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Lists of Southeast Asian people (12 C) A. Lists of Afghan people (2 C, 4 P) Lists of Armenian people (2 C, 31 P) Lists of Azerbaijani people (2 C, 14 P) B.
Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th century held by American AsianWeek magazine and CNN in 1999 that features and profiles Asian persons who have topped their respective fields. Those people featured are considered as "The person who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years'". [1]
Asians have been the recipients of all six award categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics. The first Asian recipient, Rabindranath Tagore, was awarded the Literature Prize in 1913. In 1930, C. V. Raman became the first Asian recipient of a Nobel Prize in one of the sciences. The most Nobel Prizes ...
Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984. Leana Wen, prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore. David Wu, first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR) Lily Wu, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
First Asian to be nominated in a supporting acting category. First Asian with multiple nominations in acting categories. 1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls: Pablo Nominated 1957 Sessue Hayakawa: The Bridge on the River Kwai: Colonel Saito Nominated Japanese descent. 1962 Omar Sharif / Lawrence of Arabia: Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish Nominated Syrian ...
Rebecca Chiu, Asia known squash player, Hong Kong National representative; Samson Chiu (趙良駿), film director; Raymond Cho (曹永廉), singer, actor; Ada Choi (蔡少芬), actress; Elkie Chong (莊錠欣), singer, actress based in South Korea, best known as a member of CLC; Agnes Chow (周庭), politician and social activist
Forbes magazine annually lists the world's wealthiest individuals – "The World's Richest People". [1] What follows is the list of billionaires (in U.S. dollars ) in Southeast Asia , issued for 2024.
20th-century Asian people by nationality (55 C) K. 20th-century Kurdish people (2 C, 23 P) R. 20th-century rulers in Asia (8 C, 14 P) 20th-century Ryukyuan people (10 P)