# List of Asian Australians

This article is a list of notable Asian Australians.

## Academia

* Vanessa Woods (born 1977), Australian scientist, author
* Victor Chang (1936–1991), Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon

## Activists

* Yang Hengjun (born 1965), Chinese-Australian writer and businessman
* Danny Lim (activist) (born 1944), Malaysian-born Australian activist
* Mariam Mohammed, Pakistani-Australian gender equity activist

## Arts/architecture/design

* Van Thanh Rudd (born 1973), Australian artist and politician
* William Yang (born 1943), Chinese-Australian photographer

## Business and industry

* Janusz Hooker (born 1969), Australian businessman
* Leslie Joseph Hooker (1903–1976), Australian businessman
* Marita Cheng (born 1989), Australian entrepreneur
* Taj Pabari, British-born Australian entrepreneur

## Culinary

* Diana Chan (born 1988), Malaysian-born Australian cook and television personality
* Elizabeth Chong (born 1931), Chinese-born Australian chef and entertainer
* Marion Grasby (born 1982), Australian chef, journalist and author
* Kylie Kwong (born 1969), Australian chef, author and restaurateur
* Melissa Leong (born 1982), Australian freelance food writer, food critic and television personality
* Adam Liaw (born 1978), Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author
* Hetty Lui McKinnon, Australian Chinese cookbook author
* Luke Nguyen (born 1978), Vietnamese–Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter
* Khanh Ong (born 1993), Australian cook, television personality, author and restaurateur
* Poh Ling Yeow (born 1973), Malaysian-born Australian cook and entertainer

## Entertainment
### Actors and filmmakers

* Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, and comedian
* Anne Curtis (born 1985), Australian-born Filipino entertainer
* Anthony Brandon Wong (born 1965), Australian actor
* Bob Morley (born 1984), Australian actor
* Charlotte Nicdao (born 1991), Australian actress
* Chris Pang (born 1984), Australian actor and producer
* Dichen Lachman (born 1982), Nepalese-born Australian actress and model
* Gareth Yuen, Australian actor
* Gemma Pranita (born 1985), Thai-born Australian actress
* Geraldine Viswanathan (born 1995), Australian actress
* James Wan (born 1977), Malaysian-born Australian filmmaker
* Jasmine Curtis-Smith (born 1994), Australian-born Filipino actress
* Jason Keng-Kwin Chan (born 1971), Malaysian-born Australian actor
* John Harlan Kim (born 1993), Australian Korean actor
* Jordan Rodrigues (born 1992), Australian actor
* Maria Tran (born 1985), Vietnamese-Australian actress, martial artist, and director
* Natalie Tran (born 1986), Australian entertainer
* Pallavi Sharda (born 1988), Australian actress
* Remy Hii (born c. 1986), Malaysian-Australian actor
* Shioli Kutsuna (born 1992), Australian Japanese actress
* Stephanie Jacobsen (born 1980), Hong Kong-born Australian actress
* Matthew Victor Pastor (born 1989), Australian film director
* Vico Thai (born 1981), Australian actor
* Yerin Ha (born 1995), Australian actress

### Music

* Belle Chen (born 1988), Australian-Taiwanese pianist, composer, and producer
* Christian Li (born 2007), Australian violinist
* Dami Im (born 1988), Australian singer and songwriter
* Faith Yang (born 1974), Taiwanese Australian musician
* Guy Sebastian (born 1981), Malaysian-born Australian singer
* Jeff Fatt (born 1953), Chinese Australian musician and actor
* Mahalia Barnes (born 1982), Australian singer
* Jessica Mauboy (born 1989), Australian singer
* John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian classical guitarist
* Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian singer and actress
* Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra, Taiwanese-Australian musician and composer
* Hanni (singer) (born 2004), Vietnamese-Australian singer, member of girl group NewJeans

