Yeoh is one spelling of the

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pronunciation (; IPA: ) of the

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spelled in

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Pinyin as Yáng (; see that article for the history of the surname). Another common spelling is

Yeo Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname. Origins As an English surname, Yeo is a toponymic surname meaning "river", either for people who lived near one of the Rivers Yeo, or any river in general. The word comes from Old English , via sou ...

. Both the spellings Yeoh and Yeo are common in

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, for example among

Malaysian Chinese Malaysian Chinese (; Malay: ''Orang Cina Malaysia''), alternatively Chinese Malaysians, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese descent. They form the second largest ethnic group after the Malay majority constituting 22.4% of the Malaysian po ...

People

Notable people with the surname Yeoh include: *

Benjamin Yeoh Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978) is a British Chinese playwright. Biography Born near London, England, his father came from Ipoh, Malaysia and mother from Singapore. His grandfather, Datuk Yeoh Cheang Lee was the first non-European chairman of the ...

(born 1978), British playwright *

Bernard Yeoh Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han (born April 11, 1969 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian sport shooter and restaurateur. He was selected to compete for Malaysia in trap shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirty-fourth place. Yeoh is a member o ...

(born 1969), Malaysian sport shooter *

Brenda Yeoh Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai () is a Singaporean academic and geographer, currently serving as Raffles Professor of Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore. Biography In 1985, Yeoh received a Bachelor of Arts in geography from the Univer ...

, Singaporean academic and geographer *

Cheryl Yeoh Cheryl Sew Hoy ( Yeoh; born 31 May 1983) is an entrepreneur, speaker and angel investor, best known for being the founding CEO of the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), a government-funded agency to support entrepreneurshi ...

(born 1983), Malaysian entrepreneur in California * Dawn Yeoh (born 1986), Singaporean actress *

Francis Yeoh Francis Yeoh Sock Ping (born 23 August 1954) is a Malaysian businessman, and the eldest son of late Malaysia billionaire Yeoh Tiong Lay. He was appointed a managing director of YTL Corporation in 1988 and grew it into a multi-disciplinary ...

(born 1954), Malaysian businessman, son of Yeoh Tiong Lay *

Hannah Yeoh Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (; born 9 January 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. Previously, she ser ...

(born 1979), Malaysian politician *

Joanne Yeoh Joanne Yeoh Pei Sze () is a Malaysian violinist and currently a lecturer in music at Universiti Putra Malaysia University of Putra Malaysia ( Malay: ''Universiti Putra Malaysia''), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research unive ...

(born 1977), Malaysian violinist *

Melvin Yeoh Melvin Yeoh (born 5 January 1981) is a Malaysian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai champion. As of April 2012 he is the most successful mixed martial artist in Malaysian history with a professional record of 6–1. He began training in Taekw ...

(born 1981), Malaysian mixed martial artist * Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay * Michelle Yeoh (born 1962),

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

winner Malaysian actress *

Nikki Yeoh Nikki Yeoh (born 24 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist who has worked with Courtney Pine, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Chante Moore, The Roots and Neneh Cherry. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malay ...

(born 1973), British jazz pianist *

Rachel Yeoh Rachel Yeoh is a Malaysian socialite, heiress, model, and fashion influencer. Early life and family Rachel Yeoh was born in Kuala Lumpur and has a fraternal twin sister, Michelle. A member of a wealthy Malaysian Chinese family, she is the da ...

, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay * Rebekah Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay *

Ruth Yeoh Ruth Yeoh Pei Cheen is a Malaysian businesswoman, philanthropist and environmentalist. She is currently the Executive Director at YTL Singapore and Director of YTL Corporation's carbon credit and clean development mechanism consultancy. She is ...

, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay *

Yeoh Eng-kiong Dr. Yeoh Eng Kiong OBE, GBS, JP (; born 16 April 1946) was the Secretary for Health and Welfare between 1999 and 2002, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and a member of the Executive Council between 2002 and 2004 in the Hong Kong Governm ...

(born 1946), Malaysian politician *

Yeoh Ghim Seng Yeoh Ghim Seng ( zh, s=杨锦成, poj=Iôⁿ Gím-sêng, p=Yáng Jǐnchéng, first=s,poj,p) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1989. He is one of the longest-serving speakers o ...

(1918–1993), Singaporean politician * Yeoh Kay Bin (born 1980), Malaysian badminton player *

Yeoh Kay Ee Yeoh Kay Ee is a Malaysian male badminton player. Career He participated at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold, 2014 New Zealand Open Grand Prix, 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix and at the 2016 Thailand ...

, Malaysian badminton player * Yeoh Kean Thai (born 1966), Malaysian artist *

Yeoh Ken Nee Yeoh Ken Nee (; born 30 April 1983) is a Malaysian diver. As a 15-year-old he competed in Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2009 he competed in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships ...

(born 1983), Malaysian diver * Yeoh Li Tian (born 1999), Malaysian chess player *

Yeoh Tiong Lay Yeoh Tiong Lay (; 18 December 1929 – 18 October 2017) was a Malaysian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation, Malaysia's largest conglomerate, with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property devel ...

(1929–2017), Malaysian businessman who founded YTL Corporation

Fictional characters

* Alysia Yeoh, ''Batgirl'' character introduced in 2011

References

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People

Fictional characters

See also

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