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DeutschList of Hakka people
A list of notable Hakka people, belonging to the Han Chinese.
Revolutionary, political and military leaders
[edit]China – Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Xiuquan (Fung Siew Chen) | 洪秀全 | 1812–1864 | Huaxian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Heavenly King (天王), 1851; Leader, Taiping Rebellion; The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (太平天国), 1851–1864, established by Hong had, at one stage, occupied one-third of China, and almost toppled the Qing dynasty |
| Feng Yunshan (Fung Yun San) | 馮雲山 冯云山 | 1815–1852 | Huaxian, Guangdong | Longchuan, Guangdong | South King (南王), 1851; Strategist of the Taiping Rebellion; Administrator of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during its early years |
| Yang Xiuqing (Yong Siew Tshin) | 楊秀清 杨秀清 | 1821–1856 | Guiping, Guangxi | Meixian, Guangdong | East King (东王), 1851; Commander-in-chief, Taiping Army |
| Shi Dakai (Sak Dat Ho) | 石達開 石达开 | 1831–1863 | Guixian, Guangxi | Heping, Guangdong | Wing King (翼王), 1851; The youngest of the six top leaders of Taiping at the age of 19; Shi's heroics as an outstanding general were later to inspire his fellow Hakka clansman, Zhu De, who founded the Red Army (红军), later known as the People's Liberation Army (人民解放军)[1] His mother was of Zhuang origin. |
| Li Xiucheng (Lee Siew Sin) | 李秀成 | 1823–1864 | Tengxian, Guangxi | Fengle, Guangdong | Loyal King (忠王), 1858; One of the key leaders at the later stages of the Kingdom |
| Bong Yucheng (Bong Nyuk Sin) | 陳玉成 陈玉成 | 1837–1862 | Tengxian, Guangxi | Wengyuan, Guangdong | Heroic King (英王), 1859; One of the key leaders at the later stages of the Kingdom |
| Hong Rengan (Fung Yin Kon) | 洪仁玕 | 1822–1864 | Huaxian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Shield King (干王), 1859; Premier of the Kingdom; First person in China to advocate modern-style government and opening-up reforms |
China – Qing dynasty
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lai Enjue[2] (Lai En Cheok) | 赖恩爵 | 1795–1848 | Shenzhen | Zijin, Guangdong | Admiral (水师提督), Guangdong Navy, 1843–1848; Commander, Battle of Kowloon, First Opium War, 1839; Just before Lai died due to illness, he told his family clan that his wish was to see the return of Hong Kong to China; Ten days before the handover of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, more than a hundred of the Lai clan descendants from different parts of the world returned to their ancestral home to mark the event |
| Yan Botao | 颜伯焘 | 1792–1855 | Lianping, Guangdong | Lianping, Guangdong | Viceroy (总督), Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, 1841–1842; Commander, Battle of Amoy, First Opium War, 1841 |
| Feng Zicai (Fung Tse Choi) | 馮子才 冯子才 | 1818–1903 | Qinzhou, Guangxi | Bobai, Guangxi | Commander-in-chief, Provincial Army (提督), 1862-; Commanding general, Sino-French War, 1884–1885; Feng was instrumental in the defeat of the French at the Battle of Bang Bo which led to the French Retreat from Lạng Sơn and the conclusion of the war |
| Liu Yongfu (Liew Yun Fook) | 劉永福 刘永福 | 1837–1917 | Qinzhou, Guangxi | Bobai, Guangxi | Founder and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army (黑旗军), 1857–1885; President, Republic of Formosa, 1895 |
| Qiu Fengjia (Hiew Fung Kap) | 丘逢甲 | 1864–1912 | Miaoli, Taiwan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Commander, Taiwanese militia forces, Japanese invasion of Taiwan, 1895; Revolutionary leader, Xinhai Revolution; Guangdong Representative for the Republic of China Provisional Presidential Election, 1911; Feng Chia University in Taiwan is named in honour of Qiu |
| Liu Guangdi (Liew Kong Tee) | 劉光第 刘光第 | 1859–1898 | Fushun, Sichuan | Wuping, Fujian | One of the "Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform (戊戌六君子) – a group of six intellectuals executed by Empress Dowager Cixi for their attempts to help Guangxu Emperor implement the "Hundred Days' Reform" (戊戌变法) |
| Wen Shengcai[3] (Voon Sang Choi) | 溫生才 | 1869–1911 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | One of the Four Martyrs of Honghuagang (红花岗四烈士); Wen assassinated the Manchu general, Fu Qi, in 1911; All of the four martyrs of Honghuagang are Hakkas |
China – Republic of China
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Yat-sen[4][5] (Soon Tsung San) | 孫中山 孙中山 | 1866–1925 | Xiangshan, Guangdong | Zijin, Guangdong | Founding father of modern China; First President, Provisional Government of the Republic of China, 1912 |
| Yao Yuping[6] | 姚雨平 | 1882–1974 | Pingyuan, Guangdong | Pingyuan, Guangdong | General, 1912-; Commander-in-chief, Guangdong Northern Expeditionary Army (广东北伐军), Xinhai Revolution, 1911–1912; Yao's successive victories against the Qing Army were vital in the successful defence of the Provisional Government in Nanjing and the early abdication of Xuan Tong Emperor |
| Liao Zhongkai (Liao Tshung Koi) | 廖仲愷 | 1877–1925 | San Francisco, USA | Huiyang, Guangdong | Sun Yat-sen's main advisor on financial matters; Liao was one of the three most powerful figures in Kuomintang when Sun died |
| Eugene Chen | 陈友仁 | 1878–1944 | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | Meixian, Guangdong | Outstanding Foreign Minister in the 1920s known for his success in promoting Sun Yat-sen's anti-imperialist foreign policies; Chen's father is a former Taiping |
| Huang Shaohong | 黃紹竑 | 1895–1966 | Rong County, Guangxi | Rong County, Guangxi | General; Warlord of the New Guangxi clique which controlled Guangxi and much of Guangdong, Hunan, and Hubei, 1924–1929 |
| Chen Jitang (Chin Tsi Thong) | 陳濟棠 陈济棠 | 1890–1954 | Fangcheng, Guangxi | Bobai, Guangxi | General First-class (four-star general), 1935-; Chen was a warlord known as the "Southern Heavenly King" (南天王) as he wielded absolute control of the government and army of autonomous Guangdong, 1929–1936 |
| Chen Mingshu | 陈铭枢 | 1889–1965 | Bepu, Guangxi | Bepu, Guangxi | Acting Premier of the Republic of China, 1931–1932; General, 1947-; Commander-in-Chief, 19th Route Army (十九路军), Battle of Shanghai, 1931–1932; The 19th Route Army, which started off as a Regiment unit under the command of Chen in the First Division of the Guangdong Army, was one of Nationalist China best fighting forces |
| Deng Yanda | 鄧演達 邓演达 | 1895–1931 | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Leftist Nationalist politician who, in 1930, founded the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, one of the eight non-communist, legally recognised political parties in the People's Republic of China today; Deng was a military commander in the elite First Division of the Guangdong Army |
| Sun Ke (Soon Kho) | 孫科 孙科 | 1895–1973 | Xiangshan, Guangdong | Zijin, Guangdong | Premier of the Republic of China, 1932, 1948–1949 |
| Xue Yue (Siet Ngok) | 薛岳 | 1896–1998 | Lechang, Guangdong | Rucheng, Hunan | General First-class (four-star general), 1952-; Commander-in-chief, 9th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1938–1945; Called "Patton of Asia" by the West and the "God of War" (战神) by the Chinese, Xue was China most outstanding general during the war against the Japanese |
| Zhang Fakui (Tshong Fat Khui) | 張發奎 张发奎 | 1896–1980 | Shixing, Guangdong | Shixing, Guangdong | General, 1936-; Commander-in-chief, National Revolutionary Army ground forces, 1949; Commander-in-chief, 4th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1939–1944; As Honorary President of the "Hong Kong Tsung Tsin Association" (香港崇正总会), the umbrella body for Hakkas in Hong Kong, Zhang initiated and organized the first World Hakka Congress in 1971 |
| Huang Qixiang | 黃琪翔 | 1898–1970 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | General, 1946-; Leftist Nationalist; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 5th War Zone (later 6th War Zone), Second Sino-Japanese War, 1938; Led the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, 1931–1938, after Deng Yanda's death; One of the two most outstanding generals (the other being fellow Hakka Ye Ting) during the First Expedition of the Northern Expedition, 1926, and was promoted to Commander, Fourth Army, for the Second Expedition, 1927, at the age of 28 |
| Luo Zhuoying | 羅卓英 罗卓英 | 1896–1961 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | General, 1946-; Commander-in-chief, 1st Route Expeditionary Forces, Burma (China first participation of a war overseas), 1942; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 9th War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1941 |
| Huang Baitao | 黄百韬 | 1900–1948 | Tianjin | Meixian, Guangdong | General, 1948; Commander-in-chief, 7th Army Group; Twice recipient of the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun (the highest honour for a military commander); Huang committed suicide rather than surrendering after he was defeated at the Huaihai Campaign, the most decisive battle of the Chinese Civil War, in 1948 |
| Fan Hanjie | 范漢傑 范汉杰 | 1896–1976 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Lieutenant General, 1945-; Deputy Commander-in-chief, National Revolutionary Army ground forces, 1948; Deputy Commander-in-chief, Dongbei (Manchuria) Force, Chinese Civil War, 1948; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 1st War Zone, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1945; Fan was one of the favourite generals of Chiang Kaishek |
| Wu Qiwei | 吳奇偉 吳奇伟 | 1890–1953 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Lieutenant General, 1935-; Governor of Hunan, 1945–1946; Commander-in-chief, Changjiang (Yangtze River) Defence Force, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1942–1944; Deputy Commander-in-chief, 4th War Zone (later 6th War Zone), Second Sino-Japanese War, 1939; Wu defected to the Communists in 1949 |
| Miao Peinan | 缪培南 | 1890–1970 | Wuhua, Guangdong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Lieutenant General, 1936-; Commander-in-chief, 9th Army Group, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1940; Miao represented the Chinese government to accept the Japanese surrender in Guangdong, 1945 |
| Xie Jinyuan (Tsia Tshin Ngian) | 謝晉元 谢晋元 | 1905–1941 | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Major General, 1941; Commander, Defence of Sihang Warehouse, Shanghai, 1937; The heroism of Xie and the defenders of the warehouse which lifted flagging Chinese morale was made into films in 1938 and 1976 named "Eight Hundred Heroes" (八百壯士) |
