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The following is a '''list of ]s''' who are famous, have made significant contributions to the ] ] or ] ]ally, ]ally or ]ally, or have appeared in the ] numerous times: The following is a '''list of ]s''' who are famous, have made significant contributions to the ] ] or ] ]ally, ]ally or ]ally, or have appeared in the ] numerous times:

For a list of Americans of Taiwanese origin, see ].


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:*''People in this list must have at least a permanent resident status or be American-born.'' :*''People in this list must have at least a permanent resident status or be American-born.''

:*''Please enter Canadians of Chinese descent under this separate list: ].'' :*''Please enter Canadians of Chinese descent under this separate list: ].''


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The following is a list of Chinese Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:

For a list of Americans of Taiwanese origin, see List of Taiwanese Americans.

Note that:

  • Names should be alphabetized by surnames, and then given names. An individual name, however, could follow either the traditional Chinese name order (surname first), the Western name order (surname last), or even a mixed order (surname in the middle).
  • The Chinese name may be placed, if available, beside those persons who currently do not have articles yet. Otherwise, place them in their articles.
  • People in this list must have at least a permanent resident status or be American-born.
  • Please enter Canadians of Chinese descent under this separate list: Chinese Canadians.

Surnames A-C

Surnames D-K

Surnames L-M

Surnames N-V

  • Irene Ng - Chinese Malaysian actress who played the title character in Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
  • Kim Ng (伍佩琴) - baseball executive
  • I. M. Pei (貝聿銘) - architect, designed the Louvre Pyramid
  • Gordon Quan (關振鵬) - Houston City Councilmember (1999 - 2005, term limited) and Asian American advocate. Appointed as Mayor Pro-Tem to the City of Houston during Mayor Lee P. Brown's final term in office, later relinquishing the title to fellow councilmember Carol Alvarado
  • Keanu Reeves - actor (father is Chinese-Hawaiian)
  • Robin Shou (仇雲波) - martial artist
  • Soong Mei-Ling a.k.a. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
  • Anna Sui - fashion designer
  • Arlene and Ada Tai - twin actresses and models; role in Big Fish
  • Vivienne Tam (譚燕玉) - fashion designer
  • Amy Tan - best-selling author
  • Tan Dun - Grammy and Oscar award winning composer; recipient of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for his opera Marco Polo
  • Thomas Tang - judge
  • Terence Tao - mathematician
  • Vienna Teng - singer-songwriter
  • Chang-lin Tien - professor, former chancellor UC Berkeley
  • Jennifer Tilly - actress (born in California)
  • Samuel C. C. Ting - 1976 Nobel laureate, Physics
  • Lauren Tom - actress
  • Kaity Tong - Television news anchor, WPIX-TV
  • Sean Paul - Hip hop artist
  • Tong Phong - President, founder of the First Chinese-American Bank, now defunct.
  • Ming Tsai (蔡明)- chef and restauranteur (Blue Ginger); host of Emmy Award winning television show "East Meets West"
  • Tseng Kwong Chi - photographer who was an integral part of the New York art scene in the '80s. Best known for his "Expeditionary Series" (portraits of himself in a Mao suit posed in front of American landmarks) and for documenting Keith Haring's public graffiti paintings.
  • Billie Tsien - architect with a background in fine arts; principal of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
  • Daniel Chee Tsui - 1998 Nobel prize, Physics

Surnames W-Z

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