The Most Influential Entertainers from Hong Kong (in progress)

1. Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and ...

Born in USA, grew up in Hong Kong.

Bruce Lee is the key personality that changed the stereotypical images of the East Asian men, and is the spiritual icon of martial artists worldwide.

2. Louis Cha

Writer | Wong lao hu qiang qin

Louis Cha was born on March 10, 1924 in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China. He was a writer and director, known for Wong lao hu qiang qin (1960), The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014) and Sakra (2023). He was married to Lin Leyi, Zhu Mei and Du Zhifen. He died on October 30, 2018 in Hong Kong, ...

金庸 Career based in Hong Kong.

3. Kar-Wai Wong

Director | Yi dai zong shi

Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1956) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylised, emotionally resonant work, including Ah fei zing zyun (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Chung Hing sam lam (1994), Do lok tin si (1995), Chun gwong ...

Career based in Hong Kong.

4. John Woo

Director | Ying hung boon sik

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow ...

Career based in Hong Kong and USA.

5. Jackie Chan

Actor | Ngo si seoi

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...

6. Michelle Yeoh

Actress | Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss ...

Born in Malaysia, career started in Hong Kong.

7. Chow Yun-Fat

Actor | Wo hu cang long

Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo.

Chow was born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the ...

8. Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Actor | Fa yeung nin wah

Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on 27 June 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Tales of a Eunuch (1983)...

Best actor in H.K., acting-wise.

9. Ann Hui

Director | Nu ren si shi

Born in China in 1947, Ann Hui moved to Hong Kong when she was still in her youth. After graduating in English and Comparative Literature from Hong Kong University, she spent two years at the London Film School. Returning to Hong Kong, she worked as an assistant to director King Hu before joining ...

Career based in Hong Kong.

10. Stephen Chow

Actor | Kung fu

Stephen Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he presented a children show ( "430 Space Shuttle" (1983)) and started becoming popular. He got some supporting roles, after that, and won the Taiwanese Golden...

11. Hark Tsui

Producer | Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo

Tsui Hark recently became the fourth Chinese film director to join the board of judges for the 57th Cannes Film Festival in the feature films category this year.

An internationally acclaimed visionary director, Tsui started making experimental movies with 8mm film when he was only 13. After ...

Born in Vietnam, career based in Hong Kong.

12. Andy Lau

Actor | Mou gaan dou

Andy Lau Tak-wah, (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same...

13. Jacky Cheung

Actor | Dip huet gai tau

Jacky Cheung was born on July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Bullet in the Head (1990), As Tears Go By (1988) and Once Upon a Time in China (1991). He has been married to May Mei-Mei Lo since February 15, 1996. They have two children.

Best male Chinese-language singer, with the most records sold in Asia (by a male singer).

14. Samuel Hui

Actor | Siu ngo gong woo

Samuel Hui was born on September 6, 1948 in Canton, China. He is an actor and composer, known for The Swordsman (1990), Mad Mission (1982) and The Legend of Wisely (1987). He has been married to Rebecca Fleming since December 30, 1971. They have two children.

許冠傑 Career based in Hong Kong. Actor, singer, song writer and pioneer of Cantonese pop songs.

15. Leslie Cheung

Actor | Ah fei jing juen

Leslie Cheung was the youngest of 10 children. His father was tailor to the late William Holden. Leslie's parents divorced when he was young, and he claims this is one reason for his disinterest in marriage. Following graduation from secondary school, he studied at Leeds University in Great Britain...

16. Anita Mui

Actress | Yim ji kau

With a career that began in her early childhood, Anita Mui is the queen of Hong Kong's pop-music industry. After she won a singing contest in 1982, her life in the limelight began. In the early stages of her career her image was a little bit tomboy-ish and sexy (which was the reason she was called ...