| Yao Ziqing | 姚子青 | 1909–1937 | Pingyuan, Guangdong | Pingyuan, Guangdong | General; Commander during the Defence of Baoshan, part of the Battle of Shanghai, 1937; The heroism of Yao and the defenders of the Baoshan where all 600 soldiers but one lost their lives to defend the county was made into film named "Defenders" (捍衛者) |
China – People's Republic
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Lisan | 李立三 | 1899–1967 | Liling, Hunan | Liling, Hunan | Top leader of Chinese Communist Party, 1928–1930 |
| Zhu De[7][8] | 朱德 | 1886–1976 | Yilong, Sichuan | Shaoguan, Guangdong | Chairman of the National People's Congress (Head of State), People's Republic of China, 1975–1976; Marshal, 1955-; Founder and Commander-in-chief of the Red Army (红军), later known as the People's Liberation Army (人民解放军) |
| Ye Ting | 葉挺 叶挺 | 1896–1946 | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Commander-In-chief, New Fourth Army, one of the two main Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War (the other main communist force, Eighth Route Army, was commanded by Zhu De) |
| Ye Jianying (Yap Kiam Yin) | 葉劍英 叶剑英 | 1897–1986 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Chairman of the National People's Congress (Head of State), People's Republic of China, 1978–1983; Marshal, 1955-; Communist China first Governor of Guangdong, 1949–1953; Ye led the overthrow of the Gang of Four, which marked the end of the Cultural Revolution |
| Hu Yaobang[9] (Fu Yau Bong) | 胡耀邦 | 1915–1989 | Liuyang, Hunan | Ji'an, Jiangxi | Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 1981–1982; General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, 1980–1987; Both positions during these periods made Hu the highest-ranked in the Chinese Communist Party and the second most powerful person in China after Deng Xiaoping; In 1989, the memorial service for his death sparked off a pro-democracy movement which led to the Tiananmen Square protests |
| Liao Chengzhi (Liau Sin Chee) | 廖承志 | 1908–1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Huiyang, Guangdong | Liao died four days after he was nominated to be the Vice-President, People's Republic of China; First Director, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, 1978–1983 |
| Liu Yalou | 劉亞樓 刘亚楼 | 1910–1965 | Wuping, Fujian | Wuping, Fujian | General, 1955-; First Commander-in-chief, People's Liberation Army Air Force, 1949–1965 |
| Wang Shoudao | 王首道 | 1906–1996 | Liuyang, Hunan | Liuyang, Hunan | Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), 1978–1983; Governor of Hunan, 1950–1952 |
| Yang Chengwu (Yong Sin Woo) | 楊成武 杨成武 | 1904–2004 | Changting, Fujian | Changting, Fujian | Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), 1983–1988; General, 1955-; Acting Chief of General Staff, People's Liberation Army, 1965–1968 |
| Xiao Hua | 肖华 | 1916–1985 | Xingguo, Jiangxi | Xingguo, Jiangxi | Youngest General at the age of 39, 1955; Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), 1983–1985; Chief Political Commissar, People's Liberation Army, 1964–1967 |
| Yang Yong | 杨勇 | 1913–1983 | Liuyang, Hunan | Liuyang, Hunan | Member, Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党中央书记处), 1982–1983; General, 1955-; Deputy Chief of General Staff, People's Liberation Army, 1959; Governor of Guizhou, 1950–1951 |
| Lai Chuanzhu | 赖传珠 | 1910–1965 | Ganxian, Jiangxi | Ganxian, Jiangxi | General, 1955-; Political Commissar, 15th Army Corps (later 13th Army Corps), Fourth Field Army, 1948–1950; Chief of Staff, New Fourth Army, 1941–1945; The life story of Lai was made into a television drama, "General Diary Complete" (将军日记), in 2011 |
| Chen Qihan | 陈奇涵 | 1910–1965 | Ganxian, Jiangxi | Ganxian, Jiangxi | General, 1955-; First President, Military Court, People's Liberation Army, 1954–1957; Commander-in-chief, Jiangxi Military Region, 1949 |
| Li Tianyou | 李天佑 | 1914–1970 | Lingui, Guangxi | Lingui, Guangxi | General, 1955-; Deputy Chief of Staff, People's Liberation Army, 1962–1970; A film, titled "Li Tianyou Jagged Siping" (李天佑血战四平), about how Li led the Communist first-ever attack and victory of a city, Battle of Siping, 1946, was made in 2009 |
| Ding Sheng | 丁盛 | 1913–1999 | Yudu, Jiangxi | Yudu, Jiangxi | Major General, 1955-; Governor of Guangdong, 1972–1974 |
| Zhang Tingfa[10] | 张廷发 | 1918–2010 | Shaxian, Fujian | Shaxian, Fujian | Major General, 1955-; Commander-in-chief, People's Liberation Army Air Force, 1977–1985 |
| Chen Pixian | 陳丕顯 陈丕显 | 1916–1995 | Shanghang, Fujian | Shanghang, Fujian | Member, Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党中央书记处), 1982–1985; Governor of Hubei, 1978–1980 |
| Ye Xuanping (Yap Sen Phin) | 葉選平 叶选平 | 1924- | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), 1991–2003; Governor of Guangdong, 1985–1991 |
| Xie Fei (Chia Fui) | 謝非 谢非 | 1932–1999 | Lufeng, Guangdong | Lufeng, Guangdong | Vice-Chairman, National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会), 1998–1999 |
| Zhang Zhen[11] | 张震 | 1914–2015 | Pingjiang, Hunan | Pingyuan, Guangdong | General, 1988-; Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, 1992–1997 |
| Liao Hui | 廖暉 廖晖 | 1942- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), 2003-; Director, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, 1997–2010 |
| Huang Huahua (Wong Fah Fah) | 黃華華 黄华华 | 1946- | Xingning, Guangdong | Xingning, Guangdong | Governor of Guangdong, 2003–2011; The stepping down of Huang as governor in 2011 marked the end of the dominance of the provincial government by the "Hakka clique" (客家帮)[12] |
| Wu Changde | 吴昌德 | 1952- | Dayu, Jiangxi | Dayu, Jiangxi | General, 2013-; Deputy Director, People's Liberation Army General Political Department, 2011- |
Taiwan
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Teng-hui | 李登辉 | 1923-2020 | New Taipei, Taiwan | Yongding, Fujian | President of the Republic of China, 1988–2000; First popularly elected President in Chinese history |
| Tsai Ing-wen (Chai Yin Vun) | 蔡英文 | 1956- | Pingtung, Taiwan | President of the Republic of China, 2016–; First and only female President in Chinese history; First female without any political lineage to head a government in Asia | |
| Li Yuan-tsu | 李元簇 | 1923- | Pingjiang, Hunan | Pingjiang, Hunan | Vice-President of the Republic of China, 1990–1996 |
| Annette Lu[13] | 呂秀蓮 吕秀莲 | 1944- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Nanjing, Fujian | First and only female Vice-President of the Republic of China, 2000–2008 |
| Hsu Fu-lin | 徐傅霖 | 1878–1958 | Heping, Guangdong | Heping, Guangdong | Losing candidate in the Republic of China Presidential Election to Chiang Kai-shek, 1954; Leader, China Democratic Socialist Party, 1946–1958; Hsu was the Finance Minister in the Republic of China government in China, 1946- |
| Wang Sheng | 王昇 王升 | 1915–2006 | Longan, Jiangxi | Longan, Jiangxi | General, 1970-; Director, General Political Warfare Department (总政治作战部), which was responsible for secret military and intelligence operations, 1975–1983; Wang was the second most powerful person in Taiwan after President Chiang Ching-kuo as he led the "Liu Shaokang Office" (刘少康办公室) which was described as the inner court of the Kuomintang party headquarters, 1979–1983 and he was rumoured to be the successor to Chiang |
| Yu Shyi-kun | 游錫堃 游锡堃 | 1948- | Yilan, Taiwan | Zhao'an, Fujian | Premier of the Republic of China, 2002–2005; Chairman, Democratic Progressive Party, 2006–2007 |
| Jiang Yi-huah[14] | 江宜樺 江宜桦 | 1960- | Keelung, Taiwan | Premier of the Republic of China, 2013–2014 | |
| Hsu Hsin-liang (Hee Sin Leong) | 許信良 许信良 | 1941- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Raoping, Guangdong | Co-founder and Chairman, Democratic Progressive Party, 1991–1994, 1996–1998; Presidential candidate, 2000 Republic of China presidential election |
| Hsu Hsin-ying | 徐欣瑩 | 1972- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Founder and Chairman, Minkuotang, 2015-; Vice-Presidential candidate, 2016 Republic of China presidential election; Member of the Legislative Yuan, 2012–2015; Won by the highest majority among more than 100 legislative yuan seats in the 2012 Republic of China legislative election | |
| Hsu Ching-chung | 徐慶鐘 徐庆钟 | 1907–1996 | Taipei, Taiwan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Vice-Premier, Republic of China, 1972–1981 |
| Chiu Chuang-huan | 邱創煥 邱创焕 | 1925- | Changhua, Taiwan | Raoping, Guangdong | Vice-Premier, Republic of China, 1981–1984; Governor of Taiwan Province, 1984–1990 |
| Liu Kwo-tsai | 刘阔才 | 1911–1993 | Miaoli, Taiwan | Pingyuan, Guangdong | President of the Legislative Yuan, 1988–1990 |
| Yeh Chu-lan (Yap Kiuk Lan) | 葉菊蘭 叶菊兰 | 1949- | Miaoli, Taiwan | Vice-Premier, Republic of China, 2004–2005 | |
| Chiang Pin-kung | 江丙坤 | 1932- | Nantou, Taiwan | Pinghe, Fujian | Acting Chairman, Kuomintang, 2007; Chairman, Straits Exchange Foundation (海峽交流基金会), 2008–2012 |
| Wu Po-hsiung (Ng Pak Hiung) | 吳伯雄 吴伯雄 | 1939- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Yongding, Fujian | Chairman, Kuomintang, 2007–2009; Mayor, Taipei, 1988–1990 |
| Chen Ta-ching | 陳大慶 陈大庆 | 1904–1973 | Chongyi, Jiangxi | Chongyi, Jiangxi | Minister of National Defense, 1972–1973; Governor of Taiwan Province, 1969–1972; General First-class (four-star general), 1973-; Commander-In-chief, Republic of China Army, 1967–1969 |
| Tang Yao-ming | 湯曜明 汤曜明 | 1940- | Taichung, Taiwan | Yunxiao, Fujian | First Local (non-Mainlander) Taiwanese Minister of National Defense, 2002–2004; General First-class (four-star general), 1999-; Chief of General Staff, Republic of China Armed Forces, 1999–2002 |
Hong Kong
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeng Sheng[15] | 曾生 | 1910–1995 | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Legendary Commander, Dong River Column guerrilla force (东江纵队), which was made up mainly of Hakkas; Noteworthy accomplishments of the guerrilla force included the aiding of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war to escape successfully from Japanese internment camps and the rescuing of twenty American pilots who parachuted into Hong Kong when they were shot down during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, 1941–1945 |
| David Lan | 藍鴻震 | 1940- | Hong Kong | Dabu, Guangdong | Secretary for Home Affairs, 1997–2000 |
| Martin Lee | 李柱銘 李柱铭 | 1938- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Founding Chairman, Democratic Party, 1994–2002; Leading figure of Pan-democracy camp; Lee is hailed as the Father of democracy of Hong Kong |
