Poon (surname)

Poon (潘) is a Chinese family name variously romanized as "Poon", "Phua", "Pan", "Pun", or "Pon."

Notable holders of this name include:

• Annie Poon, American animator, married to fashion photographer Kah Poon
• Anthony Poon, an abstract artist of Singapore
• Chung-Kwong Poon, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Christine Poon, American business executive
• Dickson Poon, owner of the Harvey Nichols chain of department stores
• Joseph Poon, physicist
• Kelly Poon, a Singaporean singer of Mandarin pop music
• Lim Poon, a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the South Atlantic
• Phua Chu Kang, Main character of Singapore famous comedy
• Rebecca Pan, a Chinese actress and singer also known as Poon Dik-wah and Tik-Wa Poon
• Wena Poon, 方慧娜, a Singapore American novelist
• Wilber Pan 潘瑋柏, an American-born Taiwanese singer, rapper and drama actor
• William Poon, founder of London's Poons restaurant chain
• The Poon Coon, Jesse Kuhn, the poon coon
• Tim Poon, Poon Master or male nurse

See also

• Pan (surname)
• Phua (surname)