## Fashion

* Jenny Kee (born 1947), Australian fashion designer
* Jessica Gomes (born 1985), Australian model
* Nadya Hutagalung (born 1974), Indonesian-Australian model, actress, and presenter
* Samantha Downie (born 1987), Australian model
* Zinnia Kumar, Australian model

## Law

* David Flint (born 1938), Australian legal academic

## Literature

* Adam Aitken (born 1960), Australian poet
* Jessica Au, Australian editor and bookseller
* Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese-born Australian author
* Merlinda Bobis (born 1959), Filipina-Australian writer and academic
* Alison Broinowski (born 1941), Australian academic and journalist
* Brian Castro (born 1950), Australian novelist and essayist
* Shankari Chandran (born c. 1975), British-Australian novelist
* Melanie Cheng, Australian author and doctor
* Hoa Pham, Australian author
* Michelle de Kretser (born 1957), Sri Lanka-born Australian novelist
* Benjamin Law (writer) (born c. 1982), Australian author, screenwriter and journalist
* Michelle Law, Australian writer
* Simone Lazaroo, Singaporean-born Australian author
* Nam Le (born 1978), Vietnamese-born Australian writer
* Suneeta Peres da Costa, Australian author
* Alice Pung (born 1981), Australian writer, editor and lawyer
* Annette Shun Wah (born 1958), Australian freelance writer and entertainer
* Elizabeth Tan (author) (born 1988), Australian novelist
* Grace Yee, Australian poeat and writer

## Military

* Billy Sing (1886–1943), Australian soldier

## Politics

20 Asian Australian people have been members of the Parliament of Australia (the Federal Parliament), including ten each in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most common represented ethnicity are Chinese Australian (nine) and Indian Australian (three). There are eight incumbent Asian Australian parliamentarians as of 2022.

### Federal Parliament
#### Senate

| Senator | Senator | Ethnicity | Party | State | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Senator | Senator | Ethnicity | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Tsebin Tchen (1941–2019) | Chinese | Liberal | Victoria | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2005 | Retired |
| | Penny Wong (born 1968) | Chinese (Malaysian Chinese) | Labor | South Australia | 1 July 2002 | Incumbent | |
| | Lisa Singh (born 1972) | Indian | Labor | Tasmania | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2019 | Lost reelection |
| | Dio Wang (born 1981) | Chinese | Palmer United | Western Australia | 1 July 2014 | 2 July 2016 | Lost reelection |
| | Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963) | Pakistani | Greens | New South Wales | 15 August 2018 | Incumbent | |
| | Fatima Payman (born 1995) | Afghan | Labor (to 2024) Independent (from 2024) | Western Australia | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | |
| | Varun Ghosh (born 1985) | Indian | Labor | Western Australia | 1 February 2024 | Incumbent | |

#### House of Representatives

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Division | State | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Division | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Michael Johnson (born 1970) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Liberal | Ryan | Queensland | 10 November 2001 | 20 May 2010 | |
| | Michael Johnson (born 1970) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Independent | Ryan | Queensland | 20 May 2010 | 21 August 2010 | |
| | Ian Goodenough (born 1975) | Singaporean | Liberal | Moore | Western Australia | 7 September 2013 | Incumbent | |
| | Gladys Liu (born 1964) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Liberal | Chisholm | Victoria | 18 May 2019 | 21 May 2022 | First Chinese Australian woman to be elected to the House |
| | Dave Sharma (born 1975) | Indian | Liberal | Wentworth | New South Wales | 18 May 2019 | 21 May 2022 | Second Australian ambassador of Indian heritage |
| | Michelle Ananda-Rajah (born 1972) | Sri Lankan | Labor | Higgins | Victoria | 21 May 2022 | Incumbent | |
| | Cassandra Fernando (born 1988) | Sri Lankan | Labor | Holt | Victoria | 21 May 2022 | Incumbent | |
| | Dai Le (born 1968) | Vietnamese | Independent | Fowler | New South Wales | 21 May 2022 | 8 May 2023 | First Vietnamese-born member to be elected to Parliament |
| | Dai Le (born 1968) | Vietnamese | Dai Le and Frank Carbone Network | Fowler | New South Wales | 8 May 2023 | Incumbent | First Vietnamese-born member to be elected to Parliament |
| | Sam Lim (born 1961) | Chinese (Malaysian Chinese) | Labor | Tangney | Western Australia | 21 May 2022 | Incumbent | |
| | Zaneta Mascarenhas (born 1980) | Indian | Labor | Swan | Western Australia | 21 May 2022 | Incumbent | |
| | Sally Sitou (born 1982) | Chinese (Laotian Australians) | Labor | Reid | New South Wales | 21 May 2022 | Incumbent | |

