Editing List of Chinese Americans

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This is a list of '''notable [[Chinese American]]s''', including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants who have made exceptional contributions to various facets of American society.

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==Arts==

===Dance===
* [[Goh Choo San]] (吴诸珊) – ballet dancer and choreographer
* [[Shen Wei]] (沈伟) – dancer, choreographer and visual artist; MacArthur fellow
* [[Fang-Yi Sheu]] (許芳宜) – principal dancer of the [[Martha Graham]] Dance Company

===Fashion design===
* [[Malan Breton]] (马兰·布莱顿) – [[fashion designer]]
* [[Luly Yang]] – fashion designer
* [[Angel Chang]] – fashion designer
* [[Monika Chiang]] – fashion designer
* [[Wenlan Chia]] (賈雯蘭) – fashion designer
* [[Doug Chiang]] (江道格) – movie designer and artist
* [[David Chu (designer)|David Chu]] (朱欽騏) – co-founder of clothing company [[Nautica (clothing company)|Nautica]]
* [[Diana Eng]] – fashion designer
* [[Joe Allen Hong]] – fashion designer for [[Neiman Marcus]]
* [[Jen Kao]] – fashion designer
* [[Jonathan Koon]] – fashion designer, business entrepreneur
* [[Derek Lam]] – fashion designer
* [[Phillip Lim]] – fashion designer
* [[Peter Mui]] – fashion designer, actor, and musician
* [[Mary Ping]] – fashion designer
* [[Peter Som]]  – fashion designer
* [[Anna Sui]] (蕭志美) – fashion designer
* [[Vivienne Tam]] (谭燕玉) – fashion designer
* [[Yeohlee Teng]] – fashion designer
* [[Alexander Wang (designer)|Alexander Wang]] (王大仁) – fashion designer
* [[Kaisik Wong]] – fashion designer
* [[Vera Wang]] (王薇薇) – fashion designer
* [[Jason Wu]] (吳季剛) – fashion designer
* [[Joe Zee]] – creative director of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' magazine; host of fashion TV series ''All on the Line''

===Literature===
*[[Bette Bao Lord]] (包柏漪) – writer, novelist
* [[Eileen Chang]] (张爱玲, a.k.a. 张煐) – writer
* [[Kang-i Sun Chang]] (孫康宜) – writer and literary scholar
* [[Lan Samantha Chang]] – writer; director of the Iowa Writer's Workshop
* [[Victoria Chang]] – poet, children's writer, and essayist
* [[Ted Chiang]] (姜峯楠) – speculative fiction writer
* [[Frank Chin]] (趙健秀) – novelist, playwright, and essayist
* [[Marilyn Chin]] (陈美玲) – poet
* [[Ben Fee]] (张恨棠/木云) – writer and labor organizer
* [[David Henry Hwang]] (黃哲倫) – playwright
* [[Chloe Gong]] - novelist
* [[Gish Jen]] (任璧蓮) – writer, novelist
* [[Ha Jin]] (哈金) – novelist, winner of the National Book Award for ''Waiting''
* [[Maxine Hong Kingston]] – novelist, ''[[The Woman Warrior]]''
* [[R. F. Kuang]] (匡灵秀) – fantasy novelist, ''[[The Poppy War]]''
* [[Jean Kwok]] – writer, novelist
* [[Edward Michael Law-Yone]] – writer, journalist; father of [[Wendy Law-Yone]]
* [[Wendy Law-Yone]] – writer
* [[Chin Yang Lee]] - writer
* [[Gus Lee]] (李健孫) – writer
* [[Carolyn Lei-Lanilau]] – writer
* [[Yiyun Li]] (李翊雲) – winner of the 2006 PEN/Hemingway Award
* [[Ed Lin]] (林景南) – writer, first author to win three [[Asian American Literary Awards]]<ref>Streetside Chat with Author Ed Lin, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, http://taiwaneseamerican.org/ta/2012/05/24/streetside-chat-with-author-ed-lin/</ref>
* [[Tao Lin]] (林韜) – writer
* [[Eric Liu]] (劉柏川) – author and speechwriter for former US President [[Bill Clinton]]<ref name="TewariAlvarez2008">{{cite book|last1=Tewari|first1=Nita|last2=Alvarez|first2=Alvin|title=Asian American psychology: current perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m8qgAi0LVj8C&pg=PA117|access-date=March 6, 2011|date=September 26, 2008|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8058-6008-5|pages=117–}}</ref>
* [[Malinda Lo]] – writer, young adult novels, ''[[Ash (novel)|Ash]]''
* [[David Wong Louie]] (雷祖威) – writer
* [[Marie Lu]] (陸希未) – writer
* [[Ling Ma]] – writer, [[Severance (novel)|Severance]]
* [[Adeline Yen Mah]] (馬嚴君玲) – author and physician
* [[William Marr]] (馬為義,非馬) – engineer, poet, translator, and artist
* [[Chanel Miller]] – artist and author of ''[[Know My Name: A Memoir|Know My Name]]''
* [[Anchee Min]] (閔安琪) – author, ''[[Red Azalea]]''
* [[Celeste Ng]] (伍綺詩) – writer, novelist
* [[Lisa See]] – writer
* [[Sui Sin Far]] (水仙花) – late 19th/early 20th century Chinese-English American author and journalist
* [[Arthur Sze]] - poet
* [[Mai-mai Sze]] - writer and artist
* [[Amy Tan]] (譚恩美) – best-selling author, ''[[The Joy Luck Club (novel)|The Joy Luck Club]]''
* [[Timothy Tau]] (謝韜) – writer, novelist, screenwriter, film director
* [[Jade Snow Wong]] (黃玉雪) – writer
* [[Shawn Wong]] – novelist, ''Homebase'', ''American Knees''; writer; professor
* [[Timothy C. Wong]] (黃宗泰) – sinologist, translator, and literary theorist
* [[Xu Xi (writer)|Xu Xi]] (許素細) – English language novelist based in Hong Kong
*[[Geling Yan]] (严歌苓) – novelist and screenwriter
* [[Gene Luen Yang]] (楊謹倫) – graphic novelist, whose book ''[[American Born Chinese (graphic novel)|American Born Chinese]]'' was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award
* [[Laurence Yep]] (叶祥添) – two-time winner of the [[Newbery Medal|Newbery Honor]]
* [[Connie Young Yu]] – writer, historian, lecturer, and 2016 "Woman of the Year" California Senate District 13
* [[Judy Yung]] – writer
* [[Kat Zhang]] – author of young adult and middle grade novels
* [[Jenny Zhang (writer)|Jenny Zhang]] – essayist, poet, novelist
* [[Jenny Tinghui Zhang]] – novelist

===Theater===
* [[Ping Chong]] (張家平) – contemporary theater director
* [[Dan Kwong]] – playwright
* [[BD Wong]] – Tony Award-winning actor, ''[[M Butterfly]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''

===Visual arts===
* [[Bernice Bing]] – painter
* [[Cai Guo-Qiang]] (蔡國強) – artist and gunpowder works designer
* [[Ernie Chan]] – comic book artist/inker for [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]].
* [[Ching Ho Cheng]] – Cuban–born contemporary artist
* [[Alan Chin (artist)|Alan Chin]] – multidisciplinary artist
* [[Mel Chin]] – artist
* [[Lenore Chinn]] – realist painter
* [[Han Hsiang-ning]] (韓湘寧) – painter
* [[Hon Chew Hee]] – [[Chinese-Hawaiian|Chinese–Hawaiian]] painter
* [[Marjorie Wong Hee]] – Chinese–Hawaiian painter, teacher
* [[James Wong Howe]] (黃宗霑) – nominated for ten [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Academy Awards for cinematography]], won twice (1955, 1963)
* [[Maya Lin]] (林瓔) – architect ([[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]])
* [[Haven Lin-Kirk]] – artist and designer, Dean of the USC [[University of Southern California academics#Roski School of Art and Design|Gayle Garner Roski School of Art and Design]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haven Lin-Kirk |url=https://roski.usc.edu/profile/haven-lin-kirk/ |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Roski School of Art and Design |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Hung Liu]] (劉虹) – painter
* [[Reagan Louie]] – American photographer
* [[Seong Moy]] – painter and printmaker
* [[I. M. Pei]] (貝聿銘) – architect, designed the [[Louvre Pyramid]]
* [[Mimi So]] – jewelry designer
* [[May Sun]] – artist, public art
* [[Fan Tchunpi]] – painter, ceramicist
* [[Martin Wong]] – painter
* [[Frank Wong (artist)|Frank Wong]] – dioramist
* [[Tyrus Wong]] (黃齊耀) – artist
* [[Frank Wu (artist)|Frank Wu]] – science-fiction illustrator
* [[Xu Bing]] – artist
* [[Zhao Suikang]] - artist

