1. Entertainment
     Film    Fine arts    Music    Fashion    Beauty pageant titleholders 

2. Businesspeople

3. Medicine, science and technology

4. Legal

5. Politicians
    Early history  Malaysian Chinese Association  Democratic Action Party  Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia  People's Justice Party  Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party  National Trust Party  Sarawak United Peoples' Party  United Bumiputera Heritage Party  Progressive Democratic Party  Sabah Heritage Party  United Sabah Party  Others 

6. Sportspeople
    Badminton  Diving  Swimming  Football  Cycling  Misc. 

7. Writers

8. Others

9. See also

10. References

This is a list of notable Malaysians of Chinese origin, including original immigrants who obtained Malaysian citizenship and their Malaysian descendants. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and define themselves either full or partial Chinese, whose ethnic origin lie in China.

This list also includes emigrant Malaysians of Chinese origin and could be taken as a list of famous Malaysians of Chinese origin.

Entertainment

Film

• Amber Chia ({{lang|zh-sg|谢丽萍}}) – international model and actress
• Angelica Lee Sin Je ({{lang|zh-sg|李心洁}}) – award-winning actress
• Angie Cheung – actress based in Hong Kong
• Carmen Soo – international model and actress
• Carrie Lee Sze Kei ({{lang|zh-sg|李詩琪}}) – international actress and host; Miss Chinese Cosmos International 2004/05 Champion, Phoenix TV Hong Kong
• Chen Han Wei (Tan Hung Wee) – award-winning television actor based in Singapore
• Chris Tong (童冰玉) – actress
• Christopher Lee ({{lang|zh-sg|李銘順}}）– leading television actor in Singapore; has also acted in joint China-Taiwan-HK-Singapore productions
• Hannah Tan – singer and actress
• Isaac Hor (贺倾文) – online personality, post, and emcee
• James Lee – film director
• James Wan – film director. Wan was born in Kuching, Malaysia before migrating to Australia when he was seven years old.
• Jesseca Liu (刘子绚) – actress
• Ling Tan (Tan Mang Ling) – international model
• Koe Yeet – television and movie actress
• Lyndel Soon – international actress
• Melvin Sia – Sarawak, Malaysian/Taiwan actor, model, host, singer
• Michelle Yeoh ({{lang|zh-sg|杨紫琼}}) – international actress
• Ng Tian Hann – director
• Phyllis Quek – television actress and singer based in Singapore
• Shaun Chen (陈泓宇) – actor based in Singapore
• Tan Chui Mui – film director, won an award in Pusan Film Festival 2006
• Tsai Ming-liang ({{lang|zh-sg|蔡明亮}}) – Taiwan-based award-winning director
• Vivien Yeo ({{lang|zh-sg|楊秀惠}}) – television actress who has acted in Hong Kong movies and serials

Fine arts

• Yong Mun Sen (杨曼生; 1896–1962) –-Kuching born Penangite watercolorist and Malaysian artist; "father of Malaysian painting"; one of the founders of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts or NAFA, Singapore, Penang Art Society^[1]
• C. N. Liew (born 1975) – K.L.-born artist who took the traditional artform of calligraphy to a whole new dimension with his creation of Surrealligraphy
• Chang Fee Ming (born 1959) – Terengganu-born watercolor painter
• Red Hong Yi - Sabah-born artist and architectural designer^[2]
• Tang Tuck Kan (鄧德根； 1934-2012）- Ipoh born Malaysian artist, watercolorist and painter; trained in the prestigeous St. Martin School of Arts in London, UK; a pioneer artist in Malaysia known for the Cubic, Abstract Expressionism, "Hard Edge" space movement in the 60s and early 70s; co-founded several renowned Malaysian Art Schools, including Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA), KL College of Art (KLCA) and founder of West Malaysia Academy of Art (WMAA).

