This is a list ofnotableChinese Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants who have made exceptional contributions to various facets of American society.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Chinese American or must have references showing they are Chinese American and are notable.
Bette Bao Lord (包柏漪) – writer, novelistEileen Chang (张爱玲, a.k.a. 张煐) – writerKang-i Sun Chang (孫康宜) – writer and literary scholarLan Samantha Chang – writer; director of the Iowa Writer's WorkshopVictoria Chang – poet, children's writer, and essayistTed Chiang (姜峯楠) – speculative fiction writerFrank Chin (趙健秀) – novelist, playwright, and essayistMarilyn Chin (陈美玲) – poetBen Fee (张恨棠/木云) – writer and labor organizerDavid Henry Hwang (黃哲倫) – playwrightGish Jen (任璧蓮) – writer, novelistHa Jin (哈金) – novelist, winner of the National Book Award forWaiting Maxine Hong Kingston – novelist,The Woman Warrior R. F. Kuang (匡灵秀) – fantasy novelist,The Poppy War Jean Kwok – writer, novelistEdward Michael Law-Yone – writer, journalist; father ofWendy Law-Yone Wendy Law-Yone – writerChin Yang Lee - writerGus Lee (李健孫) – writerCarolyn Lei-Lanilau – writerYiyun Li (李翊雲) – winner of the 2006 PEN/Hemingway AwardEd Lin (林景南) – writer, first author to win threeAsian American Literary Awards [ 1] Tao Lin (林韜) – writerEric Liu (劉柏川) – author and speechwriter for former US PresidentBill Clinton [ 2] Malinda Lo – writer, young adult novels,Ash David Wong Louie (雷祖威) – writerMarie Lu (陸希未) – writerLing Ma – writer,Severance Adeline Yen Mah (馬嚴君玲) – author and physicianWilliam Marr (馬為義,非馬) – engineer, poet, translator, and artistChanel Miller – artist and author ofKnow My Name Anchee Min (閔安琪) – author,Red Azalea Celeste Ng (伍綺詩) – writer, novelistLisa See – writerSui Sin Far (水仙花) – late 19th/early 20th century Chinese-English American author and journalistArthur Sze - poetMai-mai Sze - writer and artistAmy Tan (譚恩美) – best-selling author,The Joy Luck Club Timothy Tau (謝韜) – writer, novelist, screenwriter, film directorJade Snow Wong (黃玉雪) – writerShawn Wong – novelist,Homebase ,American Knees ; writer; professorTimothy C. Wong (黃宗泰) – sinologist, translator, and literary theoristXu Xi (許素細) – English language novelist based in Hong KongGeling Yan (严歌苓) – novelist and screenwriterGene Luen Yang (楊謹倫) – graphic novelist, whose bookAmerican Born Chinese Laurence Yep (叶祥添) – two-time winner of theNewbery Honor Connie Young Yu – writer, historian, lecturer, and 2016 "Woman of the Year" California Senate District 13Judy Yung – writerKat Zhang – author of young adult and middle grade novelsJenny Zhang – essayist, poet, novelistJenny Tinghui Zhang – novelistAwkwafina (林家珍) – actress and rapperTyson Beckford – model and actorRoss Butler - actorChloe Bennet (汪可盈) – actress and singerT. V. Carpio – actress and singerTina Huang — stage, television actressTia Carrere – actress, singerFlora Chan (陳慧珊) – actressJuJu Chan – actressMichael Paul Chan - actorEmily Chang - actressLouis Ozawa Changchien – actorRosalind Chao – actressZoë Chao – actress and writerFala Chen – actressHank Chen – actor and comedianJoan Chen (陳冲) – actress,The Last Emperor Lynn Chen – actress,Saving Face Kevin Cheng (鄭嘉穎) – actor and singerCheng Pei-pei (鄭佩佩) – actress, known for filmsCome Drink with Me andCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Karin Anna Cheung – actress, Angela, inQuentin Lee 's feature filmThe People I've Slept With Feodor Chin – actor, writer, directorLori Tan Chinn – actressAnnabel Chong – adult film actressPeter Chong – film and stage actorTommy Chong , Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician, part of comedy duoCheech & Chong China Chow – actress, modelKelsey Chow – actressMichaela Conlin – actressAuliʻi Cravalho – actress and singerDarren Criss – Broadway and television