List of Famous people born in Melaka, Malaysia
Goh Liu Ying
Goh Liu Ying is a Malaysian professional badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Khairul Hafiz Jantan
Khairul Hafiz bin Jantan is a Malaysian sprinter, competing in events ranging from 100 metres to 400 metres. He is the current Malaysian 100 metres outdoor record holder with a time of 10.18 seconds His personal best of 20.90 seconds in the 200 metres is the Malaysian national junior record.
Goh Soon Huat
Goh Soon Huat is a Malaysian professional badminton player. He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games. He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department. His best achievement is winning the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Singapore Open with Lai, where they beat the 2016 Olympic gold medalists Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the final in straight games.
Jeremy Gan
Jeremy Gan Wye Teck is a Malaysian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach. Gan was a boys' doubles gold medalist at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and 1997 Asian Junior Championships partnered with Chan Chong Ming. Gan was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. Gan resigned from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2017, and moved as the mixed doubles coach at the Nippon Badminton Association starting in January 2018.
Tai An Khang
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.