17. Maggie Cheung

Actress | Fa yeung nin wah

Maggie Cheung was born on September 20, 1964, in Hong Kong, and moved at the age of eight with her family to England. After finishing secondary school, she returned to Hong Kong, where she began modeling and appearing in commercials. In 1983 she participated in the Ms. Hong Kong pageant, winning ...

Best actress in H.K., acting-wise.

18. Alan Tam

Actor | Lung hing foo dai

Alan Tam began his career in the HK entertainment industry in the legendary band 'Wynners', before branching out into his own singing and acting career. Though he won 'Best Male Actor' awards twice in the early 1980s, he is better known as one of the all-time greats of Cantonese pop music, ...

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19. Faye Wong

Actress | Chung Hing sam lam

Her mother (now deceased) was a singer and her father a mining engineer. They moved with her older brother to Hong Kong when she was 18 and she began to take singing lessons. Her teacher introduced her to Cinepoly Records, where she first recorded under the name Wong Jing Man and was given the ...

Career based in Hong Kong & Taiwan.

20. Johnnie To

Director | Hak se wooi

With over thirty directing and producing credits to his name, Johnnie To enjoyed international breakthroughs with Election (2005), Election 2 (2006) (aka "Triad Election") and Exiled (2006); those films enjoyed multiple international film festival appearances and were separately sold to more than ...

21. Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Stunts | Ip Man

Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age ...

22. Stanley Kwan

Director | Lan Yu

Stanley Kwan was born on October 9, 1957 in Hong Kong. He is a director and producer, known for Lan Yu (2001), Hold You Tight (1998) and Rouge (1987).

23. Peter Ho-Sun Chan

Producer | Tau ming chong

Peter Ho-Sun Chan is a Chinese film director, producer and screenwriter. Regarded as one of the most accomplished and successful Hong Kong filmmakers, Chan has directed 18 films, including the critically acclaimed Comrades, Almost a Love Story, Perhaps Love, The Warlords, and American Dreams in ...

Born in Thailand, career based in Hong Kong.

24. Woo-Ping Yuen

Stunts | Wo hu cang long

Woo-Ping Yuen was born on January 1, 1945 in Guangzhou, China. He is a director and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Fearless (2006) and Kung Fu Hustle (2004).

袁和平 Career based in Hong Kong.

25. Donnie Yen

Actor | Ip Man

Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician. When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts.

There, Master Bow-sim ...

Career based mostly in Hong Kong & USA.

26. Eileen Chang

Writer | Se, jie

Eileen Chang was born on September 30, 1920 in Shanghai, China. She was a writer, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Father Takes a Bride (1963) and Taitai Wansui (1947). She died on September 8, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

張愛玲 Career started in China, then based in Hong Kong during her prime.

27. Kuang Ni

Writer | Shao Lin san shi liu fang

Kuang Ni was born in 1935 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer and actor, known for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), The Wesley's Mysterious File (2002) and The Singing Killer (1970). He was married to Li Guozhen. He died on July 3, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.

倪匡 Career based in Hong Kong.

28. Danny Bak-Keung Chan

Actor | Chau tin dik tung wa

Danny Bak-Keung Chan was born on September 7, 1958 in Hong Kong, China. He was an actor, known for An Autumn's Tale (1987), Dou qi xiao shen xian (1985) and On Trial (1981). He died on October 25, 1993 in Hong Kong.

陳百強 Born in Hong Kong.

29. Yuk Long Wong

Actor | San ging chaat goo si

Yuk Long Wong was born on March 27, 1950 in Puning, Xinhui, China. He is an actor and writer, known for New Police Story (2004), The Dragon and the Tiger Kids (1979) and Dragon Tiger Gate (2006). He was previously married to Sze-Pui Ngai and Ma Mung-Nei.

黃玉郎 Career based in Hong Kong.

30. Roman Tam

Soundtrack | Ying hung boon sik

Roman Tam was born on February 16, 1950 in Guanxi, China. He was an actor, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), Game of Death (1978) and Full Moon Scimitar (1979). He died on October 18, 2002 in Hong Kong, China.