actor, singer and songwriterTiffany Espensen - actressRoger Fan – actorJames Hong – actor and directorGeorge Hu (胡宇威) – actorKelly Hu – actressMadison Hu – actress,Bizaardvark Celina Jade – actress, singer and martial artistMalese Jow – actress and singer onUnfabulous The Vampire Diaries Archie Kao – actor and modelLawrence Kao - actorMatthew Yang King - actorMichelle Krusiec – actressNancy Kwan – first Chinese-born star in Western cinema[ 4] Brandon Lee (李國豪) – actor, son of Bruce LeeBruce Lee (李小龍) –kung fu actor, son ofLee Hoi-chuen Jason Scott Lee – actorMichelle Lee – actress, martial artist and stuntwomanPeyton Elizabeth Lee - actressShannon Lee (李香凝) – actress, and daughter of Bruce LeeKaylani Lei – pornographic actressAl Leong - actor and stuntmanKen Leung – actor,Lost X-Men: The Last Stand Telly Leung - actor and singerJames Hiroyuki Liao – actorDavid Lim — actorJulia Ling (林小微) – actress,Chuck Dyana Liu – actressLucy Liu (刘玉玲) – actress,Charlie's Angels Kill Bill Liu Yifei – actress and singerJohn Lone – actor, most notable for his role asPuyi inThe Last Emperor Jodi Long – actressKeye Luke – actorTzi Ma (馬泰) – actorByron Mann – actor, notable for playing the role of Ryu inStreet Fighter Marie Matiko – actressMeiling Melançon – actressMatthew Moy – actor,2 Broke Girls Steven Universe Olivia Munn – actress, model and television personalityIrene Ng – actress, played the title character in Nickelodeon'sThe Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Melissa Ng – actressHaing S. Ngor – actor; won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor inThe Killing Fields Julia Nickson-Soul – actress, most notable for playing the role of Co-Bao inRambo: First Blood Part II Jimmy Ouyang (歐陽萬成) – actor, writer and comedianWill Pan (潘瑋柏) – singer and songwriterJanel Parrish – actress and singerKe Huy Quan – actor and stunt choreographer; playedShort Round inIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Chester See – YouTube personality, musician, and Broadway actor.Ivan Shaw – actorFreda Foh Shen - actressParry Shen – actorRobin Shou (仇雲波) – actor, stuntman, martial artistHarry Shum, Jr. (岑勇康) – actor, dancer, and singer inGlee Shadowhunters Soo Yong (岑勇) – Hollywood and television actress.Kaiji Tang (唐凯吉) – voice actorWill Tiao (刁毓能) – actor and producerJennifer Tilly – actress,Bound California )Meg Tilly – actressChuti Tiu – actress,Desire 24 Dragnet Beautiful The Specials America's Junior Miss (first non-Caucasian winner)Kiana Tom – actress, television host, and exercise instructorLauren Tom – actress,The Joy Luck Club Friends Jessika Van – actress, singer, portrays "Becca" on MTV'sAwkward Garrett Wang – actor inStar Trek: Voyager Ming-Na Wen (溫明娜) –Macanese -born actress,ER Mulan Samantha Win - actress, martial artist, stuntwoman and wushu taolu athleteAnna May Wong (黃柳霜) – first female Asian-American star of the screenGrace Wong (王君馨) – actressMichael Wong (王敏德) – actorRussell Wong (王盛德) – actorVictor Wong (黃自強) – actorConstance Wu (吳恬敏) – actressDaniel Wu – actorJade Wu – actress, screenwriter, directorKevin Wu (吳凱文) –YouTube star, once #1 all-time most subscribed comedianLeonard Wu – actor, producer and writerBowen Yang – actor and writer,Saturday Night Live Welly Yang – actor and artistMichelle Ye (葉璇) – actressKelvin Han Yee – actorGwendoline Yeo – musician and actressKeone Young – actorEugenia Yuan (原麗淇) – actress and daughter ofCheng Pei-pei Catalina Yue – actress, singer, modelVictor Sen Yung – actor, portrayedHop Sing inBonanza Nan Zhang (张楠) – actress,Gossip Girl Jin Au-yeung – rapper, songwriter, actorCarmit Bachar – singer and member of thePussycat Dolls Baiyu – singer, songwriter, actress,mtvU VJFoxy Brown – rapperDennis Ruowei Cao (曹偌伟) – a.k.a. One Child Policy, electronic musicianJaycee Chan – Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actorRobert