List of Famous people born in Malaysia

Diana Chan is a Malaysian-born Australian cook. She is the winner of MasterChef Australia for 2017, having defeated Ben Ungermann by one point in the grand finale.

Dato' Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and the first Malaysian astronaut. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on 21 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov.

Tee Jing Yi is a Malaysian badminton player. She competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.

Goh Giap Chin is a former Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian team that won gold in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event and silver at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.

Wendy Hoopes is a Malaysian-born actress most widely celebrated for her roles on MTV's animated series Daria, where she provided the voices for three different main characters.

Goh Sze Fei is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2016 Singapore International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani, and became the runner-up at the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold.

Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani is a Malaysian badminton player from Muar. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Goh Sze Fei.

Yeoh Kay Ee is a Malaysian male badminton player.

Tan Wee Gieen is a Malaysian badminton player. He started playing badminton at home when he was 9 years old and influenced by his family. His brothers, Tan Wee Kiong and Tan Wee Tat also a professional badminton players.