==Business==

===Financial===
* [[Gerald Chan]] (陳樂宗) – son of [[T.H. Chan]], property investments
* [[Ida Liu]]  (劉宏敏) – Global Head of [[Citi Private Bank]]
* [[Tim Chen (entrepreneur)|Tim Chen]] – co-founder and CEO of [[NerdWallet]]
* [[Yan Huo]] (霍焱) – co-founder of [[Capula Investment Management]], 8th largest hedge fund in Europe by assets
* [[Alfred Lin]] (林君叡) – venture capitalist at [[Sequoia Capital]]
* [[Kenneth Lin (entrepreneur)|Ken Lin]] – founder and CEO of [[Credit Karma]]
* [[Norman Liu]] (柳澈漯) – CEO and president of [[GECAS]] (2008–2015)
* [[Look Tin Eli]] (陸潤卿) – co-founder of the Canton Bank of San Francisco (1907-1926) and one of the prime movers in the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 quake
* [[Li Lu]] (李录) – hedge fund manager and founder and chairman of [[Himalaya Capital]]
* [[Dominic Ng]] (吴建民) – CEO and president of [[East West Bank]] (1992– )
* [[Lou Pai]] (白露龍) – CEO of Enron Xcelerator, a venture capital division of [[Enron]]
* [[Donald Tang]] – former vice-chairman of [[Bear Stearns]]
* [[Oscar Tang]] (唐騮千) – financier and philanthropist
* [[Gerald Tsai]] (蔡至勇) – financier, former chairman and CEO of [[Primerica]]
* [[Gary Wang (American businessman)|Gary Wang]] – co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange [[FTX]]
* [[Mun Charn Wong]] (黃門贊) – former executive of [[Transamerica Corporation]] 
* [[Peng Zhao]] (赵鹏) – CEO of Citadel Securities

===Food===
* [[Roger H. Chen]] (陳河源) – founder of Tawa Supermarket Inc., also known as [[99 Ranch Market]]
* [[Andrew Cherng]] (程正昌) – co-founder of [[Panda Express]], billionaire
* [[Bob Chinn (restaurateur)|Bob Chinn]] – owner of Bob Chinn's Crab House, highest grossing restaurant in America
* [[Johnny Kan]] – founder of Kan's Restaurant
* [[Ping Tom]] (譚繼平) – Chicago-based food industry businessman; uncle of [[Lauren Tom]]

===Industrial===
* [[Ting Tsung Chao]] – founder of The Chao Group and [[Westlake Chemical]]
* [[Albert Chao]] – co-founder of [[Westlake Chemical]], son of Ting Tsung Chao
* [[James Yuan Chao]] – chair of the Westlake Chemical Corporation, son of Ting Tsung Chao
* [[Allen Chao]] – founder of [[Allergan, plc]] pharmaceutical and medical device co.
* [[David T. Hon]] – founder and CEO of [[Dahon]] bicycle co.
* [[Noel Lee (executive)|Noel Lee]] – founder and CEO of [[Monster Cable]]
* [[Cyrus Tang]] – scrap metal and furniture magnate

===Internet===
* [[Fred Chang]] – founder of [[Newegg]], billionaire
* [[Pehong Chen]] – founder of Gain Technology and [[Broadvision]]
* [[Perry Chen]] – co-founder of [[Kickstarter]]
* [[Steve Chen (YouTube)|Steve Chen]] – co-founder of [[YouTube]]
* [[Ben Chiu]] – founder of KillerApp.com
* [[Tracy Chou (software engineer)|Tracy Chou]] – ''Project Include,'' former [[Pinterest]] and [[Quora]] engineer
* [[Daniel Ha]] – co-founder of [[Disqus]]
* [[Tony Hsieh]] (謝家華) – co-founder of [[LinkExchange]], later CEO of [[Zappos]] online shoe store
* [[Jameson Hsu]] – co-founder and CEO of [[Mochi Media]]
* [[Justin Kan]] – co-founder [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]
* [[Kai-Fu Lee]] – founding president of [[Google China]]
* [[Ellen Pao]] – Reddit's CEO from 2014 to 2015, filed gender and race discrimination lawsuit against Perkins and lost
* [[Ben Silbermann]] – co-founder and CEO of [[Pinterest]], billionaire
* [[Greg Tseng]] – co-founder and CEO of [[Tagged (website)|Tagged]]
* [[Yishan Wong]] – CEO of [[Reddit]] (2012–2014); director of engineering of [[Facebook]] (2005–2010)
* [[Jerry Yang (entrepreneur)|Jerry Yang]] – co-founder of [[NASDAQ-100]] component [[Yahoo!]], billionaire
* [[David Yu]] – high tech investor and CEO of [[Betfair]] (2006–2011)

===Technology===
* [[John S. Chen]] (程守宗) – CEO of [[BlackBerry]]; former CEO of [[Sybase]]
* [[Steve Chen (computer engineer)|Steve Chen]] (陳世卿) – founder and CEO of Galactic Computing
* [[James Chu]] – founder, CEO and chairman of [[ViewSonic]], one of the largest computer monitor brands
* [[Alfred Chuang]] (庄思浩) – co-founder [[BEA Systems]] (acquired by [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] in 2008)
* [[Weili Dai]] (戴伟立) – co-founder of [[Marvell Technology Group]]
* [[Ping Fu]] (傅苹) – co-founder of [[Geomagic]]
* [[Ming Hsieh]] (謝明) – co-founder [[Cogent Systems]] (sold to [[3M]] in 2009)
* [[Jensen Huang]] (黃仁勳) – co-founder and CEO of NASDAQ-100 component [[NVIDIA]]
* [[Kai Huang]] – co-founder of ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' franchise
* [[Robert T. Huang]] – founder of [[Fortune 500]] company [[Synnex]]
*[[David Ji]] – founded [[Apex Digital]]
* [[Min Kao]] (高民環) – co-founder of [[Garmin]]
* [[David Lam (tech entrepreneur)|David Lam]] (林杰屏) – founder of [[Lam Research]]
* [[Deb Liu]] – CEO of [[Ancestry.com]]
* [[Patrick Soon-Shiong]] (黄馨祥) – founder of [[Abraxis BioScience]] and [[NantHealth]]
* [[Lisa Su]] (蘇姿豐) – CEO and president of NASDAQ-100 component [[Advanced Micro Devices]]
* [[David Sun (businessman)|David Sun]] (孫大衛) – co-founder and COO of [[Kingston Technologies]]
* [[Sehat Sutardja]] (周秀文) – co-founder of [[Marvell Technology Group]]
* [[Lip-Bu Tan]] (陈立武) – president and CEO of [[Cadence Design Systems]]
* [[Victor Tsao]] (曹英偉) – co-founder of [[Linksys]] (sold to [[Cisco Systems]])
* [[John Tu]] (杜紀川) – co-founder of Kingston Technologies
* [[Alexandr Wang]] – founder and CEO of Scale AI
* [[An Wang]] (王安) – co-founder of [[Wang Laboratories]]
* [[Charles Wang]] (王嘉廉) – founder of [[CA Technologies]], owner of the [[New York Islanders]]
* [[William Wang]] (王蔚) – founder and CEO of [[Vizio]]
* [[Ken Xie]] (谢青) – founder of [[Fortinet]] and [[NetScreen]] (acquired by [[Juniper Networks]] in 2004)
* [[Bing Yeh]] (葉炳輝) – founder of [[Silicon Storage Technology]] and [[Greenliant Systems]]
* [[Eric Yuan]] (袁征) – founder and CEO of [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]]
* [[Min Zhu (entrepreneur)|Min Zhu]] (朱敏) – co-founder of [[WebEx]] (sold to Cisco Systems)

===Other===
* [[Sam Chang]] – New York real estate and hotel developer
* [[James S.C. Chao]] – New York [[shipping magnate]] and father of [[Elaine Chao]]
* [[John Chuang (American businessman)|John Chuang]] – co-founder and CEO of staffing consultancy [[Aquent]]
* [[Andy Fang]] – co-founder of [[DoorDash]]
* [[Lew Hing]] – shipping, hotel, and canning tycoon
* [[Andrea Jung]] (鍾彬嫻) – Chair of [[Avon Products|Avon]]
* [[Christine Poon]] – business executive at [[Bristol Myers Squib]] and [[Johnson & Johnson]], dean of Ohio State University [[Fisher College of Business]]
* [[Stanley Tang]] – co-founder of [[DoorDash]]
* [[Tony Xu]] (徐迅) – co-founder of [[DoorDash]]

==Entertainment==
*[[Stephen Chao]] – media executive
* [[Dan Lin]] – [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] film producer and former [[senior vice president|SVP]] at [[Warner Bros.]]
* [[Mynette Louie]] – producer and co-founder of [[Gamechanger Films]]
* [[John J. Sie]] – founder of [[Starz Inc.]]
* [[Andrea Wong]] – president of International Production for [[Sony Pictures Television]] and president of International for [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]