Music

• Ah Niu (Tan Kheng Seong, {{lang|zh-sg|阿牛 / 陈庆祥}}) – singer
• Che'Nelle, also Cheryline Lim – international pop singer
• Danell Lee Chieh Hun ({{lang|zh-sg|李桀汉}}) – singer who won the second season of Malaysian Idol
• Elizabeth Tan ({{lang|zh-sg|伊丽莎白·谭}}) – singer-songwriter
• Eric Moo ({{lang|zh-sg|巫启贤}}) – Taiwan-based singer
• Fish Leong ({{lang|zh-sg|梁静茹}}) – Taiwan-based singer
• Freya Lim ({{lang|zh-sg|林凡}}) - Taiwan-born Malaysian Mandopop singer
• Fuying & Sam – Malaysian music duo
• Gary Cao ({{lang|zh-sg|曹格}}) – singer and composer
• Gin Lee (李幸倪) - Hong Kong-based singer
• Isaac Voo Kai Meng (邬凯名) - member of K-Pop group IN2IT
• Karen Kong ({{lang|zh-sg|龚建思}} / {{lang|zh-sg|龚柯允}}) – singer from Labuan; performs in Malay, which is unique for a Malaysian Chinese singer
• Lin Jian Hui ({{lang|zh-sg|林健辉}}) – singer
• Michael Wong ({{lang|zh-sg|王光良}}) – singer
• Namewee (Wee Meng Chee / {{lang|zh-sg|黄明志}}) – singer-composer who evoked controversy due to his music video "Negarakuku"
• Nicholas Teo ({{lang|zh-sg|张栋梁}}) – singer
• Penny Tai ({{lang|zh-sg|戴佩妮}}) – singer-songwriter who won the best composer in the 17th Golden Melody Awards
• Quincy Tan ({{lang|zh-sg|陈仁丰}}) – singer-songwriter
• Rynn Lim ({{lang|zh-sg|林宇中}}) – singer
• Tan Zhi Hui Celine ({{lang|zh-sg|陈紫薇}})– Indonesia-based singer and member of girl group JKT48
• Victor Wong ({{lang|zh-sg|黄品冠}}) – singer and composer
• Vince Chong – singer
• You Zhangjing (尤长靖) - member of C-Pop group Nine Percent

Fashion

• Jimmy Choo – born in Penang, footwear designer based in London
• Sheena Liam – Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 2) winner
• Melinda Looi – fashion designer
• Zang Toi – fashion designer, born in Kelantan

Beauty pageant titleholders

• Josephine Lena Wong - Miss Malaysia Universe 1970 and was placed as one of the Top 15 semi-finalists of Miss Universe 1970.
• Levy Li - Miss Malaysia Universe 2008
• Carey Ng – Miss Universe Malaysia 2013
• Jane Teoh - Miss Universe Malaysia 2018

Businesspeople

• Chen Lip Keong - businessman and casino owner of NagaWorld. Ranked #7 in Malaysia's 50 Richest in 2018.^[3]
• Lim Kang Hoo – 19th richest person in Malaysia, as of 2014
• Cheong Yoke Choy – tin miner, philanthropist and benefactor of Chinese education during the British Malaya era
• Choong Chin Liang – businessman and philanthropist, "Heart Man" of Ipoh
• Chung Keng Quee – first Malaysian-Chinese capitalist; innovator in tin mining; owner of the largest mine of all in the country at that time, the Kong Loon Kongsi, in Kamunting, Perak; has business interests in Mergui, Peru, Hong Kong and China; founder of the Penang Chinese Town Hall
• Chung Thye Phin – first Malaysian-Chinese miner to introduce the latest appliances on the mines, under the supervision of a European engineer; founder of the Toh Allang Chinese Tin Company in Perak, the first Chinese limited liability company, in 1925; member of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce
• Eu Tong Sen – founder of Eu Yan Sang
• Foo Choo Choon – Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang; in his time, was said to have been the richest Chinese person in the world
• Francis Yeoh – runs YTL Group; son of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Lee Loy Seng – founder of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
• Lee Shin Cheng – Chairman/CEO of Malaysian conglomerate IOI Group; 2nd richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Leong Sin Nam – Malaysian businessman
• Lillian Too – feng shui master
• Lim Goh Tong – billionaire businessman who developed Genting Highlands and owns Genting Group
• Loh Boon Siew – of Boon Siew Honda
• Loke Yew – businessman and philanthropist during British Malaya
• Mark Chang Mun Kee – founder of MOL AccessPortal and JobStreet.com, current CEO of JobStreet.com
• Peter Pek – group managing director of the Malaysian operations of Mercatus+, spokesperson on branding
• Quek Leng Chan – chairman and co-founder of Hong Leong Group; 5th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Robert Kuok – richest man in Malaysia and southeast Asia as of 2011
• Jeffrey Cheah – Sunway Group founder and chairman, the 19th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Lim Kok Thay – current CEO of Genting Group; 13th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• William Cheng – Chairman of Lion Group, which also owns Parkson Group; 16th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Teh Hong Piow – Chairman and founder of Public Bank; 6th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Tiong Hiew King – media and timber tycoon, controls Chinese media, Ming Pao and Sin Chew Daily, managing director/CEO of Rimbunan Hijau Group; 10th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Vincent Tan – businessman, owner of Berjaya Group; 9th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Yeap Chor Ee – Was once the richest man within Malaysia, but the family is still considered to be one of the richest
• Yeoh Tiong Lay – founder of YTL Group; 7th richest person in Malaysia as of 2011
• Zang Toi – 5th Avenue New York fashion designer
• Chan Tien Ghee – current chairman of Cardiff City Football Club, England

