Famous People with Name Tan

Tan Zongliang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Tan Zongliang: is a male Chinese sports shooter.

Tan Joe Hok            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian

Tan Joe Hok: is an Indonesian badminton hero. He lived in Bandung until he finished high school. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Baylor University, Texas, United States. He was the first Indonesian to win the All England Open (1959) and the first Indonesian to win a gold medal in Asian Games (1962). He has many other notable achievements in the badminton field, both as a player and a coach, most particularly, winning all but one of his singles matches

Tan Cheng Lock            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Tan Cheng Lock: was a Malaysian Chinese businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya. Tan was also the founder of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), which advocated his c

Tan Sri Hajjah Zainon Bte Munshi Sulaiman            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Tan Sri Hajjah Zainon Bte Munshi Sulaiman: was a pioneer for Malay women (Srikandi) in education, nationalist and politics in Malaysia.She was a founder member of UMNO in 1946 and by the early 1950s, became its Kaum Ibu chief, a post she held for four years. She became an MP, but only for a term perhaps because of her forthright tongue.

Tan Twan Eng            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Tan Twan Eng: is a Malaysian author.He worked as an intellectual property lawyer before going full time into writing. He divides his time between Malaysia and Cape Town, South Africa and is working on his second book. He has a first-dan ranking in aikido.