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List of Chinese Australians
Summary
This is a list of notable
Chinese Australians
.
Academia
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Terence Tao
: math genius winner of
Fields Medal
Wang Gungwu
: AO CBE, historian, Vice-Chancellor of
Hong Kong University
(1988–1995), President of the
Australian Academy of the Humanities
(1980–1983)
Liangchi Zhang
: professor of engineering,
University of New South Wales
Chin Liew Ten
(C. L. Ten): FAHA FASSA, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and former Head, Philosophy Department,
National University of Singapore
Mabel Lee
: literary scholar and translator
Xiaokai Yang
: economist
Jenny Zhang
: chemist,
BBSRC
David Phillips Fellow at the
Department of Chemistry
,
University of Cambridge
Politics
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Cabinet
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Penny Wong
: Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Minister for Climate Change
Federal Parliament
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Sam Lim
: Federal Member for
Tangney
(
Labor
, 2022–present)
Gladys Liu
: Federal Member for
Chisholm
(
Liberal
, 2019–2022)
Sally Sitou
: Federal Member for
Reid
(
Labor
, 2022–present)
Tsebin Tchen
: Federal Senator for Victoria (
Liberal
, 1999–2005)
Dio Wang
: Federal
Senator
for Western Australia (
Palmer United
, 2014–2016)
State and Territory Parliaments
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Helen Sham-Ho
OAM
: Liberal Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales (State Parliament) 1988–2003
Peter Wong
AM
: Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales (State Parliament), 1999–2007; Founder,
Unity Party (Australia)
, 1998
Michael Choi
: Labor Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
(State Parliament), 2001–2012
Jing Lee
MLC
: Liberal Member of the
Legislative Council of South Australia
since 2010 (State Parliament)
Ernest Wong
, Labor
MLC
: Member of the
Legislative Council of New South Wales
2013–2019 (State Parliament)
Hong Lim
MP
: Labor Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Victoria
1996–2018
Bernice Pfitzner
MLC
: Liberal Member of the
Legislative Council of South Australia
, 1990–1997
Pierre Yang
: Member of the
Western Australian Legislative Council
: Labor member for
Electoral region of South Metropolitan
since 2017
Jack Ah Kit
: Labor member for
Arnhem
in the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
from 1995 to 2005.
Harriet Shing
: member of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
representing the
Eastern Victoria Region
for the Labor Party since 2014.
Jenny Leong
: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Newtown for the Greens since 2015
Ngaree Ah Kit
: Labor member for
Karama
in the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
since 2016
Geoff Lee
: member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing
Parramatta
for the
Liberal Party
from
2011
to 2023.
Jason Yat-Sen Li
: member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing
Strathfield
for the Labor Party since 2022.
Mayors
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John So
AO
: Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 2001–2008
Harry Chan
: First Chinese mayor of Darwin, Australia
Alec Fong Lim
AM
: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 1984–1990
Katrina Fong Lim
: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 2012-2017
Henry Tsang
OAM
: Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Deputy Lord Mayor, Sydney, 1991–1999
Wellington Lee
AM
OBE
: Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 1999–2000
Other Politics
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William Ah Ket
: barrister and early 20th century campaigner for Chinese rights
Military
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William Edward Sing
,
DCM
: served in the
Australian Imperial Force
during
World War I
, best known as a
sniper
during the
Gallipoli Campaign
Jack Wong Sue
OAM
:
World War II
special forces soldier, Borneo campaign, post-war businessman, and author
Religion
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Greg Homeming
: Catholic bishop
Ivan Lee
: Anglican bishop
Business
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Wong Ah Sat
: gold digger, farmer, and merchant
Xu Rongmao
: billionaire, AFR rich lister, chairman and founder, Hong Kong-based
Shimao Property
David Teoh
: billionaire, AFR rich lister, former chairman and founder,
TPG (ISP)
Chau Chak Wing
: billionaire, AFR rich lister, Guangzhou-based property developer
Marita Cheng
: founder of
Robogals
and 2012
Young Australian of the Year
Kwong Sue Duk
: pioneer herbalist and merchant
Chin Kaw
: Tasmanian herbalist, merchant, and mining entrepreneur
Neale Fong
: doctor and sports administrator
Stern Hu
: businessman
Bing Lee
: businessman who started up the
Bing Lee
franchises
Andrew Leon
: businessman in
Cairns
, Queensland
[1]
[2]
Lum Loy
:
Darwin
businessperson
Yew-Kwang Ng
: economist at
Monash University
Trevor O'Hoy
: former CEO of
Foster's Group
Tom See Poy
: department store owner in Innisfail, Queensland
Mei Quong Tart
: 19th Century businessman and public figurehead
David Wang
: businessman
Sport
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Richard Chee Quee
: cricketer
William Cheung
: kung Fu practitioner
Jian Fang Lay
: table tennis player
Les Fong
: Australian rules footballer
Kevin Gordon
: rugby league footballer
Priscilla Hon
: tennis player
Lin Jong
: Australian rules footballer
Cheltzie Lee
: figure skater
Anthony Liu
: figure skater
Miao Miao
: table tennis player
Anne Pang
: kung fu practitioner
Barry Pang
: kung fu practitioner and Horse racing. First Chinese Australian to own a winner of the Melbourne Cup.
