List of Hong Kong people explained
This is a list of notable Hongkongers, sorted by their last name in alphabetical order.
A
- David Akers-Jones (Chinese: 鍾逸傑爵士), British colonial administrator, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong (1985 to 1987), Acting Governor of Hong Kong (1986-1987), Hong Kong Affairs Advisor
- Jamie Atkinson (Chinese: 傑米阿特金森), cricketer, Hong Kong cricket team
- Au Wai Lun (Chinese: 歐偉倫), footballer, Hong Kong National Representativemmers
- jade leinonen, famous student of nummisten koulu
- Au Chi-wai (Chinese: 區志偉), Hong Kong amateur snooker player
- Jin Au-Yeung (Chinese: 歐陽靖), rapper (American Chinese)
B
C
- Albert Chan (Chinese: 陳偉業), politician
- Anson Chan (Chinese: 陳方安生), politician and former civil servant
- Edith Chan (陳家碧), actress
- Fruit Chan (Chinese: 陳果), film director
- Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍), actor
- Sita Chan (Chinese: 陳僖儀), singer
- David Chan Yuk-cheung (Chinese: 陳毓祥), leader of Baodiao movement (Chinese: 保釣運動)
- William Chang (Chinese: 張叔平), art director, costume and production designer, film editor
- Catchick Paul Chater (Chinese: 遮打), businessman
- Chen Din Hwa (Chinese: 陳廷驊), businessman, founder of Nam Fung Development Ltd
- Edison Chen (Chinese: 陳冠希), actor, singer
- Fala Chen (Chinese: 陳法拉), singer, actress
- Kelly Chen (Chinese: 陳慧琳), singer, actress, TV presenter, movie director, commercial model
- Adam Cheng (Chinese: 鄭少秋), actor
- Davi Cheng, artist
- Sammi Cheng (Chinese: 鄭秀文), singer, actress, TV presenter
- Shiu-Yuen Cheng (Chinese: 鄭紹遠)
- Yumiko Cheng (Chinese: 鄭希怡), singer
- Cheng Ting Ting (Chinese: 鄭婷婷), artist
- Hilton Cheong-Leen (Chinese: 張有興), businessman and politician
- Angie Cheung (Chinese: 張慧儀)
- Cecilia Cheung (Chinese: 張柏芝), singer, actress
- Cindy Cheung (Chinese: 張瑋恩)
- Fernando Cheung (Chinese: 張超雄), lecturer, social worker
- Jacky Cheung (Chinese: 張學友), singer, actor
- Cheung Kam Ching, former head of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University, currently Professor of the Department of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Leslie Cheung, singer, actor
- Maggie Cheung (Cheung Ho Yee)
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- Maggie Cheung (Cheung Man Yuk), actress
- Mama Cheung, YouTuber who makes videos about cooking
- Rachel Cheung (Chinese: 張緯晴), pianist
- Steven Cheung, actor
- Steven N. S. Cheung, economist
- Teresa Cheung (Cheung Siu Wai)
- Wallace Chung, singer, actor
- Chin Tsi-ang (Chinese: 錢似鶯), actor
- Angie Chiu (Chinese: 趙雅芝), actress
- Rebecca Chiu, Asia known squash player, Hong Kong National representative
- Samson Chiu (Chinese: 趙良駿), film director
- Raymond Cho (Chinese: 曹永廉), singer, actor
- Ada Choi (Chinese: 蔡少芬), actress
- Elkie Chong (Chinese: 莊錠欣), singer, actress based in South Korea, best known as a member of CLC
- Agnes Chow (Chinese: 周庭), politician and social activist
- Raymond Chow (Chinese: 鄒文懐), Hong Kong film producer
- Niki Chow (Chinese: 周麗淇), singer, actress
- Stephen Chow (Chinese: 周星馳), actor, comedian
- Vivian Chow (Chinese: 周慧敏), DJ, actress
- York Chow (Chinese: 周一嶽)
- Chow Yun-fat (Chinese: 周潤發), actor
- Grace Choy (Chinese: 孫美華), chef
- Almond Chu (Chinese: 朱德華), artist and photographer
- Athena Chu (Chinese: 朱茵), actress
- Samuel Chu
- Winston Chu (Chinese: 徐嘉慎), lawyer
- Chung Sze Yuen (Chinese: 鍾士元), retired politician
- Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Poy) (Chinese: 伍冰枝), journalist and stateswoman
D
E
F
- Fan Chun Yip, Asia known Hong Kong football star, Hong Kong National Representative
- Rita Fan (Chinese: 范徐麗泰), politician
- Henry Fok
- Timothy Fok (Chinese: 霍震霆), businessman, politician, son of Henry Fok
- Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Hong Kong TV and film actor
- Alex Fong Lik-san (Chinese: 方力申), professional swimmer turned actor and singer
- Alexander Fu (Chinese: 傅聲), actor
- Fu Mingxia (Chinese: 伏明霞), female diver, multiple Olympic gold medalist
- Marco Fu (Chinese: 傅家俊), world known snooker player
- Frederick Fung, Chairman of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
- Fung Kwok Wai, Hong Kong amateur snooker player
H
- Brian Hau, singer, songwriter and columnist
- Anne Heung (Chinese: 向海嵐), actress
- Tom Hilditch, journalist, publisher
- Albert Ho (Chinese: 何俊仁), Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China person
- Cyd Ho (Chinese: 何秀蘭), politician
- Denise Ho (Chinese: 何韻詩), actress, singer
- Ho Sin Tung, artist
- Stanley Ho (Chinese: 何鴻燊), entrepreneur
- Willis Ho (Chinese: 何潔泓), activist, journalist
- Kuan Hsin-chi, chairman of the Civic Party
- Jessica Hester Hsuan (Chinese: 宣萱), actress
- Alfred Hui (Chinese: 許廷鏗), singer
- Andy Hui (Chinese: 許志安), actor
- Ann Hui (Chinese: 許鞍華), film director
- King Hu (Chinese: 胡金銓), film director
- Michael Hui (Chinese: 許冠文), actor, director, scriptwriter, producer
- Sam Hui (Chinese: 許冠傑), singer, actor
- Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶), actor, martial artist, film director
- William Hung
- Luke Hunt, journalist and author
- Babar Hayat, cricketer, Hong Kong cricket team
I
K
- Lawrence Kadoorie, businessman
- Michael Kadoorie, businessman
- Charles K. Kao (Chinese: 高錕), engineer and physicist
- Nicholas Kao Se Tseien (Chinese: 高師謙), Catholic priest
- James Johnstone Keswick, businessman
- William Keswick
- Ambrose King (Chinese: 金耀基), sociologist, educator, writer and academic
- Josephine Koo (Chinese: 顧美華), actress
- Stuart Krohn, rugby player, lock [1]
- Charles Kwan (Chinese: 關兆昌)
- Stanley Kwan, film director
- Aaron Kwok, singer, dancer and actor
- Dennis Kwok (Chinese: 郭榮鏗), politician
- Raymond Kwok (Chinese: 郭炳聯), chairman and managing director of Sun Hung Kai Properties
- Thomas Kwok (Chinese: 郭炳江), former joint-chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties
- Walter Kwok (Chinese: 郭炳湘), businessman, formerly chairman and CEO of Sun Hung Kai Properties
- Paul Kwong, Second Anglican Archbishop and Primate of Sheng Kung Hui
- Peter Kwong, First Anglican Archbishop and Primate of Sheng Kung Hui
- Kwok Ka Ming (Chinese: 郭家明)
- Leo Ku (Chinese: 古巨基), singer
- Louis Koo (Chinese: 古天樂), actor, singer
- Nancy Kwan, actress
L
- Lucas Wong (Chinese: 黃旭熙), rapper of Thai and Chinese descent, former member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its Chinese sub-unit WayV
- Larissa Lai, writer, critic, and professor
- Leon Lai (Chinese: 黎明), singer, actor
- George Lam (Chinese: 林子祥), singer, actor
- Raymond Lam (Chinese: 林峯), TVB actor and singer
- Ringo Lam Leng-tung (Chinese: 林嶺東), film director
- Sandy Lam (Chinese: 林憶蓮), singer
- Sunny Lam, (Chinese: 晴天林), singer-songwriter
- Terence Lam, (Chinese: 林家謙), singer-songwriter
- Douglas Lapraik, shipping and real estate magnate
- Andy Lau Tak Wah (Chinese: 劉德華), actor and singer
- Lau Ching Wan (Chinese: 劉青雲), actor
- Emily Lau (Chinese: 劉慧卿), politician
- Kurtis Lau Wai-kin (Chinese: 劉偉健), professional League of Legends video game player
- Honcques Laus (Chinese: 劉康), activist, utilitarian
- Nathan Law (Chinese: 羅冠聰, activist and politician
- Akandu Lawrence (Chinese: 羅倫士), football player
- Allen Lee (Chinese: 李鵬飛), politician
- Ambrose Lee (Chinese: 李少光), former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong
- Andy Lee (Chinese: 李俊威), Hong Kong professional snooker player
- Lee Hoi-chuen (Chinese: 李海泉), Cantonese opera actor, father of Bruce Lee and Robert Lee
- Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍), kung fu master and actor, son of Lee Hoi-chuen
- Robert Lee (Chinese: 李振輝), musician, son of Lee Hoi-chuen
- Colleen Lee (Chinese: 李嘉齡), pianist
- Hacken Lee (Chinese: 李克勤), singer, actor