Chen – violinist,concertmaster ofChicago Symphony Orchestra Chi Cheng – bassist of alternative metal band,Deftones Andrew Chou – member of hip-hop groupMachi Chou Wen-chung - composerDawen – singer, songwriterLeah Dizon – model and singerKhalil Fong – singer, songwriterNichkhun Buck Horvejkul – singer and rapper member of the K-pop group,2PM Hao Huang (pianist) , composer, writer and professor atScripps College Lucia Hwong – composer, musician, known for ethereal music andpipa (Chinese lute)Jon Jang – jazz pianist, composer, band leaderKelis – singer[ 5] Fei Xiang (费翔) – a.k.a. Kris Phillips, pop singer and theater actorLarissa Lam – singer-songwriter, television host, music executive, film directorChihchun Chi-sun Lee – composerCoCo Lee – singerDai-Keong Lee – composerCho-Liang Lin – violinistJenny Lin – pianistJoseph Lin – first violinist forJuilliard String Quartet Amber Liu – rapper and singer of K-pop groupf(x) Kate Liu – classical pianistJustin Lo – Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actorZhou Long – winner of the 2011Pulitzer Prize for Music Yo-Yo Ma (馬友友) – cellistCharles Mingus – jazz double bassist, composer, band leaderChino Moreno – vocalist and guitarist ofDeftones Fats Navarro – jazz trumpeterNe-Yo –R&B artist, 1/4 ChineseRichard On – guitarist-songwriter for rock bandO.A.R. Will Pan – singer-songwriter, rapper and actorSaweetie – rapper[ 6] Bright Sheng – composer, conductor, and pianistShunza – singerTan Dun - composerVienna Teng – singer-songwriterKenneth Tse – classical saxophonistSam Tsui – YouTube singerMark Tuan – Taiwanese rapper of K-pop groupGot7 Lara Veronin – vocalistWang Leehom – singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and film directorJoanna Wang – singerKiki Wong , guitarist ofSmashing Pumpkins Chris Wong Won ("Fresh Kid Ice", 'The Chinaman") – Chinese Trinidadian rapper, member of2 Live Crew Only Won – rapper, actor, martial artist, producer ofFinding Cleveland Vanness Wu – actor, singer, director, producerSophia Yan –classical pianist Catalina Yue – singer, songwriter, modelNancy Zhou – violin playerJournalism and news media [ edit ] Ben Calhoun – radio journalist withThis American Life Melissa Chan – journalist withABC News Al Jazeera America Sewell Chan – journalist,The New York Times Emily Chang – journalist fromCNN Iris Chang (張純如) – historian and journalist,Thread of the Silkworm andThe Rape of Nanking Jeff Chang – journalist, hip-hop historianLaura Chang – science editor,The New York Times William Y. Chang – founder of the Chinese-American Times newspaperAdrian Chen –investigative journalist , staff writer atThe New Yorker Christine Chen – journalist and anchorJulie Chen – newsreader onThe Early Show Big Brother Anna Chen Chennault (陳香梅) – journalist, spouse ofClaire Chennault , of theFlying Tigers Ron Chew – former editorInternational Examiner Asian American Journalists Association Howard G. Chua-Eoan – news director,Time magazineConnie Chung – became the second woman to co-anchor a major network national news broadcastVeronica De La Cruz – journalist,NBC News (2010–2014); alternating anchor on bothEarly Today on NBC andFirst Look onMSNBC Ben Fong-Torres (方振豪) – journalist,Rolling Stone Cindy Hsu –news reporter atWCBS-TV inNew York City Weijia Jiang (姜偉嘉) -White House correspondent,CBS News Jennifer 8. Lee (李競) – journalist,The New York Times Melissa Lee – Emmy award-winning journalist,CNBC ,NBC News ,MSNBC ,Bloomberg Television ,CNN Financial NewsPortia Li (李秀蘭) – journalistDion Lim –Emmy Award winning journalistCarol Lin – news anchorSam Chu Lin (趙帝恩) – journalist, one of the first Asian Americans on network TV newsJo Ling Kent Laura Ling – journalist, sister ofLisa Ling Lisa Ling (凌志慧) (1973- ) – journalist, known for her role as a co-host of ABC'sThe View and host ofNational