===Actors===
* [[Awkwafina]] (林家珍) – actress and rapper
* [[Tyson Beckford]] – model and actor
* [[Ross Butler (actor)|Ross Butler]] - actor
* [[Chloe Bennet]] (汪可盈) – actress and singer
* [[T. V. Carpio]] – actress and singer
* [[Tina Huang]] — stage, television actress
* [[Tia Carrere]] – actress, singer
* [[Flora Chan]] (陳慧珊) – actress
* [[JuJu Chan]] – actress
* [[Michael Paul Chan]] - actor
* [[Emily Chang (actress)|Emily Chang]] - actress
* [[Louis Ozawa Changchien]] – actor
* [[Rosalind Chao]] – actress
* [[Zoë Chao]] – actress and writer
* [[Fala Chen]] – actress
* [[Hank Chen]] – actor and comedian
* [[Joan Chen]] (陳冲) – actress, ''[[The Last Emperor]]'', director
* [[Lynn Chen]] – actress, ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]''
* [[Kevin Cheng]] (鄭嘉穎) – actor and singer
* [[Cheng Pei-pei]] (鄭佩佩) – actress, known for films [[Come Drink with Me]] and [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]
* [[Karin Anna Cheung]] – actress, Angela, in [[Quentin Lee]]'s feature film ''[[The People I've Slept With]]'' (2009)
* [[Feodor Chin]] – actor, writer, director
* [[Lori Tan Chinn]] – actress
* [[Annabel Chong]] – adult film actress
* [[Peter Chong (actor)|Peter Chong]] – film and stage actor
* [[Tommy Chong]], Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician, part of comedy duo [[Cheech & Chong]]
* [[China Chow]] – actress, model
* [[Kelsey Chow]] – actress
* [[Michaela Conlin]] – actress
* [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] – actress and singer
* [[Tiffany Espensen]] - actress
* [[Roger Fan]] – actor
* [[James Hong]] – actor and director
* [[George Hu]] (胡宇威) – actor
* [[Kelly Hu]] – actress
* [[Madison Hu]] – actress, ''[[Bizaardvark]]''
* [[Celina Jade]] – actress, singer and martial artist
* [[Malese Jow]] – actress and singer on ''[[Unfabulous]]'' and ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
* [[Archie Kao]] – actor and model
* [[Lawrence Kao]] - actor
* [[Matthew Yang King]] - actor
* [[Michelle Krusiec]] – actress
* [[Nancy Kwan]] – first Chinese-born star in Western cinema<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nancy-kwan.com|title=Nancy Kwan: Hong Kong's Gift to Hollywood|first=Marlin Home|last=Entertainment|website=nancy-kwan.com}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Lee]] (李國豪) – actor, son of Bruce Lee
* [[Bruce Lee]] (李小龍) – [[kung fu]] actor, son of [[Lee Hoi-chuen]]
* [[Jason Scott Lee]] – actor
* [[Michelle Lee (actress)|Michelle Lee]] – actress, martial artist and stuntwoman
* [[Peyton Elizabeth Lee]] - actress
* [[Shannon Lee]] (李香凝) – actress, and daughter of Bruce Lee
* [[Kaylani Lei]] – pornographic actress
* [[Al Leong]] - actor and stuntman
* [[Ken Leung]] – actor, ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
* [[Telly Leung]] - actor and singer
* [[James Hiroyuki Liao]] – actor
* [[Julia Ling]] (林小微) – actress, ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
* [[Dyana Liu]] – actress
* [[Lucy Liu]] (刘玉玲) – actress, ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Kill Bill]]''
* [[Liu Yifei]] – actress and singer
* [[John Lone]] – actor, most notable for his role as [[Puyi]] in ''[[The Last Emperor]]''
* [[Jodi Long]] – actress
* [[Keye Luke]] – actor
* [[Tzi Ma]] (馬泰) – actor
* [[Byron Mann]] – actor, notable for playing the role of Ryu in ''[[Street Fighter (1994 film)|Street Fighter]]''
* [[Marie Matiko]] – actress
* [[Meiling Melançon]] – actress
* [[Matthew Moy]] – actor, ''[[2 Broke Girls]]'', most notable for the voice of Lars Barriga (''[[Steven Universe]]'')
* [[Olivia Munn]] – actress, model and television personality
* [[Irene Ng (actress)|Irene Ng]] – actress, played the title character in Nickelodeon's ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo''
* [[Melissa Ng]] – actress
* [[Haing S. Ngor]] – actor; won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' 
* [[Julia Nickson-Soul]] – actress, most notable for playing the role of Co-Bao in ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]''
* [[Jimmy Ouyang]] (歐陽萬成) – actor, writer and comedian
* [[Will Pan]] (潘瑋柏) – singer and songwriter
* [[Janel Parrish]] – actress and singer
* [[Ke Huy Quan]] – actor and stunt choreographer; played [[Short Round]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''
* [[Chester See]] – YouTube personality, musician, and Broadway actor.
* [[Ivan Shaw]] – actor
* [[Freda Foh Shen]] - actress
* [[Parry Shen]] – actor
* [[Robin Shou]] (仇雲波) – actor, stuntman, martial artist
* [[Harry Shum, Jr.]] (岑勇康) – actor, dancer, and singer in ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and ''[[Shadowhunters]]''
* [[Soo Yong]] (岑勇) – Hollywood and television actress.
* [[Kaiji Tang]] (唐凯吉) – voice actor
* [[Will Tiao]] (刁毓能) – actor and producer
* [[Jennifer Tilly]] – actress, ''[[Bound (1996 film)|Bound]]'' (born in [[California]])
* [[Meg Tilly]] – actress
* [[Chuti Tiu]] – actress, ''[[Desire (TV series)|Desire]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'', ''[[Beautiful (2000 film)|Beautiful]]'', ''[[The Specials]]''; former [[America's Junior Miss]] (first non-Caucasian winner)
* [[Kiana Tom]] – actress, television host, and exercise instructor
* [[Lauren Tom]] – actress, ''[[The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club]]'', "Julie" on ''[[Friends]]''
* [[Jessika Van]] – actress, singer, portrays "Becca" on MTV's ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]''
* [[Garrett Wang]] – actor in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* [[Ming-Na Wen]] (溫明娜) – [[Macanese people|Macanese]]-born actress, ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
* [[Samantha Win]] - actress, martial artist, stuntwoman and wushu taolu athlete
* [[Anna May Wong]] (黃柳霜) – first female Asian-American star of the screen
* [[Grace Wong]] (王君馨) – actress
* [[Michael Wong (actor)|Michael Wong]] (王敏德) – actor
* [[Russell Wong]] (王盛德) – actor
* [[Victor Wong (actor born 1927)|Victor Wong]] (黃自強) – actor
* [[Constance Wu]] (吳恬敏) – actress
* [[Daniel Wu]] – actor
* [[Jade Wu]] – actress, screenwriter, director
* [[Kevin Wu]] (吳凱文) – [[YouTube]] star, once #1 all-time most subscribed comedian
* [[Leonard Wu]] – actor, producer and writer
* [[Bowen Yang]] – actor and writer, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
* [[Welly Yang]] – actor and artist
* [[Michelle Ye]] (葉璇) – actress
* [[Kelvin Han Yee]] – actor
* [[Gwendoline Yeo]] – musician and actress
* [[Keone Young]] – actor
* [[Eugenia Yuan]] (原麗淇) – actress and daughter of [[Cheng Pei-pei]]
* [[Catalina Yue]] – actress, singer, model
* [[Victor Sen Yung]] – actor, portrayed [[Hop Sing (Bonanza)|Hop Sing]] in ''[[Bonanza]]''
* [[Nan Zhang (actress)|Nan Zhang]] (张楠) – actress, ''Gossip Girl''

===Directors===
* [[Arvin Chen]] – director and screenwriter
* [[Tze Chun]] – writer, director
* [[Esther Eng]] – director
*[[Dayyan Eng]] - writer, producer, director
* [[Ang Lee]] – Academy Award-winning director
* [[Quentin Lee]] (李孟熙) – Canadian / American director, known for gay Asian stories
* [[Justin Lin]] – director, ''[[Better Luck Tomorrow]]'', ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'', ''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]''
* [[Freida Lee Mock]] – Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the [[American Film Foundation]]
* [[David Ren]] – film director, ''[[Shanghai Kiss]]''
* [[Timothy Tau]] – writer and director
* [[Wayne Wang]] – [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] [[film director|director]]; won the Golden Shell
* [[Ruby Yang]] – film director
* [[Jessica Yu]] – Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker; film and television director