Hunter Poon
: first player of Chinese descent to appear in Australian first-class cricket
Esther Qin
: diver
Amy Sayer
: association footballer
Dannie Seow
: Australian rules footballer
Kenneth To
: swimmer
Li Tu
: tennis player
Jack Wunhym
: Australian rules footballer
Medicine
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Victor Chang
AC
: heart surgeon
Cindy Pan
: celebrity doctor and sexual/women's health expert
John Yu
AC
: paediatrician and 1996
Australian of the Year
Charles Teo
AM
: neurosurgeon
Media and the arts
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Tony Ayres
: screenwriter and director
Jason Chan
: actor and director
Queenie Chan
: comic artist
Claudia Chan Shaw
: fashion designer and television presenter
Aaron Chen
: comedian
Lee Lin Chin
: news reader
Elizabeth Chong
AM
: chef, author and television presenter
Anna Choy
: actress and presenter
Li Cunxin
AO
: ballet dancer, author and public speaker
Jeff Fatt
AM
: musician
Alexander Hodge
: actor
Russell Jack
AM
: founder and director of the
Golden Dragon Museum
Shen Jiawei
: painter
Kylie Kwong
: chef, restaurateur and media presenter
Lawrence Leung
: comedian
Gabrielle Wang
: writer and illustrator for children and young adults
Guang Li
: actor
Renee Lim
: actress and media personality
Nina Liu
: actress
Helene Chung Martin
: former ABC correspondent and author
Jaymee Ong
: actress and model
Natalie Ong
: singer, season 8 finalist of
The X-Factor Australia
Cindy Pan
: physician and media personality
Chris Pang
: actor
Alice Pung
: author
Rose Quong
: actor, performer and writer
Sarah Song
: television actress and presenter
Shaun Tan
: artist, author and illustrator
Ling-Hsueh Tang
: actress
Vico Thai
: television and film actor
Annette Shun Wah
: media presenter
James Wan
: film director, writer, and producer of the
Saw
film franchise
Poh Ling Yeow
: artist, grand finalist on
MasterChef Australia
2009
John Zerunge Young
AM
: artist
Courtney Eaton
: actress and model
Richard Clapton
: singer-songwriter
Jimmy Chi
: composer, musician and playwright
Lisa Ho
: fashion designer
Jenny Kee
AO
: fashion designer
Adam Liaw
: winner of
MasterChef Australia
2010
Shaun Tan
: artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for
The Lost Thing
Wong Shee Ping
(c. 1875–1948): author of
The Poison of Polygamy
, political activist
Bin Xie
: painter
Yang Hengjun
: political blogger, author of
Fatal Weakness
series
Ouyang Yu
: poet, novelist and author of
The Eastern Slope Chronicle
TwoSet Violin
:
YouTube
violinist duo made up of Brett Yang and Eddy Chen
Margaret Zhang
: filmmaker, writer, model, creative director, and Editor in Chief of
Vogue China
Other
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James Chung Gon
: community leader
References
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"99 Grafton St (entry 602511)".
Queensland Heritage Register
. Queensland Heritage Council
. Retrieved
1 August
2014
.
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Bolton, G. C.; Cronin, Kathryn.
Leon, Andrew (1841–1920)
. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.