List of Hokkien people
This is a list of notable Hokkiens/Hoklos (河洛人). Unless otherwise noted, locations noted are of ancestral locations in Southern Fujian, China.
Academia and science
- Su Song (蘇頌, 1020–1101 AD; Tong'an district, Quanzhou city) - renown polymath, scientist, mathematician and mechanical engineer of the Song Dynasty
- Wang Yinglai (王应睐, 13 Nov 1907; Kinmen island) - Chinese biochemist recognized as the first person to create synthetic insulin[1]
- Yuan T. Lee (李遠哲, born 19 Nov 1936 in Hsinchu, Taiwan; ancestral: Nan'an City, Quanzhou) - Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 1986.[2]
- Cai Qirui (蔡启瑞, 7 Jan 1914; Xiamen city) - the founder of Chinese catalytic chemistry
- Peng Shilu (彭士禄, 18 Nov 1925; Haifeng, Shanwei city, Guangdong) - nuclear engineer known for being the "father of China's nuclear submarines"
- Sow-Hsin Chen (陳守信, born 1935 in Chiayi, Taiwan) - physicist and professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a recognized pioneer in the research of dynamic properties of supercooled and interfacial water
- Leon Chua (蔡少棠, born June 28, 1936 in the Philippines; ancestral: Jinjiang, Quanzhou) - computer scientist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the inventor of the Chua's circuit.
- Lin Junde (林俊德, 13 March 1938, Yongchun County, Quanzhou) - Chinese nuclear test researcher and explosion mechanics scientist, he held the rank of major general (shao jiang) in the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
- Zhijian Chen (陈志坚) (born 1966; Anxi, Quanzhou) - a biochemist and professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, recpient of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[3]
- Su Buqing (蘇步青, born 1902 in Pingyang County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang - 2003; ancestry: Quanzhou City) - mathematician and president of Fudan University.
- Fang Zhouzi (方舟子, Sep 28, 1967; Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou) - postdoctoral researcher in molecular genetics and Chinese popular science writer.
- March Tian Boedihardjo (沈詩鈞) (born March 1998 in Hong Kong; ancestry: Anxi, Quanzhou) - a mathematics child genius he was enrolled in a university at only 9 years old graduating one year early, became a mathematics professor at 18[4]
- Xie Xide (謝希德; 1921 – 2000) Chinese physicist, president of Fudan University from 1983 to 1989, and remained as advisor to the university from 1989 until her death. She helped to set up the university's Centre for American Studies and founded its Modern Physics Institute in 1977. Referred to as someone the Nobel prize committee missed
- Zhong Nanshan (钟南山; born 1936 in Nanjing, ancestral home in Xiamen) is a Chinese pulmonologist, adviser to the government during the SARS and COVID-19 pandemics
Business
- Howqua (伍秉鑑, 1769 – 4 September 1843; Quanzhou city) - formerly the richest men in the world
- Lee Kong Chian (李光前, 1893; Nan'an, Quanzhou) - one of the richest men in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Koo Hsien-jung (辜顯榮, born 1866 in Lukang, Taiwan – 1937; ancestry: Hui'an, Quanzhou) - businesspolitician who enjoyed strong links to the colonial administration of Taiwan under Japanese rule. He founded the Koos Group of companies, the largest business group in Taiwan.
- Kiong Kong Tuan (龔光傳, born 1790 in Penang –1854) - Penang Hokkien merchant who was the last opium farmer in Singapore
- Momofuku Ando (吳百福, born March 5, 1910 in Puzi, Chiayi, Taiwan – January 5, 2007) - Hokkien inventor and businessman born in Imperial Japanese Taiwan who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.. He is also the inventor of instant noodles and the creator of the brands, Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.
- Henry Sy (施振榮, born October 15, 1924 in Xiamen – January 19, 2019) - the richest man in the Philippines (named by Forbes in 2015).
- Wee Cho Yaw (黃祖耀, born 1929; Kinmen island) - billionaire businessman and the chairman of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) and United Industrial Corporation (UIC) in Singapore.
- Robert Budi (黃惠忠, born 1940 in Semarang, Java, Indonesia) and Michael Bambang Hartono (黃輝祥, born 1939 in Kudus, Indonesia) - brothers, the richest persons in Indonesia.
- Chan Mah Phee (曾廣庇, 1848; Tong'an, Xiamen), businessman, land-owner, investor and philanthropist who founded numerous successful ventures in Yangon, Burma
- Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚, 21 October 1874 – 12 August 1961; Tong'an) - Chinese businessman, philanthropist and prominent figure in the overseas Chinese community
- Sim Wong Hoo (沈望傅, born 1955 in Singapore; ancestry: Zhao'an, Zhangzhou) - the founder, CEO and chairman of Creative Technology.
- Pua Khein-Seng (潘健成, born 1974 in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia) - the inventor of the USB flash drive.
Monarchs
Flag of the Hokkien ruled Kingdom of Koxinga.
