Famous People with Name Soon

Soon-Tek Oh            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Soon-Tek Oh: is a Korean American actor. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television shows, including M*A*S*H, Magnum, P. I. and Kung-Fu.He was one of the earliest members of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.

Soong Ching-ling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Soong Ching-ling: also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the three Soong sisters—who, along with their husbands, were amongst China's most significant political figures of the early 20th century. She was the Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China. She was the first non-royal woman to officially become head of state of China, acting as Co-Chairman of the Republic from 1968 until 1972. She again became head of state in 1981, briefly before her death, as the Honorary President of the People's Republic of China.

Soong May-ling            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Soong May-ling: was a First Lady of the Republic of China (ROC), the wife of Generalissimo and President Chiang Kai-shek. She was a politician and painter. The youngest and the last surviving of the three Soong sisters, she played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister-in-law of Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the Republic of China preceding her husband.

Soong Tse-ven            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Soong Tse-ven: was a prominent businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China. His father was Charlie Soong and his siblings were the Soong sisters. His Christian name was Paul, but he is generally known in English as T. V. Soong. As brother to the three Soong sisters, Soong's brothers-in-law were Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and financier H. H. Kung. During his tenure as Finance Minister, he achieved the balancing of the budget. He resigned in 1933. Soong was displeased by Chiang Kai-shek's appeasement to Japan and attempts to placate Japanese aggression. ). He returned to service as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1942–1945); and President of the Executive Yuan (1945–1947). Soong left his legacy as head of the Chinese delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, April 1945, which later became the United Nations.