Famous People with Name Chau

Chau Sen Cocsal            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Chau Sen Cocsal: was a Cambodian civil servant and politician.Chhum, an ethnic Khmer, was born in Southern Vietnam in the City of Tri-Ton, Chaudoc Province, on 1 September 1905.[1][2] He belongs to the Khmer Krom ethnic group, that is, indigenous Khmer people living in the Mekong Delta.At the age of 21, Chhum became the first Cambodian to graduate from the Lycée Chasseloup Laubac in Saigon, with a baccalaureate in French and hilosophy. Upon graduation, he began a career in the French Colonial Administration in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with the position of Second Class Civil Servant (Cadre Supérieur de Deuxième Classe / Anuk Montrei).

Chau Tu Giang            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chau Tu Giang: is an American professional poker player of Chinese descent, who is a three time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and a three time final tablist of the World Poker Tour with over $3 million in live tournament winnings alone.

Leung Long Chau            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Leung Long Chau: is a Chinese poet and calligrapher. Born in the early 1910s in Guangdong Province, China, he spent his childhood there and later received his graduate education at the Guangdong Medical Research Institute, until in the late 1920s he married Ho Wing Yuet and settled down in Hong Kong.

Wakin Chau            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wakin Chau: is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chau's popularity has spread throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia. He was known as Emil Chau through the 1980s and 1990s, and by 2000 he reverted to his given name Wakin. As of August 2007, he has released more than 40 albums and held several international concert tours. Wakin had high hopes to establish a career as a recording artist, and he actively sought out contacts in the music industry. But a persistent lack of interest eventually led him to give up trying to become a performer — instead, he could sign on as an assistant producer at Rock Records, where he wrote marketable pop songs for other artists.

Chrissie Chau            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chrissie Chau: is a Chinese actress and celebrity model from Hong Kong. Spokesperson of renown beauty house prospects her reputation all over Hong Kong while the campaign was highly publicized anywhere in MTR and newsstands. Chau achieved wide fame after release portrait album in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began in earnest after starring in the ghost horror film Whomb Ghost (2009); Chau starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Pakho Chau            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Pakho Chau: is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and songwriter. He officially entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2007, and is currently signed to the Warner Music Group, Hong Kong. Having learned the piano since the age of 5, and being able to play the guitar, Chau is also a songwriter. From his debut EP Beginning, Chau wrote one song, and penned the lyrics for four others. His debut single, "Same Sky" , rapidly gained airplay in Hong Kong, and instantly became a hit song. His second single, "Six Days" also achieved popularity.

James Chau            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

James Chau: is a journalist, television presenter, and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. He anchors the main evening news on China Central Television, which broadcasts from Beijing to more than 80 countries, and reports live on location worldwide. As a correspondent, he has covered breaking news on the Asian Tsunami and global SARS outbreak, and has interviewed world figures: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Nobel Laureate Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, and King Constantine II. He is one of the few journalists to have interviewed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. In 2009, he was appointed by the United Nations as China's first UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador.