This article is a list of notable Asian Australians.
Academia
edit- Vanessa Woods, scientist, author
- Victor Chang, cardiac surgeon
Activists
edit- Yang Hengjun - Chinese-Australian writer and activist
- Zinnia Kumar - Indian-Australian scientist, activist, and model
- Danny Lim (activist) - Malaysian-Australian political activist
- Mariam Mohammed - Pakistani-Australian gender equity activist
Arts/architecture/design
editBusiness and industry
edit- L. Janusz Hooker, chair of LJ Hooker
- Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker, founder of L.J. Hooker
- Marita Cheng, founder of Robogals
- Taj Pabari, entrepreneur
Culinary
edit| Name | Ethnicity | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Chan (born 1988) | Chinese Malaysian[1] | Chef, media personality[2][3] | |
| Elizabeth Chong (born 1931) | Chinese[4] | Chef, former cooking teacher, author and media and television host and personality[5] | |
| Esca Khoo (born 1992)[6] | Malaysian[7] | Chef[8] | |
.jpg) | Kylie Kwong (born 1969) | Chinese[9] | Chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur[10] |
| Melissa Leong (born 1982)[11] | Singaporean[12] | Television host, freelance food writer, radio broadcaster, critic, cookbook editor and marketer[13] | |
 | Adam Liaw (born 1978)[14] | Chinese Malaysian | Chef, media personality[15] |
| Hetty Lui McKinnon (born ?)[16] | Chinese | Award-winning cookbook author and food writer[17] | |
.jpg) | Luke Nguyen (born 1978) | Vietnamese | Chef[18] |
| Khanh Ong (born 1993)[19] | Vietnamese[20] | Chef[21] | |
| Brendan Pang (born 1993)[22] | Chinese Mauritian[23] | Chef[18][24] | |
| Reynold Poernomo (born 1995)[25][26] | Indonesian | Chef[27] | |
| Sarah Tiong (born ?) | Chinese Malaysian[28] | Chef[29][30] | |
.jpg) | Poh Ling Yeow (born 1973) | Chinese Malaysian | Cook, artist, actress, author and television presenter[31] |
Entertainment
editActors and filmmakers
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Music
edit- Belle Chen, pianist, composer, and producer
- Christian John Li, Australian young violinist
- Dami Im, singer-songwriter
- Faith Yang, musician
- Guy Sebastian, Singer
- Mahalia Barnes, singer, daughter of Jimmy Barnes
- Nawang Khechog, flute player and composer
- Jessica Mauboy, singer; actress (Indonesian father)
- John Williams, guitarist
- Kate Ceberano, singer
- Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra, musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist
- Rosé Park, Korean singer and model, New Zealand born K–Pop idol, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink
- TwoSetViolin, violin duo
Fashion
edit- Jenny Kee, fashion designer
- Jessica Gomes
- Nadya Hutagalung
- Samantha Downie
- Zinnia Kumar, model & scientist
Law
editLiterature
edit- Adam Aitken (a.k.a. Adam Alexander Patrick Aitken)
- Keyvan Allahyari
- Cherie Allan
- Eunice Andrada
- Ien Ang
- Jessica Au
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
- Anh Do
- Arasa (a.k.a. Raja; Raja Ratnam)
- Amelberga Astuti
- Michelle Bakar
- Vanessa Bates
- Kevin Bathman
- Mary Besemeres
- Bronwyn Blake
- Merlinda Bobis (a.k.a. Merlinda Carullo Bobis; Merlinda C. Bobis; Merlin Bobis)
- Alison Broinowski
- Michelle Cahill
- Astrid Marie Schwegler Castañer
- Brian Castro, writer
- Mridula Nath Chakraborty
- Sharon Chalmers
- Allison Chan
- Grace Chan
- Shankari Chandran
- Jenevieve Chang