===Musicians===
* [[Jin (rapper)|Jin Au-yeung]] – rapper, songwriter, actor
* [[Carmit Bachar]] – singer and member of the [[Pussycat Dolls]]
* [[Baiyu (singer)|Baiyu]] – singer, songwriter, actress, [[mtvU]] VJ
* [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] – rapper
* [[One Child Policy (musician)|Dennis Ruowei Cao]] (曹偌伟) – a.k.a. One Child Policy, electronic musician
* [[Jaycee Chan]] – Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor
* [[Robert Chen]] – violinist, [[concertmaster]] of [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] – bassist of alternative metal band, [[Deftones]]
* [[Andrew Chou]] – member of hip-hop group [[Machi (hip hop group)|Machi]]
* [[Chou Wen-chung]] - composer
* [[Dawen]] – singer, songwriter
* [[Leah Dizon]] – model and singer
* [[Khalil Fong]] – singer, songwriter
* [[Nichkhun]] Buck Horvejkul – singer and rapper member of the K-pop group, [[2PM]]
* [[Hao Huang (pianist)]], composer, writer and professor at [[Scripps College]]
* [[Lucia Hwong]] – composer, musician, known for ethereal music and [[pipa]] (Chinese lute)
* [[Jon Jang]] – jazz pianist, composer, band leader
* [[Kelis]] – singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-k/kelis.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Kelis|website=rockonthenet.com}}</ref> 1/4 Chinese
* [[Fei Xiang]] (费翔) – a.k.a. Kris Phillips, pop singer and theater actor 
* [[Larissa Lam]] – singer-songwriter, television host, music executive, film director
* [[Chihchun Chi-sun Lee]] – composer
* [[CoCo Lee]] – singer
* [[Dai-Keong Lee]] – composer
* [[Cho-Liang Lin]] – violinist
* [[Jenny Lin]] – pianist
* [[Joseph Lin (violinist)|Joseph Lin]] – first violinist for [[Juilliard String Quartet]]
* [[Amber Liu (singer)|Amber Liu]] – rapper and singer of K-pop group [[f(x) (band)|f(x)]]
* [[Kate Liu]] – classical pianist
* [[Justin Lo]] – Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor
* [[Zhou Long]] – winner of the 2011 [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]]
* [[Yo-Yo Ma]] (馬友友) – cellist
* [[Charles Mingus]] – jazz double bassist, composer, band leader
* [[Chino Moreno]] – vocalist and guitarist of [[Deftones]]
* [[Fats Navarro]] – jazz trumpeter
* [[Ne-Yo]] – [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] artist, 1/4 Chinese
* [[Richard On]] – guitarist-songwriter for rock band [[O.A.R. (band)|O.A.R.]]
* [[Will Pan]] – singer-songwriter, rapper and actor
* [[Saweetie]] – rapper<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/11/10/2140111/saweetie-i-love-my-filipino-side/|title=Saweetie: I love my Filipino side!|website=The Philippine Star}}</ref>
* [[Bright Sheng]] – composer, conductor, and pianist
* [[Shunza]] – singer
* [[Tan Dun]] - composer
* [[Vienna Teng]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Kenneth Tse]] – classical saxophonist
* [[Sam Tsui]] – YouTube singer
* [[Mark Tuan]] – Taiwanese rapper of K-pop group [[Got7 (band)|Got7]]
* [[Lara Veronin]] – vocalist
* [[Wang Leehom]] – singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and film director
* [[Joanna Wang]] – singer
* [[Kiki Wong]], guitarist of [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]]
* [[Fresh Kid Ice|Chris Wong Won]] ("Fresh Kid Ice", 'The Chinaman") – Chinese Trinidadian rapper, member of [[2 Live Crew]]
* [[Only Won]] – rapper, actor, martial artist, producer of [[Finding Cleveland]]
* [[Vanness Wu]] – actor, singer, director, producer
* [[Sophia Yan]] – [[classical pianist]]
* [[Catalina Yue]] – singer, songwriter, model
* [[Nancy Zhou]] – violin player

===Other===
* [[Chang and Eng Bunker]] (暹羅雙胞胎) – Siamese twins, pioneer immigrants
* [[Francesca Fiorentini]] – comedian and activist
* [[Ken Hom]] – chef, author and British television show presenter
* [[Steven Ho (martial artist)|Steven Ho]] – martial artist and stunt man
* [[Janet Hsieh]] – model and travel host of ''Fun Taiwan''
* [[Eddie Huang]] (黃頤銘) – writer, celebrity TV chef
* [[William Hung]] – musician of ''[[American Idol]]'' fame
* [[Carrie Ann Inaba]] – judge on [[Dancing with the Stars]]
* [[Rupert Jee]] – owner of the Hello Deli next to the Ed Sullivan Theater; regular on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''
* [[Zach King]] - American Internet Personality; father is of half Chinese ancestry
* [[Miranda Kwok]] – screenwriter
* [[Shin Lim]] (林申) – close-up magician
* [[Afong Moy]] – "The Chinese Lady," pioneer immigrant
* [[May Pang]] (庞凤仪) – personal assistant and arts producer for [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]], romantic partner with Lennon.
* [[Ming Tsai]] – chef and restaurateur (Blue Ginger); host of Emmy Award-winning television show ''East Meets West''
* [[Shen Wei]] – [[choreographer]], stage designer
* [[Kristina Wong]] (黄君儀) – comedian
* [[Martin Yan]] – chef, host of ''[[Yan Can Cook]]''
* [[Janet Yang]] (杨燕子) - [[film producer]]
* [[Vern Yip]] – interior designer and TV host

==Journalism and news media==
* [[Ben Calhoun]] – radio journalist with ''[[This American Life]]''
* [[Melissa Chan]] – journalist with ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]'' (2002-2004) and ''[[Al Jazeera America]]'' (2013-2016)
* [[Sewell Chan]] – journalist, ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[Emily Chang (journalist)|Emily Chang]] – journalist from [[CNN]]
* [[Iris Chang]] (張純如) – historian and journalist, ''Thread of the Silkworm'' and ''The Rape of Nanking''
* [[Jeff Chang (journalist)|Jeff Chang]] – journalist, hip-hop historian
* [[Laura Chang]] – science editor, ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[William Y. Chang]] –&nbsp;founder of the Chinese-American Times newspaper
* [[Adrian Chen]] – [[investigative journalism|investigative journalist]], staff writer at ''[[The New Yorker]]''
* [[Christine Chen]] – journalist and anchor
* [[Julie Chen]] – newsreader on ''[[The Early Show]]'' and host of ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]''
* [[Anna Chen Chennault]] (陳香梅) – journalist, spouse of [[Claire Chennault]], of the [[Flying Tigers]]
* [[Ron Chew]] – former editor ''[[International Examiner]]'', founding member of Seattle Chapter of the [[Asian American Journalists Association]]
* [[Howard G. Chua-Eoan]] – news director, ''Time'' magazine
* [[Connie Chung]] – became the second woman to co-anchor a major network national news broadcast
* [[Veronica De La Cruz]] – journalist, [[NBC]] News (2010–2014); alternating anchor on both ''Early Today'' on NBC and ''First Look'' on [[MSNBC]]
* [[Ben Fong-Torres]] (方振豪) – journalist, ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
* [[Cindy Hsu]] – [[news reporter]] at [[WCBS-TV]] in [[New York City]]
* [[Weijia Jiang]] (姜偉嘉) - [[White House]] correspondent, [[CBS News]]
* [[Jennifer 8. Lee]] (李競) – journalist, ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[Melissa Lee (journalist)|Melissa Lee]] – Emmy award-winning journalist, [[CNBC]], [[NBC News]], [[MSNBC]], [[Bloomberg Television]], [[CNN]] Financial News
* [[Lindy Li]] — political commentator and former campaign adviser
* [[Portia Li]] (李秀蘭) – journalist
*[[Dion Lim (journalist)|Dion Lim]] – [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] winning journalist 
* [[Carol Lin]] – news anchor
* [[Sam Chu Lin]] (趙帝恩) – journalist, one of the first Asian Americans on network TV news
* [[Laura Ling]] – journalist, sister of [[Lisa Ling]]
* [[Lisa Ling]] (凌志慧) (1973- ) – journalist, known for her role as a co-host of ABC's ''The View'' and host of ''National Geographic Ultimate Explorer''
* [[Betty Liu]] – news anchor, ''Bloomberg Television''
* [[Richard Lui]] – news anchor of ''[[MSNBC]]''
* [[Henry Liu|Chiang Nan]] (江南) – newspaper editor
* [[Kaity Tong]] – news anchor for ''[[WPIX-TV]]'' in [[New York City]]
* [[Edward Wong]] – journalist, former writer for ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[Sheryl WuDunn]] – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author
* [[Jeff Yang]] – columnist for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
* [[John Yang (journalist)|John Yang]] – [[Peabody Award]] winning news correspondent and commentator for ''NBC Nightly News'' with Brian Williams, ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'', and [[MSNBC]]
* [[Angela Yee]] - radio personality at Power 105.1FM
* [[Al Young]] journalist, 1st Asian American Mainland U.S. newspaper sportswriter, editor, columnist. 
* [[Anthony Yuen]] (阮次山) – journalist

==Military==
* [[Danny Chen]] (陳宇暉) – [[Private (rank)|Private]], [[United States Army]] [[Infantryman]], was found shot to death after being racially harassed and beaten by his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan
* [[Arthur Chin]] (陳瑞鈿) – [[World War II]] pilot and [[Flying ace|fighter ace]] with Canton Provincial Air Force, [[National Revolutionary Army]]
* [[Larry Wu-tai Chin]] (金无怠) – CIA and Army translator and intelligence analyst 1944–1981, spy for China. 
* [[David S. C. Chu]] – United States Army [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] (retired), [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]] (2001–2008), president/[[CEO]] of the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]]
* [[Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon]] – [[United States Navy]] [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral (Upper Half)]]
* [[John Fugh|John Liu Fugh]] – first Chinese American officer to be promoted to the rank of [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in the United States Army; first Chinese American to serve as [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|Judge Advocate General of the Army]]
* [[Lau Sing Kee]] - United States Army; for heroism in World War I he became the first Chinese American to be awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]], the military's second highest award for valor.
* [[Wah Kau Kong]] – [[United States Air Force]] [[Second Lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenant]], first Chinese American [[fighter pilot]]
* [[Hazel Ying Lee]] (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn a [[pilot's license]]; flew for the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]] as a [[Women Airforce Service Pilots|Woman Airforce Service Pilot]] (WASP)
* [[Kurt Lee]] – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer, [[Navy Cross]] recipient<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-117.html |title=Veterans History Project Explores Integration of the U.S. Armed Forces Through the Service of Asian-Pacific American Veterans |first=Jeffrey|last=Lofton |author2=Jamie Stevenson  |date=May 18, 2010 |work=News from the Library of Congress |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Heroes visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps |author=Cpl Christopher Duncan |url=http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/sentry/StoryView.aspx?SID=2454 |newspaper=Quantico Sentry |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Coral Wong Pietsch]] – [[United States Army Reserve]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]], first female Asian American general officer
* [[Suzanne Vares-Lum]] (born 1967 - United States Army Major-General, served in [[Iraq War]]
* [[Francis B. Wai]] – United States Army [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]], only Chinese American to have been awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Mun Charn Wong]] – United States Air Force [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]], friend of [[Wah Kau Kong]]
* [[Ted Wong (general)|Ted Wong]] – United States Army Major General, Chief of the [[Army Medical Department (United States)#Dental Corps (DC)|U.S. Army Dental Corps]] (2011–2014)
* [[Xiong Yan (dissident)|Xiong Yan]] – student leader during the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] and now a [[chaplain]] in the United States Army
* [[James Yee]] – United States Army [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] and [[chaplain]], formerly charged with [[sedition]]; author of the memoir ''For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire''
* [[Jonathan A. Yuen]] – United States Navy Rear Admiral and commander of [[Naval Supply Systems Command]]
* [[Fang Wong]] – National Commander of [[American Legion|The American Legion]] (2011–2012)

