List of Famous people born in Malaysia
Pik-Sen Lim
Pik-Sen Lim is a Malaysian actress based in the United Kingdom who has appeared on British television since the 1960s. She is best known for playing the character of Su-Lee, the Chinese Communist student in the British sitcom Mind Your Language (1977–79) and playing the killer cleaner in Johnny English Reborn.
Hock Lai Lee
Hock Lai Lee is an American badminton player. Lee started his junior career as a Malaysian player based in Penang. In junior event, he won the Pahang Open tournament in the boys' singles event. He also represented Malaysia at the 2005 Asian Junior Championships and win bronze medal in the boys' team event. He won the men's singles title at the U.S. National Badminton Championships in 2010 and 2013. At the BWF International tournament, he won double title at the 2009 Miami Pan Am International in the men's singles and mixed doubles event.
Michael Spencer
Michael Alan Spencer, Baron Spencer of Alresford, sometimes known as "Spens", is a British billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of NEX Group, a UK-based business focused on electronic markets and post-trade business which was acquired by CME Group in November 2018. NEX Group was formerly known as ICAP, until the sale of its voice-broking business to Tullett Prebon in December 2016. Spencer has been described as the richest self-made person in the City of London and a "City grandee". According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2021, he is worth an estimated £1.2 billion. He was award a peerage in August 2020 in the Political Honours List.
Hong Chieng Hun
Hoon Thien How
Hoon Thien How is a former badminton player from Malaysia who plays in the men's doubles category. Currently, he is one of the assistant coach for Malaysia men's doubles national team.
Vera Chok
Vera Chok is a Malaysian actress and writer based in the United Kingdom, who has featured in various stage, screen and radio roles. From December 2021, she has played Honour Chen-Williams in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Khoo Chung Chiat
Khoo Chung Chiat is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' team event. In the senior event, he was the men's doubles champion at the 2007 Singapore Cheers Asian Satellite in the men's doubles event partnered with Chang Hun Pin. Teamed-up with Mohd Razif Abdul Latif, they finished as the runner-up at the 2006 Sri Lanka Satellite and 2007 Malaysia International tournament. Khoo played at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, winning the bronze medal in the men's team event.
Yew Hong Kheng
Yew Hong Kheng is a Malaysian male badminton player. He started playing badminton at the primary school when he was 10. In 2008, he won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships partnered with Ow Yao Han, and in 2011 he joined the Malaysia national badminton team. In 2015, he won the Iran Fajr International tournament in the men's doubles event with Tai An Khang. In December 2015, he quit from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
Ong Ewe Chye
Ong Ewe Chye is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is the elder brother of Ong Ewe Hock.
Arif Abdul Latif
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif is a Malaysian badminton player. He competed in the international tournament as an independent player. He married to Indonesian badminton player Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin on 14 September 2019.