- Rosey Chang
- Tony Chansamooth
- Ken Chau
- Chek Ling
- Melanie Cheng
- Ben Cheong
- Wai-Ping Chim
- Tom Cho
- Kent Chuang (a.k.a. Kent Koy-Wah Chuang)
- Paige Clark
- Michelle Dang[83]
- Smriti Daniel
- Matthia Dempsey
- Shastra Deo
- Michelle Dicinoski
- Viet Duong
- Hazel Edwards (a.k.a. Hazel Eileen Edwards)
- Carole Ferrier
- Elizabeth Flux
- Ellie Freeman
- Paul Giffard-Foret
- Helen Gilbert
- Tara Goedjen
- Roanna Gonsalves
- Helen Grace
- Ted Gregory
- Victor Guan Yi Zhou
- Christine Harris
- Alice Healy (a.k.a. Alice Mary Healy)
- M. Dolores Herrero (a.k.a. Maria Dolores Granado Herrero; Dolores Herrero)
- Hoa Pham, writer (a.k.a. Hoa Pham-Davis)
- Hop Dac
- Joy Hopwood
- Angela How
- Sabina Hussain
- Alyssa Huynh
- Kelly Huynh
- Sara Irannejad
- Eleanor Jackson
- Lyn Jacobs (a.k.a. Marilyn Janette Jacobs)
- Michelle de Kretser
- Jen Tsen Kwok
- Lars Jensen
- Leah Jing McIntosh
- Nicholas Jose (a.k.a. Robert Nicholas Jose)
- Olivia Khoo
- Tseen-Ling Khoo (a.k.a. Tseen Khoo)
- Julie Koh
- Kim Cheng Boey
- John Kinsella (a.k.a. John Vincent Kinsella)
- Lệ Hằng
- Stephanie Lai
- Benjamin Law, writer (a.k.a. Ben Law)
- Michelle Law
- Simone Lazaroo, writer
- Nam Le
- Shirley Le
- Benjamin Lee
- Michele Lee
- Bella Li
- Anne Lim
- Rebecca Lim (a.k.a. Rebecca Pec Ca)
- Jacqueline Lo
- Chandani Lokuge
- Ivy Luo
- Deborah L. Madsen
- Kerry Mallan
- James Mangohig
- Jamie Marina Lau
- Lucia Masciullo
- James Massola
- Marc Maufort
- Rosalind McFarlane
- Victoria McGlynn
- Jane Miller
- Paul Mitchell
- Paul Morgan
- Meaghan Morris
- Robyn Morris
- Adalya Nash Hussein
- Vivian Nguyen
- Wenche Ommundsen
- Goldie Osuri
- Baya Ou Yang
- Yu Ouyang (a.k.a. 欧阳昱; Ouyang Yu)
- Zoya Patel
- Makarand Paranjape
- Michael C. S. Park
- Vonne Patiag
- Eleni Pavlides
- Suneeta Peres da Costa
- Nadia Niaz
- Sheila Ngoc Pham (a.k.a. Sheila Pham)
- Frances Gia Phung An
- Lisa Portolan
- Alice Pung
- Jinghua Qian
- Qin Qin
- Andy Quan
- Christine Wu Ramsay
- Caty Ribas (a.k.a. Catalina Ribas Segura; Caty Ribas Segura; Catalina Ribas; Catalina Ribas Segura; Caty Ribas Segura)
- Dieter Riemenschneider (a.k.a. D. Riemenschneider; Jorg-Dieter Riemenschneider)
- Mirandi Riwoe
- Amit Sarwal
- Rajith Savanadasa
- Amy Schoonens (a.k.a. Amy Leana Cross; Amy Cross Schoonens)
- Paul Sharrad (a.k.a. P. S.; P. Sharrad)
- Annette Shun Wah
- Susan Sickert
- Rachel Slater
- Belinda Smaill
- Peta Stephenson
- Hannah Story
- Tyne Daile Sumner
- Cher Tan
- Elizabeth Tan
- Monica Tan
- Hsu-Ming Teo
- Gillian Terzis
- Mandy Thomas
- M.J. Tjia
- Sara Tomkins
- Merlynn Tong
- Pradeep Trikha (a.k.a. Pradip Trikha)
- Shirley Tucker
- Paul van Reyk
- Saba Vayani-Lai
- Chi Vu (a.k.a. Chi Thi-My Vu)
- Tamara S. Wagner
- Dorothy Wang
- Gabrielle Wang (a.k.a. Gabi Wang)
- Kevin Wang
- Indigo Willing
- Janet Wilson
- Grace Yee
- Quan Yeomans
- Sarah Yu
- Audrey Yue
- 张奥列
- Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
- Annie Zhang
- Willa Zheng
- Pan Zijie
- Emily Yu Zong
Military
edit- Billy Sing, World War I soldier
Politics
edit20 Asian Australian people have been members of the Parliament of Australia (the Federal Parliament), including ten each in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most common represented ethnicity are Chinese Australian (nine) and Indian Australian (three). There are eight incumbent Asian Australian parliamentarians as of 2022.