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31. John Lone

Actor | The Last Emperor

Born Leung Kwok Ng in Hong Kong October 13, 1952, John Lone was spartanly raised by a single mother until the age of 7 when he was sent off to be schooled with the Peking Opera. He never again saw his mother. The Peking Opera could be a brutal and grueling life for a child but he was a diligent and...

Born in Hong Kong, career based mostly in USA.

32. Tony Ka Fai Leung

Actor | Hak se wooi

Tony Leung Ka-fai is a four-time Hong Kong Film Award-winning film actor. As he is often confused with actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony", while Tony Leung Chiu-wai is known as "Little Tony", nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective physical statures.

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33. Allen Fong

Director | Boon bin yen

Allen Fong was born on July 10, 1947 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Ah Ying (1983), Father and Son (1981) and Just Like Weather (1986).

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34. Aaron Kwok

Actor | Dap huet cam mui

Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor. He has been active since the 1980s and to the present. He is considered one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong. Kwok's onstage dancing and displays is influenced by Michael Jackson. While most of his songs ...

35. Leon Lai

Actor | Do lok tin si

Leon Lai won the 2002 Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the highly acclaimed horror film, Three, where he portrayed an obsessive husband trying to revive his dead wife with Chinese medicine. In 2003, he appeared in the final installment of the high profile ...

Career based in Hong Kong.

36. Eason Chan

Actor | Mui dong bin wan si

Eason Chan was born on July 27, 1974 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Hooked on You (2007), Insanity (2014) and Us and Them (2018). He has been married to Hilary Tsui since April 2, 2006. They have one child.

37. Andrew Lau

Cinematographer | Mou gaan dou

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung was born in Hong Kong in 1960, and has been fond of photography as a child. He joined Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. after secondary school graduation. The first film he participated in as a semi-skilled worker in cinematography was Legendary Weapons of China directed by Chia-Liang Liu...

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38. Alan Mak

Director | Mou gaan dou

Alan Mak Siu Fai was born in Hong Kong in 1965. In 1986, he studied in the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for Performance Arts. Upon graduation in 1990, he started his movie career.

Mak made his directorial debut in 1997, with his first film being Nude Fear, which was written and produced ...

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39. Josephine Siao

Actress | Fong Sai-Yuk

One of the best-loved and respected members of the Hong Kong film community, for her long acting career, her stable family life and her devotion to charities, Siao successfully managed successive transitions from child star (she made her film debut at age 7) to leading lady, and then to ...

Career based mostly in Hong Kong.

40. Michael Hui

Actor | Tie ban shao

Michael Hui was born in Guangzhou, China on September 3, 1942. He went to La Salle College, and then earned his degree in Sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He came to the Hong Kong entertainment industry running the comedic "Hui Brothers Show." Shortly afterward, in went into ...

Career based in Hong Kong.

41. Dai Lin

Actress | Qian jiao bai mei

Dai Lin was born on December 26, 1934 in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. She was an actress, known for Les Belles (1961), Love Without End (1961) and Madame White Snake (1962). She was married to Shun-shing Lung. She died on July 17, 1964 in Hong Kong.

林黛 Career based in Hong Kong.

42. Tung-Shing Yee

Director | Wong Gok hak yeh

Tung-Shing Yee was born on December 28, 1957 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for One Nite in Mongkok (2004), I Am Somebody (2015) and Shinjuku Incident (2009). He was previously married to Mandy Law.

43. Lung Ti

Actor | Ying hung boon sik

Lung Ti was born on August 19, 1946 in Guangdong Province, China. He is an actor and director, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), Drunken Master II (1994) and The Warrior's Way (2010). He has been married to Min-Ming Tao since May 22, 1975. They have one child.

狄龍 Career based in Hong Kong.

