List of Chinese Australians
This is a list of notable Chinese Australians.
Academia
- Terence Tao: child genius in mathematics, FRS, Fields Medal winner
- Wang Gungwu: AO CBE, historian, Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University (1988-95), 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
- Vanessa Woods: scientist, author, and feature writer for the Discovery Channel
- Jenny Zhang: chemist, BBSRC David Phillips Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Politics
Federal Parliament
- Penny Wong: Federal Senator for South Australia (Labor, 2002-present), Environment Minister (2007-2010), Finance Minister (2010-2013), Leader of the Senate (2013)
- Ian Goodenough: Federal Member for Moore (Liberal, 2013-present)
- Gladys Liu: Federal Member for Chisholm (Liberal, 2019-present)
- Dio Wang: Federal Senator for Western Australia (Palmer United, 2014-2016)
- Gai Brodtmann: Federal Member for Canberra (Labor, 2010-2019)
- Michael Johnson: Federal Member for Ryan (Liberal, 2001-2010)
- Tsebin Tchen: Liberal federal Senator for Victoria 1999-2005 (Parliament of Australia)
- Bill O'Chee: Federal Senator for Queensland (National), 1990-1999)
State and Territory Parliaments
- 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.
- Jenny Leong: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Newtown for the Greens since 2015
Local Government
- Henry Tsang OAM: Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Deputy Lord Mayor, Sydney, 1991–1999
- John So AO: Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 2001-2008
- Harry Chan: First Chinese mayor of Australia, Darwin
- Alec Fong Lim AM: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 1984-1990
- Katrina Fong Lim: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 2012-2017
- Robert Kok: Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, 2011-2012
- Wellington Lee AM OBE: Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 1999-2000
Other Politics
- William Ah Ket: barrister and early 20th century campaigner for Chinese rights
Military
- Caleb Shang: World War I soldier, Western Front
- Billy Sing: World War I soldier, Gallipoli and Western Front
- Jack Wong Sue OAM: World War II special forces soldier, Borneo campaign, post-war businessman, and author
Religion
- Greg Homeming: Catholic bishop
- Ivan Lee: Anglican bishop
Business
- 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
- Sam Chong: billionaire, AFR rich lister, founder of Jellinbah Group
- Shangjin Lin: AFR rich lister, chairman of developer Aqualand
- Tim Fung: AFR-rich lister, founder of ASX-listed Airtasker
- Jack Zhang: CEO and co-founder of Airwallex, an Australian unicorn
- Ye Lipei: billionaire, AFR rich lister, Shanghai-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
- Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker: real estate magnate, founder of L.J. Hooker
- 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
- The Sym Choon family, parents John Sym Choon and So Yung Moon, with offspring:[3][4]
- George Sym Choon (born c.1900): ran Sym Choon and Company, the original family company.[3]
- Dorothy Sym Choon (born c.1902): rented her shop.[3]
- Gladys Sym Choon (born c.1905): the first woman in South Australia to form a business in her own right, and the first to import goods from overseas. She opened the China Gift Store in Rundle Street, Adelaide, at the age of 16 in 1923.[3] Her wares included imported "embroidered napery, hand-carved woodwork, ivory, amber, and jade ornaments", as well as furniture with pearl inlays and other Chinese goods. Her shop closed in 1985, with a fashion retailer retaining the name as "Miss Gladys Sym Choon" when it bought the business.[4][3]
- Gordon Sym Choon (born 1910): importer and retailer of fireworks, supplying most of Adelaide and South Australia.[3]
- Mei Quong Tart: 19th Century businessman and public figurehead
- David Wang: businessman
Sport
- Les Fong: Australian rules footballer
- Lin Jong: Australian rules footballer
- Cheltzie Lee: figure skater
- Anthony Liu: figure skater
- Miao Miao: table tennis player
- Jian Fang Lay: table tennis player
- Richard Chee Quee: cricketer
- Kenneth To: swimmer
- Esther Qin: diver
- Melissa Wu: diver
- Priscilla Hon: tennis player
- Brendon Ah Chee: Australian rules footballer
- Callum Ah Chee: Australian rules footballer
- Cruze Ah-Nau: rugby union player
- Jason Chan (rugby league): rugby League player
- Kevin Gordon: rugby league player
- Lachlan Lam: Rugby league player
- Wally Koochew: Australian rules footballer
- Hunter Poon: first player of Chinese descent to appear in Australian first-class cricket
- Dannie Seow: Australian rules footballer
- Jack Wunhym: Australian rules footballer
Medicine
- 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 Arts
- Ouyang Yu: poet, novelist and author of The Eastern Slope Chronicle
- Karen Tso: finance reporter
- Helene Chung Martin: former ABC correspondent, author of Shouting from China and Lazy Man in China
- Yang Hengjun: political blogger, author of "Fatal Weakness" series
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo: actress and model
- TwoSet Violin: YouTube violinist duo made up of Brett Yang and Eddy Chen
- Lee Lin Chin: news reader
- Shen Jiawei: painter
- Jun Chen: painter
- Bin Xie: painter
- Tony Ayres: screenwriter and director
- Alexander Hodge: actor
- Jason Chan: actor and director
- James Stewart: actor
- Queenie Chan: comic artist
- Claudia Chan Shaw: fashion designer and television presenter
- Jackie Chan: actor, singer, director and stuntman
- John Jarratt: actor, director, producer, and television presenter
- 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: performer with the Wiggles
- Russell Jack AM: founder and director of the Golden Dragon Museum
- Kylie Kwong: chef, restaurateur and media presenter
- Lawrence Leung: comedian
- Guang Li: actor
- Renee Lim: actress and media personality
- Nina Liu: actress
- 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
- Sam Pang: writer, actor, director, producer and presenter
- 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
- Theresa Fam Wilson: Bega Valley based artist
- 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
- Jessica Gomes: model
- Remy Hii: actor
- Lisa Ho: fashion designer
- Jenny Kee AO: fashion designer
- Adam Liaw: winner of MasterChef Australia 2010
- Josh Quong Tart: actor
- Shaun Tan: artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for The Lost Thing
- Wong Shee Ping, author of The Poison of Polygamy, newspaper editor, Christian preacher, political activist
Other
- James Chung Gon: community leader
References
- "99 Grafton St (entry 602511)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- Bolton, G. C.; Cronin, Kathryn. Leon, Andrew (1841–1920). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- "About Us". Miss Gladys Sym Choon. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- Stewart, Hannah (16 December 2015). "Sym Choon Shops". Adelaidia. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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