Famous Malaysians

Malaysia's Information

Land Area	328,657 km²
Water Area	1,190 km²
Total Area	329,847km² (#66)
Population	30,949,962 (#41)
Population Density	94.17/km²
Government Type	Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$863.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$27,200
Currency	Ringgit (MYR)
Largest Cities	Kota Bharu (1,459,994) Kuala Lumpur (1,453,975) Klang (879,867) Kampung Baru Subang (833,571) Johor Bahru (802,489) Subang Jaya (708,296) Ipoh (673,318) Kuching (570,407) Petaling Jaya (520,698) Shah Alam (481,654) View all cities in Malaysia

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People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

Jamal Abdillah actor, singer
Ramian Abdullah sculptor
Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin politician
Sudirman Arshad singer, songwriter, actor, writer
David Arumugam singer
Loganathan Arumugam singer
Awal Ashaari actor, television host
Zee Avi singer, songwriter, musician
Usman Awang poet, playwright, novelist
Ahmad Zakii Awar artist
Awie singer, actor

B - G

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi former prime minister
Ning Baizura singer
Kasma Booty actress
Marion Caunter television personality
Bernard Chandran fashion designer
Jimmy Choo shoe designer
Rosli Dhobi nationalist
Ella singer
Anwar Fazal environmental activist
Erra Fazira actress, singer, television host
Anthony Soter Fernandez archbishop Emeritus
Irene Fernandez human rights activist
Tony Fernandez entrepreneur
Yusof Ghani painter, sculptor, writer, professor, curator
Sean Ghazi actor, singer, dancer

H - K

U-Wei Bin Hajisaari film director
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah politician
Daniel Lee Chee Hun singer
Abdul Razak Hussein former prime minister
Anwar Ibrahim former deputy prime minister
Khalil Ibrahim artist
Ramli Ibrahim dancer, choreographer
Mohammad Nor Khalid cartoonist
Khoo Kay Kim historian, academic
Germaine Koh artist
Ananda Krishnan businessman, philanthropist
Robert Kuok businessman

Lat cartoonist
Muid Latif web and graphic designer, digital artist
Fauziah Latiff actress, singer
Angelica Lee actress, singer
Fish Leong singer
Lim Keng Liat swimmer
Sonny Liew comic book artist
Leon Lim artist, designer, photographer
Shirley Geok-lin Lim writer

M - O

Sheila Majid singer
Amy Mastura actress, singer
Mawi singer
Mahathir Mohamad former prime minister
Latiff Mohidin sculptor
Badri Bin Muhammad chemist
Lai Kin Ngoh bowler
Ah Niu actress, singer, songwriter
Dayang Nurfaizah singer
Siti Nurhaliza singer, songwriter, television presenter, writer
Misha Omar singer, songwriter, record producer
Tun Hussein Onn former prime minister

P - R

Murphy Pakiam archbishop
Prince Parameswara founder of Sultanate of Melaka
Francissca Peter singer, songwriter, actor
Ng Joo Pong cyclist
Shoba Purushothaman co-founder of The NewsMarket
Tunku Abdul Rahman former prime minister
Gunaretnam Rajagopal physicist
P. Ramlee actor, singer, songwriter, composer, producer, director
Saiah Rastram composer
Najib Razak prime minister
Reshmonu singer, songwriter

Adnan bin Saidi Royal Malay officer
Fasha Sandha actress
Antony Selvanayagam bishop
Yong Mun Sen artist, "father"of Malaysian paintings
Shanon Shah singer, journalist, playwright
Yew Ming Si tennis player
Jalani Sidek Olympic medalist, badminton player
Rashid Sidek Olympic medalist, badminton player
Razif Sidek Olympic medalist, badminton player
Karpal Singh lawyer, politician
Cheah Thien Soong ink painting artist
Huzir Sulaiman actor, director, writer
Saleh Sulong industrialist
Jomo Kwame Sundaram economist

Penny Tai singer, songwriter
Suk Hian Tai artist
Billy Tan comic book artist
Hannah Tan actress, singer, television personality
Vincent Tan businessman
Nicholas Teo actor, singer
Pete Teo actor, singer, songwriter, producer
Yeoh Kean Thai artist
Ong Ka Ting politician
Zang Toi fashion designer

V - Z

Jaclyn Victor actress, singer
Lee Chong Wei Olympic medalist, badminton player
Michael Wong singer
Victor Wong singer
Francis Yeoh businessman
Michelle Yeoh actress, dancer
Gregory Yong archbishop
Yuna singer, songwriter
Azmyl Yunor singer, songwriter
Ziana Zain actress, singer
Daim Zainuddin economist, politician

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