Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Kirk Acevedo |
Actor |
27-Nov-1974 |
|
Oz, Law & Order: Trial by Jury |
Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Head of State |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
King of Thailand |
Eva Angelina |
Pornstar |
14-Mar-1985 |
|
Bespectacled porn actress |
Tyson Beckford |
Model |
19-Dec-1970 |
|
Ralph Lauren model, now actor |
Boris Blacher |
Composer |
19-Jan-1903 |
30-Jan-1975 |
Die Nachtschwalbe |
Julia Chang Bloch |
Diplomat |
1942 |
|
US Ambassador to Nepal, 1989 |
Foxy Brown |
Rapper |
6-Sep-1978 |
|
Ill Na Na |
Naomi Campbell |
Model |
22-May-1970 |
|
Black Panther |
Tia Carrere |
Actor |
2-Jan-1967 |
|
Wayne's World |
Phoebe Cates |
Actor |
16-Jul-1963 |
|
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
Jackie Chan |
Actor |
7-Apr-1954 |
|
Martial arts star does his own stunts |
Michael Paul Chan |
Actor |
26-Jun-1950 |
|
Robbery: Homicide Division |
Eileen Chang |
Author |
30-Sep-1920 |
8-Sep-1995 |
Lust, Caution |
Iris Chang |
Author |
28-Mar-1968 |
9-Nov-2004 |
Author of The Rape of Nanking |
Elaine Chao |
Government |
26-Mar-1953 |
|
US Secretary of Labor |
Rosalind Chao |
Actor |
23-Sep-1957 |
|
Keiko on Star Trek: DS9 |
Julie Chen |
Game Show Host |
6-Jan-1970 |
|
Host of Big Brother |
Michael Chong |
Politician |
22-Nov-1971 |
|
Canadian MP, Wellington--Halton Hills |
Rachelle B. Chong |
Government |
1959 |
|
FCC Commissioner, 1994-97 |
Tommy Chong |
Actor |
24-May-1938 |
|
The stoned half of Cheech and Chong |
Leon Chua |
Scientist |
28-Jun-1936 |
|
Hypothesized the memristor |
Anshe Chung |
Business |
1973 |
|
Second Life land tycoon |
Connie Chung |
Journalist |
20-Aug-1946 |
|
NBC news anchor |
Ron Darling |
Baseball |
19-Aug-1960 |
|
Commentator, New York Mets |
March Fong Eu |
Politician |
29-Mar-1922 |
|
California Secretary of State, 1975-93 |
Benson Fong |
Actor |
10-Oct-1916 |
1-Aug-1987 |
Flower Drum Song |
Hiram Fong |
Politician |
15-Oct-1906 |
18-Aug-2004 |
US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77 |
Sue Ling Gin |
Business |
23-Sep-1941 |
|
Flying Food Group |
Don Ho |
Singer |
13-Aug-1930 |
14-Apr-2007 |
Hawaiian crooner, Tiny Bubbles |
Sandrine Holt |
Actor |
19-Nov-1972 |
|
Black Robe |
James Hong |
Actor |
22-Feb-1929 |
|
Indeed! |
Norman Hsu |
Philanthropist |
Oct-1951 |
|
Notorious Democratic donor |
Tsien Hsue-shen |
Scientist |
11-Dec-1911 |
|
Founder of Chinese space program |
Vanessa Anne Hudgens |
Actor |
14-Dec-1988 |
|
High School Musical |
Sammo Hung |
Actor |
7-Jan-1952 |
|
Once Upon a Time in China and America |
William Hung |
Singer |
13-Jan-1983 |
|
Hong Kong Ricky Martin on American Idol |
Li Ka-Shing |
Business |
29-Jul-1928 |
|
Chinese billionaire, net worth $23B |
Chiang Kai-Shek |
Head of State |
31-Oct-1887 |
5-Apr-1975 |
President of Nationalist China |
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek |
First Lady |
5-Mar-1898 |
23-Oct-2003 |
The Dragon Lady |
Kelis |
Singer |
21-Aug-1979 |
|
Her milkshake brings the boys to the yard |
Joyce L. Kennard |
Judge |
6-May-1941 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
Maxine Hong Kingston |
Author |
27-Oct-1940 |
|
The Woman Warrior |
Kid Koala |
Disc Jockey |
1974 |
|
Turntablist, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
Kristin Kreuk |
Actor |
30-Dec-1982 |
|
Lana on Smallville |
Michelle Kwan |
Figure Skating |
7-Jul-1980 |
|
Olympic figure skater |
Nancy Kwan |
Actor |
19-May-1939 |
|
The World of Suzie Wong |
Henry C. Lee |
Scientist |
22-Nov-1938 |
|
Prominent criminologist |
Jason Scott Lee |
Actor |
19-Nov-1966 |
|
The Jungle Book |
Jennifer 8. Lee |
Journalist |
15-Mar-1976 |
|
New York Times reporter |
Miko Lee |
Pornstar |
30-Mar-1977 |
|
Asses Galore 16 |
Michael Lee-Chin |
Business |
1951 |
|
Jamaican billionaire |
Jet Li |
Actor |
26-Apr-1963 |
|