==Politics and government==

===National politics===
* [[Elaine Chao]] (赵小兰) – former Secretary of Transportation (2017-2021) and former Secretary of Labor (2001–2009) (Republican)
* [[Lanhee Chen]] (陳仁宜) – conservative government policy academic, policy director in Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign (Republican), news media political commentator
* [[Steven Chu]] (朱棣文) – [[physicist]], former [[Secretary of Energy]] (2009–2013), winner of 1997 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for research in [[laser cooling]] (Democratic)
* [[Nancy-Ann DeParle]] – Director of the [[White House Office of Health Reform]] (Democratic)
* [[Gary Locke]] (骆家辉) – [[United States Ambassador to China]] (2011–2014); [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (2009–2011); [[Governor of Washington]] (1997–2005), first and only Chinese American to serve as a [[Governor (United States)|state governor]] (Democratic)
* [[Chris Lu]] (卢沛宁) – Assistant to former President Barack Obama and [[White House Cabinet Secretary|Cabinet Secretary]] (Democratic)
* [[Julie Su]] - acting [[United States Secretary of Labor]] (2023-Present)
* [[Katherine Tai]] (戴琪) – 19th [[United States Trade Representative]]
* [[Tina Tchen]] (陈远美) – Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States, director of Office of Public Liaison during Obama administration (Democratic)
* [[Andrew Yang]] (杨安泽) – unsuccessful 2020 presidential candidate

===Congress===
* [[Daniel Akaka]] – former [[United States Senate|US Senator]] from [[Hawaii]]; first [[Native Hawaiian]] US Senator; Democrat
* [[Judy Chu]] (趙美心) – first Chinese-American woman to serve as [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] (2009–present); Democrat
* [[Charles Djou]] (周永康) – US Representative from [[Hawaii]] (2010–2011); Republican
* [[Hiram L. Fong]] (鄺友良) – former US Senator from Hawaii; first US Senator of Chinese ancestry; Republican
* [[Ted Lieu]] (劉雲平) – Democrat representing the 33rd District of California
* [[Grace Meng]] (孟昭文) – Democrat representing the 22nd District of [[New York (state)|New York]]
* [[David Wu]] (吳振偉) – first Taiwanese American US Representative, Democrat from [[Oregon]]

===Local and state===
* [[Wilma Chan]] – first [[Asian American]] California State Assembly Majority Leader (2002–2004); Democrat
* [[John Chiang (California politician)|John Chiang]] – California State Controller (2007–present); Democrat
* [[Margaret Chin]] – member of the [[New York City Council]] representing [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]]
* [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]] – Democrat representing the [[California's 17th State Assembly district|17th Assembly District]], [[California State Assembly]]
* [[March Fong Eu]] – former [[Secretary of State of California]] (1975–1994), elected in 1974, she won reelection four times; [[United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia]] (1994–1996); Democrat
* [[Matt Fong|Matthew K. Fong]] – [[California State Treasurer]] (1995–1999), adoptive son of [[March Fong Eu]]; Republican
* [[Allan Fung]] – Mayor of [[Cranston, Rhode Island]]; Republican
* [[Tony Hwang]] – State Representative of the Connecticut General Assembly; Republican
* [[Ed Jew]] – former member of the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]]; Democrat
* [[Peter Koo]] – member of the [[New York City Council]] representing [[Flushing, Queens]]
* [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] – Mayor of [[San Francisco]] (2011–2017)
* [[Harry Lee (sheriff)|Harry Lee]] – longtime [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff]] of [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]]; first elected in 1979, he was re-elected six times and served 27 and a half years (Democratic)
* [[Susan C. Lee]] – Senator, Maryland Senate of Maryland General Assembly;first Asian American elected to Maryland Senate and first Chinese American elected to Maryland House of Delegates and Maryland General Assembly.
* [[John Liu]] – [[New York City Comptroller]] (2010–2013)
* [[Alex Wan]] – member of the [[Atlanta City Council]], first openly gay and first [[Asian American]] member
* [[Shien Biau Woo]] (吳仙標) – [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware]] (1985–1989), current president of the [[80-20 Initiative]]; Democrat
* [[Michelle Wu]] (吳弭) – elected [[Mayor of Boston]]
* [[Leland Yee]] ([[wikt:余|余]] [[wikt:胤|胤]] [[wikt:良|良]]) – former [[California State Assembly]]man, current [[California State Senate|California State Senator]]
* [[Yiaway Yeh]] – mayor of [[Palo Alto, California]]; first Chinese American to hold the office<ref name=paonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23833|title=Yeh, Scharff to lead Palo Alto council in 2012|first=Gennady|last=Sheyner|website=paloaltoonline.com}}</ref>
* [[Mae Yih]] – [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon State Representative]] (1977–1983), [[Oregon State Senate|Oregon State Senator]] (1983–2003), first Chinese American to serve in a [[State legislature (United States)|state senate]]; Democrat

===Law and judiciary===
* [[Norman Bay]] – former [[United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico]] (2000–2001); first Chinese American [[United States Attorney]]
* [[Denny Chin]] – judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] (1994–present), first Asian American appointed as a [[United States district court]] judge outside of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|Ninth Circuit]]
* [[Ming Chin]] – Associate Justice, [[Supreme Court of California]]
* [[Dorothy Chin Brandt]] – Acting Justice, [[New York Supreme Court]], Criminal Term, Queens County
* [[Morgan Chu]] (朱欽文) – Partner, Chair of Litigation, former Co-Managing Partner of [[Irell & Manella]]; former president (2014–15) and board member (2009–15) of Harvard Board of Overseers
* [[Amy Chua]] – professor of law; author of ''[[Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother]]''
* [[Mary Anne Franks]] – professor of law, author of ''The Cult of the Constitution'', president of [[Cyber Civil Rights Initiative]]
* [[Dolly M. Gee]] – federal district judge, [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]]
* [[Joyce Kennard]] – Associate Justice, [[Supreme Court of California]]
* [[George H. King (judge)|George H. King]] – federal district judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
* [[William F. Lee]] – co-managing partner of [[WilmerHale]] and fellow of the [[Harvard Corporation]]
* [[Ronald Lew]] – federal district judge, [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]]; first Chinese-American federal judge outside of Hawaii
* [[Goodwin Liu]] – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
* [[Nicole Shanahan]] – attorney
* [[Brian Sun]] – trial lawyer
* [[Thomas Tang]] – judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]; first Chinese American [[United States federal judge|federal judge]]
* [[Jan C. Ting]] (丁景安) – professor of law; expert on immigration, national security, and taxation; 2006 Republican candidate for Senate (DE)
* [[Qian Julie Wang]] (王乾) – Lawyer and memoirist
* [[Delbert Wong]] – judge

===Community and civil rights===
* [[Grace Lee Boggs]] (陳玉平) – community activist in African-American community; leftist writer
* [[Chin Lin Sou]] – community leader
* [[Hung Wai Ching]] – community leader and businessman
* [[Goo Kim Fui]] (古今辉) – President, [[United Chinese Society]] in Hawaii, 1892–1898; played an instrumental role in uniting the Chinese and fighting for their rights during the anti-Chinese agitation in Hawaii in the 1880s
* [[Charles Goodall Lee]] – first licensed Chinese American dentist in the United States, financier of [[Chinese American Citizens Alliance]] in Oakland Chinatown, spouse of Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee
* [[Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee]] – first Chinese American woman voter in the United States
* [[Mabel Ping-Hua Lee]] – Chinese advocate for women's suffrage in the United States, community organizer in New York City's Chinatown, and leader of the First Chinese Baptist Church in Chinatown.
* [[Wong Chin Foo]] (王清福) – 19th-century civil rights activist and journalist
* [[United States v. Wong Kim Ark|Wong Kim Ark]] (黃金德) – his lawsuit established the principle of citizenship by virtue of birth on US soil
* [[Harry Wu]] (吴弘达) – human rights activist, focuses on Laogai prison camps and [[human rights in China]]
* [[Sherman Wu]] – civil rights activist, famous racial discrimination incident by university fraternity
* [[Xiao Qiang]] (萧强) – [[MacArthur Fellowship]] for human rights activism, publisher of [[China Digital Times]] covering rights and censorship in China, journalism professor
* [[John C. Young]] (容兆珍) – San Francisco Chinatown leader
* [[Helen Zia]] (謝漢蘭) – community activist and writer

