Famous Hong Kong People in History

List of Hong Kong People

• 1876-06-04 Clara Blandick [Clara Blanchard Dickey], American stage and screen character actress (Tom Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn; Wizard of Oz), born on board an American ship in Hong Kong (d. 1962)
• 1912-04-18 Wendy Barrie, British-American TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), born in British Hong Kong (d. 1978)
• 1921-11-25 Stanley Ho, Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao, born in Hong Kong (d. 2020)
• 1927-10-08 Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer, popularized martial arts worldwide, born in Hong Kong (d. 2018)
• 1928-07-29 Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong-Chinese business magnate and entrepreneur (CK Holdings), born in Chao'an, Guangdong, China
• 1933-10-17 Bill Anders, American USAF Major General, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 8), born in British Hong Kong (d. 2024)
• 1935-05-30 Ni Kuang, Hong Kong-American novelist and screenwriter (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2022)
• 1937-11-24 Brian Kan, Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer; 5 x HK Derby winners), born in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong (d. 2022)
• 1938-06-08 Martin Lee, Hong Kong politician (Democratic Party: 1985-2008) and barrister known as the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong, born in British Hong Kong
• 1939-05-19 Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-born American actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong), born in Hong Kong
• 1940-11-27 Bruce Lee [Lee Yuen Kam], Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor (Enter the Dragon), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1973)
• 1944-09-22 Jim Forrest, Scottish soccer striker (5 caps; Rangers, Preston NE, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Rangers), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
• 1944-10-07 Donald Tsang, Chief executive of Hong Kong (2005-12), born in Hong Kong
• 1945-02-12 Roman Tam [Pak-sin], Hong Kong singer knownn as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop", born in Baise, Guangxi, China (d. 2002)
• 1945-07-21 Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress known as Fei-fei, born in Shanghai, China (d. 2008)
• 1946-01-06 Cheng Pei Pei, Hong Kong actress, cinema's 1st female action star' (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), born in Shanghai, China
• 1946-05-01 John Woo, Hong Kong filmmaker (Face/Off), born in Guangzhou, China
• 1947-01-01 Paula Tsui, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer, born in Wuhan, Hubei, China
• 1947-07-23 Ching Wan Tang, Hong-Kong-American chemist, co-invented 1st practical Organic Light-Emitting Diode, born in Hong Kong
• 1947-10-12 George Lam, Hong Kong veteran Cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1947-12-08 Jimmy Lai [Lai Chee-Ying], Hong Kong-British businessman, entrepreneur (founder of Giordano, Next Digital, Apple Daily), and pro-democracy activist, born in Canton, China
• 1948-09-04 Samuel Hui, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer-songwriter, born in Xiguan, Guangzhou, Republic of China
• 1949-01-12 Wayne Wang, American film director (Chan is Missing; Slam Dance), born in Hong Kong
• 1949-04-04 Shing-Tung Yau, Hong Kong-born American mathematician, born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
• 1950-01-16 Brian Castro, Australian author, born in Hong Kong
• 1950-07-13 Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician (President of the Republic of China, 2008-16; Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), 2005-07 & 2009-14; Mayor of Taipei, 19998-2006), born in Hong Kong
• 1952-01-02 Man-Tat Ng, Hong Kong actor (The Final Combat), born in Xiamen, China
• 1952-01-07 Sammo Hung, Hong Kong actor, director and martial artist (Winners and Sinners), born in Hong Kong
• 1953-04-14 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
• 1954-04-07 Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial arts actor (Rumble in the Bronx), born in Hong Kong
• 1955-05-18 Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor (Better Tomorrow), born in Lamma Island, British Hong Kong
• 1956-05-01 Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer striker (32 caps; South China AA, Seiko SA) and actor, born in British Hong Kong (d. 2010)
• 1956-09-12 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
• 1957-02-28 Phil Gould, British rock drummer and percussionist (Level 42 - "Something About You"), born in Hong Kong
• 1957-05-13 Carrie Lam, Chinese politician, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-22), born in Hong Kong
• 1957-07-26 Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor and martial artist, born in Castle Peak Road, Hong Kong
• 1957-12-07 John Lee, Hong Kong politician (Police Chief and Chief Executive of Hong Kong 2022-), born in British Hong Kong
• 1959-04-15 Fruit Chan, Hong Kong film director, born in Guangdong, China
• 1959-05-07 Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
• 1960-02-16 Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress (An Autumn's Tale), born in Hong Kong