44. Daniel Wu

Actor | San ging chaat goo si

Daniel Wu, is a renowned Hong Kong- American actor, director, and producer. With a career spanning over twenty five years, Wu has made significant contributions to the Asian film industry, and gained recognition for his roles in martial arts and action films as well as drama, showcasing both his ...

Born in USA, career based in Hong Kong and USA.

45. Louis Koo

Actor | Ming yat zin gei

Louis Koo was born on October 21, 1970 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Warriors of Future (2022), Paradox (2017) and Protégé (2007).

46. Jenny Tseng

Actress | Leng xue shi san ying

Born in the former Portuguese colony of Macau to an expatriate Austrian civil engineer father and Chinese mother from Hong Kong, Jenny Tseng was a child of a divorced marriage who was put under parental custody of her estranged father with her Chinese stepmother and step-siblings. Feeling alienated...

甄妮 Born in Macau, career started in Taiwan, then based in Hong Kong.

47. George Lam

Actor | Tau ban no hoi

George Lam was born on October 12, 1947 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and composer, known for Boat People (1982), King of Beggars (1992) and Passion (1986). He has been married to Sally Yeh since July 17, 1996. He was previously married to Ching-yuen Ng.

48. Sally Yeh

Actress | Dip huet seung hung

Sally Yeh was born on September 30, 1961 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for The Killer (1989), Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and The Man with the Iron Fists (2012). She has been married to George Lam since July 17, 1996.

Born in Taiwan, career based in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

49. Corey Yuen

Actor | Zhi fa xian feng

Corey Yuen was born on February 15, 1951 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Righting Wrongs (1986), Red Cliff (2008) and The Legend (1993).

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50. Alex Law

Writer | Sui yuet san tau

Alex Law was born on November 30, 1952 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. Alex was a writer and producer, known for Echoes of the Rainbow (2010), Painted Faces (1988) and City of Glass (1998). Alex was married to Mabel Cheung. Alex died on July 2, 2022.

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51. Wei Lo

Actor | Jing wu men

Wei Lo was born in 1918 in Jiangsu Province, China. He was an actor and director, known for Fist of Fury (1972), The Big Boss (1971) and Yellow-Faced Tiger (1974). He was married to Liang Hua Liu. He died on January 20, 1996 in Hong Kong.

羅維 Career based in H.K.

52. Siu-Tung Ching

Stunts | Ying xiong

Siu-Tung Ching was born in 1953. He is an actor, known for Hero (2002), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) and The Warlords (2007).

53. Cheh Chang

Director | Bao chou

Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the 1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Chang has declared ...

張徹 Career based in Hong Kong.

54. Ringo Lam

Director | Lung foo fung wan

Ringo Lam was born on December 8, 1955 in Hong Kong. He was a director and writer, known for City on Fire (1987), Full Alert (1997) and Wild City (2015). He died on December 29, 2018 in Hong Kong, China.

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55. Stanley Tong

Stunts | Hung fan kui

Stanley Tong began his career in the film industry as a stunt man, but got his first crack at directing in 1983. About six years later he founded his own film company, Golden Gate. He wrote, directed, produced, and stunt-directed "Stone Age Warriors", which was so successful that Tong was given the...

56. Yuen Chor

Writer | Xing xing yue liang tai yang: Shang

His father was a famed Cantonese film actor. After studying in the Department of Chemistry in Zhongsha University for 3 years, Chor joined the movie industry as a writer in 1956. His film debut was "The Soul Stealer" directed by Ng Wui. Soon he began working as an assistant director and finally ...

楚原 Career based in Hong Kong.

57. Jing Wong

Producer | Hak bak jin cheung

Wong Jing is one of Hong Kong's most prolific, talented and controversial filmmakers. His directorial style, at best, manages to combine commercial appeal and artistic aspects. Most of his films were among the biggest box office hits, partly due to possessing an amazing sense of what would play ...