| Lau Wong-fat[16] | 劉皇發 刘皇发 | 1936- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Chairman, Heung Yee Kuk (乡议局), a powerful body representing 700 indigenous villages in New Territories, 1980–2015; Known as the "Land Emperor of the New Territories" (新界土皇帝), Lau is the political kingpin in the New Territories |
| Lee Wing Tat | 李永達 李永达 | 1955- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Chairman, Democratic Party, 2004–2006 |
| Tam Yiu Chung (Tham Yau Tsung) | 譚耀宗 谭耀宗 | 1949- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Chairman, Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, 2007- |
Singapore
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Choy | 蔡楊素梅 蔡杨素梅 | 1910–2006 | Sabah, Malaysia | Guangdong | War heroine; First and only woman in the Legislative Council of Singapore, 1951–1955 |
| Lee Kuan Yew (Lee Kong Yau) | 李光耀 | 1923–2015 | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Founding father of modern Singapore; First Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959–1990, mother was a Peranakan |
| Lee Hsien Loong (Lee Sen Lung) | 李顯龍 李显龙 | 1952- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Prime Minister of Singapore, 2004-2024; Youngest Brigadier General, Singapore Armed Forces, 1983–1984 He is a mix of Hakka, Perankan and mostly Hokkien Nyonya. |
| Yong Nyuk Lin | 楊玉麟 杨玉麟 | 1918–2012 | Negri Sembilan, Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1959–1976 |
| Hon Sui Sen (Hon Sui Sang) | 韓瑞生 韩瑞生 | 1916–1983 | Penang, Malaysia | Jiexi, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1970–1983 |
| Howe Yoon Chong (Hiew Yoon Chong) | 侯永昌 | 1923–2007 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1979–1984 (Minister of Defence, 1979–1982) |
| Richard Hu (Foo Su Thau) | 胡賜道 胡赐道 | 1926- | Singapore | Yongding, Fujian | Cabinet Minister, 1985–2001 |
Malaysia
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yap Ah Loy | 葉亞來 叶亚来 | 1837–1885 | Huizhou, Guangdong | Huizhou, Guangdong | Founder, modern Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia; Kapitan Cina, Kuala Lumpur, 1868–1885 |
| Chung Keng Quee (Chang Kin Gui) | 鄭景貴 郑景贵 | 1827–1901 | Zengcheng, Guangdong | Zengcheng, Guangdong | Founder, Taiping, Perak; Kapitan Cina, Perak, 1875–1900; Leader, Hai San Secret Society, Larut War, 1861–1874 |
| Chin Ah Yam | 陳亞炎 陈亚炎 | -1899 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Kapitan Cina, Perak, 1875–1899; Leader, Ghee Hin Secret Society, Larut War, 1861–1874 |
| Leong Fee | 梁輝 梁辉 | 1857–1911 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Member, Federal Legislative Council, 1909[17] |
| Philip Lee Tau Sang | 李道生 | -1959 | Highly respected and leading Chinese politician who was greatly favoured by the British colonial rulers in North Borneo (now Sabah) in the 1950s | ||
| Lau Pak Khuan (Liew Pak Khiun) | 劉伯群 刘伯群 | 1894–1971 | Zengcheng, Guangdong | Zengcheng, Guangdong | First Chinese to be conferred the "Datuk Seri" title; Led the unsuccessful bid for Chinese equal citizenship-rights and official language status during the drafting of the Malaysian Constitution |
| Omar Ong Yoke Lin | 翁毓麟 | 1917–2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Huizhou, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1955–1973; First Chinese President, Malaysian Senate, 1973–1980; Mooted the idea to form the Alliance Party (Malaysia), predecessor of Barisan Nasional, the ruling coalition party of Malaysia since independence in 1952 |
| Wong Pow Nee | 王保尼 | 1911–2002 | Penang, Malaysia | Xingning, Guangdong | First Chief Minister of Penang, 1957–1969 |
| Peter Lo Sui Yin | 羅思仁 罗思仁 | 1923–2020 | Sabah, Malaysia | Longchuan, Guangdong | Chief Minister of Sabah, 1965–67; Cabinet Minister, 1963–1965 |
| James Wong Kim Min | 黄金明 | 1922–2011 | Sarawak, Malaysia | Guangdong | Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia, 1974; First Deputy Chief Minister, Sarawak, 1963–1966; President, Sarawak National Party, 1981–2003; Hold the record for being the longest serving Member of the Sarawak State Assembly for forty-six years, 1956–2001 |
| Stephen Yong Kuet Tze | 楊國斯 杨国斯 | 1921–2001 | Sarawak, Malaysia | Dabu, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1982–1990; Co-founder, Sarawak United Peoples' Party, Sarawak's first political party, 1959 (President, 1983–1990); Yong is best remembered for giving the Chinese in Sarawak a political voice |
| Lee Kim Sai (Lee Kim Sze) | 李金狮 | 1937-2019 | Selangor, Malaysia | Cabinet Minister, 1986–1995 | |
| Yong Teck Lee | 楊德利 杨德利 | 1958- | Sabah, Malaysia | Longchuan, Guangdong | Chief Minister of Sabah, 1996–1998; Founder and President, Sabah Progressive Party, 1994- |
| Peter Chin Fah Kui | 陳華貴 陈华贵 | 1945- | Sarawak, Malaysia | Bao'an, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 2004–2013; President, Sarawak United Peoples' Party, 2011- |
| Chor Chee Heung (Chau Chee Hiung) | 曹智雄 | 1955- | Kedah, Malaysia | Dabu, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 2010–2013 |
| Liow Tiong Lai (Liau Tsung Loi) | 廖中莱 | 1961 | Malacca, Malaysia | Dabu, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 2008–2013, 2014-; President, Malaysian Chinese Association, 2013- |
| Wee Ka Siong (Ngui Ka Seong) | 魏家祥 | 1968- | Malacca, Malaysia | Lufeng, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 2014- |
| Teresa Kok (Kok Su Sim) | 郭素沁 | 1964- | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Huizhou, Guangdong | Member of Parliament, 1999-; Won by the highest majority among more than 200 constituency seats in the 2008 and 2013 Malaysian general elections; In the 2013 election, Kok won more than 85% of the total votes cast, a record in Malaysia history |
| Chong Hon Nyan (Chong Hon Nyan) | 張漢源 张汉源 | 1924-2020 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Minister of Health (1978-1982) and Transport (1983-1986) |
Indonesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luo Fangbo (Lo Fong Bak) | 羅芳伯 罗芳伯 | 1738–1778 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder and President, Hakka Republic of Lanfang in West Kalimantan, 1777–1884; The republic lasted for 107 years and had ten presidents who are all Meixian Hakkas |
| Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Tjung Ban Hok) | 鍾萬學 钟万学 | 1966- | Bangka–Belitung Islands, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Governor, Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, which is considered to be the third most powerful position in Indonesia, 2014-;[18][19] Basuki is more popularly known by his Hakka name, "Ahok" (阿学) |
| Christiandy Sanjaya (Wong Hon San) | 黄汉山 | 1964- | West Kalimantan, Indonesia | Jiexi, Guangdong | Deputy Governor, West Kalimantan, 2008–2013; First elected Chinese Deputy Governor of Indonesia |
| Teddy Jusuf (Hiung Tet Yie) | 熊德怡 | 1966- | West Java, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | First and only Chinese to attain the rank of Brigadier General, Indonesian National Armed Forces, 1983 |
| Willybrodus Lay (Lay Wie Fa) | 1961- | Atambua,East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Regent of Belu, East Nusa Tenggara 2016-2021 |
Thailand
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaksin Shinawatra[20][21] (Hiew Tat Sin) | 丘達新 丘达新 | 1949- | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Fengshun, Guangdong | Only Prime Minister of Thailand to be re-elected in Thailand history, 2001–2006; Parties linked to Thaksin had won all the five general elections in Thailand since 2001 |
| Yingluck Shinawatra (Hiew Yin Lok) | 丘仁樂 丘仁乐 | 1967- | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Fengshun, Guangdong | First and only female Prime Minister of Thailand, 2011–2014 |
| Supachai Panitchpakdi | 1946- | Bangkok, Thailand | Deputy Prime Minister, 1992–1995, 1997–2001; First and only Asian Director-General, World Trade Organization, 2002–2005 | ||
| Sudarat Keyuraphan | 1961- | Bangkok, Thailand | Cabinet Minister, 2002–2006 | ||
| Chaiyasit Shinawatra | 1945- | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Fengshun, Guangdong | Supreme Commander, Royal Thai Armed Forces, 2004–2005; Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Army, 2003–2004 | |
| Paetongtarn Shinawatra | 1986- | Bangkok, Thailand | Fengshun, Guangdong | Prime Minister of Thailand, 2024-present |
Cambodia
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sok An[22] (Soo On) | 索安 | 1950- | Takéo, Cambodia | Deputy Prime Minister, Cambodia, 2004-2017 |
Myanmar
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne Win | 奈温 | 1910–2002 | Bago Region, Myanmar | Meixian, Guangdong | President of Myanmar, 1974–1981; Chairman, Union Revolutionary Council, 1962–1974; Prime Minister of Myanmar, 1958–1960, 1962–1974; Commander-in-chief (formerly known as Chief of Staff), Myanmar Armed Forces, 1949–1972; Ne Win was the paramount leader of Myanmar for three decades |
| San Yu[23] | 山友 | 1918–1996 | Bago Region, Myanmar | President of Myanmar, 1981–1988; Commander-in-chief, Myanmar Armed Forces, 1972–1974 | |
| Khin Nyunt[24] | 钦纽 | 1939- | Yangon Region, Myanmar | Meixian, Guangdong | Prime Minister of Myanmar, 2003–2004; General, Myanmar Armed Forces, 2002–2003 |
Timor-Leste
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Lay (Lai Sze Fong) | 黎事芳 | Timor-Leste | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Cabinet Minister, 2007–2015 | |
| Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (Lai Fatt Fong) | 黎发芳 | 1954- | Timor-Leste | Meixian, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 2012-; First Chinese to be elected to National Parliament, 2002–2005 |
Australia
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Wong | 黃英賢 黃英贤 | 1968- | Sabah, Malaysia | First Chinese and first Asian Cabinet Minister, 2007–2013; First female Leader of the Government in the Senate, 2013; First female Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 2013- | |
| Helen Sham-Ho | 何沈慧霞 | 1943- | Hong Kong | Bao'an, Guangdong | Member, New South Wales Legislative Council, 1988–2003; First Chinese to be elected to an Australian parliament |
| Peter Wong[25] | 黄肇强 | 1942- | Zhaoqing, Guangdong | Zijin, Guangdong | Member, New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999–2007; Leading anti-white nationalist politician; Founder, Unity Party, which was formed to oppose Pauline Hanson and her white supremacy One Nation party, 1997 |
| Alfred Huang[26] | 黃國鑫 黄国鑫 | 1938- | Chengdu, Sichuan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Lord Mayor, Adelaide, 2000–2003 |