Medicine, science and technology

• Wu Lien-teh ({{lang|zh-sg|伍连德}}) (1879–1960) – renowned plague fighter and pioneer in the modernization of China's public health system; first medical student of Chinese descent to study at University of Cambridge in 1896, after winning the Queen's Scholarship held in Singapore; first Malaysian Chinese nominated to receive a Nobel Prize in Medicine, in 1935^[4]
• Gu Hongming - Penang-born scholar and famous professor in Peking University firstly established
• Lam Wei Haur - Malaysian scientist and professor in ocean engineering. He proposes of theoretical equations to predict tidal turbine wake and invents folding tidal turbine (FTT).
• Pua Khein-Seng (潘建成) – CEO of Phison Electronics Corporation, arguably one of the inventors of the USB flash drive^[5]
• Shu Jie Lam - Research Chemist at University of Melbourne

Legal

• Chan Sek Keong – Third Chief Justice of Singapore
• Chang Min Tat – former Federal Court judge
• Lim Beng Hong (B. H. Oon) (1898–1979) – pioneering female lawmaker
• Ong Hock Thye – former Chief Justice of Malaya
• Wee Chong Jin – First Chief Justice of Singapore
• Yong Pung How – Second Chief Justice of Singapore

Politicians

Early history

• Hang Li Po – wife of Malacca's Sultan Mansur Shah (1456–1477); related to the Ming royal court
• Chung Keng Quee – leader of the "Five Associations" or Go-Kuan and the Hai San, Kapitan China of Perak and Penang, member of the Commission for the Pacification of Larut, founding member of the Perak State Council, appointed by Imperial patent of the Ch'ing Emperor as Tzu-cheng ta-fu, and Expectant Intendant of a Circuit of the fourth rank
• Chung Thye Phin – last Kapitan China of Perak, member of Perak State Council
• Chung Kok Ming – member of Perak State Council, member of the Federal Council of the Federated Malay States
• Yap Ah Loy – Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur
• Koh Lay Huan (甲必丹辜礼欢) – first Kapitan China Penang
• Tun Leong Yew Koh – first Malacca Governor
• Tan Hiok Nee – wealthiest and most influential Chinese in Johor during the 19th century, Johor Kapitan China, the second leader of the Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor, one of the Kangchu Johor; Jalan Tan Hiok Nee in Johor Bahru is named after him
• Wong Ah Fook – one of the most famous Kangchu Johor and Chinese Entrepreneur in Johor during the 19th century; Jalan Wong Ah Fook in Johor Bahru is named after him
• Yap Ah Shak – Kapitan Cina of Petaling
• Yap Kwan Seng – last Chinese Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Chinese Association

