The list includes Penangites of partial Chinese descent.

Ah Niu (1976- ), singer
Andrea Fonseka (1984- ), Miss Universe Malaysia 2004
Chan Peng Soon (1988- ), badminton player and silver medallist in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Chew Choon Eng (1976- ), badminton player
Chin Eei Hui (1982- ), badminton player
Danny Quah (1958- ), economics professor at the National University of Singapore
David E. L. Choong (1929-2011), badminton player
Eddy Choong (1930-2013), badminton player
Chung Keng Quee (1821-1901), founder of Taiping; his mansion is now the Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Chung Thye Phin (1879-1935), tin and rubber tycoon
Gu Hongming (1857-1928), writer
Heah Hock Aun (1932- ), badminton player
Heah Joo Seang (1899-1962), politician and business leader
Jimmy Choo (1948- ), world-renowned shoe designer
Khaw Boon Wan (1952-), Singapore's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport (2015- )
Koh Lay Huan (-1826), first Kapitan China of Penang
Koh Tsu Koon (1949- ), third Chief Minister of Penang (1990-2008)
Law Choo Kiang (1970- ), Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (2013- )
Eva Lee Kwok (1942- ), Canadian businesswoman
Lim Boon Keng (1868-1957), OBE, Chinese physician
Lim Chong Eu (1919-2010), second Chief Minister of Penang (1969-1990)
Lim Khim Wah (1989- ), badminton player
Pik-Sen Lim (1944- ), British actress
Loh Boon Siew (1915-1995), first Honda distributor in Malaysia
Low Wee Wern (1990- ), squash player
Angie Ng, model
Chelsia Ng (1981- ), actress
Irene Ng (1963- ), Singapore's Member of Parliament for Tampines (2001-2015)
Irene Ng (1974- ), American actress
Ng Tat Wai (1947- ), badminton player
Nicol David (1983- ), one of the world's best female squash players of all time
Ooi Tze Liang (1993- ), diver
Ong Beng Hee (1980- ), squash player
Ong Ewe Hock (1972- ), badminton player
Ong Hock Thye (1908-1977), judge
Saw Teong Hin (1962- ), director of You Mean the World to Me, the first Penang Hokkien film
Saw Yi Khy (1986- ), swimmer
Lyndel Soon (1978- ), Miss Tourism Malaysia 2001
Hannah Tan (1981- ), actress, singer-songwriter, model and television personality
Tan Twan Eng (1972- ), novelist
Tee Jing Yi (1991- ), badminton player
Wee Chong Jin (1917-2005), first Chief Justice of Singapore (1963-1990)
Wong Pow Nee (1913-2002), first Chief Minister of Penang (1957-1969)
Wu Lien-teh (1879-1960), Chinese doctor and a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1935
Yeap Chor Ee (1867-1952), businessman
Yeohlee Teng, American fashion designer
Ivan Yuen (1990- ), squash player
The list includes Penangites of partial Chinese descent.
Ah Niu (1976- ), singer
Andrea Fonseka (1984- ), Miss Universe Malaysia 2004
Chan Peng Soon (1988- ), badminton player and silver medallist in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Chew Choon Eng (1976- ), badminton player
Chin Eei Hui (1982- ), badminton player
Danny Quah (1958- ), economics professor at the National University of Singapore
David E. L. Choong (1929-2011), badminton player
Eddy Choong (1930-2013), badminton player
Chung Keng Quee (1821-1901), founder of Taiping; his mansion is now the Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Chung Thye Phin (1879-1935), tin and rubber tycoon
Gu Hongming (1857-1928), writer
Heah Hock Aun (1932- ), badminton player
Heah Joo Seang (1899-1962), politician and business leader
Jimmy Choo (1948- ), world-renowned shoe designer
Khaw Boon Wan (1952-), Singapore's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport (2015- )
Koh Lay Huan (-1826), first Kapitan China of Penang
Koh Tsu Koon (1949- ), third Chief Minister of Penang (1990-2008)
Law Choo Kiang (1970- ), Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (2013- )
Eva Lee Kwok (1942- ), Canadian businesswoman
Lim Boon Keng (1868-1957), OBE, Chinese physician
Lim Chong Eu (1919-2010), second Chief Minister of Penang (1969-1990)
Lim Khim Wah (1989- ), badminton player
Pik-Sen Lim (1944- ), British actress
Loh Boon Siew (1915-1995), first Honda distributor in Malaysia
Low Wee Wern (1990- ), squash player
Angie Ng, model
Chelsia Ng (1981- ), actress
Irene Ng (1963- ), Singapore's Member of Parliament for Tampines (2001-2015)
Irene Ng (1974- ), American actress
Ng Tat Wai (1947- ), badminton player
Nicol David (1983- ), one of the world's best female squash players of all time
Ooi Tze Liang (1993- ), diver
Ong Beng Hee (1980- ), squash player
Ong Ewe Hock (1972- ), badminton player
Ong Hock Thye (1908-1977), judge
Saw Teong Hin (1962- ), director of You Mean the World to Me, the first Penang Hokkien film
Saw Yi Khy (1986- ), swimmer
Lyndel Soon (1978- ), Miss Tourism Malaysia 2001
Hannah Tan (1981- ), actress, singer-songwriter, model and television personality
Tan Twan Eng (1972- ), novelist
Tee Jing Yi (1991- ), badminton player
Wee Chong Jin (1917-2005), first Chief Justice of Singapore (1963-1990)
Wong Pow Nee (1913-2002), first Chief Minister of Penang (1957-1969)
Wu Lien-teh (1879-1960), Chinese doctor and a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1935
Yeap Chor Ee (1867-1952), businessman
Yeohlee Teng, American fashion designer
Ivan Yuen (1990- ), squash player
Penangite Chinese