Federal Parliament
editSenate
edit| Senator | Ethnicity | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
| Tsebin Tchen (1941–2019) | Chinese[84][85][86][87] | Liberal | Victoria | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2005 | Retired | |
.jpg) | Penny Wong (born 1968) | Malaysian Chinese[88][89][90][91] | Labor | South Australia | 1 July 2002 | Incumbent | |
 | Lisa Singh (born 1972) | Indian[92][93][94][95][96][97] | Labor | Tasmania | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2019 | Lost reelection |
| Dio Wang (born 1981) | Chinese[98][99] | Palmer United | Western Australia | 1 July 2014 | 2 July 2016 | Lost reelection | |
 | Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963) | Pakistani[100][101][102][103] | Greens | New South Wales | 15 August 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Fatima Payman (born 1995) | Afghan[104] | Labor | Western Australia | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Varun Ghosh (born 1985) | Indian[105] | Labor | Western Australia | 1 February 2024 | Incumbent | ||
House of Representatives
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State and local government
editGovernors and Governors-General
edit| Governors and Governors-General | Ethnicity | State | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | |||||
 | Hieu Van Le (born 1954) | Vietnamese[139] | South Australia | 1 September 2014 | 31 August 2021 | First person of Asian heritage to be appointed a state governor in Australia. First person of Vietnamese background to be appointed to a vice-regal position anywhere in the world. |
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
.jpg) | Elizabeth Lee (born 1979) | Korean[140] | Liberal | Kurrajong | 15 October 2016 | Incumbent | First Asian-Australian to lead a major political party in Australia.[141] |
 | Deepak-Raj Gupta (born 1966) | Indian[142] | Labor | Yerrabi | 23 July 2019 | 17 October 2020 | First Indian-born person to hold the position of MLA in the Australian Capital Territory. First MLA to be sworn in on the Bhagwat Gita, representing his Hindu faith.[143] |
Parliament of New South Wales
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
 | Prue Car | Bengali[144][145] | Labor | Londonderry | 8 June 2021 | Incumbent | |
| Anoulack Chanthivong (born 1977) | Laotian[146] | Labor | Macquarie Fields | 28 March 2015 | Incumbent | First politician of South-East Asian heritage to take a seat in the NSW Parliament[146] | |
| Wes Fang (born 1977) | Singaporean[147][148] | Nationals | 9 August 2017 | Incumbent | First person of Asian heritage to represent the Nationals in NSW[149] | ||
| | Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963) | Pakistani[101][150] | Greens | Heffron | 19 June 2013 | 14 August 2018 | |
 | Trevor Khan (born 1957) | Punjabi[151] | Nationals | 24 March 2007 | 6 January 2022 | ||
| Geoff Lee (born 1967) | Chinese[152] | Liberal | Parramatta | 26 March 2011 | 25 March 2023 | ||
 | Jenny Leong (born 1977) | Chinese[153] | Greens | Newtown | 28 March 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) | Punjabi[151] | Labor | Monaro | 6 May 2015 | Incumbent | ||
| Helen Sham-Ho (born 1943) | Hong Konger[154][155] | Liberal / Independent | 19 March 1988 | 28 February 2003 | |||
| Gurmesh Singh | Indian[156] | Nationals | Coffs Harbour | 23 March 2019 | Incumbent | ||
 | Henry Tsang (born 1942) | Chinese[157] | Labor | 27 March 1999 | 3 December 2009 | ||
| Ernest Wong (born 1960s) | Hong Konger[158] | Labor | 24 May 2013 | 23 March 2019 | |||
| Peter Wong (born 1942) | Chinese[159] | Liberal / Unity Party | 27 March 1999 | 23 March 2007 | |||
Parliament of the Northern Territory
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
| Jack Ah Kit (1950–2020) | Chinese[160] | Labor | Arnhem | 7 October 1995 | 16 June 2005 | ||
 | Ngaree Ah Kit (born 1981) | Chinese[161] | Labor | Karama | 27 August 2016 | Incumbent | |
.jpg) | Harry Chan (1918–1969) | Chinese[162] | Fannie Bay | December 1962 | 5 August 1969 | ||
| Richard Lim (born 1946) | Malaysian[163] | Country Liberal Party | Greatorex | 1994 | 2007 | ||
| Lauren Moss (born 1987) | Indian | Labor | Casuarina | 18 October 2014 | Incumbent | ||
| Sandra Nelson (born 1971) | East Timorese[164] | Liberal | Katherine | 27 August 2016 | 30 July 2020 | ||
