Celebrity OriginsLists of interesting trivia and fun facts about where famous people were born, how they grew up, and what their lives were like when they were young.
List of Famous People of Chinese Descent ranked by fame and popularity. Several celebrities are of Chinese ancestry. Some were born overseas and others are forth generation Chinese Americans. Many of these famous folks have had successful careers in the U.S. and all over the world. Several Academy Award winners are of Chinese Descent.
Who is the most famous person of Chinese descent? Olivia Munn tops our list. āThe Newsroomā actress's mother is Chinese. Munn spent the bulk of her childhood living in Japan where her stepfather was stationed in the military. She was a model in the Japanese fashion industry. Kill Bill actress Lucy Liu's parents are Chinese immigrants. She was born and raised in New York.
Brokeback Mountaindirector Ang Lee was born in Taiwan and he moved to the U.S. to attend the University of Illinois. He later moved to New York and collaborated with fellow film student Spike Lee. Ang Lee also directed Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and The Ice Storm. Fast Five director Justin Lin was born in China and raised in California. He attended UCLA's film school.
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Martial Arts legend Bruce Lee's father, Lee Hoi-chuen, was Chinese and his mother, Grace Ho, was half-Chinese. He was born in a Chinese hospital in San Francisco.
Celebrity Chef Marin Yan was born in China. He studied the cooking techniques for traditional Chinese barbecue before he moved to Canada and later to the U.S.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has Chinese parents, Marina Lu and Hiao-Tsiun Ma. He was born in Paris and moved to the U.S. with his family when he was five years old.
