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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kirk Acevedo
Actor
27-Nov-1974   Oz, Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Head of State
5-Dec-1927   King of Thailand
Eva Angelina
Pornstar
14-Mar-1985   Bespectacled porn actress
Tyson Beckford
Model
19-Dec-1970   Ralph Lauren model, now actor
Boris Blacher
Composer
19-Jan-1903 30-Jan-1975 Die Nachtschwalbe
Julia Chang Bloch
Diplomat
1942   US Ambassador to Nepal, 1989
Foxy Brown
Rapper
6-Sep-1978   Ill Na Na
Naomi Campbell
Model
22-May-1970   Black Panther
Tia Carrere
Actor
2-Jan-1967   Wayne's World
Phoebe Cates
Actor
16-Jul-1963   Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Jackie Chan
Actor
7-Apr-1954   Martial arts star does his own stunts
Michael Paul Chan
Actor
26-Jun-1950   Robbery: Homicide Division
Eileen Chang
Author
30-Sep-1920 8-Sep-1995 Lust, Caution
Iris Chang
Author
28-Mar-1968 9-Nov-2004 Author of The Rape of Nanking
Elaine Chao
Government
26-Mar-1953   US Secretary of Labor
Rosalind Chao
Actor
23-Sep-1957   Keiko on Star Trek: DS9
Julie Chen
Game Show Host
6-Jan-1970   Host of Big Brother
Michael Chong
Politician
22-Nov-1971   Canadian MP, Wellington--Halton Hills
Rachelle B. Chong
Government
1959   FCC Commissioner, 1994-97
Tommy Chong
Actor
24-May-1938   The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Leon Chua
Scientist
28-Jun-1936   Hypothesized the memristor
Anshe Chung
Business
1973   Second Life land tycoon
Connie Chung
Journalist
20-Aug-1946   NBC news anchor
Ron Darling
Baseball
19-Aug-1960   Commentator, New York Mets
March Fong Eu
Politician
29-Mar-1922   California Secretary of State, 1975-93
Benson Fong
Actor
10-Oct-1916 1-Aug-1987 Flower Drum Song
Hiram Fong
Politician
15-Oct-1906 18-Aug-2004 US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77
Sue Ling Gin
Business
23-Sep-1941   Flying Food Group
Don Ho
Singer
13-Aug-1930 14-Apr-2007 Hawaiian crooner, Tiny Bubbles
Sandrine Holt
Actor
19-Nov-1972   Black Robe
James Hong
Actor
22-Feb-1929   Indeed!
Norman Hsu
Philanthropist
Oct-1951   Notorious Democratic donor
Tsien Hsue-shen
Scientist
11-Dec-1911   Founder of Chinese space program
Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Actor
14-Dec-1988   High School Musical
Sammo Hung
Actor
7-Jan-1952   Once Upon a Time in China and America
William Hung
Singer
13-Jan-1983   Hong Kong Ricky Martin on American Idol
Li Ka-Shing
Business
29-Jul-1928   Chinese billionaire, net worth $23B
Chiang Kai-Shek
Head of State
31-Oct-1887 5-Apr-1975 President of Nationalist China
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
First Lady
5-Mar-1898 23-Oct-2003 The Dragon Lady
Kelis
Singer
21-Aug-1979   Her milkshake brings the boys to the yard
Joyce L. Kennard
Judge
6-May-1941   Justice, California Supreme Court
Maxine Hong Kingston
Author
27-Oct-1940   The Woman Warrior
Kid Koala
Disc Jockey
1974   Turntablist, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Kristin Kreuk
Actor
30-Dec-1982   Lana on Smallville
Michelle Kwan
Figure Skating
7-Jul-1980   Olympic figure skater
Nancy Kwan
Actor
19-May-1939   The World of Suzie Wong
Henry C. Lee
Scientist
22-Nov-1938   Prominent criminologist
Jason Scott Lee
Actor
19-Nov-1966   The Jungle Book
Jennifer 8. Lee
Journalist
15-Mar-1976   New York Times reporter
Miko Lee
Pornstar
30-Mar-1977   Asses Galore 16
Michael Lee-Chin
Business
