List of British Chinese people

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

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are British Chinese or must have references showing they are British Chinese and are notable.

Academia

Kevin Fong,^[1] professor of medicine, UCL academic.
Charles K. Kao, KBE, Nobel Prize in Physics, pioneer in the development and use of fibre-optics in telecommunications

Acting

Leah Bracknell, actress and Yoga teacher, Eurasian, English father and Chinese-Malaysian mother
Naomi Campbell, fashion model, actress, singer, author; mixed Jamaican and Chinese ancestry
Gemma Chan, actress
Daphne Cheung, actress
Maggie Cheung, actress
Yao Chin, actor, journalist and news broadcaster
Paul Courtenay Hyu, actor, writer and Elvis impersonator, Eurasian
Jon Foo, actor and wushu martial artist
Jessica Henwick, actress, Eurasian
Sandrine Holt, Canadian actress
Burt Kwouk, actor
Pui Fan Lee, actress and television presenter
Jing Lusi, actress
Katie Leung, actress, Scottish Chinese
Max Minghella, actor, Eurasian
Suan-Li Ong actress-model
Lucy Sheen, actor, writer, filmmaker, British Hong Kong Chinese^[2]
Elizabeth Tan, actress
Benedict Wong, actor
Tom Wu, actor
David Yip, actor, Eurasian

Art and design

Suki Chan, British Chinese artist
Aowen Jin, British Chinese artist and social commentator
Qu Lei Lei, artist and calligrapher^[3]
Cary Kwok, artist
Chris Liu, fashion designer
Beatrix Ong, luxury fashion accessory and shoe designer
Gok Wan, fashion consultant and television presenter^[4]

Business

Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab^[5]
Sir David Tang, founder of fashion chain Shanghai Tang, socialite and writer
Woon Wing Yip, founder of the British Chinese supermarket chain Wing Yip

Food

Mi Gao Huang Chen, takeaway owner who was murdered in 2005
Ching-He Huang, food broadcaster and food writer
Nancy Lam, chef^[6]
Willian "Bill" Poon, chef and restaurateur^[7]
Alan Yau, restaurateur, founder of Wagamama, Hakkasan and Yauatcha

Music

Ayi Jihu, singer^[8]
Zilan Liao, guzheng, concert harp and director of Pagoda arts
Jason Lai, orchestral conductor^[9]
Herman Li, of the power metal band DragonForce
Jiang Li, musician and composer musician^[10]
Jasmine Thompson, singer
Matt Tong, drummer of indie rock bands Bloc Party and Algiers ^[11]
Fou Ts'ong, pianist
KT Tunstall, musician
Vanessa-Mae, violinist^[12]
Jamie Woon, dubstep artist
Cheng Yu, pipa and guqin musician^[13]
Guo Yue, dizi and bawu musician

Politics

Michael Chan, Baron Chan, politician, life peer in the House of Lords
Steven Dominique Cheung, Diana Award winner, youngest candidate for the European Election in 2009, DJ of Spectrum Radio and SW1 Radio^[14]
Alan Mak, Member of Parliament for Havant since 2015, first British Chinese member of the House of Commons
Nat Wei, Baron Wei, social entrepreneur, former government advisor and member of the House of Lords^[15]

Sport

Sammy Chung, only person of Chinese descent to manage an English football league club
Frank Soo, first player of Chinese descent to play in the Football League, and the first non-white player to represent England
Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider,^[16] gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team
Rory Underwood, former English rugby union rugby player, Eurasian

Television

Alexa Chung, TV presenter, fashion model, contributing editor at British Vogue; Eurasian

Writers

Jung Chang, writer, co-author of the biography Mao: The Unknown Story
Leslie Charteris, writer and creator of antihero Simon Templar, alias The Saint
Jo Ho, screenwriter, director, and first Chinese person in the UK to create a television drama series, the 2010 BBC fantasy Spirit Warriors^[17]
Hsiung Shih-I, writer who became the first Chinese person to write and direct a West End play in 1935^[18]
Chee Soo, author and teacher on Taoism, traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts
Xue Xinran, broadcaster, author and founder of the charity Mother's Bridge of Love^[19]
Benjamin Yeoh, playwright^[20]

References

↑ "'With a name like Kevin Fong, I was expecting ..." Times Higher Education.
↑ "Lucy Sheen". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Qu Lei Lei". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Gok Wan". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ "Home - Andrew Ng". Andrew Ng. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Nancy Lam". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Bill Poon". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Lu Chaoran/吕超然 (September 2008), "剑桥彝族美女吉胡阿依:英国第一位Hip Hop中国女歌手/Cambridge ethnic Yi girl Jihu Ayi: UK's first Chinese female hip-hop artist", New Youth, archived from the original on 2012-07-16, retrieved 2010-01-05
↑ Visible Chinese. "Jason Lai". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Jiang Li". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ mog.com Archived July 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Vanessa Mae". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Cheng Yu". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Joseph Wu (7 April 2009). "CHINESE YOUTH SEEKS TO BE THE YOUNGEST EVER EUROPEAN MEP IN LONDON". pswu.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Lord Wei of Shoreditch (Nat Wei)". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ "Eton schoolboy gallops toward Beijing Games". ChinaDaily.com.cn. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ "Jo Ho". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ "Episode 8: Artistic pursuits". Chinese in Britain. 9 May 2007. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Xinran Xue". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Visible Chinese. "Benjamin Yeoh Seng-Loong". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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[1] "'With a name like Kevin Fong, I was expecting ..." Times Higher Education.

[2] "Lucy Sheen". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

[3] Visible Chinese. "Qu Lei Lei". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[4] Visible Chinese. "Gok Wan". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[5] "Home - Andrew Ng". Andrew Ng. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[6] Visible Chinese. "Nancy Lam". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[7] Visible Chinese. "Bill Poon". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[8] Lu Chaoran/吕超然 (September 2008), "剑桥彝族美女吉胡阿依:英国第一位Hip Hop中国女歌手/Cambridge ethnic Yi girl Jihu Ayi: UK's first Chinese female hip-hop artist", New Youth, archived from the original on 2012-07-16, retrieved 2010-01-05

[9] Visible Chinese. "Jason Lai". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[10] Visible Chinese. "Jiang Li". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[11] .com Archived July 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

[12] Visible Chinese. "Vanessa Mae". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[13] Visible Chinese. "Cheng Yu". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[14] Joseph Wu (7 April 2009). "CHINESE YOUTH SEEKS TO BE THE YOUNGEST EVER EUROPEAN MEP IN LONDON". pswu.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[15] Visible Chinese. "Lord Wei of Shoreditch (Nat Wei)". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[16] "Eton schoolboy gallops toward Beijing Games". ChinaDaily.com.cn. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[17] "Jo Ho". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[18] "Episode 8: Artistic pursuits". Chinese in Britain. 9 May 2007. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

[19] Visible Chinese. "Xinran Xue". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[20] Visible Chinese. "Benjamin Yeoh Seng-Loong". VisibleChinese.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.