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58. Dante Lam

Director | Ji zhan

Dante Lam was born on July 1, 1964 in Hong Kong, China. He is a director and writer, known for Unbeatable (2013), Operation Mekong (2016) and Operation Red Sea (2018).

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59. Maggie Q

Actress | Divergent

Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family ...

Born in USA, career started in Hong Kong, then based in USA.

60. David Chiang

Actor | Ci Ma

David Chiang was born in Suzhou, China on June 29, 1947. His mother Hung Wei and father Yim Dut were very popular movie stars. Young David began his acting career at a very early age, appearing in black & white films while he was only 4 years old. "John" is David's real English name, while "David" ...

姜大衛 Career based in Hong Kong.

61. James Wong

Composer | Sien lui yau wan

James Wong was born on February 16, 1940 in Canton, China. He was an actor and composer, known for A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Once Upon a Time in China (1991) and The Big Boss (1971). He died on November 24, 2004 in Hong Kong, China.

黃霑 Career based in Hong Kong.

62. Sammi Cheng

Actress | Mou gaan dou

Sammi Cheng was born on August 19, 1972 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), Love on A Diet (2001) and My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002). She is married to Andy Chi-On Hui.

63. Kenny Bee

Actor | Tau man ji D

Kenny Bee was born on February 23, 1952 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Initial D (2005), Ten Brothers (1995) and Together (2012). He was previously married to Teresa Cheung.

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64. Angelababy

Actress | Hitman: Agent 47

Angela Yeung Wing, also known by her stage name Angelababy, has made a career in Hong Kong as an actress and a model. Born in Shanghai to her half-Chinese, half-German father and Chinese mother, she moved to Hong Kong at thirteen years old and took her stage name Angelababy as a composition of her ...

Career based in Hong Kong and China.

65. G.E.M.

Actress | Charming

G.E.M. was born on August 16, 1991 in Shanghai, China. She is an actress and composer, known for Charming (2018), Oi chut mao (2009) and Bo chi oi nei (2009).

66. Ray Lui

Actor | Bai Ho

Ray Lui was born on December 22, 1956 in Vietnam. He is an actor and assistant director, known for To Be Number One (1991), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Flash Point (2007). He has been married to Xiaojuan Yang since 2001. They have one child. He was previously married to Cally Kwong ...

呂良偉 Born in Vietnam, career based in Hong Kong.

67. Wai-Han Chan

Actress | Chi xin de wo

Wai-Han Chan was born on July 28, 1965 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Devoted to You (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997) and Wo ai Luo Landu (1984).

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68. Karen Mok

Actress | Do lok tin si

Karen Mok was born on June 2, 1970 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Fallen Angels (1995), Around the World in 80 Days (2004) and Black Mask (1996). She has been married to Johannes Natterer since October 1, 2011.

69. Carina Lau

Actress | Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo

Carina Lau moved to Hong Kong with her family at the age of 14 and at the the time could not speak the local Cantonese and was often teased by other people the "Mainland Girl". She would eventually gave her best effort to learn the language and then was re-accepted at the TVB actors training ...

Career based in Hong Kong.

70. Cherie Chung

Actress | Nam yi nui

Cherie Chung was born on February 16, 1960 in Hong Kong. She was third runner-up in the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and entered the film industry afterward, becoming one of Hong Kong's most popular and beautiful actresses.

Chung would go on to appear in dozens of comedy and drama movies, most ...

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71. Sandy Lam

Actress | Qun long duo bao

Sandy Lam was born on April 26, 1966 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Qun long duo bao (1988), As Tears Go By (1988) and Shanghai Shanghai (1990). She was previously married to Tsung-Sheng Lee.

林憶蓮 Career based in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

72. Sheng Fu

Actor | Jue dai shuang jiao

Born Chang Fu-Sheng to a wealthy family on October 20th, 1954, in Hong Kong. His English adopted name was Alexander. He was the ninth of 11 siblings. He was considered his father's favorite. Unlike the rest of his family, he showed little interest in academic and had no desire to try his hand in ...

