Famous People with Name Chow

Chow Tsz Ki            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chow Tsz Ki: is a fencer from Hong Kong,

Chow Yun-Fat            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chow Yun-Fat: is a Chinese actor. He is one of the most famous actors in Asia and a major actor in the Hong Kong film industry, who is famous for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films like A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard-Boiled. He mainly plays in dramatic films. He won Hong Kong's "best actor" award three times and Taiwan's twice.

Chow Kwen Lim            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chow Kwen Lim: the founder and the chairman of Chow Sang Sang Jewellry Company, one of the most popular gold and jewellry accessories retailers in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. He was a member of Sham Shui Po District Council and the director of Po Leung Kuk.[1]

Chow Ho-Wan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Chow Ho-Wan: is a racing rider. He has competed in the 250cc and 125cc World Championships, the Asian Road Racing Championship and the Chinese Superbike Championship. He is also the 2008 China Superbike Championship 600cc champion. Chow Ho-Wan was a regular competitor in the now defunct ACMC Trophy motorcycle race, for 125cc motorbikes, part of the Macau Grand Prix. In 2000, Chow Ho-Wan qualified 5th on a Honda RS125 and finished 4th. In 2001, Chow Ho-Wan qualified 12th on a Yamaha TZ125 but failed to finish the race. In 2002, Chow Ho-Wan qualified fourth and finished third. In 2003, the last time the race was held, he qualified third and finished second on a Honda RS125, behind fellow Hong Kong rider Cheung Wai-On.

Olivia Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olivia Chow: is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor (1991–2005) in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for her third straight win. Chow is the widow of former NDP and Opposition Leader Jack Layton; they were married from 1988 until his death at their home in 2011. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English.

Sir Shouson Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Sir Shouson Chow: was a Hong Kong-born businessman. He had been a Qing Dynasty official and also a notable figure in the Government of Hong Kong. In 1881 he joined the Korean Customs Service under Yuan Shikai in Korea. Later he was the president of Tientsin China Merchant Steam Navigation Company, Tientsin from 1897 to 1903, and the managing director of Peking-Mukden Railway in Imperial Chinese Railways of North China between 1903 and 1907. He was the Customs and Trade Superintendent and Counselor for Foreign Affairs in Newchwang between 1907 to 1910. During this period he was promoted Mandarin of the Second Rank. He left government after the 1911 Revolution and became directors of various companies. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong in 1907. In 1918, he founded Bank of East Asia with 3 Chinese partners where he was the Chairman of director board from 1925 to 1929. In 1922 he was appointed the member of Sanitary Board, the precursor of Urban Council, and Legislative Council, where he served until 1931. In 1926, he became the first Chinese member of Executive Council and was knighted. In 1933 he earned an honorary Doctorate of Laws.

Billy Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Billy Chow: is an Chinese Canadian and a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and the former world kickboxing champion. Chow is perhaps best known for his role as General Fujita in 1994 film Fist of Legend and Wong, Great Kick of the North in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer. In 1980s, Chow played third member of General’s Elite Soldier in 1987 film Eastern Condors alongside Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Yuen Woo-ping. Chow played Thug in both Jackie Chan movies they were 1988 film Dragons Forever and 1989 film Miracles. In 2006, Chow has retired from acting at the age of 48, after final film Dragon in Fury.

Niki Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Niki Chow: is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. She terminated her contract with management company BMA and label BMA Records in January 2011 and currently has an artist contract with TVB. She was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is the younger sister of the Hong Kong model Kathy Chow Man Kei.

Vivian Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Vivian Chow: is a Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and actress. She is well known for her ladylike stage image as well as her charity works for animal rights and breast cancer awareness.