List of Famous people born in Malaysia

Goh Seok Sim, known as Debbie Goh is a Malaysian film and television actor. Goh is the former Miss Malaysia Chinese International 1998 and a Malaysia artiste.

Dato' Shaheila binti Abdul Majid, known by her stage name Sheila Majid, is a Malaysian pop singer who is best known for her 1986 song, "Sinaran". Her musical prowess especially in the genre of jazz music has led her to be dubbed as "Malaysia's Queen of Jazz".

Danny Quah is Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Quah's work includes contributions to the fields of economic growth, development economics, monetary economics, macroeconometrics, and the weightless economy. Quah is best known for his research on estimation techniques for disentangling the effects of different disturbances on economies, for his studies on economic growth and convergence across nation states, and for his analyses of large-scale shifts in the global economy. Quah became the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, beginning his term on 1 May 2018.

Chow Mei Kuan is a Malaysian badminton player. She started playing badminton at the age of 7 in her primary school. Chow made a debut in the international senior tournament in 2012. She won gold medals at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the girls' and mixed doubles event. Chow competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and won the women's doubles event with Vivian Hoo.

Moo Yan Yee, also known simply as Yan Yee, is a Malaysian actress. She was a former beauty queen and model before joining MediaCorp in 2008.

Chong Wei Feng is a retired Malaysian badminton player. He was drafted into the national team in 2004. His best achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2012 and 2013 China Open, where he was defeated by Chen Long on both occasions.

Yunalis binti Mat Zara'ai, known professionally as Yuna, is a Malaysian singer-songwriter. Yuna's initial exposure came through the viral success of her music uploaded to Myspace, which received over one million plays. This online success alerted the indie-pop label/management company to her music, and in early 2011 she signed with the Fader Label. She is best known for her collaboration with Usher on her breakout single "Crush" which peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Adult R&B chart.

Tan Sri Dato' Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof is a Malaysian politician who was Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia from July 2018 to his removal from speakership in July 2020. He resigned from politics and the National Trust Party (AMANAH) to become an independent politician after being appointed to the Dewan Rakyat speakership.

Bonnie Loo is a Malaysian actress and singer based in Singapore.