| Robert Chong[27] (Tsung Foo Hee) | 鐘富喜 钟富喜 | 1954- | Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | Mayor, Whitehorse, Victoria, 2002–2005 |
| Henry Tsang | 曾筱龍 曾筱龙 | 1943- | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Wuhua, Guangdong | Deputy Lord Mayor, Sydney, 1991–1999; Member, New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999–2009 |
French Polynesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Tong Sang | 1949- | Bora-bora, French Polynesia | Guangdong | President, French Polynesia, 2006–2007, 2008–2011; Tong Sang is of mixed blood with Hakka Chinese ancestry on his paternal side |
Mauritius
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen (Chu Moi Lin) | 朱梅麟 | 1909–1991 | Mauritius | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Cabinet Minister, 1967–1976; First Chinese Member, Legislative Council, 1949; Second Hakka after Sun Yat-sen to have his portrait printed on the bills of a country's currency[28] |
| Joseph Tsang Mang Kin | 曾繁興 曾繁兴 | 1938- | Mauritius | Meixian, Guangdong | Cabinet Minister, 1995–2000; As a poet, Tsang has written a number of poems on the Hakka culture |
Seychelles
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Huarong (Lee Fah Yin) | 李华荣 | Seychelles | Meixian, Guangdong | Deputy Minister | |
| Qu Xing Zhu | 2002- | Suriname | Guangdon | First Hakka student in computer science in Utrecht University |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Wei, Baron Wei[29][30] | 韋鳴恩 韦鸣恩 | 1977- | Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | Zhuhai, Guangdong | Youngest member at the age of 34 and first British-born person of Chinese origin in the House of Lords, 2011- |
France
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Thien Ah Koon[31] | 曾憲建 曾宪建 | 1940- | Reunion Island, France | Meixian, Guangdong | First and only Chinese elected to the French National Assembly and the first Chinese elected to a parliament in Europe, 1986–2006; Mayor, Tampon, Reunion Island, 1983–2006, 2014–2020; First Chinese Mayor of Reunion Island and France |
Netherlands
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varina Tjon-A-Ten | 张 | 1952- | Paramaribo, Suriname | Guangdong | First Chinese elected to the House of Representatives, 2003–2006; Tjon-A-Ten is of mixed blood with paternal Hakka Chinese grandfather who migrated from Guangdong to Suriname |
| Roy Ho Ten Soeng | 何天送 | 1945- | Paramaribo, Suriname | Guangdong | Mayor, Venhuizen, North Holland, 2000–2006; First immigrant Mayor of Netherlands; First Chinese Mayor of Netherlands and Europe |
United States
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu | 邱信福 | 1970- | Ohio, USA | Member, California State Assembly, 2014- | |
| Yiaway Yeh | 葉亞威 叶亚威 | 1978- | San Francisco, USA | Meixian, Guangdong | First Chinese Mayor of Palo Alto, California, 2012 |
Guyana
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Chung | 鐘亞瑟 钟亚瑟 | 1916–2008 | West Demerara, Guyana | Dabu, Guangdong | First President, Guyana, 1970–1980 |
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Hochoy | 何才 | 1905–1983 | Jamaica | Bao'an, Guangdong | Last British Governor, 1960–1962; First non-white Governor in the whole of the British Empire, 1960; First Governor-General, 1962–1972, when Trinidad and Tobago obtained independence in 1962; First Chinese Head of State in a non-Asian country |
Suriname
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick Chin A Sen | 陳亞先 陈亚先 | 1934–1999 | Marowijne District, Suriname | Huiyang, Guangdong | President and Prime Minister of Suriname, 1980–1982; Chin paternal side is Hakka Chinese and maternal side is mixed Creole |
Jamaica
[edit]| Name (Hakka pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Leon | 1913–1999 | Kingston, Jamaica | First Chinese and first female Cabinet Minister, 1953–1960, 1972–1976; First Chinese Member, House of Representatives, 1949; First female Chairperson of a political party – Jamaica Labour Party, 1948 | ||
| Horace Chang | 霍勒斯.郑 | 1952- | Westmorland, United Kingdom | Cabinet Minister, 2007–2011 | |
| Delroy Chuck | 德尔罗伊.卓 | 1950- | Manchester Parish, Jamaica | Dongguan | Cabinet Minister, 2011–2012; First Chinese Speaker, House of Representatives, 2007–2011 |
Brazil
[edit]| Name (Hakka Pronunciation) | Chinese name | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Boss Wu[32][33] | 巫佰禧 | 1968- | São Paulo, Brazil | Raoping, Guangdong | First and only Chinese elected to the National Congress of Brazil, 2006- |
Government officials, academics, literary figures and others
[edit]China
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born - Ancestry | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Zunxian | 黃遵憲 黄遵宪 | 1848–1905 | Meixian, Guangdong Meixian,Guangdong | Famous diplomat and poet; Consul-General (总领事) to San Francisco, United States, 1882–1886 and Singapore, 1891–1894 | |
| Chen Yinke | 陳寅恪 陈寅恪 | 1890–1969 | Changsha, Hunan Xiushui, Jiangxi | Sinologist; Considered as one of the most influential historians in 20th century China | |
| Guo Moruo | 郭沫若 | 1892–1978 | Leshan, Sichuan Ninghua, Fujian | Author, poet and historian; Considered to be one of the most important literary figures of modern China; First President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1949–1978 | |
| Zhang Ziping | 張資平 张资平 | 1893–1959 | Meixian, Guangdong Meixian, Guangdong | Popular novelist in the 1930s | |
| Zhang Dingcheng | 張鼎丞 张鼎丞 1898–1981 | Yongding, Fujian Yongding, Fujian | First Procurator-General, Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), 1954–1975; Governor of Fujian, 1949–1954 | ||
| Liang Boqiang | 梁伯强 | 1899–1968 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Pioneer pathologist; Liang has educated and served as a role model to hundreds of pathologists in China |
| Lin Fengmian | 林風眠 | 1900–1991 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | One of the pioneers of modern Chinese painting |
| Wang Li | 王力 | 1900–1986 | Bobai, Guangxi | Tingzhou, Fujian | Considered to be the founder of modern Chinese linguistics |
| Li Guohao (Lee Ket Hau) | 李國豪 李国豪 | 1913–2005 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | One of the top bridge engineering experts in the world; President, Tongji University, Shanghai, 1977–1984 |
| Lu Jiaxi | 卢嘉锡 | 1915–2001 | Xiamen, Fujian | Yongding, Fujiang | President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1981–1987 |
| Liu Fuzhi | 劉復之 刘复之 | 1917–2013 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Procurator-General, Supreme People's Procuratorate, 1988–1993 |
| Zheng Xiaoying | 郑小瑛 | 1929- | Yongding, Fujian | Yongding, Fujian | China's first female orchestra conductor |
| Xiao Yang (Siau Yong) | 肖扬 | 1938- | Heyuang, Guangdong | Heyuan, Guangdong | President, Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) (Chief Justice), 1998–2008 |
| Zhu Dake | 朱大可 | 1957- | Shanghai | Wuping, Fujian | Scholar and Chinese cultural critic; Zhu was listed as one of the "50 Top Chinese Influencing the World's Future" by the magazine, Phoenix Life, 2006[34] |
| Zeng Jinyan | 曾金燕 | 1983- | Longyan, Fujian | Longyan, Fujian | One of China's leading human rights activists; Wife of Hu Jia, a key figure in China's dissident movement; Zeng was selected as "TIME Magazine's 100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2007 |
Taiwan
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loa Ho | 賴和 | 1894–1943 | Changhua, Taiwan | Raoping, Guangdong | Poet and anti-Japanese Occupation political activist; Loa is hailed as the "Father of Modern Taiwanese Literature" |
| Wu Chuo-liu | 吳濁流 | 1900–1976 | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Influential novelist; Wu's highly acclaimed semi-autobiography, "Orphan of Asia" (亚细亚的孤兒), which highlighted the ambiguity of being Taiwanese, has since become a key theme in the contentious subject of Taiwanese identity |
| Jiang Wen-Ye | 江文也 | 1910–1983 | New Taipei, Taiwan | Yongding, Fujian | Well-known composer active in Japan and later in China; Jiang was a theme in the 2003 Japanese film, Café Lumière, directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, which tells the story of a young Japanese woman doing research on the composer; His work is featured on the soundtrack, and his Japanese wife and daughter make appearances as themselves |
| Chung Li-ho (Tsung Lee Foh) | 鐘理和 钟理和 | 1915–1960 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Famous novelist; Chung's autobiographical novel, "My Native Land" (原乡人), was made into a film of the same name in 1980 |
| Lin Haiyin (Lim Hoi Yim) | 林海音 | 1918–2001 | Osaka, Japan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Famous novelist; Lin's memoirs, "My Memories of Old Beijing" (城南旧事), was made into a film of the same name in 1982; The film was selected as one of the "100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century" by Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly) |
| Chung Chao-cheng | 鍾肇政 | 1925- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Wuhua, Guangdong | Novelist; Known as the Mother of Taiwanese Literature; Chung's novel, "The Dull Ice Flower" (鲁冰花), was made into films in 1989 and 2008 |
| Rai Hau-min | 賴浩敏 | 1939- | Miaoli, Taiwan | President, Judicial Yuan (Chief Justice), 2010- | |
| Lü Shao-chia | 呂紹嘉 | 1960- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | One of the world's leading opera conductors of his generation | |
| Gan Yao-ming | 甘耀明 | 1972- | Miaoli, Taiwan | Fiction writer who has received various literary awards; Gan's writings are often colored with Hakka language, culture and history |
Hong Kong
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lau Soei | 刘瑞 | 1866–1942 | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Third-generation grandmaster of Southern Praying Mantis (南派螳螂) martial art, which was originally taught only to Hakka people; Lau is acknowledged by both the practitioners of the Chow Gar (周家) and the Chu Gar (朱家) schools as the founding grandmaster in the modern era |
| Lam Yiu-Kwai (Lim Yau Gui) | 林耀桂 | 1877–1966 | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Creator of Southern Dragon (龙形拳) martial art |
| Lo Hsiang-lin (Lo Heong Lim) | 羅香林 罗香林 | 1906–1978 | Xingning, Guangdong | Xingning, Guangdong | Considered to be the most eminent scholar on Hakka culture and language |
