List of known Chinese Americans
The list of known Chinese US-Americans includes public figures who are or were citizens of the United States and have Chinese ancestors. US-Americans with a Chinese migration background are called Sino-Americans .
Musician
- Jadin Wong (* 1913), dancer
- Kai Wong (* 1980), musician, actor and producer
- Jin Au-Yeung (born 1982), rapper
- Chi Cheng (1970-2013), rock musician
- Jason Kao Hwang (* 1957), jazz musician
- Jon Jang (* 1954), jazz musician
- Kelis (* 1979), songwriter
- CoCo Lee (* 1976), pop singer
- Annie Lin (* 1980), songwriter
- Yo-Yo Ma (* 1955), cellist
- Benny Mao , songwriter
- Dawn Xiana Moon (born 1981), singer-songwriter
- Tan Dun (* 1957), film composer
- Vienna Teng (* 1978), songwriter
- Francis Wong , jazz musician
- Kaila Yu (* 1979), pop singer
Artists, designers, architects
- Wah Ming Chang (1917–2003), sculptor
- Dong Kingman (1911-2000), artist
- Maya Lin (* 1959), architect
- Ieoh Ming Pei (1917-2019), architect
- Anna Sui (* 1955), fashion designer
- Vivienne Tam (* 1957), fashion designer
- Vera Wang (* 1949), fashion designer
- Frank Wu , science fiction and fantasy artist
writer
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- Eileen Chang (1920–1995)
- Lan Samantha Chang
- Frank Chin (* 1940)
- Edith Maud Eaton alias Sui Sin Far (1865-1914)
- Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940)
- David Henry Hwang (* 1957)
- Gish Jen (born 1955)
- Ha Jin (* 1956)
- Gus Lee (born 1946)
- Bette Bao Lord (* 1938)
- David Wong Louie
- Adeline Yen Mah (* 1937)
- Amy Tan (born 1952)
- Elizabeth Wong (born 1958)
- Jade Snow Wong (1922-2006)
- Laurence Yep (* 1948), author of children's books
- Lin Yutang (1895-1976)
Stage artist
- Tisa Chang (* 1941), founder of the Pan Asian Repertory Theater
- Ping Chong (* 1946), stage director, choreographer
- Welly Yang , Broadway star and stage director
dancer
- Michael Lowe (* approx. 1954)
Film artist
- James Wong Howe (1899–1976), cinematographer
- Wayne Wang (born 1949), film director
- Ruby Yang , filmmaker
Film actor
- Rosalind Chao (* 1957)
- Joan Chen (born 1961)
- Haing S. Ngor (1940–1996)
- James Hong (born 1929)
- Nancy Kwan (* 1939)
- Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
- Brandon Lee (1965-1993)
- Jason Scott Lee (born 1966)
- Jet Li (born 1963)
- Bai Ling (* 1970)
- Lucy Liu (* 1968)
- John Lone (born 1952)
- Keye Luke (1904-1991)
- Robin Shou (* 1960)
- Jennifer Tilly (* 1958)
- Meg Tilly (* 1960)
- Lauren Tom (born 1961)
- Ming-Na Wen (* 1963)
- Anna May Wong (1905–1961)
- BD Wong (* 1960)
- Russell Wong (born 1963)
- Victor Wong (1927-2001)
Television actor
- Flora Chan (* 1970)
- Kam Fong Chun (1918-2002)
- William Hung (born 1983), entertainer
- Rupert Jee (* 1956), popular guest on the Late Show with David Letterman
- Archie Kao (* 1969)
- Irene Ng (* 1974)
- Ming Tsai (* 1964), TV chef
- Garrett Wang (* 1968)
- Martin Yan (* 1948), TV chef
Porn actor
- Annabel Chong (* 1972)
- Kobe Tai (* 1972)
- Kiko Wu (* 1976)
Photo models
- Tyson Beckford (born 1970)
- Kelly Hu (* 1968)
- Lena Li (* 1975)
- Chuti Tiu , beauty queen
Journalists, news anchors
- Jeff Chang , music critic
- Julie Chen (* 1970), news anchor, television presenter
- Chen Xiangmei (1923-2018), journalist, author
- Connie Chung (born 1946), journalist
- Ben Fong-Torres (* 1945), journalist ( Rolling Stone )
- Carol Lin , news anchor
- Sam Chu Lin (1939–2006), journalist, news anchor
- Lisa Ling (* 1973), journalist, television presenter
- Eric Liu (* 1968), journalist, speechwriter for Bill Clinton
- Kaity Tong (born 1949), television journalist
- Jeff Yang , columnist and author
- Helen Zia (* 1952), journalist
Humanities scientist
- Iris Chang (1968–2004), historian, journalist
- Timothy C. Wong (* 1941), sinologist , literary theorist
- Judy Yung , historian
Scientists, engineers, physicians
- Min Chueh Chang (1908–1991), biologist, co-inventor of the birth control pill
- Steve Chen (* 1978), computer pioneer
- Chern Shiing-shen (1911-2004), mathematician
- Leroy Chiao (* 1960), astronaut