• Tan Cheng Lock – Founder of Malayan Chinese Association
• Tan Siew Sin – first Minister of Commerce, third president of MCA
• Lee San Choon – fourth president of MCA
• Tan Koon Swan – fifth president of MCA
• Ling Liong Sik – sixth president of MCA
• Ong Ka Ting – seventh MCA president, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai, Johor
• Ong Tee Keat – eighth MCA president, former Minister of Transport
• Chua Soi Lek – ninth MCA President
• Liow Tiong Lai – tenth President of MCA and former Minister of Transport, former Minister of Health, former Member of Parliament for Bentong, Pahang
• Wee Ka Siong – current President of MCA and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Former Deputy Education Minister I of Malaysia, Member of Parliament for Ayer Hitam
• Ng Yen Yen – Former Minister of Tourism Malaysia, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub, Pahang, MCA Vice-President
• Chua Tee Yong – son of Chua Soi Lek. Former Deputy Minister of Finance I, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries of Malaysia, former Johor MCA Youth Chief
• Kong Cho Ha – former Minister of Transport Malaysia, former MCA Secretary-General, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lumut, Perak
• Chor Chee Heung – former Minister of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar, Kedah
• Hou Kok Chung – former Deputy Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kluang, Johor
• Lee Chee Leong – former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Malaysia; former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kampar, Perak
• Lim Si Cheng - Former Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai, Johor
• Ong Ka Chuan – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Malim, Perak
• Fong Chan Onn – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Gajah, Malacca
• Teng Boon Soon – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tebrau, Johor
• Tan Ah Eng – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gelang Patah, Johor
• Wee Jeck Seng – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjung Piai, Johor

Democratic Action Party

• Lim Kit Siang – current DAP Advisor, Once an ISA detainee after Operasi Lalang, Member of Parliament for Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Gelang Patah), Johor
• Lim Guan Eng – current Minister of Finance, former Chief Minister of the State of Penang, Member of Parliament for Bagan, Penang
• Lim Lip Eng – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
• Anthony Loke Siew Fook – Current Minister of Transport and current member of the Parliament for Seremban Negeri Sembilan
• Alice Lau Kiong Yieng - Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lanang, Sarawak
• Chong Chieng Jen – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Stampin, Sarawak, current Sarawak state assemblyman for Kota Sentosa, Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bandar Kuching, Sarawak
• Chong Eng – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Mertajam, Penang, current Penang state assemblywoman for Padang Lalang
• Chow Kon Yeow – Current Chief Minister of the State of Penang, Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong, Penang, current Penang state assemblyman for Padang Kota
• Er Teck Hwa – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bakri, Johor
• Fong Kui Lun – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Democratic Action Party Treasurer
• Fong Po Kuan – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Gajah, Perak
• Hiew King Cheu – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
• Liew Chin Tong – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Bendera, Penang, and Kluang, Johor
• Michelle Ng Mei Sze - current Selangor state assemblywoman for Subang Jaya
• Nga Kor Ming – current Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat, Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Teluk Intan, Perak, current Perak state assemblyman for Aulong
• Ngeh Koo Ham – current Speaker for Perak state legislative assembly, Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Beruas, Perak
• Oscar Ling Chai Yew - Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sibu, Sarawak
• Sim Tong Him – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament of Kota Melaka, Malacca
• Steven Sim Chee Keong – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Mertajam, Penang
• Tan Kok Wai – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and President of DAP
• Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun – Former member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jelutong, Penang
• Tan Seng Giaw – Former member of Parliament for Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
• Teresa Kok Suh Sim – Member of the Parliament for Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur
• Wong Ho Leng – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sibu, Sarawak
• Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan - First women to become a state assembly speaker in Malaysia, current member of parliament for Segambut, Kuala Lumpur
• Teo Nie Ching - Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai, Johor
• Tony Pua Kiam Wee - Current member of parliament of Damansara, Selangor
• Ong Kian Ming - Current member of parliament for Bangi (federal constituency), Selangor
• Wong Tack - Member of Parliament for Bentong, Pahang
• Violet Yong Wui Wui - Current Sarawak state assemblywoman for Pending
• Yeo Bee Yin - Current member of parliament for Bakri, Johor, former Selangor state assemblywoman for Subang Jaya
• Zairil Khir Johari - Current Penang state assemblyman for Tanjong, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Bendera, Penang

Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia

• Lim Chong Eu – Former Chief Minister of the State of Penang, second president of MCA and founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, known as the "architect of Modern Penang"
• Mah Siew Keong - Former president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Telok Intan, Perak
• Koh Tsu Koon – Third Chief Minister of the State of Penang, former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Malaysia
• Liang Teck Meng – former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam, Johor
• Tan Lian Hoe – former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gerik, Perak and former Deputy Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Malaysia

People's Justice Party

• Chua Tian Chang – former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu, Kuala Lumpur, Informatian Chief of People's Justice Party
• Chan Ming Kai - Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar, Kedah, former Perak state assemblyman for Simpang Pulai, former Perlis state assemblyman for Indera Kayangan
• Gooi Hsiao-Leung - current Penang state assemblyman for Bukit Tengah, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar, Kedah
• Lee Boon Chye – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gopeng, Perak
• Chua Jui Meng – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bakri, Johor
• Michael Teo Yu Keng - Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Miri, Sarawak
• Christina Liew Chin Jin - current Sabah Deputy Chief Minister II, Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tawau, Sabah, current Sabah state assemblywoman for Api-Api

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

• Anuar Tan Abdullah @ Tan Teng Loon - current Kelantan state assemblyman for Kota Lama

National Trust Party

• Hu Pang Chaw - AMANAH national central committee, former PAS supporter club founder
• Tan Seng Toh - Perak AMANAH state vice-chairman

Sarawak United Peoples' Party

• Sim Kui Hian - current Sarawak state assemblyman for Batu Kawah
• Peter Chin Fah Kui – former Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia, former President of Sarawak United Peoples' Party, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Miri, Sarawak
• Chan Seng Khai – second mayor of Kuching South City Council
• Ding Kuong Hiing – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sarikei, Sarawak
• Tiong Thai King – Former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lanang, Sarawak
• Yong Khoon Seng – former Deputy Ministry of Works Malaysia, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Stampin, Sarawak

United Bumiputera Heritage Party

• Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming - current Sarawak state assemblywoman for Dalat

Progressive Democratic Party

• Tiong King Sing – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bintulu, Sarawak

Sabah Heritage Party

• Liew Vui Keong – Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Sapi, Sabah, former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sandakan, Sabah

United Sabah Party

• Mary Yap Kain Ching - former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tawau, Sabah

Others

• Hee Yit Foong - former Perak state assemblywoman for Jelapang
• Tan Tee Beng – former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Nibong Tebal, Penang
• Wee Choo Keong – former Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
• James Wong Kim Min – first Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak; president of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
• Jing Lee – South Australian politician