| Jao Tsung-I[35] | 饒宗頤 饶宗颐 | 1917–2018 | Chaozhou, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Prominent scholar who has contributed to various fields of humanities with many pioneering works and a master of Chinese calligraphy and painting |
| Woon Swee Oan | 溫瑞安 温瑞安 | 1954- | Perak, Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | One of the four major wuxia novelists; Some of Woon's novels, "The Four" (四大名捕), "Face to Fate" (布衣神相) and "Strike at Heart" (惊艳一枪) have been made into television dramas and films |
Singapore
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Choo Neo | 李珠娘 | 1895–1947 | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | First female doctor in Singapore |
| Gregory Yong | 杨瑞元 | 1925–2008 | Perak, Malaysia | First local Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore, 1977–2000 | |
| Yong Pung How (Yong Bong Hau) | 楊邦孝 杨邦孝 | 1926–2020 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Dabu, Guangdong | Chief Justice, Singapore, 1990–2006 |
Malaysia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koo Suk Chuan[36] | 古石泉 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Ying Oi Tong (仁爱堂), Southeast Asia's oldest Chinese medical hall, in Penang, 1796 | |
| Hsieh Yung-kuan (Chia Yin Kong) | 謝榮光 谢荣光 | 1848–1916 | West Kalimantan, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Chinese Vice Consul in Penang, 1895–1903 and 1906–1907; also known as Cheah Choon Seng / Tjia Tjoen Sen |
| Jimmy Choo (Chiu Yong Ket) | 周仰杰 | 1961- | Penang, Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | Renowned luxury fashion designer of shoes and handbags that carry "Jimmy Choo" name as its brand |
Indonesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myra Sidharta (Euw Jong Tjhoen Moy) | 歐陽春梅 欧阳春梅 | 1927- | Bangka-Belitung Islands, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Expert on Tionghoa Malay literature (Malay literature by Chinese Indonesians); Sidharta has an autobiography, "In Search of My Ancestral Home", where she narrated about her "pilgrimage" to Meixian, the place where her grandfather was from |
| Leo Suryadinata (Liauw Khian Joe) | 廖建裕 | 1940- | Jakarta, Indonesia | Well-known sinologist on Chinese Indonesian |
United Arab Emirates
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hwang | 黄锡义 | 1943- | Sydney, Australia | Meixian, Guangdong | Chief Justice, Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, 2010- |
Mauritius
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Yeung Sik Yuen | 楊欽俊 杨钦俊 | 1950- | Mauritius | Meixian, Guangdong | Chief Justice, Mauritius, 2008- |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Suyin | 韓素音 韩素音 | 1917–2012 | Xinyang, Henan | Wuhua, Guangdong | Famous novelist and author of books on modern China; Han's father is Hakka Chinese and mother is Flemish |
United States
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goo Kim Fui (Goo Kim Fui) | 古今輝 古今辉 | 1835–1908 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | President, United Chinese Society (中华会馆) in Hawaii, 1892–1898; Chinese Consul General in Hawaii, 1902-; Played an instrumental role in uniting the Chinese and fighting for their rights during the anti-Chinese agitation in Hawaii in the 1880s-1890s |
| Steven N. S. Cheung | 張五常 张五常 | 1935- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Famous economist best known for his work on transaction costs and property rights |
| Ching W. Tang | 鄧青雲 邓青云 | 1949- | Hong Kong | Guangdong | Physical chemist; Inventor of several groundbreaking electronic devices, including the organic light-emitting diode (OLED), which is found in most modern digital displays such as TVs, computer monitors and mobile phones; Received the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, 2011 |
| Shing-Tung Yau (Hiew Sin Tung) | 丘成桐 | 1949- | Shantou, Guangdong | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Famous mathematician; Received the Fields Medal (regarded as the Nobel Prize for mathematicians), 1982 |
| Cho-Liang Lin | 林昭亮 | 1960- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | World-renowned violinist and conductor who has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world | |
| Lianxing Wen | 温联星 | 1968- | Shanghang, Fujian | Shanghang, Fujian | Seismologist, geodynamicist and planetary scientist who has made fundamental contributions to many discoveries in the Earth's interior; Recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal, 2003 |
| Stephen Shing-Toung Yau | 丘成棟 | 1952 | Hong Kong | Mathematician, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently teaches at Tsinghua University |
Canada
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won Alexander Cumyow[38] | 溫金有 | 1861–1955 | British Columbia, Canada | Guangdong | First person of Chinese origin born in Canada; As a court interpreter, Won is also the first Chinese public servant of Canada |
Entrepreneurs
[edit]China
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Hejun[39] | 李河军 | 1967- | Heyuan, Guangdong | Heyuan, Guangdong | Founder, Chairman and CEO, Hanergy; Li is ranked 7th richest in China, Forbes, 2014 |
Taiwan
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chao Teng-hsiung[40] | 赵藤雄 | 1944- | Miaoli, Taiwan | Founder and Chairman, Farglory Group; Chao is ranked 15th richest in Taiwan, Forbes, 2015 |
Hong Kong
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lo Kwee-seong | 羅桂祥 罗桂祥 | 1910–1995 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Vitasoy International Holdings; Vitasoy is a well-known drinks and beverages brand in the world |
| Victor Lo Tang-seong[41] | 羅騰祥 | 1915–2016 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Café de Coral |
| Tin Ka Ping | 田家炳 | 1919–2018 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Famous philanthropist who donated his entire fortune mainly for educational purposes |
| Raymond Chow | 鄒文懷 邹文怀 | 1927-2018 | Hong Kong | Dabu, Guangdong | Founder, Golden Harvest; Launched the careers of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan |
| Sally Aw | 胡仙 | 1931- | Yangon, Myanmar | Yongding, Fujian | Media mogul; Former proprietor of The Standard, Sing Tao Daily and Tin Tin Daily |
| Tsang Hin-chi | 曾宪梓 | 1934- | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, Goldlion Group |
| Charles Yeung | 楊釗 | 1947- | Huiyang, Guangdong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, Glorious Sun Enterprises |
| Pan Sutong | 潘蘇通 | 1963- | Shaoguan, Guangdong | Shaoguan, Guangdong | Chairman, Goldin Group; Pan is ranked 6th richest in Hong Kong, Forbes 2016 |
Macau
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Yip | 葉德利 叶德利 | 1907–2003 | North Sumatra, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Real estate magnate; Person behind the founding of the Macau Grand Prix; Owner of the famed Formula One Theodore Racing team; One of the co-founders of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, which has a monopoly to run all casino operations and many other leisure activities in Macau |
Singapore
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aw Boon Haw | 胡文虎 | 1882–1954 | Yangon, Myanmar | Yongding, Fujian | Philanthropist of Tiger Balm and Haw Par Villa fame; Media mogul of the Chinese world; Founding President, Nanyang Khek Community Guild (南洋客属总会), the umbrella body for Hakkas in Singapore, 1929 |
| Aw Boon Par | 胡文豹 | 1888–1944 | Yangon, Myanmar | Yongding, Fujian | Younger brother of Aw Boon Haw; Philanthropist of Tiger Balm and Haw Par Villa fame |
| Jannie Chan[42] | 曾秀丽 | 1945- | Perak, Malaysia | Co-founder, The Hour Glass, with ex-husband; Formerly known as Jannie Tay; Chan was named as one of the 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World in Paris, 1997 |
Malaysia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheong Fatt Tze | 張弼士 张弼士 | 1840–1916 | Dabu, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Powerful industrialist; Known as the "Rockefeller of the East"; Appointed Consul-General (Penang, later Singapore) in 1890 and Minister for Agriculture, Industries, Roads and Mines for the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong in 1899 by the Qing government; Cheong had served both the Qing and Republican governments |
| Yap Kwan Seng[43] | 葉觀盛/叶观盛 | 1846–1902 | Chixi, Guangdong | Chixi, Guangdong | Last Kapitan Cina, Kuala Lumpur, 1889–1902 |
| Foo Choo Choon | 胡子春 | 1860–1921 | Yongding, Fujian | Yongding, Fujian | Known as the "Tin King" (锡矿大王) |
| Chung Thye Phin | 鄭大平 郑大平 | 1879–1935 | Perak, Malaysia | Zengcheng, Guangdong | Last Kapitan Cina, Perak and British Malaya, 1930–1935; Wealthiest man in Penang at the time of his death |
| Leong Sin Nam | 梁燊南 | 1880–1940 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Wealthy tin mine owner; Philanthropist; Second non-British person to be conferred the Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the British |
| Lee Loy Seng | 李莱生 | 1921–1994 | Perak, Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Kuala Lumpur Kepong: Lee's sons, Oi Hian and Hau Hian, are ranked 10th richest in Malaysia, Forbes, 2015 |
| Jeffrey Cheah (Chia Foo Ngen) | 謝富年 谢富年 | 1944- | Perak, Malaysia | Dongguan, Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, Sunway Group; Cheah is ranked 19th richest in Malaysia, Forbes, 2015 |
| Chan Fong Ann[44] | 陈冯安 | Major shareholder, IOI Group; Chan was ranked 18th richest in Malaysia, Forbes, 2009 |
Indonesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjong A Fie | 張耀軒 张耀轩 | 1860–1921 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Philanthropist; Kapitan Cina, Medan, 1911–1921; Led the building of the Chao-Shan Railway |
| Murdaya Poo[45] | 傅志宽 | 1941- | East Java, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, Central Cipta Murdaya (Berca Group); Poo is ranked 13th richest in Indonesia, Forbes, 2015 |
| Siti Hartati Murdaya (Tjouw Lie Ing) | 邹丽英 | 1946- | Jakarta, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Wife of Murdaya Poo; Co-founder, Central Cipta Murdaya (Berca Group); Siti was listed as one of Forbes Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen, 2012[46] |
| Sofjan Wanandi | 林绵坤 | 1941- | West Sumatra, Indonesia | Founder, Gemala Group | |
| Prajogo Pangestu (Phang Joen Phen) | 彭雲鵬 彭云鹏 | 1944- | West Kalimantan, Indonesia | Lufeng, Guangdong | Timber tycoon; Pangestu is ranked 41st richest in Indonesia, Forbes, 2014 |
| Djoko Susanto (Kwok Kwie Fo) | 郭贵和 | 1950- | Jakarta, Indonesia | Founder and CEO, Alfa Mart; Susanto is ranked 22nd richest in Indonesia, Forbes, 2015 | |