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73. Ekin Cheng

Actor | Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer. Earlier in his career he was known as Noodle Cheng, though he has now reverted to a more conventional-sounding first name. Sometimes he uses Dior (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him) as a first...

74. Chia-Hui Liu

Actor | Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Chia-Hui Liu was born on August 22, 1951 in Guangdong, China. He is an actor and director, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978). He was previously married to Ma Fei-feng.

Career based in Hong Kong.

75. Kelly Chen

Actress | Mou gaan dou

Went to primary school in Hong Kong, High school in Japan. Graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York, specialized in Graphic Design. Speaks Cantonese Mandarin Japanese and English. Has and elder sister and a younger brother, singer Victor Chen Si Hon.

76. Carol 'Do Do' Cheng

Actress | Biao jie, ni hao ye!

Carol 'Do Do' Cheng was born on September 9, 1957 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Her Fatal Ways (1990), Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991) and The Last Affair (1983).

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77. Chia-Liang Liu

Actor | Jui kuen II

Chia-Liang Liu was born on August 1, 1936 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He was an actor and director, known for Drunken Master II (1994), Legendary Weapons of China (1982) and My Young Auntie (1981). He was married to Jing-Jing Yung and Hsiu-Hsia Ho. He died on June 25, 2013 in Hong Kong, China.

78. Gordon Chan

Writer | Ye shou xing jing

Gordon Chan was born in 1960 in Hong Kong. He is a writer and producer, known for Beast Cops (1998), A-1 Headline (2004) and The Medallion (2003).

陳嘉上 Career based in H.K.

79. Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung

Director | Long min

Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung was born on September 6, 1959 in Hong Kong. He is a director and actor, known for Cageman (1992), Battle of the Warriors (2006) and Beyond the Sunset (1989).

80. Ming-Chuen Wang

Actress | Yi tian tu long ji

Ming-Chuen Wang was born on August 28, 1947 in Shanghai, China. She is an actress, known for The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978), Chor Lauheung (1979) and At the Threshold of an Era (1999). She has been married to Kar-Ying Law since May 2, 2009. She was previously married to Lau, Cheung Wah.

Entertainment career based in H.K.

81. Deannie Ip

Actress | Tou ze

Deannie Ip was born on December 25, 1947. She is an actress and producer, known for A Simple Life (2011), Bun siu hai (1999) and Fight Back to School II (1992).

82. Ching Wan Lau

Actor | Hak hap

Ching Wan Lau was born on February 16, 1964 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Black Mask (1996), Mad Detective (2007) and Life Without Principle (2011). He has been married to Amy Kwok since 1998.

83. Lydia Shum

Actress | Siu Tai Gik

With her signature wing-tip frame coke bottle glasses and imposing coif, 'Zaftig' TV-movie comedienne and celebrity personality Lydia Shum also known as 'Ah-Fay' to her fans stands out as one of the most recognizable and endearing entertainment icons in Hong Kong society whose celebrity ubiquity ...

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84. Adam Cheng

Actor | Chu Liu Xiang da jie ju

Adam Cheng was born on February 24, 1947 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Chu Liu Xiang da jie ju (1983), Chor Lauheung (1979) and The Legend (1993). He has been married to Kuan Ching-Hua since 1989. They have two children. He was previously married to Lydia Shum.

85. Danny Lee

Actor | Gung buk

Danny Lee Sau-Yin, was born in 1952 in Shanghai. Lee did not do so well in school and sometimes dropped out to help support his family by working. While growing up, he held policemen in high regard and so, upon graduating high school, he tried entering the police academy, but could not complete the...

李修賢 Career based in Hong Kong.

86. Bo-Bo Fung

Actress | 92 Hak Mui Gwai duei Hak Mui Gwai

Bo-Bo Fung was born in 1954 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and producer, known for 92 Legendary La Rose Noire (1992), C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993) and Beyond the Sunset (1989).