Kung fu action movie star |
Maya Lin |
Architect |
5-Oct-1959 |
|
Designed Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
Bai Ling |
Actor |
10-Oct-1970 |
|
Anna and the King |
Lisa Ling |
Journalist |
30-Aug-1973 |
|
National Geographic Explorer |
Lucy Liu |
Actor |
2-Dec-1968 |
|
Ling on Ally McBeal |
Gary Locke |
Politician |
21-Jan-1950 |
|
Governor of Washington, 1997-2005 |
Sandra Tsing Loh |
Radio Personality |
11-Feb-1962 |
|
The Loh Life |
John Lone |
Actor |
13-Oct-1952 |
|
The Last Emperor |
Yo-Yo Ma |
Cellist |
7-Oct-1955 |
|
Cellist, The Silk Road Ensemble |
Ferdinand Marcos |
Head of State |
11-Sep-1917 |
28-Sep-1989 |
Disgraced Philippine dictator |
Ming-Na |
Actor |
20-Nov-1963 |
|
ER, voice of Mulan |
Charles Ng |
Criminal |
24-Dec-1960 |
|
On death row in California |
Haing S. Ngor |
Victim |
22-Mar-1940 |
25-Feb-1996 |
The Killing Fields |
Sadaharu Oh |
Baseball |
20-May-1940 |
|
Japan's all-time Home Run King |
Sean Paul |
Disc Jockey |
8-Jan-1973 |
|
DJ and Jamaican Dancehall star |
I. M. Pei |
Architect |
26-Apr-1917 |
|
Designed Louvre's glass pyramid |
Keanu Reeves |
Actor |
2-Sep-1964 |
|
Dude |
Saffron |
Singer |
3-Jun-1968 |
|
Republica |
Thaksin Shinawatra |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1949 |
|
Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06 |
Jaime Cardinal Sin |
Religion |
31-Aug-1928 |
21-Jun-2005 |
Former Archbishop of Manila |
Eugene C. Sit |
Business |
8-Aug-1938 |
24-Jun-2008 |
Sit Investment Associates |
Kobe Tai |
Pornstar |
15-Jan-1972 |
|
Hawaiian Blast |
Amy Tan |
Author |
19-Feb-1952 |
|
The Joy Luck Club |
Mika Tan |
Pornstar |
27-Nov-1977 |
|
Lady Fellatio #2: Desperately Seeking Semen |
Donald W. Tang |
Business |
c. 1963 |
|
Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns |
Terence Tao |
Mathematician |
17-Jul-1975 |
|
Prolific math prodigy |
Jennifer Tilly |
Actor |
16-Sep-1958 |
|
Bound, Monsters, Inc. |
Meg Tilly |
Actor |
14-Feb-1960 |
|
Agnes of God |
Lauren Tom |
Actor |
4-Aug-1961 |
|
Amy Wong on Futurama |
Roger Y. Tsien |
Scientist |
1-Feb-1952 |
|
Green Fluorescent Protein |
Daniel C. Tsui |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1939 |
|
Fractional quantum Hall effect |
KT Tunstall |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Jun-1975 |
|
Eye to the Telescope |
Garrett Wang |
Actor |
15-Dec-1968 |
|
Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager |
Vera Wang |
Fashion Designer |
27-Jun-1949 |
|
Designer of wedding dresses |
Y. C. Wang |
Business |
18-Jan-1917 |
|
Taiwanese plastics billionaire |
Anna May Wong |
Actor |
3-Jan-1905 |
3-Feb-1961 |
Shanghai Express |
B. D. Wong |
Actor |
24-Oct-1960 |
|
Oz, Law & Order: SVU |
Russell Wong |
Actor |
1-Mar-1963 |
|
Takedown |
Victor Wong |
Actor |
31-Jul-1927 |
12-Sep-2001 |
Egg Shen |
David Wu |
Politician |
8-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Oregon 1st |
Deng Xiaoping |
Politician |
22-Aug-1904 |
19-Feb-1997 |
Communist Chinese leader |
Martin Yan |
Chef |
1949 |
|
Yan Can Cook |
Jerry Yang |
Business |
6-Nov-1968 |
|
Co-Founder of Yahoo |
Ming Yao |
Basketball |
12-Sep-1980 |
|
7' 6 1/2" Houston Rockets Center |
Sun Yat-sen |
Head of State |
12-Nov-1866 |
12-Mar-1925 |
President of China, 1911-12 |
Leland Yee |
Politician |
? |
|
California Assembly Speaker Pro Tem |
Wu Yi |
Government |
Nov-1938 |
|
Vice Premier and Heath Minister of China |
Huang Yong |
Criminal |
c. 1974 |
26-Dec-2003 |
Prolific Chinese serial killer |
Ray G. Young |
Business |
c. 1962 |
|
CFO of General Motors |
Victor Sen Yung |
Actor |
18-Oct-1915 |
9-Nov-1980 |
Hop Sing on Bonanza |
Jiang Zemin |
Head of State |
17-Aug-1926 |
|
President of China, 1993-2003 |
Yang Zhiya |
Criminal |
c. 1968 |
14-Feb-2004 |
Chinese serial killer, charged 65 murders |
Zhao Ziyang |
Politician |
17-Oct-1919 |
16-Jan-2005 |
6th Chinese Premier sought reforms |