==Science and academia==

===Nobel Prize===
*[[Chen Ning Yang]] (楊振寧) – 1957 Nobel laureate, Physics, [[Yang–Mills theory]]
*[[Tsung-dao Lee]] (李政道) – 1957 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Samuel C. C. Ting]] (丁肇中) – 1976 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Yuan T. Lee]] (李远哲) – 1986 Nobel Prize, Chemistry
* [[Steven Chu]] (朱棣文) – 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, US Secretary of Energy (2009)
* [[Daniel Chee Tsui]] (崔琦) – 1998 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Roger Y. Tsien]] (錢永健) – 2008 Nobel laureate, Chemistry
* [[Charles K. Kao]] (高锟) – 2009 Nobel laureate in Physics who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications

===Mathematics award winners===
* [[Terence Tao|Terence Chi-Shen Tao]] (陶哲軒) – [[Fields Medal]] (2006), [[Clay Research Award]] (2003), [[Crafoord Prize]] (2012)
* [[Shing-Tung Yau]] (丘成桐) – [[Fields Medal]] (1982), [[Wolf Prize]] (2010), [[Crafoord Prize]] (1994)
* [[Andrew Yao]] (姚期智) – [[Turing Award]] (2000)
* [[Shiing-Shen Chern]] (陳省身) – [[Wolf Prize]] (1983)
* [[Wei Zhang (mathematician)|Wei Zhang]] (张伟) – [[Clay Research Award]] (2019)
* [[Xinyi Yuan]] (袁新意) – [[Clay Research Award]] (2008)

===Chemistry===
* [[Ching W. Tang]] – inventor of the [[organic light-emitting diode]](OLED) and the hetero-junction [[organic photovoltaic cell]] (OPV); winner of the 2011 [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry]]; known as the "father of [[organic electronics]]"
*[[Roger Y. Tsien]] (錢永健) – 2008 Nobel laureate, chemistry
* [[Peidong Yang]] – chemist; founding member of the scientific advisory board at [[Nanosys]], a nanomaterials company; co-founder of [[Alphabet Energy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alphabetenergy.com/index.php?action=about_us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122154351/http://www.alphabetenergy.com/index.php?action=about_us |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 22, 2009 |title=Alphabet Energy. Thermoelectrics for waste heat recovery |publisher=Alphabetenergy.com |access-date=July 30, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Xiaowei Zhuang]] – Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics at [[Harvard University]], member of [[National Academy of Sciences]], [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] (2003)
*[[Zhijian Chen]] (陈志坚) - Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at [[University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center]]. He is best known for his discovery of mechanisms by which nucleic acids trigger innate and autoimmune responses from the interior of a cell, work for which he received the 2019 [[Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences]].
*[[Xiaoliang Sunney Xie]] (谢晓亮) - biochemist, considered a founding father of single-molecule biophysical chemistry and single-molecule enzymology

===Computer science===
* [[Danqi Chen]] (陈丹琦) – AI professor at [[Princeton University]] working in [[Natural language processing]], PhD from [[Stanford University]], former student of [[Andrew Yao]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cs.stanford.edu/~danqi/|title=Danqi Chen's Homepage|website=cs.stanford.edu|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jianlin Cheng]] (程建林) – computer and data scientist; Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Missouri, Columbia
* [[Wen Tsing Chow]] (周文俊) – missile guidance scientist, digital computer pioneer
* [[Leon O. Chua|Leon Chua]] – professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley
* [[Feng-hsiung Hsu]] (許峰雄) – [[IBM]] developer of [[IBM Deep Blue|Deep Blue]], which beat World Chess Champion [[Garry Kasparov]] in 1997
* [[Fei-Fei Li]] (李飞飞) – AI researcher, Stanford University professor
* [[Kai Li]] – Princeton University
* [[Ming C. Lin]] – former [[Distinguished Professor]] of Computer Science at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]],<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.unc.edu/People/Faculty/Bios/lin.html|title=Faculty Biography: Ming C. Lin|work=People|publisher=Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|access-date=February 3, 2010}}</ref><ref name="unchon">[http://www.cs.unc.edu/People/Faculty/Honors/lin.html Faculty Honors: Ming C. Lin], Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, retrieved February 4, 2011.</ref> now at U. Maryland.
* [[Andrew Ng]] (吴恩达) – AI researcher and entrepreneur: Google Brain, Baidu research, Coursera, Stanford University professor
* [[Carol E. Reiley]]: entrepreneur in health, robotics and AI, Andrew Ng's wife
* [[Pei-Yuan Wei]] (魏培源) – creator of [[ViolaWWW]]
* [[Wen-mei Hwu]] – professor at [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] specializing in compiler design, computer architecture, computer microarchitecture, and parallel processing
* [[Andrew Yao]] (姚期智) – 2000 [[Turing Award]] recipient, [[Yao's principle]], former professor at [[Princeton University]]
* [[Frances Yao]] (储枫) – computer scientist, researcher in computational geometry and combinatorial algorithms; wife of Andrew Yao
* [[Yuanyuan Zhou]] – Princeton University PhD, currently UC San Diego

===Engineering===
* [[Huajian Gao]] – Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Engineering at Brown University
* [[Tung Hua Lin]] (林同驊) – professor ([[Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science|UCLA]]), aerospace and structural engineer
* [[Tung-Yen Lin]] (林同棪) – ([[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]]) structural engineer who was the pioneer of standardizing the use of [[prestressed concrete]], founded [[T. Y. Lin International]]
* [[Lee Yuk-Wing]] (李郁榮) – Professor of Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

===Mathematics===
* [[Terence Tao|Terence Chi-Shen Tao]] (陶哲軒) – child genius, [[Fields Medal]] winner (2006), professor (UCLA), [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] (2006), [[Crafoord Prize]] (2012), [[Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics]] (2014). He is the youngest participant to date in the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]], first competing at the age of ten; in 1986, 1987, and 1988, he won a bronze, silver, and gold medal. He remains the youngest winner of each of the three medals in the Olympiad's history, winning the gold medal shortly after his thirteenth birthday. Tao received graduated from university at the age of 16 obtaining his bachelor's and master's degrees, received his PhD at the age of 20.
*[[Lenhard Ng]] – child prodigy who was once thought to be the "smartest kid in America". At age 10, he earned a perfect score of 800 on the math portion of what is now called the [[SAT]], a feat considered to be a “remarkable achievement” when a high school junior or senior did it. Ng is a professor of mathematics at [[Duke University]].
*[[Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest]] (林益) – professor of mathematics, systems science, economics, and finance at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ([[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock]] campus)
*[[Wei Zhang (mathematician)|Wei Zhang]] (张伟) – Professor of Mathematics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
* [[Sun-Yung Alice Chang]] (张圣容) – professor of mathematics and former chair of the department at [[Princeton University]]
* [[Chen Wen-chen]] (陈文成) – professor of math at [[Carnegie Mellon]], victim of Taiwan [[KMT]] persecution of dissidents (see [[White Terror (Taiwan)|White Terror]])
* [[Shiing-Shen Chern]] (陳省身) – [[Wolf Prize in Mathematics|Wolf Prize]], considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century; worked on differential geometry and topology; known for [[Chern–Simons theory|Chern-Simons theory]], [[Chern-Weil theory]], [[Chern class]]es
* [[Chia-Kun Chu]] (朱家琨) – applied mathematician, Fu Foundation Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apam.columbia.edu/ck-chu |title=faculty directory at Columbia University|date=July 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.apam.columbia.edu/newsevents/chu_honorary_degree.html |title=Columbia University News Release}}</ref>
* [[Chia-Chiao Lin]] (林家翹) – applied mathematician 
*[[Tian Gang]] (田刚) – [[Princeton University]] professor emeritus, student of S.T. Yau
* [[Paul Tseng]] – applied mathematician, professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington in Seattle
* [[Paul C. Yang]] (杨建平) – [[Princeton University]], husband of Alice Chang
* [[Shing-Tung Yau]] (丘成桐) – [[Fields Medal]] winner (1982); [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] (1984), [[Crafoord Prize]] (1994), [[National Medal of Science]] (1997), [[Wolf Prize]] (2010)
* [[Yitang Zhang]] – mathematician, known for establishing the first finite bound on gaps between prime numbers
*[[Stephen Shing-Toung Yau]] – Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]]
*[[Mu-Tao Wang]] (王慕道) – Professor of Mathematics at [[Columbia University]], received a PhD in Mathematics in 1998 from Harvard University