• 1960-03-25 Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
• 1960-07-17 Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
• 1960-12-22 (Emil) Wakin Chau, Hong Kong-born singer and actor, born in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
• 1961-07-10 Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (Bullet in the Head), born in Hong Kong
• 1961-09-02 Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
• 1961-09-27 Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
• 1961-09-30 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan,
• 1961-12-21 Francis Ng, Hong Kong actor (Internal Affairs), born in British Hong Kong
• 1962-06-22 Stephen Chow, Hong Kong film director and actor (Kung Fu Hustle, The Mermaid), born in Hong Kong
• 1962-06-27 Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chinese actor (In the Mood for Love), born in Hong Kong
• 1963-04-02 Dermot Reeve, English cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 29 ODIs), born in Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 1963-07-27 Donnie Yen, Hong Kong actor, martial artist and director (Ip Man, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), born in Guangzhou, China
• 1963-10-10 Anita Mui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, "Madonna of the East", born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
• 1964-02-16 Ching-Wan [Sean] Lau, Hong Kong actor (Life Without Principle), born in Hong Kong
• 1964-09-20 Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress (1st Asian actress to win at Cannes for "Clean"), born in Hong Kong
• 1965-02-27 Maggie Siu [Mei-Kei Siu], Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1965-04-16 Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong-American actor and director, born in Troy, New York
• 1965-07-28 Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1965-08-02 Sandra Ng [Kwan-yue], Hong Kong actress (Golden Chicken), born in Hong Kong
• 1965-10-26 Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1965-12-08 Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild), born in Suzhou, China
• 1966-01-08 Loretta Lee [Lee Lai Chan], Chinese actress (Happy Ghost), born in British Hong Kong
• 1966-07-30 Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1966-08-15 Shirley Kwan [Kwan Suk Yee] Chinese Canto-pop singer ("Happy Are Those In Love"), born in Hong Kong
• 1966-12-11 Leon Lai, Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and singer, born in Beijing, China
• 1967-01-27 Byron Mann, Hong Kong actor
• 1967-01-28 Jan Lamb, Hong Kong disc jockey & stand-up comedian
• 1967-01-31 Joey Wong, Taiwanese Hong Kong actress (A Chinese Ghost Story), born in Taipei, Taiwan
• 1967-02-07 Sharla Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress (All For the Winner), born in Shanghai, China
• 1967-07-08 Jordan Chan [Siu-Chun], Hakka Chinese-Hong Kong actor (Young and Dangerous films), Canto-pop singer, and rapper, born in in Huizhou, China
• 1967-08-12 Andy Hui, Hong Kong Canto-pop and Mando-pop singer-songwriter, and actor, born in British Hong Kong
• 1967-10-04 Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1967-10-20 Marco Ngai, Hong Kong actor, born in Hsinchu, Taiwan
• 1967-11-10 Vivian Chow, Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter and actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1967-12-06 Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer (House of Cards), born in British Hong Kong
• 1967-12-19 Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor and TV executive, born in Hong Kong
• 1968-05-16 Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer), born in Hong Kong
• 1969-07-11 David Tao [Tao Xuzhong], Taiwanese rock and R&B singer-songwriter, born in Hong Kong
• 1969-08-08 Faye Wong, Hong Kong cantopop singer-songwriter and actress (Chungking Express), born in Beijing, China
• 1970-05-10 Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
• 1970-06-02 Karen Mok, Hong Kong actress and singer (Around the World in 80 Days), born in Hong Kong
• 1970-06-20 Michelle Reis, Hong Kong actress (Fallen Angels), born in Hong Kong
• 1971-04-16 Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor (Heart of Greed), born in Hong Kong
• 1971-08-27 Julian Cheung Chi-Lam, singer (A Modern Love Story) and actor (Return Of The Cuckoo), born in North Point, British Hong Kong
• 1971-09-04 Anita Yuen, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1971-10-01 Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress and businesswoman, born in Hong Kong
• 1971-10-25 Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress (A Chinese Odyssey), born in Hong Kong
• 1971-11-05 Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer and songwriter, born in British Hong Kong
• 1972-04-18 Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director (Lost on Hong Kong), born in Shanghai, China
• 1972-08-18 Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
• 1972-08-19 Sammi Cheng [Sau Man], Hong Kong singer and actress (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