### State and local government
#### Governors

| Governors | Governors | Ethnicity | State | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Governors | Governors | Ethnicity | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Hieu Van Le (born 1954) | Vietnamese | South Australia | 1 September 2014 | 31 August 2021 | First person of Asian heritage to be appointed a state governor in Australia. First person of Vietnamese background to be appointed to a vice-regal position anywhere in the world. |

#### Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Elizabeth Lee (born 1979) | Korean | Liberal | Kurrajong | 15 October 2016 | Incumbent | First East Asian-Australian to lead a major political party in Australia. |
| | Deepak-Raj Gupta (born 1966) | Indian | Labor | Yerrabi | 23 July 2019 | 17 October 2020 | First Indian-born person to hold the position of MLA in the Australian Capital Territory. First MLA to be sworn in on the Bhagwat Gita, representing his Hindu faith. |

#### Parliament of New South Wales

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Prue Car | Bengali | Labor | Londonderry | 8 June 2021 | Incumbent | |
| | Anoulack Chanthivong (born 1977) | Laotian | Labor | Macquarie Fields | 28 March 2015 | Incumbent | First politician of South-East Asian heritage to take a seat in the NSW Parliament |
| | Wes Fang (born 1977) | Singaporean | Nationals | | 9 August 2017 | Incumbent | First person of Asian heritage to represent the Nationals in NSW |
| | Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963) | Pakistani | Greens | Heffron | 19 June 2013 | 14 August 2018 | |
| | Trevor Khan (born 1957) | Punjabi | Nationals | | 24 March 2007 | 6 January 2022 | |
| | Geoff Lee (born 1967) | Chinese | Liberal | Parramatta | 26 March 2011 | 25 March 2023 | |
| | Jenny Leong (born 1977) | Chinese | Greens | Newtown | 28 March 2015 | Incumbent | |
| | Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) | Punjabi | Labor | Monaro | 6 May 2015 | Incumbent | |
| | Helen Sham-Ho (born 1943) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Liberal / Independent | | 19 March 1988 | 28 February 2003 | |
| | Gurmesh Singh | Indian | Nationals | Coffs Harbour | 23 March 2019 | Incumbent | |
| | Henry Tsang (born 1942) | Chinese | Labor | | 27 March 1999 | 3 December 2009 | |
| | Ernest Wong (born 1960s) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Labor | | 24 May 2013 | 23 March 2019 | |
| | Peter Wong (born 1942) | Chinese | Liberal / Unity Party | | 27 March 1999 | 23 March 2007 | |
| | Gladys Berejiklian (born 1970) | Armenian | Liberal | | 22 March 2003 | 30 December 2021 | |