| Tomy Winata | 郭說鋒 郭说锋 | 1958- | West Kalimantan, Indonesia | Founder and Chairman, Artha Graha Group; Winata is ranked 35th richest in Indonesia, Forbes, 2006 |
South Africa
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain Fat Hendson | 李鏗發 | 1929– | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Tao Ying Metal Industries, Panda Paraffin Stoves, Diamond Electric Stoves in South Africa |
Thailand
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choti Lamsam | 伍捷仆 | 1904–1948 | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Founder, Thai Farmers Bank, now known as Kasikorn Bank; Lamsam's grandson, Banthoon, is ranked 21st richest in Thailand, Forbes, 2014 |
| Kiat Wattanavekin | 丘細見 | 1908–2013 | Fengshun, Guangdong | Fengshun, Guangdong | Founder, Kiatnakin Bank; Wattanavekin's surviving wife, Chansamorn, and family is ranked 43rd richest in Thailand, Forbes, 2014 |
India
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Wang | 黃玉堂 黄玉堂 | 1950- | Kolkata, India | Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, China Garden Restaurant Group; Creator of the Chicken Manchurian Indian-Chinese cuisine;[47] China Garden has been voted as one of the best restaurants in Asia from amongst establishments surveyed in 80 cities in 23 countries[48] |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woon Wing Yip (Yap Fon Yin) | 葉煥榮 叶焕荣 | 1940- | Dongguan, Guangdong | Dongguan, Guangdong | Founder and Chairman, Wing Yip Group; First Chinese tycoon in United Kingdom |
| Alan Yau (Hiew Tet Wui) | 丘德威 | 1962- | Hong Kong | Fengshun, Guangdong | Founder, Wagamama restaurant chain and the Hakkasan and Yauatcha restaurants, both of which have been ranked among "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" by the British magazine, Restaurant |
United States
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Chin | 1937–2003 | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Founder, VP Records, the world's largest independent label and distributor of Caribbean music | |
| Patrick Soon-Shiong | 黄馨祥 | 1952- | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Taishan, Guangdong | Entrepreneur and philanthropist; Richest Asian American in history; Soon-Shiong is ranked 37th richest in USA, Forbes, 2015 |
Canada
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Raymond Chang | 1948–2014 | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Philanthropist; Chancellor, Ryerson University, Toronto, 2006–2012 | |
| Michael Lee-Chin | 李秦 | 1951- | Port Antonio, Jamaica | Guangdong | Business magnate; Lee-Chin was ranked 365th in the world on Forbes Billionaires List, 2006; Both of his grandfathers were Hakka Chinese and grandmothers Afro-Caribbean Jamaicans, his surname Lee-Chin is a combination of both his grandfathers' surnames |
Suriname
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Tjin-Kon-Fat | 1871–1930 | Suriname | Guangdong | Influential tycoon | |
| Rudolf Tjin-A-Djie | 1880–1962 | Albina, Suriname | Guangdong | Influential tycoon |
Sportspersons
[edit]China
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ye Qiaobo[49] (Yap Kiau Poh) | 葉喬波 叶乔波 | 1964- | Changchun, Jilin | Hexian, Guangxi | Winner, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, 1992 and 1993; First Chinese speed skater to become world champion; China's first medalist at Winter Olympics, 1992 |
| Xie Yuxin (Chia Yuk Sin) | 謝育新 谢育新 | 1968- | Xingning, Guangdong | Xingning, Guangdong | National footballer, 1987–1996; First China footballer to play professional football overseas, 1987; Held the record for being the youngest footballer, 1987–1996, at the age of 18 and youngest scorer, 1988–2003, at the age of 19, for the China national football team[50] |
| Xu Yanmei | 许艳梅 | 1971- | Ganzhou, Jiangxi | Ganzhou, Jiangxi | Gold medalist, Diving (10 Metre Platform), 1988 Seoul Olympics; Xu was awarded the "Best Sportsperson since the founding of the People's Republic of China" in 1989 |
| Sun Caiyun (Soon Choi Yun) | 孫彩雲 孙彩云 | 1973- | Shenzhen | Shenzhen | First official world record holder, Women's Pole vault, 1992–1995 |
| Li Li | 李莉 | 1975- | Xingning, Guangdong | Xingning, Guangdong | Artistic gymnast; In 1990 at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA, Li wowed the world with her 11⁄4 back spin on the beam; This exceptionally difficult and innovative 11⁄4 turn on back in kip position technique has since been named after her, and no other gymnast has been able to perform the maneuver with as many spins |
| Xian Dongmei[51] | 冼东妹 | 1975- | Zhaoqing, Guangdong | Zhaoqing, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Judo (Half-lightweight), 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Chen Hong (Chen Fen) | 陳宏 陈宏 | 1979- | Longyan, Fujian | Longyan, Fujian | Ranked world number one badminton player, 2002–2003; Winner, All England Open Badminton Championships, 2002 and 2005 |
| Chen Qiuqi | 陳秋綺 陈秋绮 | 1980- | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Women's Hockey, 2006 Asian Games, Doha |
| Fu Haifeng | 傅海峰 | 1983- | Jieyang, Guangdong | Liancheng, Fujian | Considered to be the most successful men's doubles badminton player of all time; Gold medalist, Badminton (Men's Doubles), 2012 London Olympics; Winner (Men's Doubles), World Badminton Championships, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011 |
| Lin Dan (Lim Dan) | 林丹 | 1983- | Longyan, Fujian | Longyan, Fujian | Considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time; Gold medalist, Badminton (Men's Singles), 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics; Winner, World Badminton Championships, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013; Winner, All England Open Badminton Championships, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2016 |
| Yang Jinghui (Yong Kin Fui) | 楊景輝 杨景辉 | 1983- | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Guangxi | Gold medalist, Diving (Synchronized Diving), 2004 Athens Olympics |
| Zhu Fangyu[52] | 朱芳雨 | 1983- | Liuzhou, Guangxi | Meixian, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Men's Basketball, 2006 Asian Games, Doha and 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou; Gold medalist, Men's Basketball, 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, Wuhan; First and only three-time Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Regular Season Most Valuable Player, 2007–08, 2009–10 and 2011–12; First and only four-time CBA Finals Most Valuable Player, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10; In 2013, Zhu became the first player to score 9000 points in CBA history, making him the league's highest ever scorer[53] |
| Han Ling | 韩玲 | 1985- | Bobai, Guangxi | Bobai, Guangxi | Gold medalist, Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2006 Asian Games, Doha |
| Lao Yi | 劳义 | 1985- | Hepu, Guangxi | Hepu, Guangxi | Gold medalist, Men's 100 metres, 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou; First and only China athlete to win the 100 metres event at Asian Games; Lao also anchored the 4 × 100 metres relay team to another gold with a new Asian Games record and Chinese national record |
| He Wenna (Ho Vun Na) | 何雯娜 | 1989- | Longyan, Fujian | Dabu, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Gymnastics (Trampoline), 2008 Beijing Olympics; Gold medalist, Gymnastics, Trampoline World Championships, 2011; Gold medalist, Gymnastics (Women's Team), Trampoline World Championships, 2007, 2009 and 2011 |
| Luo Yutong[54] | 罗玉通 | 1989- | Huizhou, Guangdong | Huizhou, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Diving (Synchronized Diving), 2012 London Olympics; Gold medalist, World Aquatics Championships, 2007 and 2011 |
| Jiang Yuyuan[55] | 江鈺源 江钰源 | 1991- | Liuzhou, Guangxi | Yunan, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Gymnastics (Women's Team), 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Yang Yilin[56] | 楊伊琳 杨伊琳 | 1992- | Huadu, Guangdong | Huadu, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Gymnastics (Women's Team), 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Zhang Yanquan[57][58] | 張雁全 张雁全 | 1994- | Chaozhou, Guangdong | Dabu, Guangdong | Gold medalist, Diving (Men's synchronized 10 metre platform), 2012 London Olympics |
Taiwan
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuo Lee Chien-fu | 郭李建夫 | 1969- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Silver medalist, Baseball, 1992 Barcelona Olympics; Kuo Lee was best known for being the ace pitcher in the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1992 Olympics where he was twice the winning pitcher in the two matches against Japan (one in the preliminary round and the other in the semifinal), which led the Chinese Taipei team win its first and only baseball silver medal | |
| Chu Mu-yen (Chu Muk Yen) | 朱木炎 | 1982- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Gold medalist, Taekwondo, 2004 Athens Olympics; Gold medalist, World Taekwondo Championships, 2003 | |
| Lee Hsueh-Lin | 李學林 李学林 | 1984- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | First and only Taiwanese to win Chinese Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player, 2011–12; Lee is also known as the Allen Iverson of Taiwan |
| Hsieh Su-wei | 謝淑薇 谢淑薇 | 1986- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Tennis player; Winner (Women's Doubles), Wimbledon Championships, 2013; Winner, (Women's Doubles), French Open, 2014 | |
| Latisha Chan (Chan Yung-jan) | 詹詠然 | 1989- | Dongshi, Taiwan | Tennis player; Winner (Women's Doubles), US Open, 2017; Winner (Mixed Doubles), French Open, 2018, 2019; Winner (Mixed Doubles), Wimbledon Championships, 2019 | |
| Chan Hao-ching | 詹皓晴 | 1993- | Dongshi, Taiwan | Tennis player; Finalist (Women's Doubles), Wimbledon Championships, 2017; Finalist (Mixed Doubles), Wimbledon Championships, 2014; Finalist (Mixed Doubles), US Open, 2017, 2019 |
Hong Kong
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Wai Tong (Lee Fui Tong) | 李惠堂 | 1905–1979 | Hong Kong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Considered to be the greatest footballer to play for China and one of the greatest footballers in Asia in the first half of the 20th century; Captain, China national football team, 1936 Berlin Olympics |
Malaysia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wong Mew Choo | 黄妙珠 | 1983- | Perak, Malaysia | Gold medalist, Badminton (Mixed Team), 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne and 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi |
Indonesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susi Susanti | 王蓮香 王莲香 | 1971- | West Java, Indonesia | Gold medalist, Badminton (Women's Singles), 1992 Barcelona Olympics; Winner, World Badminton Championships, 1993; Winner, All-England Championships, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994; Only female badminton player to hold the Olympic, World Championship and All-England singles titles simultaneously | |
| Nathan Tjoe-A-On | 2001- | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Dutch-Indonesian footballer |
Netherlands
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aron Winter | 1967- | Paramaribo, Suriname | Guangdong | Member of Netherlands national football team that won the 1988 European Football Championship; Also represented Netherlands in the European Football Championship for 1996 and 2000, and FIFA World Cup, 1990, 1994 and 1998; Winter is of mixed blood and his paternal grandfather, Zhang Junqiang, is Surinamese Hakka[59] |
United States
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Chung | 马克.钟 | 1970- | Toronto, Canada | Guangdong | First Chinese-American soccer player to represent the U.S., 1988–1992 |
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Achong | 1904–1986 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Guangdong | First and only Chinese cricket player to play in a Test match, West Indies, 1930–1935 | |
| Rupert Tang Choon | 1914–1985 | Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago | Guangdong | First Chinese Captain, Trinidad cricket team, 1951–1952 |
Actors, musicians and beauty queens
[edit]China
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Wanqiu[60] (Vong Van Ciu) | 黄婉秋 | 1943– | Guilin, Guangxi | Meixian, Guangdong | Actress; Lead actress of the classic film, "Third Sister Liu" (刘三姐), which mesmerized Chinese audiences worldwide |
Taiwan
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teng Yu-hsien (Thien Yee Hen) | 鄧雨賢 邓雨贤 | 1906–1944 | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Famous composer; Regarded as the Father of Taiwanese folk songs |
| Hou Hsiao-hsien (Heu Hau Hian) | 侯孝賢 侯孝贤 | 1947– | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Award-winning film director; Hou has four films (the highest number for any director) selected as the "100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century" by Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly), two of which are in Hakka/Mandarin: A Summer at Grandpa's (冬冬的假期), 1984 and A Time to Live, A Time to Die (童年往事), 1985 |
| Edward Yang (Rhong Det Chong) | 楊德昌 杨德昌 | 1947–2007 | Shanghai | Meixian, Guangdong | Film director; Best Director, Cannes Film Festival, 2000; Yang has three films selected as the "100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century" by Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly) |
| Chen Ying-git | 陳盈潔 | 1953- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Singer, 1980s-1990s | |
| Dick Wei | 狄威 | 1953- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Action and martial arts film actor |
| Lo Ta-yu (Lo Tai Rhiu) | 羅大佑 罗大佑 | 1954- | Miaoli, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Influential singer-songwriter who revolutionized Chinese pop and rock music in the 1980s |
| Chung Mong-hong | 鍾孟宏 | 1965- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Film director; Best director, Golden Horse Awards, 2010 | |
| Sam Tseng | 曾国城 | 1968- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Television presenter; Best television presenter, Golden Bell Awards, 2006, 2011 and 2014 | |
| Vincent Fang | 方文山 | 1969- | Hualien, Taiwan | Yudu, Jiangxi | Lyricist best known for his collaboration with singer-songwriter Jay Chou; Best Lyricist, 19th Golden Melody Awards, 2008 |
| Julia Peng (Pang Ga Fui) | 彭佳慧 | 1972- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Singer; The chorus of Peng's song, "Love Words of Moon" (月儿弯), 2009, is in Hakka |
| Wen Shang-yi | 溫尚翊 | 1976- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Leader, Mayday rock band; Better known as "Monster" (怪兽) | |
| Alec Su[61] (Su Rhiu Pen) | 蘇有朋 苏有朋 | 1973- | Taipei, Taiwan | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Actor and singer |
| Bowie Tsang[62] (Lim Hiao Pui) | 曾寶儀 曾宝仪 | 1973- | Hong Kong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Television presenter, singer and actress; Tsang is the lead actress in the Hakka television drama, "Legend of Din Tai Fung" (十里桂花香), 2009 |
| Blackie Chen (Chin Kian Zhiu) | 陳建洲 陈建洲 | 1977- | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Television presenter; Chen was a former professional basketball player and played for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team, 1998–1999 |
| Ehlo Huang | 黃玉榮 黃玉荣 | 1977- | Hualien, Taiwan | Actor and singer; Member, 183 Club pop group | |
| Jerry Yan | 言承旭 | 1977- | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Actor and singer; Member of F4 boyband which is hugely popular across Asia | |
| James Wen[63] | 溫昇豪 温升豪 | 1978- | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Actor and model; Lead actor in the Hakka film 1895 (1895乙未), 2008 |
| Joe Chen | 陳喬恩 陈乔恩 | 1979- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Actress, singer and model; Known as the Queen of idol dramas | |
| Shino Lin (Lim Hiao Pui) | 林曉培 林晓培 | 1979- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Guangdong | Rock singer |
| Ella Chen (Chin Ga Fa) | 陳嘉樺 陈嘉桦 | 1981- | Pingtung, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Member of S.H.E, the most successful female pop group in Chinese music |
| Hebe Tien (Tian Fuk Zhin) | 田馥甄 | 1983- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Zhangzhou, Fujian | Member of S.H.E.; Hebe uses Hakka to promote Hsinchu's "Taiwan Comics Dream Park" (台湾漫画梦工厂) in a music video, 2014 |
| Roy Chiu | 邱澤 邱泽 | 1981- | Taipei, Taiwan | Actor, singer and Formula One driver | |
| Miu Chu | 朱俐靜 | 1981- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Singer; Winner, Taiwan Super Idol, Season 3 | |
| Angela Chang | 張韶涵 张韶涵 | 1982- | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Singer and actress | |
| Eddie Peng | 彭于晏 | 1982- | Taipei, Taiwan | Meixian, Guangdong | Actor |
| Joanna Wang | 王若琳 | 1988- | Taipei, Taiwan | Singer-songwriter | |
| Qiu Sheng Yi | 邱勝翊 | 1989- | Taichung, Taiwan | Member, JPM boyband; Better known as "Wang Zi" (王子) | |
| Qiu Yi Cheng | 邱翊橙 | 1990- | Taichung, Taiwan | Member, JPM boyband; Better known as "Mao Di" (毛弟) |
Hong Kong
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chor Yuen (Cho Nyen) | 楚原 | 1934- | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Film director, screenwriter and actor; Chor's directed film, All These Pitiable Parents (可怜天下父母心), 1961, is selected as the "100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century" by Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly); Chor's real name is Cheung Po-Kin (张宝坚) |
| Chan Wai-man (Chin Fui Men) | 陳惠敏 陈惠敏 | 1946- | Hong Kong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Actor who is well known for triad chief roles; Chan is known to have triad background; He spoke Hakka in the film Triads: The Inside Story (我在黑社会的日子), 1989 |
| Deanie Ip (Yap Tet Han) | 葉德嫻 叶德娴 | 1947- | Shenzhen | Huiyang, Guangdong | Actress and singer; Best Actress, Hong Kong Film Awards, 2012 |
| Frances Yip (Yap Lee Ngee) | 葉麗儀 叶丽仪 | 1947- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Famous singer who has performed in more than thirty countries on five continents |
| Gong Xuehua | 宫雪花 | 1948- | Shanghai | Yongding, Fujian | Actress; First winner, Miss China France at the age of 36 |
| Richard Lam (Lam Tsen Keong) | 林振強 | 1949–2003 | Hong Kong | Huizhou, Guangdong | Famous lyricist |
| Lo Mang | 羅莽 罗莽 | 1952- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Actor; Well known for his martial arts background, Lo started as a lead actor in several Shaw Brothers films in the latter part of the 1970s and early 1980s |
| Eric Tsang[64] (Tsen Tsi Vui) | 曾志偉 曾志伟 | 1953- | Hong Kong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Actor, film director, producer and television presenter; Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Awards, 1992; In 2013, Tsang led a group of Hong Kong Hakka television celebrities to visit Meizhou and Huizhou, and was the main host in a Hong Kong TVB Hakka variety show |
| Shing Fui-On (Sin Kui On) | 成奎安 | 1955–2009 | Hong Kong | Xingning, Guangdong | Actor who is well known for baddie roles; Also known as "Big Fool" (大傻); Shing was elected the village head of his Hakka Nam Wai Village in Sai Kung District for five consecutive years from 2003 to 2007; He has spoken Hakka in some of his films |
| Leslie Cheung[65] (Chong Ket Yin) | 張國榮 张国荣 | 1956–2003 | Hong Kong | Meixian, Guangdong | Famous singer and actor; Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Awards, 1991; Cheung spoke Hakka in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant television show, 1986 |
| Alex Man (Man Tse Leong) | 萬梓良 万梓良 | 1957- | Hong Kong | Bao'an, Guangdong | Actor; Best Actor, Golden Horse Awards, 1988; Man sang the Hakka song, "客家山歌最出名", during a Hong Kong TVB television show specially made for him |
| Hsiao Hou | 小侯 | 1958- | Meixian, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Martial arts actor and action choreographer; Hou's real name is 侯耀中 (Hou Yao-chung) |
| Teresa Cheung (Chong Tet Lan) | 張德蘭 张德兰 | 1959- | Hong Kong | Dabu, Guangdong | Popular singer in the late 1970s-1980s |
| Cherie Chung (Tsung Cho Fung) | 鍾楚紅 钟楚紅 | 1960- | Hong Kong | Boluo, Guangdong | One of the top film actresses in the 1980s-early 1990s |
| Charlene Tse (Chia Nin) | 謝寧 谢宁 | 1963- | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Meixian, Guangdong | Actress; Winner, Miss Hong Kong, 1985 |
| Yammie Lam | 藍潔瑛 蓝洁瑛 | 1964- | Hong Kong | Chaozhou, Guangdong | Television actress |
| Prudence Liew (Liew Mui Kiun) | 劉美君 刘美君 | 1964- | Hong Kong | Xinhui, Guangdong | Singer and actress; Best Actress, Golden Horse Awards, 2008; Liew spoke Hakka in the HKTV television drama, "Hakka Sisters" (客家女人) |
| Leon Lai (Lai Min) | 黎明 | 1966- | Beijing | Meixian, Guangdong | Actor and singer; Best Actor, Golden Horse Awards, 2002; Lai's father is Indonesian Hakka |
| Rachel Lee (Lee Lee Tsin) | 李麗珍 李丽珍 | 1966- | Hong Kong | Meixian, Guangdong | Film actress; Best Actress, Golden Horse Awards, 1999; Lee's parents are Indonesian Hakkas |
| Jackie Lui[66] | 呂頌賢 吕颂贤 | 1966- | Hong Kong | Dongguan, Guangdong | Actor |