• 1972-09-13 Kelly Chen [Vivian Chen Wai-man], Hong Kong Cantopop singer (Starry Dreams of Love), and actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1973-01-13 Gloria Yip [Wan-Yee], Hong Kong actress (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), born in Hong Kong
• 1973-02-21 Bowie Tsang, Taiwanese singer and TV host, born in Hong Kong
• 1973-09-17 Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress (Emperesses in the Palace), born in Hong Kong
• 1973-12-03 Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
• 1974-04-24 Comedy Dave [David Lloyd Vitty], British radio personality, born in Hong Kong
• 1974-05-23 Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Seven Swords), born in Hong Kong
• 1974-10-13 Hawick Lau, Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1975-01-17 Coco Lee, Chinese-American pop singer ("A Love Before Time"; "Tragic"), born in Hong Kong (d. 2023)
• 1975-03-12 Herman Li, British-Cantonese heavy metal guitarist (DragonForce), born in Hong Kong
• 1976-03-25 Gigi Leung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Tempting Heart), born in Hong Kong
• 1979-07-09 Ella Koon [Yun-na], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress of Hakka heritage, born in Tahita, French Polynesia
• 1979-07-31 Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1979-08-30 Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1979-08-30 Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress known for " Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles", born in Hong Kong
• 1979-09-02 Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor
• 1980-02-26 Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
• 1980-03-25 Carrie Lam, Hong Kong beauty queen, actress, and TV peresonality, born in Hong Kong
• 1980-05-08 Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On), born in Hong Kong
• 1980-05-24 Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong-Australian actress (Fly Me To Polaris) and cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1980-06-16 Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva, born in Tsuen Wan, British Hong Kong
• 1980-06-18 Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter, born in British Hong Kong
• 1980-08-29 Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer and actor, born in British Hong Kong
• 1980-11-21 Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress and presenter, born in Hong Kong
• 1980-12-30 Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer (Boy'z), and actor (Banana Boys), born in The Philippines
• 1981-01-21 Gillian Chung [Yan-tung], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer (Twins), and actress (Beyond Our Ken), born in British Hong Kong
• 1981-04-01 Aimee Chan, Miss Hong Kong 2006
• 1981-08-11 Fiona Sit, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer ("Madonna's Kiss"), and actress, born in British Hong Kong
• 1981-09-06 Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, born in Shanghai, China
• 1981-12-05 Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress (The Last Breakthrough), born in Hong Kong
• 1982-04-13 Janice Vidal, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, and actress, born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong
• 1982-04-13 Jill Vidal, Hong Kong Cantopop and R&B singer, and guitarist, born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong
• 1982-08-06 Romola Garai, British actress (I Capture the Castle; Atonement), born in British Hong Kong
• 1982-09-02 Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress
• 1982-09-22 Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress, born in Hong Kong
• 1982-10-16 Vincy Chan, Hong Kong-Singaporean Canto-pop singer ("My Memories are Not My Own"), born in Hong Kong
• 1982-10-25 Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer (at17), born in Hong Kong
• 1982-11-22 Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong-Canadian canto-pop singer (Twins), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1982-12-03 Jaycee Chan, American-born Hong Kong singer and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1983-06-20 Cherrie Ying, Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress (Fulltime Killer), born in Taipei, Taiwan
• 1983-09-27 Shermon Tang, Hong Kong actress
• 1983-10-15 Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress (The Empty Hands), born in Hong Kong
• 1984-07-16 Katrina Kaif, Indian actress (Dhoom 3), born in Hong Kong
• 1984-09-22 Theresa Fu, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, born in British Hong Kong
• 1984-10-10 Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer (Traffic Light), born in Hong Kong
• 1985-02-14 Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress, born in British Hong Kong
• 1986-06-09 Kary Ng, Hong Kong pop singer (Cookies), and actress, born in British Hong Kong
• 1989-10-11 Henry Lau, Hong Kong-Canadian singer (Super Junior-M), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1993-07-13 Nathan Law, Hong Kong activist (Umbrella Movement), born in Shenzhen, China
• 1996-10-13 Joshua Wong, Hong Kong-Chinese activist and pro-democracy politician (Demosistō), born in British Hong Kong

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