List of British Chinese people

Main article: British Chinese

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

Academia, science and technology

• Benjamin Chan, FRSA, high profile Information Library Professional and keyboardist for British Chinese indie band Big Yellow
• Red Chan, Assistant Professor of Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies in the University of Warwick
• Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations in the University of London, and foundation Dean of Law and Social Sciences at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• Kevin Fong, a leading expert on space medicine and co-director of the Centre for Aviation Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine)
• Zhanfang Cui, Professor of Chemical Engineering in the University of Oxford
• Huosheng Hu, Professor of Robotics in the University of Essex
• Gene Kan, the late pioneer of the file-sharing application, Gnutella, was originally from the UK
• Liu Hong (刘宏), Chair of Chinese Studies and Professor of East Asian Studies; Director of Centre for Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute, University of Manchester
• Swee Lay Thein, Professor of Molecular Haematology in the King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals
• Ian Wong, Professor of Paediatric Medicines Research, Director of Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London
• John Wong, Head of the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth
• Gregory Lee (利大英), First Vice-President (Deputy Vice-Chancellor), Lyon University, France; Professor of Chinese and Transcultural Studies; Director, International Institute for Diasporic and Transcultural Studies, Lyon University - Liverpool Hope University (Director, "Chinatown Project"); Editor, trilingual journal Transtext(e)s Transcultures
• Teck Keong Khong (孔德强), Leicester GP and forensic physician for Northamptonshire Police; Chairman of Leicestershire Health Consortium, parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party and contested Bradford North in 2005

Art, design and fashion

• Naomi Campbell, Afro-Caribbean model with Chinese descent through her paternal grandmother of Chinese Jamaican ancestry (family name Ming).
• Valerie Chang, curator
• Christine Chin, Chinese Officer at Victoria and Albert Museum
• Jimmy Choo OBE, shoe designer
• Kai Z Feng, fashion photographer
• Lee Fulton, chair of Chinatown Arts Space
• Eve Lee, graphic designer and art director
• Chris Liu, fashion designer
• Grace Lau, photographer
• Tommy Ga-Ken Wan, photographer, (half-Chinese)
• Gok Wan, fashion stylist (half-Chinese)
• Susie Wong, founder of the Chinese Cultural Centre
• Betty Yau, manager of Asia House, founder of Chinese News & Entertainment TV, now part of Phoenix Television
• Maggie Tran, artist

Business

• Christopher Hohn, (half-Chinese Jamaican on mother's side) - financier, hedge fund manager and Britain's top philanthropist
• Ching He-Huang, TV chef, author and 'foodie entrepreneur'
• David Tang KBE, entrepreneur and founder of the designer label Shanghai Tang
• Joseph Wan, chief executive of Harvey Nichols
• Janice Wang, runs Alvanon Products, a global business making mannequins for the fashion industry.
• Alan Yau OBE, a restaurateur and started Wagamama

Charity, community & voluntary sectors

• Joseph Au, founder of UK Federation of Chinese Schools
• Shun Au OBE, Chair and founder of the Chinese Mental Health Association
• Katy Tse Blair, founder of the Islington Chinese Association and Women's Officer of Chinese for Labour
• Josephine Chan MBE, founder of the Greenwich Chinese Community School
• Jia-Jin He, former vice president of the London Chinatown Chinese Association
• Dalton Leong, Chief Executive of The Shooting Star Children's Hospice
• William Ong, founder of The Pearl Foundation and The Pearl Awards.
• David Wong, founder of BBC Radio Manchester Eastern Horizon Chinese Programme
• Sarah Yeh, founder of Dimsum.co.uk
• Joanna Nim Heung Yeung, community learning officer

Entertainment and media

Film, actors and directors

• Anna Chen, comedian, writer and performer. The first British Chinese comic to take a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Suzy Wrong, Human Cannon, 1994), and the first to appear on British TV (BBC2 Fist of Fun).
• Kwai Chi, actor
• John Foo, actor and Wushu master
• Mona Hammond OBE, Chinese Jamaican actress and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company.
• Jo Ho, screen writer and film director
• Sandrine Holt, actor (half-Chinese)
• Burt Kwouk, actor
• Pik-Sen Lim, actor
• Pui Fan Lee, actor
• Robert Lee, actor
• Katie Leung, actor
• Jane March, actor (quarter-Chinese)
• Max Minghella, actor (half-Chinese)
• Lab Ky Mo, film director
• Carl Ng, actor (half-Chinese)
• Richard Ng, actor
• Papillon Soo Soo, actor and model
• Bill Sung, film director
• Wah-Yin Rixon, film examiner for British Board of Film Classification
• David Tse, actor and theatre director
• Benedict Wong, actor
• David Yip, actor
• Jonathan Man, theatre director