- Johnson Lee (Chinese: 李思捷), TVB actor, impressionist
- Lee Kin Wo, Hong Kong football star, Hong Kong National Representative
- Lee Lai Shan (Chinese: 李麗珊), windsurfer, Olympic gold medalist
- Lilian Lee (Chinese: 李碧華), novelist, best known as the author of Farewell My Concubine and Rouge
- Martin Lee, Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
- Martin Lee Ka-shing, businessman, son of Lee Shau Kee
- Peter Lee Ka-kit, businessman, son of Lee Shau Kee
- Sam Lee, actor
- Lee San San (Chinese: 李珊珊), TVB actress, winner of 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant
- Lee Shau Kee, tycoon and philanthropist, father of Martin Lee and Peter Lee
- Starry Lee (Chinese: 李慧琼), politician, chairperson of the DAB
- Isabella Leong Lok Sze (Chinese: 梁洛施), singer and actress
- Antony Leung (Chinese: 梁錦松), businessman
- Leung Chun-ying (Chinese: 梁振英), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Edward Leung (Chinese: 梁天琦), politician and activist
- Elsie Leung (Chinese: 梁愛詩), solicitor
- Gigi Leung (Chinese: 梁詠琪), singer, actress
- Leung Kwok-hung (Chinese: 梁國雄), political activist also known as "Long Hair"
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉), actor, singer
- Tony Leung Ka Fai, actor
- Joey Leung Ka Yin, contemporary artist
- Andrew Li (Chinese: 李國能), retired judge
- Arthur Li Kwok Cheung (Chinese: 李國章), Secretary for Education and Manpower
- Sir David Li (Chinese: 李國寶), banker
- Herman Li, founder and lead guitarist of power metal band DragonForce
- Li Ka Shing, tycoon and philanthropist, father of Richard Li and Victor Li
- Richard Li, businessman, son of Li Ka Shing
- Victor Li, businessman, son of Li Ka Shing
- Shawn Liao (Chinese: 廖士翔), former basketball player and opera patron
- Betty Loh (Loh Ti), actress
- Christine Loh, lawmaker
M
- Ma Lin (Chinese: 馬臨), biochemist and educator; Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1978 to 1987
- Ma Lik (Chinese: 馬力), Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong
- Vivek Mahbubani, stand up comedian
- Alexandra Christina Manley, first wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (Chinese: 麼地), businessman
- Mong Man Wai, Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
- Karen Mok / Karen Joy Morris (Chinese: 莫文蔚), singer, actress
- Moy Lin-shin (Chinese: 梅連羨), Taoist monk and founder of Taoist Tai Chi Society
- Anita Mui (Chinese: 梅艷芳), singer
- Kenneth Ma (Chinese: 馬國明), actor
- Steven Ma (Chinese: 馬浚偉), actor
- Joe Ma (Chinese: 馬德鐘), actor
- Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching (Chinese: 麥長青), actor
- Lindsey McAlister MBE, theatre director
- David Millar, British cyclist
- Martin, cooking YouTuber
- Mira, YouTuber based in South Korea
- Victor, Principal of a Salvation Army primary school in Hong Kong
N
O
P
R
S
- Leslie George Santos (Chinese: 山度士), footballer
- Victor Sassoon, businessman and hotelier
- Run Run Shaw (Chinese: 邵逸夫), entertainment mogul and philanthropist
- Runme Shaw (Chinese: 邵仁枚), chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore
- Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼), actress
- Lydia Shum (Chinese: 沈殿霞), comedian, MC, and actress
- Sik Kok Kwong (Chinese: 釋覺光), Buddhist monk and first president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association
- Edwin Siu (Chinese: 蕭正楠), actor, singer
- Yan-kit So, food scholar and cookbook writer
- Angela Su (Chinese: 辛婥琳), artist
- Michelle Sun, entrepreneur
T
- Alan Tam (Chinese: 譚詠麟), singer, actor
- Patrick Tam (Tam Kar Ming)
- Patrick Tam (Tam Yiu Man)
- Roman Tam (Chinese: 羅文), singer
- Alan Tang (Chinese: 鄧光榮), actor
- Henry Tang (Chinese: 唐英年), businessman
- Tat Ming Pair
- Tsai Yuan-pei (Chinese: 蔡元培), revolutionary, educator and politician
- Donald Tsang (Chinese: 曾蔭權), 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- John Tsang Chun-wah (Chinese: 曾俊華)