Geographic Ultimate Explorer Betty Liu – news anchor,Bloomberg Television Richard Lui – news anchor ofMSNBC Chiang Nan (江南) – newspaper editorKaity Tong – news anchor forWPIX-TV New York City Edward Wong – journalist, former writer forThe New York Times Sheryl WuDunn – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and authorJeff Yang – columnist forThe Wall Street Journal John Yang –Peabody Award winning news correspondent and commentator forNBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,Today MSNBC Angela Yee - radio personality at Power 105.1FMAl Young journalist, 1st Asian American Mainland U.S. newspaper sportswriter, editor, columnist.Anthony Yuen (阮次山) – journalistDanny Chen (陳宇暉) –Private ,United States Army Infantryman , was found shot to death after being racially harassed and beaten by his fellow soldiers in AfghanistanArthur Chin (陳瑞鈿) –World War II pilot andfighter 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 ArmyCaptain (retired),Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (2001–2008), president/CEO of theInstitute for Defense Analyses Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon –United States Navy Rear Admiral (Upper Half) John Liu Fugh – first Chinese American officer to be promoted to the rank ofmajor general in the United States Army; first Chinese American to serve asJudge 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 theDistinguished Service Cross , the military's second highest award for valor.Wah Kau Kong –United States Air Force Second Lieutenant , first Chinese Americanfighter pilot Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn apilot's license ; flew for theUnited States Army Air Forces duringWorld War II as aWoman Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)Kurt Lee – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer,Navy Cross recipient[ 7] [ 8] Coral Wong Pietsch –United States Army Reserve Brigadier General , first female Asian American general officerSuzanne Vares-Lum (born 1967 - United States Army Major-General, served inIraq War Francis B. Wai – United States ArmyCaptain , only Chinese American to have been awarded theMedal of Honor Mun Charn Wong – United States Air ForceLieutenant Colonel , friend ofWah Kau Kong Ted Wong – United States Army Major General, Chief of theU.S. Army Dental Corps (2011–2014)Xiong Yan – student leader during theTiananmen Square protests of 1989 and now achaplain in the United States ArmyJames Yee – United States ArmyCaptain andchaplain , formerly charged withsedition ; author of the memoirFor God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire Jonathan A. Yuen – United States Navy Rear Admiral and commander ofNaval Supply Systems Command Fang Wong – National Commander ofThe American Legion (2011–2012)Politics and government [ edit ] Duke Aiona – formerLieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2002–2010); RepublicanVicky Cayetano – formerFirst Lady of Hawaii (1997–2002)Elisa Chan – former member of theSan Antonio City Council (2009–2013)Steve Chan – member of theNew York State Senate (2025–Pres); RepublicanWilma Chan – firstAsian American California State Assembly Majority Leader (2002–2004); DemocratLing Ling Chang – member of the California State Senate (2018–2022), member of the California State Assembly (2014–2016); RepublicanEd Chau – member of the California State Assembly (2012–2021); DemocratJohn Chiang – California State Controller (2007–present); DemocratLily Lee Chen – Mayor ofMonterey Park, California ; first female Chinese-American mayor in the United StatesDoug Chin – Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2018);Attorney General of Hawaii (2015-2018); DemocratMargaret Chin – member of theNew York City Council representingChinatown David Chiu – Democrat representing the17th Assembly District ,California State Assembly Iwen Chu – member of the New York State Senate (2023–2024); DemocratKansen Chu – member of the California State Assembly (2014–2020), member of the San Jose City Council (2007–2014), member of theBerryessa Union School District Board of TrusteesJake Fitisemanu – member of theUtah House of Representatives (2025–Pres); DemocratMarch Fong Eu – formerSecretary 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); DemocratMatthew K. Fong –California State Treasurer (1995–1999), adoptive son ofMarch Fong Eu ; RepublicanAllan Fung – Mayor ofCranston, Rhode Island (2009–2021); RepublicanKaren Goh – Mayor of Bakersfield, California; RepublicanTony Hwang – State Representative of the Connecticut General Assembly; RepublicanAndrew T.F. Ing – Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1966); DemocratEd Jew – former member of theSan Francisco Board of Supervisors ; DemocratJames Kealoha – Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1959–1962); RepublicanPeter Koo – member of theNew York City Council representingFlushing, Queens Ed Lee – Mayor ofSan Francisco (2011–2017)Harry Lee – longtimesheriff ofJefferson 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)Jimmy Meng – fNew York State Assembly (2005–2006); DemocratKaleo Moylan –Lieutenant Governor of Guam (2003–2007), Member of theGuam Legislature (1999–2003); RepublicanKurt Moylan – Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1971–1975),Secretary of Guam (1969–1971); RepublicanLily Qi – Member of theMaryland House of Delegates (2019–Pres); DemocratWilliam S. Richardson – 16th Chief Justice of theHawaii Supreme Court , 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii; DemocratSandra Ung – member of the New York City CouncilAlex Wan – member of theAtlanta City Council , first openly gay and firstAsian American memberShien Biau Woo (吳仙標) –Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1985–1989), current president of the80-20 Initiative ; DemocratGene Wu – Minority Leader of theTexas House of Representatives , member since 2013; DemocratLily Wu –Mayor of Wichita, Kansas ; LibertarianMichelle Wu (吳弭) –Mayor of Boston Rui Xu – member of theKansas House of Representatives Leland Yee (余 胤 良 ) –California State Assembly (2006–2014),California State Senate (2002–2006),San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1997–2002); DemocratYiaway Yeh – mayor ofPalo Alto, California ; first Chinese American to hold the office[ 10] Mae Yih –Oregon House of Representatives (1977–1983),Oregon State Senate (1983–2003), first Chinese American to serve in astate senate ; DemocratJanice Zahn – Member of the Washington House of Representatives (2025–Pres); DemocratNorman Bay – formerUnited States Attorney for the District of New Mexico (2000–2001); first Chinese AmericanUnited States Attorney Denny Chin – judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–present), first Asian American appointed as aUnited States district court judge outside of theNinth Circuit Ming Chin – Associate Justice,Supreme Court of California Dorothy Chin Brandt – Acting Justice,New York Supreme Court , Criminal Term, Queens CountyMorgan Chu (朱欽文) – Partner, Chair of Litigation, former Co-Managing Partner ofIrell & Manella ; former president (2014–15) and board member (2009–15) of Harvard Board of OverseersAmy Chua – professor of law; author ofBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Mary Anne Franks – professor of law, author ofThe Cult of the Constitution , president ofCyber 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 – federal district judge, United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaWilliam F. Lee – co-managing partner ofWilmerHale and fellow of theHarvard Corporation Ronald Lew – federal district judge,United States District Court for the Central