Sportspeople

Badminton

• Lee Chong Wei – former world No.1 men's singles shuttler; record ten-time Malaysia Open winner; 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist; 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics silver medalist; World Championship silver and bronze medalist; Asian Games silver and bronze medalist; three-time All England Open champion; a total of 55 career titles won as of 2014
• Eddy Choong – men's singles shuttler; brother of David E. L. Choong; four-time All-England Open champion
• Wong Peng Soon – Malaysian-born men's singles shuttler who later represented Singapore; four-time All-England Open champion and record holder for the most Malaysia Open titles (8) won for over 60 years before being surpassed by Lee Chong Wei in 2013
• David E. L. Choong – men's singles shuttler. Brother of Eddy Choong; All-England champion in 1951, 1952, and 1953
• Ng Boon Bee – All-England Open men's doubles champion in 1965, 1966, and 1971; member of Malaysia's winning Thomas Cup team in 1967
• Tan Yee Khan – All-England Open men's doubles champion with Ng Boon Bee in 1965 and 1966, and a member of Malaysia's winning Thomas Cup team in 1967
• Tan Aik Huang – former All-England Open men's singles champion
• Koo Kien Keat – former world No.1 men's doubles pair with Tan Boon Heong; Asian Games gold and silver medalist; World Championships silver and bronze medalist; All-England Open Champions; two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist in men's doubles and 2012 London Olympics semifinalists
• Tan Boon Heong – former world No.1 men's doubles pair with Koo Kien Keat; Asian Games gold and silver medalist, World Championships silver and bronze medalist, All-England Open Champions, 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 2012 London Olympics semifinalists and former World Junior Champion
• Chan Chong Ming – men's doubles shuttler; 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medalist; World Championships and Asian Games bronze medalist; two-time World Junior Champion
• Chan Peng Soon – former world No.3 mixed doubles pair with Goh Liu Ying
• Goh Liu Ying – former world No.3 mixed doubles pair with Chan Peng Soon
• Wong Mew Choo – former world No.7 women's singles shuttler; 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medalist; wife to Lee Chong Wei as of 2012
• Cheah Soon Kit – former world no.1 men's doubles shuttler; 1996 Olympics silver medalist with Yap Kim Hock, member of Malaysia's 1992 winning Thomas cup team, World Cup and World Grand Prix gold medalist, Commonwealth Games gold and silver medalist, World Championships silver and bronze medalist and Asian Games silver medalist
• Yap Kim Hock – men's doubles shuttler; 1996 Olympics silver medalist with Cheah Soon Kit; World Grand Prix gold medalist; Commonwealth Games gold and silver medalist; World Championship silver and bronze medalist; Asian Games bronze medalist
• Wong Choong Hann – former world No.2 men's singles shuttler; 2003 World Championships silver medalist; Commonwealth Games gold, silver and bronze medalist
• Ong Ewe Hock – former world No.2 men's singles shuttler; 1994 Commonwealth games silver medalist

Diving

• Yeoh Ken Nee – won bronze medal in springboard diving at the 2002 and 2010 Asian Games
• Ooi Tze Liang – won gold medal in springboard and silver medal in platform at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Leong Mun Yee – won bronze medal in springboard diving at the 2006 Asian Games
• Cheong Jun Hoong – won a silver medal in 10m synchronized diving at the 2016 Olympics with Pandelela Rinong. Won a gold medal in the 10m platform event at the 2017 FINA World Championship s.

Swimming

• Alex Lim – won gold medal in backstroke at the 1998 Asian games, silver medal in backstroke at 2002 Commonwealth games
• Welson Sim – competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2016 Olympics

Football

• Soh Chin Aun – former captain of Malaysia's national football team
• Lim Teong Kim – retired Malaysian football player; former assistant coach of Bayern Munich U-19 team
• Ong Kim Swee – head coach of Malaysia national football team

Cycling

• Josiah Ng – won silver medals in track cycling at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Asian Games; won gold medal in track cycling at 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Ng Joo Ngan – former Commonwealth Games cycling champion

Misc.

• Chung Thye Yong – first Chinese rugby player in Malaysia; first racehorse owner in the country
• Chung Kok Ming – one of the finest tennis players in the country during his time – first Asian committee member of Perak Turf Club
• Alex Yoong – Formula One racer

Writers

• Gu Hongming 辜鸿铭 (1857–1928), famous Chinese scholar from Penang; in 1873 he began studying literature at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1877 with an M.A.
• Tash Aw – author of The Harmony Silk Factory, which made the Man Booker Prize 2005 longlist and won the 2005 Whitbread First Novel award
• Woon Swee Oan – author of wuxia novels
• Tan Twan Eng – Penangite author of The Gift of Rain, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize award, and The Garden of Evening Mists, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the IMPAC Literary Prize, and won the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Sir Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
• Kevin Nyiau 杨建伟, Kedah author of Hope is at the Turning Point | 希望在转角

Others

• Hussein Ye – Islamic scholar
• Ngeow Sze Chan – Chinese physician
• Wong Siew Te – zoologist and Malayan sun bear expert
• Felixia Yeap – also known as Raisyyah Rania, Malaysian model

See also

• List of Malaysians
• List of Malay people
• List of Malaysians of Indian descent

References

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