Yeoh
Yeoh is one spelling of the Hokkien pronunciation (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ; IPA: /iũ²⁴/) of the Chinese surname spelled in Mandarin Chinese Pinyin as Yáng (traditional Chinese: 楊; simplified Chinese: 杨; see that article for the history of the surname). Another common spelling is Yeo. Both the spellings Yeoh and Yeo are common in southeast Asia, for example among Malaysian Chinese.[1]
People
Notable people with the surname Yeoh include:
- Yeoh Ghim Seng (1918–1993), Singaporean politician
- Yeoh Tiong Lay (1929–2017), Malaysian businessman who founded YTL Corporation
- Yeoh Eng-kiong (born 1946), Malaysian politician
- Yeoh Gun Heong (born 1951), Malaysian landscape painter
- Francis Yeoh (born 1954), Malaysian businessman, son of Yeoh Tiong Lay
- Michelle Yeoh (born 1962), Malaysian actress
- Yeoh Kean Thai (born 1966), Malaysian artist
- Bernard Yeoh (born 1969), Malaysian sport shooter
- Nikki Yeoh (born 1973), British jazz pianist
- Joanne Yeoh (born 1977), Malaysian violinist
- Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978), British playwright
- Hannah Yeoh (born 1979), Malaysian politician
- Yeoh Kay Bin (born 1980), Malaysian badminton player
- Melvin Yeoh (born 1981), Malaysian mixed martial artist
- Cheryl Yeoh (born 1983), Malaysian entrepreneur in California
- Yeoh Ken Nee (born 1983), Malaysian diver
- Dawn Yeoh (born 1986), Singaporean actress
- Yeoh Li Tian (born 1999), Malaysian chess player
- Yeoh Kay Ee, Malaysian badminton player
- Michelle Yeoh (socialite), Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
- Rachel Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
- Rebekah Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
- Ruth Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
Fictional characters
- Alysia Yeoh, Batgirl character introduced in 2011
See also
- Yeoh (hyperelastic model): a material model for rubbers named after O.H. Yeoh
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2981. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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