Journalists

• Woon Chee Cheng, News Editor at TVB Europe
• Michelle Fleury, business reporter at BBC News
• Alego Poon, editor, Singtao Newspaper European Edition
• Mark Tran, executive business editor at Guardian Unlimited
• Nancy Wong, UK chief correspondent of Ta Kung Pao
• Xinran Xue, also broadcaster and author
• Lifen Zhang, editor at FT.com
• Davidine Siaw Voon Sim, editor at Chinatown - The Magazine and author

Singers and musicians

• Mutya Buena, singer-songwriter (quarter Chinese)
• Benjamin Chan, FRSA, keyboardist for British Chinese indie band Big Yellow
• Sarah Chi Shang Liew, Chi2, musician/composer
• Liz Chi Yen Liew, Chi2, musician/composer
• Vince Chong, singer-songwriter
• Jason Lai, musician
• Herman Li, guitarist for heavy metal band DragonForce
• Jiang Li, composer
• Rex Liu, bassoonist
• Jason Lo, music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur
• Vanessa Mae, violinist, half-Chinese
• Matt Tong, drummer of Bloc Party, half-Chinese
• KT Tunstall, singer-songwriter, quarter-Chinese
• Reuben Wu, member of Ladytron
• Cheng Yu, musician
• Andy Scott-Lee, former boyband member, Pop Idol contestant, and younger brother of the Lisa Scott-Lee
• Lisa Scott-Lee, singer (eighth-Chinese). Her great grandfather Chan Chin Lee settled in Liverpool in 1911.
• Nick Kay, vocalist and bass player for indie rock band Big Yellow
• Gay-Yee Westerhoff, cellist
• Ozzie Yue (born Austin J. Yue in 1947), actor, guitarist and singer
• Nancy Yuen, singer

Presenters

• Anna Chen, radio presenter
• Christie Cheong, TV and radio presenter
• Yin King Chiu, TV and radio presenter
• Alexa Chung, TV presenter, model (quarter-Chinese)
• Pui Fan Lee, children's TV presenter
• Jasmine Lowson, TV presenter
• Raymond Mo, TV and radio presenter
• Gabrielle Richens, born from British, Indian and Chinese descent although her parents are from South Africa
• Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ and model
• Ziya Tong, TV presenter and producer
• Joseph Wu, TV and radio presenter

Food

• Deh-ta Hsiung, author, chef, cookery tutor, food and wine consultant, and director
• Ching He Huang, chef and TV presenter
• Nancy Lam, restaurateur and cook
• William Poon, restaurateur
• Helen Tse, restaurateur
• Alan Yau, restaurateur

Lawyers

• Bobby Chan, lawyer and civil rights campaigner
• Christine Lee, prominent immigration lawyer in the Chinese community
• Leonard Ng, solicitor and musician
• Lincoln Tsang, life sciences industry lawyer

Writers

Authors

• Tash Aw, writer
• Jung Chang, author
• Leslie Charteris, author and screenwriter, best known for the books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."
• Timothy Mo, author
• Ma Jian, writer
• Helen Tse, author
• Yang-May Ooi, writer specialising in cross-cultural matters and social media
• Xiaolu Guo, author
• Chiang Yee, author of the popular Silent Traveller books in London, Oxford, Edinburgh and the Lakelands that casted a humorous Chinese gaze on British life.

Playwrights

• Anna Chen, theatre and radio
• Benjamin Yeoh, playwright
• Hsiung Shih-I, became the first Chinese to write and direct a West End play with his 1935 adaptation of the popular Chinese story Lady Precious Stream which ran for 1000 nights in London to glowing reviews, was revived several times during the war and soon became a staple of repertory and school productions.

Poets

• Stephen Ng, poet and founder of the Islington Chinese Association
• Li Yan, poet and former editor of SiYu (Chinese Times)

Politics

• Michael Chan, Baron Chan, physician and member of the House of Lords
• Thomas Chan, Redbridge councillor
• Samuel Chinque (Chen Tian Sheng), co-founder of the London branch of China's Xinhua News Agency
• Chit Chong, first Green Councillor to be elected in London
• Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, deputy chairman and senior non-executive director of HSBC (since 1992)
• Jabez Lam, civil rights activist
• Anna Lo, social worker and Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Northern Ireland
• Ashton McGregor, former Labour councillor in Limehouse, Tower Hamlets Council and Vice Chair of Chinese for Labour
• Mee Ling Ng, former Labour deputy leader of Lewisham council and Chair of Chinese for Labour
• Stephen Shing, East Sussex county and local councillor
• Simon Tan, executive member of Chinese for Labour
• Edmond Yeo, Ealing councillor

Sport

Equestrianism

• Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider

Football

• Sammy Chung, a former football player and manager, is half-Chinese
• Hong Y. "Frank" Soo, was an England wartime international and manager of mixed Chinese and English ancestry

Racing

• Alex Yoong, race car driver

Rugby

• Rory Underwood and Tony Underwood, former rugby union players, are both brothers and half-Chinese

Olympics

• John Ian Wing

See also

• Chinese clan
• Overseas Chinese
• List of overseas Chinese
• List of Chinese people
• 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

External links

• Visible Chinese - A Guide to Achievers in UK Chinese Culture