| Jordan Chan (Chin Siau Chun) | 陳小春 陈小春 | 1967- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Actor and singer; Chan has spoken Hakka in some of his films; He is the first singer to include Hakka in a Mandarin song, "Heartless You", (算你恨), 2003 |
| Louis Yuen | 阮兆祥 | 1967- | Hong Kong | Actor and television presenter | |
| Wallis Pang | 彭子晴 | 1973- | Hong Kong | Television actress | |
| Eric Suen[67] (Soon Yau Vui) | 孫耀威 | 1973- | Hong Kong | Chaozhou, Guangdong | Singer and actor |
| Wallace Chung | 鍾漢良 钟汉良 | 1974- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Actor and singer |
| Jason Chan | 陳智燊 陈智燊 | 1977- | London, United Kingdom | Guangdong | Television presenter and actor |
| Lee San-san | 李珊珊 | 1977- | Hong Kong | Meixian, Guangdong | Actress; Winner, Miss Hong Kong, 1996 |
| Kay Tse | 謝安琪 谢安琪 | 1977- | Hong Kong | Guangdong | Singer-songwriter; Tse is the first singer to include Hakka in a Cantonese song, "C餐", 2014 |
| Pong Nan | 藍奕邦 蓝奕邦 | 1978- | Hong Kong | Singer-songwriter | |
| Shirley Yeung (Rhong Sih Ki) | 楊思琦 杨思琦 | 1978- | Hong Kong | Jiaoling, Guangdong | Actress; Winner, Miss Hong Kong, 2001; Hold the record for winning six awards at the Miss Hong Kong pageant |
| Ella Koon | 官恩娜 | 1979 – | Tahiti, French Polynesia | Bao'an, Guangdong | Singer and actress |
| Derek Tsang | 曾國祥 曾国祥 | 1979- | Wuhua, Guangdong | Wuhua, Guangdong | Actor and film director |
| Kate Tsui (Chee Tse San) | 徐子珊 | 1979- | Hong Kong | Boluo, Guangdong | Actress; Winner, Miss Hong Kong, 2004 |
| Shermon Tang (Ten Song Vun) | 鄧上文 邓上文 | 1983- | Hong Kong | Huiyang, Guangdong | Actress; Miss Photogenic, Miss Hong Kong, 2005 |
| Stephy Tang | 鄧麗欣 邓丽欣 | 1983- | Hong Kong | Dongguan, Guangdong | Singer and actress |
| Chow Yun-fat | 周潤發 周润发 | 1955- | Hong Kong | Actor |
Singapore
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Qing Yuan (Wong Tshin Yen) | 黄清元 | 1945- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Singer, 1960s-1970s; Known as the "Elvis Presley of Singapore"; First person in Singapore/Malaysia to record in a recording studio, and thus the first person to release a gramophone record; Huang's album in 1966, "Man Li' (蔓莉), sold 250 000 copies in Singapore/Malaysia, way surpassed the records of Stefanie Sun and Fish Leong[68] |
| Marcus Chin (Chin Kian Bin) | 陈建彬 | 1954- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Actor, singer, television presenter and radio DJ |
| Maggie Theng (Ten Miao Fah) | 鄧妙華 邓妙华 | 1960- | Singapore | Singer, 1970s-1980s; First Singaporean and first person from South-east Asia to break into the Taiwan pop music scene in the 1980s; Her song "牵引" was the Number One song in Taiwan in 1982 | |
| Xie Shaoguang[69] (Chia Sheu Guong) | 謝韶光 谢韶光 | 1960- | Singapore | Heshan, Guangdong | Actor; Best Actor, Asian Television Awards, 1998; Best Actor, Star Awards, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2004 |
| Lee Wei Song (Li Vui Siung) | 李偉菘 李伟菘 | 1966- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Music producer and songwriter; Together with twin brother, Si Song, they are two of the most prolific music producers in Asia, having produced superstars like Stefanie Sun and JJ Lin[70] |
| Lee Si Song (Lee Sze Siung) | 李偲菘 | 1966- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Twin brother of Lee Wei Song; Music producer and songwriter |
| Adrian Pang (Pang Yau Soon) | 彭耀順 彭耀顺 | 1966- | Malacca, Malaysia | Television, film and theatre actor; Best Actor for Comedy Performance, Asian Television Awards, 2002 | |
| James Lye (Lai Hin Seong) | 賴興祥 赖兴祥 | 1969- | Singapore | Television and film actor | |
| Cavin Soh (Soo Tsi Sin) | 蘇智誠 苏智诚 | 1970- | Singapore | Actor, singer and television presenter; Part of Soh's thank you speech was in Hakka when he received the award for Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards, 2005 | |
| Fann Wong (Fam Voon Fong) | 范文芳 | 1971- | Singapore | Huizhou, Guangdong | Actress, singer and model; First Singaporean in a major role in a Hollywood film, "Shanghai Knights", 2003; Best Actress, Star Awards, 1995 |
| Ho Yeow Sun (Ho Yau San) | 何耀珊 | 1972- | Singapore | Singer; Ho performed the Olympic Hymn, which was sung in Mandarin for the first time, accompanied by a choir of Overseas Chinese from 16 different nationalities for the 2008 Beijing Olympics | |
| Wong Lilin (Wong Lee Lin) | 黃麗玲 黄丽玲 | 1972- | Singapore | Actress and television presenter | |
| Chai Yee Wei (Chai Yee Vui) | 蔡于位 | 1976- | Singapore | Film director most famous for the film, "That Girl in Pinafore" (我的朋友, 我的同学, 我爱过的一切) | |
| Michelle Chong (Chong Mi Set) | 莊米雪 庄米雪 | 1977- | Singapore | Film director, actress and television presenter | |
| Shaun Chen | 陳泓宇 | 1978- | Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | Guangdong | Actor; Best Actor, Star Awards, 2015; Chen spoke Hakka in the film Men in White (鬼啊鬼啊), 2007 |
| Julian Hee (Hee Lip Fah) | 许立桦 | 1978- | Singapore | Actor and model; Winner, Manhunt Singapore, 2002 | |
| Wong Jing Lun | 黃靖倫 黄靖伦 | 1983- | Singapore | Dabu, Guangdong | Singer, actor and television host |
| Felicia Chin (Chin Fung Lin) | 陳鳳玲 陈凤玲 | 1984- | Singapore | Actress; Female winner, Star Search, 2003; Youngest member of the Singapore national softball team at the age of 15, 2000 | |
| Nat Ho | 鹤天赐 | 1984- | Singapore | Actor and singer | |
| Bonnie Loo (Lo Mui Yee) | 罗美仪 | 1994- | Perak, Malaysia | Singer and actress; Winner, Campus Superstar, 2013 | |
| Carrie Wong | 黄思恬 | 1994- | Singapore | Actress |
Malaysia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moo (Muu Ki Hien) | 巫啟賢 巫启贤 | 1963- | Perak, Malaysia | Dongguan, Guangdong | Singer-songwriter; One of the pioneers of Xinyao, a genre of songs about life in Singapore |
| Michael Wong (Vong Guong Liong) | 王光良 | 1970- | Perak, Malaysia | Fengshun, Guangdong | Singer-songwriter; Wong acted in the Taiwan Hakka television drama, "Wintry 2" (寒夜续曲), 2003 |
| Wong Kew Lit | 黄巧力 | 1971- | Malaysia | Film director and producer; Wong's Malaysian Chinese historical film, "The New Village" (新村), which carry Hakka dialogue, is banned in Malaysia as some politicians had claimed that it glorified Communism | |
| Victor Wong (Vong Pin Guan) | 黄品冠 | 1972- | Selangor, Malaysia | Jiexi, Guangdong | Singer-songwriter; The MV of Wong's song, "漂流", was filmed at his ancestral village – Liancheng Village, Pingshang Town, Jiexi County, Guangdong (广东省, 揭西县, 坪上镇, 连城村) |
| Penny Tai (Dai Pui Nee) | 戴佩妮 | 1978- | Johor, Malaysia | Haifeng, Guangdong | Singer-songwriter; Best Female Mandarin Singer, 25th Golden Melody Awards, 2014 |
| Gary Chaw (Co Get) | 曹格 | 1979- | Sabah, Malaysia | Guangdong | Singer; Best Male Mandarin Singer, 19th Golden Melody Awards, 2008 |
| Stella Chung | 鍾曉玉 钟晓玉 | 1981- | Sarawak, Malaysia | Guangdong | Actress and singer |
| Nicholas Teo[71][72] | 張棟樑 张栋梁 | 1981- | Sarawak, Malaysia | Singer; Winner, Astro Talent Quest, 2002 | |
| Jess Lee[73] | 李佳薇 | 1988- | Negri Sembilan, Malaysia | Meixian, Guangdong | Singer; First and only Malaysian Winner, One Million Star (超級星光大道) (7th Season), Taiwan |
| Moo Yan Yee | 巫恩儀 巫恩仪 | 1988- | Perak, Malaysia | Actress; Winner, Miss Malaysia Global Beauty Queen, 2007 |
Indonesia
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teguh Karya | 1937–2001 | Banten, Indonesia | Famous film director behind several critically acclaimed films | ||
| Delon Thamrin | 1978- | Jakarta, Indonesia | Winner, Indonesian Idol, Season 1, 2004 | ||
| Sandra Dewi | 1983- | Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | Actress and model | ||
| Agnez Mo[74] | 楊詩曼 杨诗曼 | 1986- | Jakarta, Indonesia | Meixian, Guangdong | Versatile singer and actress; Mo hold the record for being the Indonesian singer who have received the most number of singing awards |
Japan
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimiko Yo[75] | 余貴美子 | 1956- | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | Guangdong | Award-winning Japanese actress of Republic of China nationality; Yo's father, of surname "Yu" (余), is Taiwanese Hakka and mother is Japanese; Yo's father is also the founder of the Hakka Association in Japan |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Chen | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Session bassist who is best known for his work with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors | ||
| Andy Chung[76] | Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom | Guangdong | Popular Scottish folk singer who is influenced by Hakka folk music |
United States
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelin Chang | 張安麟 | Indiana, USA | First American woman Grammy-Award-winning classical pianist | ||
| Clive Chin | 1954- | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Pioneer in the establishment of dub as a standalone musical form | |
| Dyana Liu[77] | 1981- | Taipei, Taiwan | Actress best known for the television series, Tower Prep, as Suki Sato, 2010 | ||
| Monica Pang[78] | 彭麗萍 彭丽萍 | 1981- | Georgia, United States | Guangdong | First Asian-American to win Miss Georgia, 2005; Runner-up, Miss America, 2006 |
| MC Jin | 歐陽靖 欧阳靖 | 1982- | Florida, USA | Guangdong | Rapper, songwriter and actor; First Asian-American rapper to be signed by a major record label; Jin's real name is Jin Au-Yeung |
Jamaica
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Lee | 拜伦·李 | 1935-2008 | Manchester Parish, Jamaica | Guangdong | Leader of the Byron Lee and the Dragonaires band, which played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world; Lee's father is Hakka and his mother is Afro-Jamaican |
| Patsy Yuen | 1952- | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Winner, Miss Jamaica World, 1973; Second runner-up, Miss World, 1973 | |
| Tami Chynn | 陈黛美 | 1984- | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Singer, songwriter and dancer; Chynn's father is of Hakka and Cherokee descent |
| Tessanne Chin | 陈黛姗 | 1985- | Kingston, Jamaica | Guangdong | Singer who is best known for winning Season 5 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice, 2013; Chin's father is of Hakka and Cherokee descent |
Vietnam
[edit]| Name (Hakka name) | Chinese writing | Birth-Death | Born | Ancestry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Hối | 羅允正 | 1920–1945 | Hội An, Quảng Nam | Dongguan, Guangdong | Musician, composer of "Xuân và tuổi trẻ" (Spring and Youth), executed by the Japanese in 1945 |
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