- Wen Tsing Chow (1918–2001), rocket engineer, computer pioneer
- Chu Ching-wu (* 1941), physicist
- Steven Chu (* 1948), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Fan Chung (* 1949), mathematician
- David Ho (* 1952), medical doctor, AIDS researcher
- Henry Lee (* 1938), forensic scientist
- Tsung-Dao Lee (* 1926), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Wen Ho Lee (* 1939), nuclear physicist, suspected spy
- Tung-Yen Lin (1912–2003), engineer, pioneer in concrete construction
- Ed Lu (* 1963), astronaut
- Lue Gim Gong (1859–1925), horticultural pioneer
- Terence Tao (* 1975), mathematician
- Chang-Lin Tien (1935–2002), engineer, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1990–1997)
- Samuel CC Ting (* 1936), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Daniel C. Tsui (* 1939), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- To Wang (1920–1990), computer engineer, inventor
- Hao Wang (1921–1995), mathematician, logician, philosopher, Gödel biographer
- Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (* 1940), astronaut
- Pei-Yuan Wei , creator of the ViolaWWW early web browser
- Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997), physicist
- Chen Ning Yang (* 1922), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Henry T. Yang , Engineer, Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara (since 1994)
- Shing-Tung Yau (* 1949), mathematician
Lawyers
- Norman Bay (* 1960)
- Denny Chin (* 1954)
- Amy Chua , (born 1962)
- Harry Low , former Superior Court Justice in San Francisco
- Thomas Tang (1922-1995)
Politicians, activists
- Elaine Chao (* 1953), US Secretary of Labor (from 2001 to 2009)
- David SC Chu , Secretary of State in the US Department of Defense (since 2001)
- March Fong Eu (* 1922), 1974–1994 State Secretary in California
- Hiram Fong (1906-2004), Senator from Hawaii (1959-1977)
- Matt Fong (born 1953), State Treasurer in California (1995–1999)
- Harry Lee (Sheriff) (born 1932), sheriff in Jefferson Parish , Louisiana
- Gary Locke (born 1950), Governor of Washington (1997-2005)
- Wing F. Ong , elected to the Arizona legislature in 1946
- William D. Soo Hoo , elected Mayor of Oxnard, California in 1960
- Chin Lin Sou (1837–?), Influential leader of the early Sino-American community
- Shien Biau Woo (* approx. 1940), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1985–1989)
- David Wu (* 1955), Oregon representative in the House of Representatives (since 1998)
- Harry Wu (1937-2016), human rights activist
Entrepreneurs, business people
- Alex Chiu (* 1971)
- Ben Chiu (* 1970)
- Jen-Hsun Huang (* 1963), co-founder and CEO of the IT company NVIDIA
- Andrea Jung (* 1959), manager
- Min Kao (* 1949), co-founder of the GPS company Garmin
- Gerald Tsai (* 1929), investor
- Charles Wang (* 1944), founder of the software company Computer Associates
- Jerry Yang (* 1968), founder of Yahoo!
athlete
- Michael Chang (* 1972), tennis player
- Tiffany Chin (* 1967), figure skater
- Amy Chow (born 1978), gymnast
- Norm Chow (* 1946), football coach
- Daven Chun , marathon runner
- Mark Foo (1958-1994), surfer
- Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper (* 1960), tennis player
- Michelle Kwan (born 1980), figure skater
- Kim Ng (born 1968), baseball -Funktionär
Other
- Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874), Siamese twins
- Johnny Chan (born 1957), poker player
- Arthur Chin (1913–1997), pilot, military aviator
- Vincent Chin (1955–1982), victim of racially motivated murder
- Kenny Fong , young chess champion
- Fung Joe Guey (1882-1912), aviation pioneer
- Sing Kee , war hero of the First World War, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross
- Prof. Tai King Lee , magician
- Lili Wang (1971–2002), victim of a racially motivated murder
- Yung Wing (1828–1912), first Chinese student to graduate from an American university (Yale College, 1854)
- James Yee , US Army chaplain , suspected spy
- Katherine Young (1901–2005), best known as the world's oldest Internet user