List of Famous people born in Malaysia

James Chua is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995. He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila. He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite, and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title. Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games. Together with the national men's team squad, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.

Shevon Jemie Lai is a Malaysian badminton player.

Amelia Alicia Anscelly is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles. In 2015, she won the Grand Prix Gold title at the Syed Modi International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Soong Fie Cho. She and Soong also won the gold medal at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

Koo Kien Keat is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. He succeeded in both men's and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking of world number 1.

Chan Chong Ming is a former Malaysian badminton player and a current head coach of Malaysian national women's doubles squad.

Saw Swee Leong is a former Malaysian professional badminton player.

Jeffrey Tho is an Australian male badminton player. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's singles event, he also won bronze in 2008. He worked as a dentist in Ballarat.

Ong Jian Guo is a badminton player from Malaysia. Ong was selected to join the Malacca team in 2001, and two years later he moved to Kuala Lumpur to be educated at the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He was the bronze medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event, and helped the Malaysia men's team won the silver medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ong had a relationships with the Olympic silver medalist Goh Liu Ying since they were 19 years old, but in 2017, they ended their relationship.

Tai An Khang is a Malaysian badminton player. The left handler Tai, started playing badminton at aged 7, and joined the Malaysia national badminton team in 2013. At the Malaysia Purple League he represented Serdang BC in 2014–15, Kepong BC in 2015–16, and Klang City BC in 2016–17 seasons. He won the men's doubles title at the 2012 Smiling Fish International and 2015 Iran Fajr International tournament with different partners.