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87. Nicholas Tse

Actor | San ging chaat goo si

Nicholas was born in Hong Kong, China. He attended school in Vancouver, Canada. He also attended school for a short time in Phoenix, Arizona before moving back to Hong Kong with his parents Patrick Yin Tse and Deborah Dik, and his sister, Jennifer (Ting Ting). Nicholas started his singing career ...

88. Oxide Chun Pang

Director | Gin gwai

Oxide Chun Pang was born in 1965 in Hong Kong. He is a director and writer, known for The Eye (2002), Bangkok Dangerous (2000) and The Messengers (2007). He has been married to Angelica Lee since February 6, 2010. They have two children.

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89. Pei-Pei Cheng

Actress | Wo hu cang long

Pei-Pei Cheng was born on December 4, 1946 in Shanghai, China. She is an actress and producer, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Lilting (2014) and Mulan (2020). She was previously married to Wen-Tung Yuan.

Career based in Hong Kong, Taiwan & USA.

90. Alex To

Actor | Hung fan kui

Alex To was born on February 10, 1962 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Rumble in the Bronx (1995), The Thieves (2012) and Flying Squads (1989).

91. Sandra Kwan Yue Ng

Actress | Goo wak chai: Hung Hing Sap Sam Mooi

Sandra Kwan Yue Ng is widely considered as the most bankable actress in Hong Kong. With over a hundred films to her credit, including several collaborations with the "King of Hong Kong Comedy" Stephen Chow, Ng is crowned "Queen of Comedy" by many.

Ng entered show business in the 1980s, the golden ...

92. Eric Tsang

Actor | Mou gaan dou

Eric Tsang was born on April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), Hold You Tight (1998) and The Eye (2002). He was previously married to Mei-Hua Wang.

93. Alex Man

Actor | Da tou zai

Alex Man was born on July 25, 1957 in Guangdong, China. He is an actor, known for Gangland Odyssey (1988), As Tears Go By (1988) and The Golden Pillow (1995). He has been married to Kwok Ming Lai since 2002. They have one child. He was previously married to Niu Tien.

94. Nick Cheung

Actor | Ji zhan

Nick Cheung was born on December 2, 1967 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Unbeatable (2013), Beast Stalker (2008) and Keeper of Darkness (2015). He has been married to Esther Kwan since December 8, 2003. They have one child.

95. Rosamund Kwan

Actress | Lie tou

Rosamund Kwan was born on September 24, 1962 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for The Head Hunter (1982), This Thing Called Love (1991) and Millionaires' Express (1986). She was previously married to Pierre Chen and Guosheng Wang.

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96. Wenzhuo Zhao

Actor | Su Qi-er

Wenzhuo Zhao was born on April 10, 1972 in Ning'an, Heilongjiang, China. He is an actor and director, known for True Legend (2010), Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993) and Yingxiong Zheng Chengong (2001). He has been married to Danlu Zhang since June 1, 2006. They have three children.

Career based mostly in Hong Kong during his prime.

97. Kara Wai

Actress | Wu xia

Kara Hui Ying-Hung was born in Shandong, China; her family moved to Hong Kong in 1966 and at 14 she quit school and started working at nightclubs. Penniless after her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances, Hui and her mother and siblings resided in the poor shanty town ...

98. Patrick Tam

Director | Fu zi

Patrick Tam was born on March 25, 1948 in Hong Kong. He is a director and editor, known for After This Our Exile (2006), Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) and Love Massacre (1981).

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99. Simon Yam

Actor | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Simon Yam was born 19 March, 1955, also known as Yam Tat-wah, is a veteran Hong Kong-based actor and film producer. He started off as a supermodel before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television ...

100. Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Actor | Mou gaan dou

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang was born to a British father and a Chinese mother. He never knew his father, since the man left his family when Wong was four years old. He trained acting at ATV and later enrolled into the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

After working in several TV Series, he shot to ...