#### Parliament of the Northern Territory

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Jack Ah Kit (1950–2020) | Chinese | Labor | Arnhem | 7 October 1995 | 16 June 2005 | |
| | Ngaree Ah Kit (born 1981) | Chinese | Labor | Karama | 27 August 2016 | 28 October 2024 | |
| | Harry Chan (1918–1969) | Chinese | | Fannie Bay | December 1962 | 5 August 1969 | |
| | Jinson Charls | Indian | Country Liberal | Sanderson | 28 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
| | Richard Lim (born 1946) | Malaysian | Country Liberal | Greatorex | 1994 | 2007 | |
| | Lauren Moss (born 1987) | Indian | Labor | Casuarina | 18 October 2014 | 28 October 2024 | |
| | Sandra Nelson (born 1971) | East Timorese | Labor | Katherine | 27 August 2016 | 30 July 2020 | |
| | Khoda Patel | Indian | Country Liberal | Casuarina | 28 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
| | Tanzil Rahman | Bangladeshi | Country Liberal | Fong Lim | 28 August 2024 | Incumbent | |

#### Parliament of Queensland

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| | Michael Choi (born 1959) | Chinese (Hong Konger) | Labor | Capalaba | 17 February 2001 | 23 March 2012 | |
| | Anne Warner (born 1945) | Indian | Labor | Kurilpa | 22 October 1983 | 1 November 1986 | |

#### Parliament of South Australia

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
| | Jing Lee (born 1967) | Malaysian Chinese | Liberal | State-wide | 20 March 2010 | Incumbent | |
| | Rob Lucas (born 1953) | Japanese | Liberal | State-wide | 6 November 1982 | 19 March 2022 | |
| | Tung Ngo (born 1972) | Vietnamese | Labor | State-wide | 15 March 2014 | Incumbent | |
| | Bernice Pfitzner (born 1938) | Singaporean | Liberal | State-wide | 23 October 1990 | 10 October 1997 | |

#### Parliament of Tasmania

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
| | Lisa Singh (born 1972) | Indian | Labor | Denison | 18 March 2006 | 13 April 2010 | |

#### Parliament of Victoria

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
| | Tien Kieu (born 1960) | Vietnamese | Labor | South Eastern Metropolitan Region | 24 November 2018 | 26 November 2022 | |
| | Hong Lim (born 1950) | Chinese | Labor | Clayton / Clarinda | 30 March 1996 | 29 November 2014 | |
| | Sang Nguyen (born 1960) | Vietnamese | Labor | Melbourne West Province | May 1996 | November 2006 | |
| | Jude Perera (born 1953) | Sri Lankan | Labor | Cranbourne | 25 November 2002 | 24 November 2018 | |
| | Samantha Ratnam (born 1977) | Sri Lankan | Greens | Northern Metropolitan Region | 19 October 2017 | Incumbent | |
| | Harriet Shing (born 1976) | Chinese | Labor | Eastern Victoria Region | 29 November 2014 | Incumbent | |
| | Meng Heang Tak | Cambodian | Labor | Clarinda | 19 December 2018 | Incumbent | |
| | Huong Truong (born 1983) | Vietnamese | Greens | Western Metropolitan Region | 21 February 2018 | 24 November 2018 | |
| | Kaushaliya Vaghela | Indian | Labor / Independent / New Democrats | Western Metropolitan Region | 24 November 2018 | 26 November 2022 | |
| | Fred Van Buren (1936–2006) | Sri Lankan | Labor | Eumemmerring | 1985 | 1992 | |
| | Nicole Werner | Chinese (Malaysian Chinese) | Liberal | Warrandyte | 26 August 2023 | Incumbent | |
| | Eden Foster | Indian | Labor | Mulgrave | 18 November 2023 | Incumbent | |

#### Parliament of Western Australia

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
| | Helen Bullock (born 1965) | Chinese | Labor | Mining and Pastoral Region | 22 May 2009 | 21 May 2013 | |
| | Jags Krishnan (born 1972) | Indian | Labor | Riverton | 13 March 2021 | Incumbent | |
| | Kevin Michel (born 1961) | Indian | Labor | Pilbara | 11 March 2017 | Incumbent | |
| | Yaz Mubarakai (born 1975) | Indian | Labor | Jandakot | 11 March 2017 | Incumbent | |
| | Batong Pham (born 1967) | Vietnamese | Labor | | November 2007 | May 2009 | |
| | Pierre Yang (born 1983) | Chinese | Labor | South Metropolitan Region | 22 May 2021 | Incumbent | |