1951   Jamaican billionaire
Jet Li
Actor
26-Apr-1963   Kung fu action movie star
Maya Lin
Architect
5-Oct-1959   Designed Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Bai Ling
Actor
10-Oct-1970   Anna and the King
Lisa Ling
Journalist
30-Aug-1973   National Geographic Explorer
Lucy Liu
Actor
2-Dec-1968   Ling on Ally McBeal
Gary Locke
Politician
21-Jan-1950   Governor of Washington, 1997-2005
Sandra Tsing Loh
Radio Personality
11-Feb-1962   The Loh Life
John Lone
Actor
13-Oct-1952   The Last Emperor
Yo-Yo Ma
Cellist
7-Oct-1955   Cellist, The Silk Road Ensemble
Ferdinand Marcos
Head of State
11-Sep-1917 28-Sep-1989 Disgraced Philippine dictator
Ming-Na
Actor
20-Nov-1963   ER, voice of Mulan
Charles Ng
Criminal
24-Dec-1960   On death row in California
Haing S. Ngor
Victim
22-Mar-1940 25-Feb-1996 The Killing Fields
Sadaharu Oh
Baseball
20-May-1940   Japan's all-time Home Run King
Sean Paul
Disc Jockey
8-Jan-1973   DJ and Jamaican Dancehall star
I. M. Pei
Architect
26-Apr-1917   Designed Louvre's glass pyramid
Keanu Reeves
Actor
2-Sep-1964   Dude
Saffron
Singer
3-Jun-1968   Republica
Thaksin Shinawatra
Head of State
26-Jul-1949   Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Religion
31-Aug-1928 21-Jun-2005 Former Archbishop of Manila
Eugene C. Sit
Business
8-Aug-1938 24-Jun-2008 Sit Investment Associates
Kobe Tai
Pornstar
15-Jan-1972   Hawaiian Blast
Amy Tan
Author
19-Feb-1952   The Joy Luck Club
Mika Tan
Pornstar
27-Nov-1977   Lady Fellatio #2: Desperately Seeking Semen
Donald W. Tang
Business
c. 1963   Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns
Terence Tao
Mathematician
17-Jul-1975   Prolific math prodigy
Jennifer Tilly
Actor
16-Sep-1958   Bound, Monsters, Inc.
Meg Tilly
Actor
14-Feb-1960   Agnes of God
Lauren Tom
Actor
4-Aug-1961   Amy Wong on Futurama
Roger Y. Tsien
Scientist
1-Feb-1952   Green Fluorescent Protein
Daniel C. Tsui
Physicist
28-Feb-1939   Fractional quantum Hall effect
KT Tunstall
Singer/Songwriter
23-Jun-1975   Eye to the Telescope
Garrett Wang
Actor
15-Dec-1968   Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager
Vera Wang
Fashion Designer
27-Jun-1949   Designer of wedding dresses
Y. C. Wang
Business
18-Jan-1917   Taiwanese plastics billionaire
Anna May Wong
Actor
3-Jan-1905 3-Feb-1961 Shanghai Express
B. D. Wong
Actor
24-Oct-1960   Oz, Law & Order: SVU
Russell Wong
Actor
1-Mar-1963   Takedown
Victor Wong
Actor
31-Jul-1927 12-Sep-2001 Egg Shen
David Wu
Politician
8-Apr-1955   Congressman, Oregon 1st
Deng Xiaoping
Politician
22-Aug-1904 19-Feb-1997 Communist Chinese leader
Martin Yan
Chef
1949   Yan Can Cook
Jerry Yang
Business
6-Nov-1968   Co-Founder of Yahoo
Ming Yao
Basketball
12-Sep-1980   7' 6 1/2" Houston Rockets Center
Sun Yat-sen
Head of State
12-Nov-1866 12-Mar-1925 President of China, 1911-12
Leland Yee
Politician
?   California Assembly Speaker Pro Tem
Wu Yi
Government
Nov-1938   Vice Premier and Heath Minister of China
Huang Yong
Criminal
c. 1974 26-Dec-2003 Prolific Chinese serial killer
Ray G. Young
Business
c. 1962   CFO of General Motors
Victor Sen Yung
Actor
18-Oct-1915 9-Nov-1980 Hop Sing on Bonanza
Jiang Zemin
Head of State
17-Aug-1926   President of China, 1993-2003
Yang Zhiya
Criminal
c. 1968 14-Feb-2004 Chinese serial killer, charged 65 murders
Zhao Ziyang
Politician
17-Oct-1919 16-Jan-2005 6th Chinese Premier sought reforms


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