- Tsang Tsou Choi (Chinese: 曾灶財), calligraphy artist
- Kay Tse (Chinese: 謝安琪), singer
- Nicholas Tse, actor, singer
- Kate Tsui (Chinese: 徐子珊), actress, singer
- Kristal Tin (Chinese: 田蕊妮), actress, singer
- Daniel C. Tsui (Chinese: 崔琦), physicist, awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
- Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克), film director, producer, screenwriter
- Johnnie To (Chinese: 杜琪峯), film director, producer
- Raymond To (Chinese: 杜國威), dramatist, screenwriter & film director
- Ronny Tong (Chinese: 湯家驊), politician
- Tung Chao Yung (Chinese: 董兆榮), founder of Orient Overseas Container Line
- Tung Chee Hwa (Chinese: 董建華), 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Lysanne Tusar, winemaker
V
W
- Jackson Wang, member of the popular South Korean boy group GOT7, solo artist in China, former member of China's national fencing team
- Nina Wang (née Kung) (Chinese: 龔如心), businesswoman
- Teddy Wang, billionaire and disappeared person who was married to Nina Wang
- Wayne Wang (Chinese: 王穎), film director
- David Michael Webb activist, share market analyst
- Chow Kai Wing, heads the History Department at Hong Kong Baptist University
- Anthony Wong Chau Sang (Chinese: 黃秋生), actor
- Ay Wong Yiu Ming (Chinese: 黃耀明), singer
- Eleanor Wong (Chinese: 黄懿伦), pianist and Senior Lecturer at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- Carter Wong (Chinese: 黃家達), actor and martial arts instructor
- Emi Wong (Chinese: 王樂婷), fitness, lifestyle, and travelling YouTuber
- Faye Wong (Chinese: 王菲), actress, singer-songwriter
- Jennifer Wong, writer, poet
- Joshua Wong (Chinese: 黃之鋒, politician and activist
- Lucas Wong (Chinese: 黃旭熙), rapper based in South Korea and China, best known as a former member of NCT and its sub-units, NCT U and WayV
- Wong Cho-lam (Chinese: 王祖藍) stage actor, television actor
- Wong Kam-po, World Champion racing cyclist, Hong Kong National Representative
- Wong Kar Wai (Chinese: 王家衛), film director, producer
- Koma Wong, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter of Beyond
- Natalie Wong (黃瑩), actress
- Race Wong (Chinese: 黃婉伶), singer
- Ray Wong (Chinese: 黃台仰), activist
- Raymond Wong (Wong Yuk-man)
- Wong Wo Bik, architectural photographer
- Wong Yan Lung (Chinese: 黃仁龍), barrister, judge
- John Woo (Chinese: 吳宇森), film director, screenwriter, editor
- Daniel Wu (Chinese: 吳彥祖), actor, film director, screenwriter
- Wu Kwok Hung (Chinese: 胡國雄), retired Hong Kong football star, former Hong Kong National Representative
- Myolie Wu (Chinese: 胡杏兒), actress
Y
- Jack Yan
- Choi Yan-chi, artist
- Ti Liang Yang (Chinese: 楊鐵樑), retired judge
- Chao Yat
- Benny Yau
- Sally Yeh (Chinese: 葉蒨文), singer, actress
- Donnie Yen (Chinese: 甄子丹), actor, martial artist, film director
- Yeoh Eng Kiong
- Michelle Yeoh, actress
- Angela Yeung Wing, model and actress more commonly known by stage name Angelababy
- Miriam Yeung (Chinese: 楊千嬅), singer, actress
- Yip Hon (Chinese: 葉漢), gambling tycoon
- Yim Ho
- Sam Yip
- Patrick Yu
- Lawrence Yu (余錦基), businessman, director of Hong Kong Football Association
- Tik Chi Yuen, Vice Chairman of Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
- Yuen Biao (Chinese: 元彪), actor, producer, action choreographer
- Anita Yuen (Chinese: 袁詠儀), actress, winner of 1990 Miss Hong Kong Pageant
- Corey Yuen (Chinese: 元奎), action director, action Choreography, director, producer
- Yuen Kwok-yung (Chinese: 袁國勇), microbiologist, physician, surgeon
- Yuen Wah (Chinese: 元華), actor, action choreographer
- Tavia Yeung (Chinese: 楊怡), actress
- Zhou Yongqin (Chinese: 周永勤), member of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance and the Liberal Party
- Tyson Yoshi (Chinese: 程浚彥), rapper and hip hop singer
Z
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Stuart Krohn . ESPN Scrum . May 24, 2010.