#### Councilors and Mayors

| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Position | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Member | Member | Ethnicity | Position | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
| | John So (born 1946) | Hong Konger | Lord Mayor of Melbourne | July 2001 | November 2008 | First Lord Mayor of Melbourne of Chinese descent. |
| | Katrina Fong Lim (born 1961) | Chinese | Lord Mayor of Darwin | 3 April 2012 | 4 September 2017 | |
| | Anthony Tran (born 1999) | Vietnamese | Maribyrnong City Council | 9 November 2021 | | |
| | Kun Huang (born ?) | Chinese | Cumberland City Council | | | |
| | Sabrin Farooqui (born ?) | Bangladeshi | Cumberland City Council | | | |
| | Jasmine Nguyen (born ?) | Vietnamese | Brimbank City Council | | | |

## Sports

* Aaron Gurd (born 2001), Australian professional football player
* Adam Hollioake (born 1971), Australian cricket coach
* Alex Silvagni (born 1987), Australian rules football player
* Andrew Embley (born 1981), Australian rules football player
* Andrew Everingham (born 1987), Australian professional rugby football player
* Anne Pang (born 1958), Chinese Australian martial artist and businesswoman
* Ashton Agar (born 1993), Australian cricket player
* Barry Pang (born 1951), Chinese Australian martial artist
* Ben Hollioake (1977–2002), Australian-born England international cricket player
* Catriona Bisset (born 1994), Australian middle-distance runner
* Chen Hsuan-yu (born 1993), Australian badminton player
* Chen Shaoliang), Chinese Australian rules football player
* Clancee Pearce (born 1990), Australian rules football player
* Craig Wing (born 1979), Australian rugby league player
* Daniel Kerr (born 1983), Australian rules football player
* Dannie Seow (born 1967), Australian rules football player
* Eddie Jones (rugby union) (born 1960), Australian rugby union coach
* Emma Guo (born 1995), Australian chess player
* Eric Pearce (field hockey) (born 1931), Indian-born Australian former field hockey player
* Fred Pringle (1899–1982), Australian rules football player
* Geoff Huegill (born 1979), Australian swimmer
* Henry Smith (long jumper) (born 1996), Australian long jumper
* Huang Chia-chi (born 1979), Taiwanese Australian badminton player
* Iain Ramsay (born 1988), Australian football player
* Jason Day (born 1987), Australian golfer
* Joanna Lin (born 2002), Australian rules football player
* Joanne Missingham (born 1994), Australian-born Taiwanese professional Go player
* Jordan McMahon (born 1983), Australian rules football player
* Martin Nguyen (born 1989), Australian mixed martial artist
* Julian Pearce (field hockey) (born 1937), Indian-born Australian former field hockey player
* Kevin Gordon (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
* Lin Jong (born 1993), Australian rules football player
* Michael Letts (born 1985), Australian–Filipino rugby player
* Nick Kyrgios (born 1995), Australian tennis player
* Paul Medhurst (born 1981), Australian rules football player
* Peter Bell (Australian footballer born 1976), Australian rules football player
* Rex Sellers (cricketer) (born 1940), Indian-born Australian cricket player
* Rhys Williams (soccer, born 1988), Australian football player
* Richard Chee Quee (born 1971), Australian former cricket player
* Roger Kerr (footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules football coach
* Sam Kerr (born 1993), Australian football player
* Sean Wroe (born 1985), Australian sprinter
* Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian cricketer
* Tino Ceberano (born 1941), Australian martial artist
* Trent Dennis-Lane (born 1988), Australian rules football player
* Usman Khawaja (born 1986), Pakistani-born Australian cricket player
* Wally Koochew (1887–1932), Australian rules football player
* William Cheung (born 1940), Hong Kong-born Australian martial artist