- Min kingdom 闽王国
- Liu Congxiao, Prince of Jinjiang.
- Liu Shaozi, king warlord.
- Lý dynasty 李朝
- House of Koxinga 東寧王国
Politicians
- Li Guangdi (李光地; 1642–171; Anxi, Quanzhou), court official of the Qing dynasty.
- Phan Thanh Giản (潘清簡, 11 Nov 1796–1867, Haicheng, Zhangzhou), the Grand Counsellor of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam.
- Khaw Sim Bee (許心美, Zhangzhou city), the governor of Trang Province in Thailand.
- Sergio Osmeña (吳文钊; Jinjiang, Quanzhou), 4th President of the Philippines, son of Go Bon Tiao or Pedro Lee Gotiaoco.[5]
- Chen Jiongming (陳炯明; Haifeng county), governor of Guangdong and Guangxi during the Republic of China.
- Chen Boda (陈伯达; 1904–1989) (Hui'an, Quanzhou), was a secretary to Mao Zedong and a prominent member of the radical leadership during the Cultural Revolution, chairing the Cultural Revolution Group.
- Corazon Aquino (許寰哥, born 25 January 1933 in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines – 1 August 2009; ancestry: Jiaomei, Fujian), 11th President of the Philippines.
- Chuan Leekpai (呂基文); (28 July 1938; Nan'an City, Quanzhou) the 20th Prime Minister of Thailand.[6][7]
- Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁, born Oct 12 1950 in Tainan, Taiwan; ancestry: Zhao'an, Zhangzhou) - 5th President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- Gong Qinggai (龚清概; b.1958 Shishi City, Jinjiang, Quanzhou), Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office and mayor of Jinjiang city and Nanping prefecture.
- John Yap (葉志明), Minister of State for Climate Action of British Columbia in Canada.
- Tan Cheng Lock (陳禎祿, Zhangzhou), one of the founders and first president of Malayan Chinese Association (MCA).
- William Lai (賴清德), Premier of the Republic of China.
- Korn Chatikavanij, Finance Minister of Thailand (2008-2011)
- Mongkol Na Songkhla, Health Minister of Thailand (October 9, 2006 - February 6, 2008)
Arts & Entertaintment
- Movie directors
- Tang Xiaodan (汤晓丹; 22 Feb 1910, Hua'an, Zhangzhou), Chinese film director. In 1984, he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director.
- Jack Neo (梁志強), Singapore film and television actor, host and director.
- Eric Khoo (邱金海; born 27 March 1965) credited for the revival of Singapore's film industry.
- Boo Junfeng (巫俊锋, 4 Dec 1983), Singapore filmmaker.
- Singers
- Jay Chou (周杰倫, born 18 January 1979 in Linkou District, Taiwan) - world renowned Taiwanese singer.
- JJ Lin (林俊杰, born 27 March 1981 in Singapore; ancestry: Kinmen, Fujian) - renowned Mandopop singer.
- Yin Chengzong (殷承宗, 1941-; Xiamen, Fujian), a Chinese pianist and composer.
- Dick Lee (李迪文, born 24 August 1956 in Singapore) - a Singaporean pop singer, composer and playwright.
- Wu Bai (吳俊霖, born 14 January 1968 in Chiayi, Taiwan) - is a Taiwanese rock singer and songwriter.
- Jody Chiang (江蕙), is Taiwan's most famous singer and is often referred to as the Queen of Taiwanese pop music.
- Janet Hsieh (謝怡芬), a Taiwanese-American television personality, violinist, author, and model based in Taipei, Taiwan. She is most well known for playing the Taiwanese Mandarin voiceover of Anna in the movie Frozen.
- Han Kuo-Huang (韩国璜), a Chinese-born American musician.
- Ah Niu, a Malaysian Chinese singer in Malaysia and Singapore
- Actors
- Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊, born 6 August 1962 in Ipoh, Malaysia) - a Chinese Malaysian actress, best known for performing her own stunts in the Hong Kong action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s.
- Sarah Lian, a Chinese Malaysian actress and television personality based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Yao Chen (姚晨), a Chinese actress whom Forbes ranks as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world
- Lim Kay Tong, Singaporean actor
- Sharon Au, former Singaporean actress and host
- Priscelia Chan, Singaporean television actress
- Chen Guohua (actor), Singaporean actor
- Jeanette Aw (欧燕苹), named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp.
- Edmund Chen, Singaporean actor
- Paige Chua, Singaporean model and actress
- Baiyu (singer), Chinese-born American singer-songwriter and actress.
References
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- "厉害了！这位从闽南农村走出的科学家拿下全球科学大奖！". 厦门日报. 2018-10-18.
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- Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit (2005-04-20). A History of Thailand. Cambridge University Press. back matter. ISBN 0-521-81615-7.
- (in Chinese) 水头镇朴里村热烈欢迎泰国前总理吕基文
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