===Medicine and biosciences===
* [[Priscilla Chan]] (陈Priscilla) – [[Harvard]]-graduated pediatrician, Chan-Zuckerberg foundation
* [[Min Chueh Chang]] (張明覺) – co-inventor of the [[combined oral contraceptive pill|first birth control pill]]; made significant contributions to the development of [[in vitro fertilisation]]
* [[Gilbert Chu]] (朱築文) – biochemist and Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and Biochemistry at the Stanford Medical School; older brother of [[Steven Chu]]
* [[Yuan-Cheng Fung]] (馮元楨) – founder of modern biomechanics
* [[Lue Gim Gong]] (呂金功) – horticulturalist
* [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]] – scientific researcher and the [[Irene Diamond]] professor at [[Rockefeller University]] in New York City
* [[Alice S. Huang]] – virologist
* [[Lin He (biologist)|Lin He]] – biochemist, received the [[MacArthur Fellowship]] in 2009
* [[Yuet Wai Kan]] – pioneer of using DNA to diagnose human diseases, research enabled the [[Human Genome Project]], recipient of Lasker Foundation award in 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1991_c_description.htm|title=Diagnosis of genetic diseases by DNA technology – The Lasker Foundation|first=Lasker|last=Foundation|website=The Lasker Foundation|access-date=October 15, 2012|archive-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909172537/http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1991_c_description.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Henry C. Lee]] – forensic scientist
* [[Sandra Lee (dermatologist)|Sandra Lee]] – dermatologist and Internet celebrity as "Dr. Pimple Popper"; now star of the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] series ''[[Dr. Pimple Popper (TV series)|Dr. Pimple Popper]]''
* [[Ching Chun Li]] – [[population geneticist]] and human geneticist
* [[Choh Hao Li]] (李卓皓) – biochemist, discovered [[growth hormone]], [[beta-endorphin]] and isolated [[luteinizing hormone]]
* [[Min Chiu Li]] – first scientist to use chemotherapy to cure widely metastatic, malignant cancer
* [[Anna Chao Pai]] – geneticist
* [[Joe Hin Tjio]] – cytogeneticist, first person to recognize the normal number of human chromosomes<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/11/guardianobituaries.medicalscience | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Pearce | last=Wright | title=Joe Hin Tjio | date=December 11, 2001}}</ref>
* [[Chang Yi Wang]] – immunologist; NYIPLA Inventor of the Year Award in 2007 for her work on UBITh peptide immunogens
* [[James C. Wang]] – discovered DNA [[topoisomerases]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.jbc.org/content/282/22/e17|title=Unwinding the DNA Topoisomerase Story: the Work of James C. Wang|first1=Nicole|last1=Kresge|first2=Robert D.|last2=Simoni|first3=Robert L.|last3=Hill|date=June 1, 2007|journal=Journal of Biological Chemistry|volume=282|issue=22|pages=e17|doi=10.1016/S0021-9258(20)64989-4|via=www.jbc.org|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* [[Sam Wang (neuroscientist)|Sam Wang]] – neuroscientist and author
* [[Shih-Chun Wang]] – neuroscientist and pharmacology professor
* [[Xiaodong Wang (biochemist)|Xiaodong Wang]] (王晓东) – biochemist best known for his work with [[cytochrome c]], won the 2000 [[Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry]], and 2006 [[Shaw Prize]] recipient
* [[Leana Wen]] (温麟衍) – physician; director of [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America|Planned Parenthood]], Health Commissioner of Baltimore, author
* [[David T. Wong]] – discovered drug [[Fluoxetine]] and [[atomoxetine]], [[duloxetine]] and [[dapoxetine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nature.com/drugdisc/nj/articles/nrd1811.html|title=drug discovery@nature.com|website=nature.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://communications.medicine.iu.edu/newsroom/stories/2011/scientist-who-developed-prozac-receives-international-honor/ |title=Scientist Who Developed Prozac Receives International Honor - IU Communications - School of Medicine |access-date=September 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825015159/http://communications.medicine.iu.edu/newsroom/stories/2011/scientist-who-developed-prozac-receives-international-honor |archive-date=August 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/winter98/features/prozac.html|title=The Faith of a Scientist|website=spu.edu}}</ref>
* [[Flossie Wong-Staal]] – virologist and AIDS researcher
* [[Junying Yu]] – [[stem cell]] biologist; recognized as one of the 2007 "Persons of the Year" by ''[[TIME magazine|TIME]]'' magazine<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/article/0,28804,1690753_1690758_1693587,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221163959/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/article/0,28804,1690753_1690758_1693587,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 21, 2007 | magazine=Time | title=Person Of The Year 2007 | date=December 19, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Kang Zhang]] – ophthalmologist at the Institute for Genomic Medicine, [[University of California, San Diego]] known for his work on [[lanosterol]]

===Physics===
* [[Sow-Hsin Chen]] – nuclear physicist
* [[Alfred Y. Cho]] – the "father of [[molecular beam epitaxy]]" and co-inventor of [[quantum cascade lasers]]
* [[Paul C. W. Chu]] (朱經武) – physicist, superconductivity
* [[Qian Xuesen]] (钱学森) – professor of aeronautics, a founder of NASA [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]], exiled to China
* [[Frank Shu]] – professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California; San Diego and 2009 Shaw Prize recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/laureates/2009/index.html|title=The Shaw Prize – Top prizes for astronomy, life science and mathematics|website=shawprize.org|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-date=June 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620004952/http://www.shawprize.org/en/laureates/2009/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Chien-Shiung Wu]] (吳健雄) – [[Manhattan Project]] scientist; considerable contribution to Nobel Prize work by Tsung-dao Lee
* [[Yang Yang (scientist)|Yang Yang]], physicist, solar cells.  Professor at [[UCLA]].  Fellow, [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], [[American Physical Society]], [[Materials Research Society]], [[Royal Society of Chemistry]], and [[Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers]]. 
* [[Nai-Chang Yeh]] – physicist specialized in [[condensed matter physics]]; Fellow, [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]; Fellow, [[American Physical Society]]
* [[Shoucheng Zhang]] – Stanford physicist
* [[Chen Ning Yang]] (楊振寧) – 1957 Nobel laureate, Physics, [[Yang–Mills theory]]
* [[Tsung-dao Lee]] (李政道) – 1957 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Samuel C. C. Ting]] (丁肇中) – 1976 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Steven Chu]] (朱棣文) – 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, US Secretary of Energy (2009)
* [[Daniel Chee Tsui]] (崔琦) – 1998 Nobel laureate, Physics
* [[Charles K. Kao]] (高锟) – 2009 Nobel laureate in Physics who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications
* [[Xiaoxing Xi]] (郗小星) – Physicist at [[Temple University]]]

=== Economics, Finance, Statistics, OR ===

*[[Anthony Chan (economist)|Anthony Chan]] – [[chief economist]], [[JPMorgan Chase]]; former economist at the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]] and economics professor at the [[University of Dayton]]<ref>[https://www.chase.com/online/private_client/expert-perspectives-anthony-chan.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061120/https://www.chase.com/online/private_client/expert-perspectives-anthony-chan.htm|date=September 23, 2015}} Accessed September 21, 2015.</ref>
*[[Gregory Chow]] (鄒至莊) – Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy at [[Princeton University]], known for [[Chow test]]
*[[Jianqing Fan]] (范剑青) – professor of finance and statistics at [[Princeton University]]
*[[William C. Hsiao]] (萧庆伦) – economist, professor at [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]]
*[[Ann Lee (professor)|Ann Lee]] (李淯) – professor, author and commentator on global economics and finance issues
*[[Bin Yu]] (郁彬) – Chancellor's Professor in the Departments of Statistics and of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences at [[University of California, Berkeley]]

===Social sciences===

* [[Angela Duckworth|Angela Lee Duckworth]] – professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, MacArthur Fellow; wrote ''Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance''
*[[Peter Kwong (academic)|Peter Kwong]] – professor of [[Asian American studies]] at [[Hunter College]] and professor of [[sociology]] in the [[City University of New York]] system
*[[Yu Xie]] – Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Sociology at [[Princeton University]]; known for applying quantitative [[data science]] methods to sociology as well as Chinese studies

=== Humanities ===
* [[Wing-tsit Chan]] (陳榮捷) – professor in Chinese philosophy, wrote influential translations
* [[Him Mark Lai]] (麥禮謙) – professor of Chinese American studies
* [[Lin Yutang]] (林語堂) – Hokkien Chinese writer
* [[Huping Ling]] (令狐萍) – professor of History at [[Truman State University]], author
* [[Liu Kwang-ching]] (劉廣京) – Historian of late imperial China; University of California, Davis.
* [[Betty Lee Sung]] (宋李瑞芳) – former professor of Asian-American Studies at [[City College of New York]]; 'leading authority' on Chinese Americans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiamonline.com/People/QU/bettyleesung.htm|title=Betty Lee Sung|publisher=Chiamonline.com|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202626/http://www.chiamonline.com/People/QU/bettyleesung.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2006/sung/|title=Alumni Profile: Rebel With a Cause|date=March 2006 |publisher=U. of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Lih]] (酈安治) – associate professor of Journalism at [[American University]]
* [[Teng Ssu-yu]] (鄧嗣禹) – Historian of late imperial China, at University of Indiana.
* [[Tim Wu]] (吳修銘) – professor at [[Columbia Law School]], in 2014 ran to become the first Chinese-American [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|lieutenant governor of New York State]] but lost.
* [[C.K. Yang (sociologist)|C.K. Yang]] (楊慶堃) – Sociologist at University of Pittsburgh.
* [[Yang Lien-sheng]] (楊聯陞) – Sinologist. Harvard University.
* [[Yu Ying-shih]] (余英時) – Historian of China; Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities. 
* [[Zhao Yuanren]] (Yuen Ren Chao) (趙元任) – Linguist at Harvard and University of California, Berkeley.

