List of British Chinese people
Encyclopedia
This article is a list of prominent people of Chinese
ancestry who were born in or have settled in the United Kingdom
.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
ancestry who were born in or have settled in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Actors
- Pui Fan LeePui Fan LeePui Fan Lee is a British Chinese actress and presenter, best known for portraying Po in the children's television programme Teletubbies. She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis, to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel CBeebies...
, actress and television presenter, played 'Po' in Teletubbies - Benedict WongBenedict WongBenedict Wong is an English actor and comedian.Wong was born in Manchester and attended school in Salford. His first role was in a 1993 BBC Radio play called Kai Mei Sauce, written by Kevin Wong. He appeared alongside Sean Lock in the situation comedy 15 Storeys High, and as Dr. Franklin Fu in the...
, actor - Jon Foo, actor & wushu martial artist, played the role of Jin Kazama in Tekken & Ryu in Street Fighter Legacy
- Katie LeungKatie LeungKatie Leung is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series. She returned for a brief role in the video game Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.-Early life:...
, actress
Journalists
- Xue Xinran, broadcaster, author and founder of Mother's Bridge of Love charity
Politics
- Steven Dominique CheungSteven Dominique CheungSteven Dominique Cheung is a British Chinese Broadcaster. He was one of the youngest candidates who stood in the European Parliament elections on 4 June 2009.-Background :...
, Diana AwardDiana Memorial AwardThe Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Inspirational Young People was established in 1999 by a board chaired by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, who felt that the award would reflect the personal interest of Diana, Princess of Wales in helping and supporting young people.-Purpose:The...
winner, youngest candidate for the European Election in 2009, DJ of Spectrum Radio & SW1 Radio
Equestrianism
- Alex Hua TianAlex Hua TianAlex Hua Tian is an Olympic equestrian sportsman for China.He was born in London to a Chinese father and a British mother, and has a brother, called Jamie Hua Ming. Alex started riding aged four while living in Beijing and later Hong Kong...
, Olympic event rider Gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team.
Playwrights
- Hsiung Shih-IHsiung Shih-IHsiung Shih-I was a Chinese writer who became the first Chinese person to direct a West End play, in 1935.-Works:...
, writer who became the first Chinese people to write and direct a West End play in 1935
See also
- Chinese clanChinese clanA Chinese clan is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral home.-Description:...
- Overseas ChineseOverseas ChineseOverseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
- List of overseas Chinese
- 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