District of California ; first Chinese-American federal judge outside of HawaiiGoodwin Liu – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of CaliforniaNicole Shanahan – attorneyBrian Sun – trial lawyerThomas Tang – judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ; first Chinese Americanfederal 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 memoiristDelbert Wong – judgeCommunity and civil rights [ edit ] Grace Lee Boggs (陳玉平) – community activist in African-American community; leftist writerChin Lin Sou – community leaderHung Wai Ching – community leader and businessmanGoo 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 1880sCharles Goodall Lee – first licensed Chinese American dentist in the United States, financier ofChinese American Citizens Alliance in Oakland Chinatown, spouse of Clara Elizabeth Chan LeeClara Elizabeth Chan Lee – first Chinese American woman voter in the United StatesMabel 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 journalistWong Kim Ark (黃金德) – his lawsuit established the principle of citizenship by virtue of birth on US soilHarry Wu (吴弘达) – human rights activist, focuses on Laogai prison camps andhuman rights in China Sherman Wu – civil rights activist, famous racial discrimination incident by university fraternityXiao Qiang (萧强) –MacArthur Fellowship for human rights activism, publisher ofChina Digital Times covering rights and censorship in China, journalism professorJohn C. Young (容兆珍) – San Francisco Chinatown leaderHelen Zia (謝漢蘭) – community activist and writerScience and academia [ edit ] Mathematics award winners [ edit ] Danqi Chen (陈丹琦) – AI professor atPrinceton University working inNatural language processing , PhD fromStanford University , former student ofAndrew Yao [ 12] Jianlin Cheng (程建林) – computer and data scientist; Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Missouri, ColumbiaWen Tsing Chow (周文俊) – missile guidance scientist, digital computer pioneerLeon Chua – professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, BerkeleyFeng-hsiung Hsu (許峰雄) –IBM developer ofDeep Blue , which beat World Chess ChampionGarry Kasparov in 1997Fei-Fei Li (李飞飞) – AI researcher, Stanford University professorKai Li – Princeton UniversityMing C. Lin – formerDistinguished Professor of Computer Science at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ,[ 13] [ 14] Andrew Ng (吴恩达) – AI researcher and entrepreneur: Google Brain, Baidu research, Coursera, Stanford University professorCarol E. Reiley : entrepreneur in health, robotics and AI, Andrew Ng's wifePei-Yuan Wei (魏培源) – creator ofViolaWWW Wen-mei Hwu – professor atUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign specializing in compiler design, computer architecture, computer microarchitecture, and parallel processingAndrew Yao (姚期智) – 2000Turing Award recipient,Yao's principle , former professor atPrinceton University Frances Yao (储枫) – computer scientist, researcher in computational geometry and combinatorial algorithms; wife of Andrew YaoYuanyuan Zhou – Princeton University PhD, currently UC San DiegoTerence Chi-Shen Tao (陶哲軒) – child genius,Fields Medal winner (2006), professor (UCLA),MacArthur Fellow (2006),Crafoord Prize (2012),Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014). He is the youngest participant to date in theInternational 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 theSAT , a feat considered to be a “remarkable achievement” when a high school junior or senior did it. Ng is a professor of mathematics atDuke University .Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest (林益) – professor of mathematics, systems science, economics, and finance at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (Slippery Rock campus)Wei Zhang (张伟) – Professor of Mathematics at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology Sun-Yung Alice Chang (张圣容) – professor of mathematics and former chair of the department atPrinceton University Chen Wen-chen (陈文成) – professor of math atCarnegie Mellon , victim of TaiwanKMT persecution of dissidents (seeWhite Terror )Shiing-Shen Chern (陳省身) –Wolf Prize , considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century; worked on differential geometry and topology; known forChern-Simons theory ,Chern-Weil theory ,Chern classes Chia-Kun Chu (朱家琨) – applied mathematician, Fu Foundation Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics atColumbia University [ 15] [ 16] Chia-Chiao Lin (林家翹) – applied mathematicianTian Gang (田刚) –Princeton University professor emeritus, student of S.T. YauPaul Tseng – applied mathematician, professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington in SeattlePaul C. Yang (杨建平) –Princeton University , husband of Alice ChangShing-Tung Yau (丘成桐) –Fields Medal winner (1982);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 numbersStephen Shing-Toung Yau – Distinguished Professor Emeritus at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Mu-Tao Wang (王慕道) – Professor of Mathematics atColumbia University , received a PhD in Mathematics in 1998 from Harvard UniversityMedicine and biosciences [ edit ] Priscilla Chan (陈Priscilla) –Harvard -graduated pediatrician, Chan-Zuckerberg foundationMin Chueh Chang (張明覺) – co-inventor of thefirst birth control pill ; made significant contributions to the development ofin vitro fertilisation Gilbert Chu (朱築文) – biochemist and Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and Biochemistry at the Stanford Medical School; older brother ofSteven Chu Yuan-Cheng Fung (馮元楨) – founder of modern biomechanicsLue Gim Gong (呂金功) – horticulturalistDavid Ho – scientific researcher and theIrene Diamond professor atRockefeller University in New York CityAlice S. Huang – virologistLin He – biochemist, received theMacArthur Fellowship in 2009Yuet Wai Kan – pioneer of using DNA to diagnose human diseases, research enabled theHuman Genome Project , recipient of Lasker Foundation award in 1991[ 17] Henry C. Lee – forensic scientistSandra Lee – dermatologist and Internet celebrity as "Dr. Pimple Popper"; now star of theTLC seriesDr. Pimple Popper Ching Chun Li –population geneticist and human geneticistChoh Hao Li (李卓皓) – biochemist, discoveredgrowth hormone ,beta-endorphin and isolatedluteinizing hormone Min Chiu Li – first scientist to use chemotherapy to cure widely metastatic, malignant cancerAnna Chao Pai – geneticistJoe Hin Tjio – cytogeneticist, first person to recognize the normal number of human chromosomes[ 18] Chang Yi Wang – immunologist; NYIPLA Inventor of the Year Award in 2007 for her work on UBITh peptide immunogensJames C. Wang – discovered DNAtopoisomerases [ 19] Sam Wang – neuroscientist and authorShih-Chun Wang – neuroscientist and pharmacology professorXiaodong Wang (王晓东) – biochemist best known for his work withcytochrome c , won the 2000Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry , and 2006Shaw Prize recipientLeana Wen (温麟衍) – physician; director ofPlanned Parenthood , Health Commissioner of Baltimore, authorDavid T. Wong – discovered drugFluoxetine andatomoxetine ,duloxetine anddapoxetine [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Flossie Wong-Staal – virologist and AIDS researcherJunying Yu –stem cell biologist; recognized as one of the 2007 "Persons of the Year" byTIME [ 23] Kang Zhang – ophthalmologist known for resigning fromUniversity of California, San Diego due to unethical behavior[ 24] Sow-Hsin Chen – nuclear physicistAlfred Y. Cho – the "father ofmolecular beam epitaxy " and co-inventor ofquantum cascade lasers Paul C. W. Chu (朱經武) – physicist, superconductivityQian Xuesen (钱学森) – professor of aeronautics, a founder of NASAJet Propulsion Laboratory , exiled to ChinaFrank Shu – professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California; San Diego and 2009 Shaw Prize recipient[ 25] Chien-Shiung Wu (吳健雄) –Manhattan Project scientist; considerable contribution to Nobel Prize work by Tsung-dao LeeYang Yang , physicist, solar cells. Professor atUCLA . Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science ,American Physical Society ,Materials Research Society ,Royal Society of Chemistry , andSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers .Nai-Chang Yeh – physicist specialized incondensed matter physics ; Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science ; Fellow,American Physical Society Shoucheng Zhang – Stanford physicistChen Ning Yang (楊振寧) – 1957 Nobel laureate, Physics,Yang–Mills theory Tsung-dao Lee (李政道) – 1957 Nobel laureate, PhysicsSamuel C. C. Ting (丁肇中) – 1976 Nobel laureate, PhysicsSteven Chu (朱棣文) – 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, US Secretary of Energy (2009)Daniel Chee Tsui (崔琦) – 1998 Nobel laureate, PhysicsCharles K. Kao (高锟) – 2009 Nobel laureate in Physics who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunicationsXiaoxing Xi (郗小星) – Physicist atTemple University ][ edit ] University administration [ edit ] Nathan Adrian (倪家骏) – Olympic medal winner, swimmingShayna Baszler – professional wrestler and mixed martial artistJohnny Chan (陳金海, 陳強尼) – professional poker playerMichael Chang (張德培) – youngest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournamentRay Chang – baseball playerKaren Chen (陳楷雯) – figure skaterNathan Chen (陳巍) – figure skater, 2022 Olympic gold medalistTiffany Chin (陳婷婷) – figure skater and 1985 U.S. national championBrian Ching (程拜仁) – soccer player forHouston Dynamo and theUnited States national team William Kwai-sun Chow -martial arts instructorMark Chung – first American-Chinese soccer player to play for the United States national teamPatrick Chung – Strong Safety for the New England PatriotsAmy Chow (周婉儀) – gymnast and Olympic medal winnerNorm Chow (周友賢) –UCLA Bruins offensive coordinatorJulie Chu (朱慧雯) – Olympic medal winner, ice hockeyMark Foo – professional surferChristina Gao (高昊) – figure skaterChau Giang – poker playerEileen Gu (谷爱凌) – Free style skier and Olympic gold medalistRudy Gunawan (郭宏源) – badminton playerTony Gunawan (吳俊明) – badminton playerIvana Hong – gymnasticsJerry Hsu – skateboarderMichelle Jin (米歇尔·金) - professional bodybuilderJohn Juanda – poker playerPhillip King – tennis player, brother ofVania King Vania King – tennis player who won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titlesJonathan Klinsmann – soccer goalkeeper forLA Galaxy Theodore Ku-DiPietro – soccer playerKaren Kwan – former figure skater, sister of Michelle KwanMichelle Kwan (關穎珊) – Olympic medal winner, figure skating[ 30] Alice Lee – chess player,FIDE MasterJeremy Lin (林書豪) – professional basketball player, NBA (NY Knicks, Toronto Raptors, etc.), LinsanityAlysa Liu – figure skater and 2025 world national championCorrie Lothrop – gymnasticsTyson Mao – speedcuberKim Ng (伍佩琴) –Major League Baseball executiveKarlee Perez – professional wrestler known as Catrina and the WWE as Maxine (Chinese ancestry)Chuck Sun – professionalMotocross racerKevin Tan (谭凯文) – Olympic medal winner, gymnasticsEd Wang – professional American football playerLisa Wang – rhythmic gymnasticsKevin Wong – professional beach volleyball player and OlympianRaymond Wu (吳紹綱) – professionalpoker playerDon Yee – sports agentAl Young – World Champion drag racerJennifer Yu (于潤荷) – U.S. women's chess champion in 2019 and 2022Caroline Zhang (张圆圆) – figure skaterRose Zhang - professional golfer on theLPGA Tour Gang leaders and criminals [ edit ]
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