===University administration===
* [[Jim Chen]] – professor and former dean at the [[University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law]]
* [[Stephen Z.D. Cheng]] – Professor and former Dean in the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron, member of National Academic of Engineering
* [[David Jung-Kuang Chiu]] – former Director of Asian Studies and Dean of University Advisement, [[Hofstra University]]
* [[Way Kuo]] – President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong, University Distinguished Professor and former Dean of Engineering at the University of Tennessee
* [[Robert C. T. Lee]] (李崇道) – former president of [[National Chung Hsing University]], veterinarian and brother of [[Tsung-dao Lee]]
* [[Wallace Loh]] - Former President of University of Maryland College Park <ref>{{cite web | url=https://president.umd.edu/administration/staff/wallace-d-loh | title=Wallace D. Loh }}</ref>
* [[Chang-Lin Tien]] – Chancellor of [[University of California, Berkeley]] (1990–1997)
* [[Frank H. Wu]] – Chancellor and Dean of the [[University of California, Hastings College of the Law]] (2010–2015)
* [[Rose Tseng]] - Chancellor emerita of University of Hawaii at Hilo <ref> https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-y-tseng-567b2930 </ref>
* [[Henry T. Yang]] – Chancellor of [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]]
* [[Honggang Yang]] - Dean Emeritus of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University <ref>{{cite web | url=https://works.bepress.com/honggang-yang/about/ | title=SelectedWorks - Honggang Yang }}</ref>

===Earth Sciences===
* [[Sherry Chen (hydrologist)|Sherry Chen]] (陈霞芬) – Hydrologist working for [[National Weather Service]]

==Sports==
* [[Nathan Adrian]] (倪家骏) – Olympic medal winner, swimming
* [[Shayna Baszler]] – professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
* [[Johnny Chan (poker player)|Johnny Chan]] (陳金海, 陳強尼) – professional poker player
* [[Michael Chang]] (張德培) – youngest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament
* [[Ray Chang (baseball)|Ray Chang]] – baseball player
* [[Karen Chen]] (陳楷雯) – figure skater
* [[Nathan Chen]] (陳巍) – figure skater, 2022 Olympic gold medalist
* [[Tiffany Chin]] (陳婷婷) – figure skater and 1985 U.S. national champion
* [[Brian Ching]] (程拜仁) – soccer player for [[Houston Dynamo]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]]
* [[William Kwai-sun Chow]] - [[martial arts]] instructor
* [[Mark Chung]] – first American-Chinese soccer player to play for the United States national team
* [[Patrick Chung]] – Strong Safety for the New England Patriots
* [[Amy Chow]] (周婉儀) – gymnast and Olympic medal winner
* [[Norm Chow]] (周友賢) – [[UCLA Bruins]] offensive coordinator
* [[Julie Chu]] (朱慧雯) – Olympic medal winner, ice hockey
* [[Mark Foo]] – professional surfer
* [[Christina Gao]] (高昊) – figure skater
* [[Chau Giang]] – poker player
* [[Eileen Gu]] (谷爱凌) – Free style skier and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Rudy Gunawan]] (郭宏源) – badminton player
* [[Tony Gunawan]] (吳俊明) – badminton player
* [[Ivana Hong]] – gymnastics
* [[Jerry Hsu]] – skateboarder
* [[Michelle Jin]] (米歇尔·金) - professional bodybuilder
* [[John Juanda]] – poker player
* [[Phillip King (tennis)|Phillip King]] – tennis player, brother of [[Vania King]]
* [[Vania King]] – tennis player who won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles
* [[Jonathan Klinsmann]] – soccer goalkeeper for [[LA Galaxy]]
* [[Theodore Ku-DiPietro]] – soccer player
* [[Karen Kwan]] – former figure skater, sister of Michelle Kwan
* [[Michelle Kwan]] (關穎珊) – Olympic medal winner, figure skating<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/figskate/articles/chinese20.htm | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Washingtonpost.com: Chinese Americans Bask in Kwan's Spotlight | date=February 28, 1999}}</ref>
* [[Alice Lee (chess player)|Alice Lee]] – chess player, [[FIDE]] Master
* [[Jeremy Lin]] (林書豪) – professional basketball player, NBA (NY Knicks, Toronto Raptors, etc.), Linsanity
* [[Alysa Liu]] – figure skater and 2025 world national champion
* [[Corrie Lothrop]] – gymnastics
* [[Tyson Mao]] – speedcuber
* [[Kim Ng]] (伍佩琴) – [[Major League Baseball]] executive
* [[Catrina (wrestler)|Karlee Perez]] – professional wrestler known as Catrina and the WWE as Maxine (Chinese ancestry)
* [[Chuck Sun]] – professional [[Motocross]] racer
* [[Kevin Tan]] (谭凯文) – Olympic medal winner, gymnastics
* [[Ed Wang]] – professional American football player
* [[Lisa Wang]] – rhythmic gymnastics
* [[Kevin Wong]] – professional beach volleyball player and Olympian
* [[Raymond Wu]] (吳紹綱) – professional [[poker]] player
* [[Don Yee]] – sports agent
* [[Al Young (dragster driver)|Al Young]] – World Champion drag racer
* [[Jennifer Yu (chess player)|Jennifer Yu]] (于潤荷) – U.S. women's chess champion in 2019 and 2022
* [[Caroline Zhang]] (张圆圆) – figure skater
* [[Rose Zhang]] - professional golfer on the [[LPGA Tour]]

==Other==
===Astronauts===
* [[Leroy Chiao]] – NASA astronaut
* [[Kjell N. Lindgren]] – NASA astronaut
* [[Edward Lu]] – NASA astronaut
* [[Taylor Wang]] – first ethnic Chinese scientist to go into space, in 1985 on space shuttle ''Challenger''

===Gang leaders and criminals===
* [[Wing Yeung Chan]] – leader of New York [[Ghost Shadows]] street gang
* [[Raymond Kwok Chow]] (周國祥) – also known as "Shrimp Boy", mobster, leader of the San Francisco chapter of [[Chinese Freemasons]] and San Francisco Chinatown
* [[Peter Chong (criminal)|Peter Chong]] (莊炳強) – leader of San Francisco area [[Wo Hop To]] gang
* David Chou (周文偉) – perpetrator of 2022 [[2022 Laguna Woods shooting#Accused|Laguna Woods church shooting]]
* [[Mock Duck]] (世荣模拟) – New York Chinatown mobster, leader of the [[Hip Sing Tong]]
* [[Johnny Eng|Johnny "Onionhead" Eng]] (伍少衡) – leader of New York [[Flying Dragons (gang)|Flying Dragons]] street gang
* [[Joe Fong]] – founder of San Francisco [[Chung Ching Yee]] (Joe Boys) street gang
* [[Katrina Leung]] (陈文英) – Double agent for both U.S. and China 
* [[Wayne Lo]] (駱文) – murderer who perpetrated the shooting at [[Simon's Rock College of Bard]] on December 14, 1992, in [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts]]
* [[Danny Pang (financier)|Danny Pang]] – private equity manager, accused of running a [[Ponzi scheme]]
* [[Little Pete]] (馮正初) – San Francisco Chinatown mobster
* [[Elliot Rodger]] – of mixed English and [[Malaysian Chinese]] descent who perpetrated the [[2014 Isla Vista shootings]]
* [[Ming Sen Shiue]] (薛明升) – committed notorious 1980 murder, rape, stalking
* [[Stephen Tse]] – leader of Boston [[Ping On]] street gang

===Crime victims===
* [[Bow Kum]] – her murder was the precipitating event for infamous New York Tong war
* [[Murder of Vincent Chin|Vincent Jen Chin]] (陳果仁) – beaten to death in 1982 racial hate incident by two White men considered by Chinese-American advocacy groups to be miscarriage of American justice
* [[Wenjian Liu]] – first Chinese American officer in the [[New York City Police Department]] to [[2014 killings of NYPD officers#Wenjian Liu|die in the line of duty]] in 2014
* [[Betty Ong]] (鄧月薇) – flight attendant on [[American Airlines Flight 11]], alerted ground crews and kept the world informed of the hijacking in progress

===Religious leaders===
* [[Francis Chan]] – preacher, founder of Cornerstone Community Church in [[Simi Valley, CA]]
* [[Chow Leung]] – Baptist missionary in Chicago, Chinese school founder, co-author of [[Chinese Fables and Folk Stories]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 10, 1904 |title=These Chinese Tots of Chicago Go to School the Year Round |pages=38 |work=The Inter Ocean |location=Chicago |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97995922/chinese-school-in-chicago/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Gerrit W. Gong]] – Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* [[Jian Tan]] (見曇) – Buddhist monk and current abbot of the Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston
* [[Jakusho Kwong]] – Zen Buddhist Master of [[Shunryu Suzuki]] lineage, founder and head abbot of [[Sonoma Mountain Zen Center]]
* [[Jacqueline Mates-Muchin]] – world's first Chinese-American rabbi
* [[Ignatius C. Wang]] – [[Archdiocese of San Francisco|Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco]] (2002–2009)
* [[Shi Yan Ming]] (釋延明) – 34th generation Shaolin monk and founder of the USA Shaolin Temple
* [[Jimmy Yu]] (Guo Gu or 果谷) – Chan teacher of [[Sheng Yen]] lineage, Associate Professor of Religion at [[Florida State University]] and founder of Tallahassee Chan Center in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]

===Other===
* [[Bei Bei Shuai]] (帅贝贝) – Prosecuted for murder and [[foeticide|feticide]] due to a pregnancy loss after a suicide attempt.

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