Parliament of Queensland
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
| Michael Choi (born 1959) | Hong Konger[165][166] | Labor | Capalaba | 17 February 2001 | 23 March 2012 | ||
 | Anne Warner (born 1945) | Indian[167] | Labor | Kurilpa | 22 October 1983 | 1 November 1986 | |
Parliament of South Australia
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Start | Term End | ||||||
 | Jing Lee (born 1967) | Malaysian | Liberal | State-wide | 20 March 2010 | Incumbent | |
 | Rob Lucas (born 1953) | Japanese | Liberal | State-wide | 6 November 1982 | 19 March 2022 | |
| Tung Ngo (born 1972) | Vietnamese | Labor | State-wide | 15 March 2014 | Incumbent | ||
| Bernice Pfitzner (born 1938) | Singaporean | Liberal | State-wide | 23 October 1990 | 10 October 1997 | ||
Parliament of Tasmania
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Start | Term End | ||||||
| | Lisa Singh (born 1972) | Indian | Labor | Denison | 18 March 2006 | 13 April 2010 | |
Parliament of Victoria
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Parliament of Western Australia
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Start | Term End | ||||||
| Helen Bullock (born 1965) | Chinese | Labor | Mining and Pastoral Region | 22 May 2009 | 21 May 2013 | ||
 | Jags Krishnan (born 1972) | Indian | Labor | Riverton | 13 March 2021 | Incumbent | |
| Kevin Michel (born 1961) | Indian | Labor | Pilbara | 11 March 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Yaz Mubarakai (born 1975) | Indian | Labor | Jandakot | 11 March 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Batong Pham (born 1967) | Vietnamese | Labor | November 2007 | May 2009 | |||
 | Pierre Yang (born 1983) | Chinese | Labor | South Metropolitan Region | 22 May 2021 | Incumbent | |
Councilors and Mayors
edit| Member | Ethnicity | Position | Tenure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Start | Term End | |||||
 | John So (born 1946) | Hong Konger | Lord Mayor of Melbourne | July 2001 | November 2008 | First Lord Mayor of Melbourne of Chinese descent. |
| Katrina Fong Lim (born 1961) | Chinese[168] | Lord Mayor of Darwin | 3 April 2012 | 4 September 2017 | ||
| Anthony Tran (born 1999) | Vietnamese[169][170][171] | Maribyrnong City Council | 9 November 2021 | |||
| Kun Huang (born ?) | Chinese[172][173] | Cumberland City Council | ||||
| Sabrin Farooqui (born ?) | Bangladeshi[174][175][176][177] | Cumberland City Council | ||||
| Jasmine Nguyen (born ?) | Vietnamese[171][178][179][180] | Brimbank City Council | ||||
Sports
edit- Aaron Gurd, professional footballer
- Adam Hollioake, Australian-born England international cricketer
- Alex Silvagni, Australian rules footballer
- Andrew Embley, Australian rules footballer
- Andrew Everingham
- Anne Pang, martial artist
- Ashton Agar
- Barry Pang, martial artist
- Ben Hollioake, Australian-born England international cricketer
- Catriona Bisset, middle-distance runner
- Chen Hsuan-yu, badminton player
- Chen Shaoliang, Australian rules footballer
- Clancee Pearce, Australian rules footballer
- Craig Wing, Rugby League player
- Daniel Kerr, Australian rules footballer
- Dannie Seow, Australian rules footballer
- Eddie Jones, rugby union player
- Emma Guo, chess player
- Eric Pearce, field hockey player
- Fred Pringle, Australian rules footballer
- Geoff Huegill
- Henry Smith, long jumper
- Huang Chia-chi, badminton player
- Iain Ramsay, soccer player
- Jason Day, golfer
- Joanna Lin, Australian rules footballer
- Joanne Missingham, professional Go player
- Jordan McMahon, Australian rules footballer
- Martin Nguyen, mixed martial artist player
- Julian Pearce
- Kevin Gordon, rugby league player
- Lin Jong, Australian rules footballer
- Michael Letts, rugby player
- Nick Kyrgios, tennis player
- Paul Medhurst, Australian rules footballer
- Peter Bell, Australian rules footballer
- Rex Sellers
- Rhys Williams
- Richard Chee Quee, cricketer
- Roger Kerr
- Sam Kerr, international soccer player
- Sean Wroe, sprinter
- Stuart Clark, cricketer
- Tino Ceberano, martial artist
- Trent Dennis-Lane, Australian rules footballer
- Usman Khawaja, cricketer
- Wally Koochew, Australian rules footballer
- William Cheung, martial artist
See also
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