Former Archbishop of Manila |
| Eugene C. Sit | Business | 8-Aug-1938 | 24-Jun-2008 | Sit Investment Associates |
| Patrick Soon-Shiong | Business | 1952 | Founder, Abraxis BioScience | |
| Kobe Tai | Pornstar | 15-Jan-1972 | Hawaiian Blast | |
| Amy Tan | Author | 19-Feb-1952 | The Joy Luck Club | |
| Mika Tan | Pornstar | 27-Nov-1977 | Lady Fellatio #2: Desperately Seeking Semen | |
| Donald W. Tang | Business | c. 1963 | Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns | |
| Terence Tao | Mathematician | 17-Jul-1975 | Prolific math prodigy | |
| Jennifer Tilly | Actor | 16-Sep-1958 | Bound, Monsters, Inc. | |
| Meg Tilly | Actor | 14-Feb-1960 | Agnes of God | |
| Lauren Tom | Actor | 4-Aug-1961 | Amy Wong on Futurama | |
| Roger Y. Tsien | Scientist | 1-Feb-1952 | Green Fluorescent Protein | |
| Daniel C. Tsui | Physicist | 28-Feb-1939 | Fractional quantum Hall effect | |
| KT Tunstall | Singer/Songwriter | 23-Jun-1975 | Eye to the Telescope | |
| Gok Wan | TV Personality | 9-Oct-1974 | How to Look Good Naked | |
| Garrett Wang | Actor | 15-Dec-1968 | Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager | |
| Vera Wang | Fashion Designer | 27-Jun-1949 | Designer of wedding dresses | |
| Y. C. Wang | Business | 18-Jan-1917 | 15-Oct-2008 | Taiwanese plastics billionaire |
| Anna May Wong | Actor | 3-Jan-1905 | 3-Feb-1961 | Shanghai Express |
| B. D. Wong | Actor | 24-Oct-1960 | Oz, Law & Order: SVU | |
| Russell Wong | Actor | 1-Mar-1963 | Takedown | |
| Victor Wong | Actor | 31-Jul-1927 | 12-Sep-2001 | Egg Shen |
| Harry Wu | Activist | 8-Feb-1937 | Human rights activist | |
| Deng Xiaoping | Politician | 22-Aug-1904 | 19-Feb-1997 | Communist Chinese leader |
| Martin Yan | Chef | 1949 | Yan Can Cook | |
| Jerry Yang | Business | 6-Nov-1968 | Co-Founder of Yahoo | |
| Sun Yat-sen | Head of State | 12-Nov-1866 | 12-Mar-1925 | President of China, 1911-12 |
| Leland Yee | Politician | ? | California Assembly Speaker Pro Tem | |
| Wu Yi | Government | Nov-1938 | Vice Premier and Heath Minister of China | |
| Huang Yong | Criminal | c. 1974 | 26-Dec-2003 | Prolific Chinese serial killer |
| Ray G. Young | Business | c. 1962 | CFO of General Motors | |
| Victor Sen Yung | Actor | 18-Oct-1915 | 9-Nov-1980 | Hop Sing on Bonanza |
| Jiang Zemin | Head of State | 17-Aug-1926 | President of China, 1993-2003 | |
| Yang Zhiya | Criminal | c. 1968 | 14-Feb-2004 | Chinese serial killer, charged 65 murders |
| Zhao Ziyang | Politician | 17-Oct-1919 | 16-Jan-2005 | 6th Chinese Premier sought reforms |
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