Singaporeans in the United Kingdom
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Singaporeans in the United Kingdom may refer to people who have full or partial
As Singapore is a multi-racial country, a Singaporean British could either be of Chinese, Malay or Indian descent, the main races of Singapore.
Background
in each UK region (2001)
The story of the Singaporean community in the UK has some similarities follows that of the
Population
40,474 Singaporean-born people were recorded by the
The Office for National Statistics estimates that, in 2009, 41,000 Singaporean-born people were resident in the UK.[3]
The distribution of Singaporean-born residents according to the 2001 census is shown on the map. Nine of the ten census tracts with the most Singaporean-born residents in 2001 are in London. The most popular tracts were Hyde Park, Kensington, Holborn, Chelsea, Southall West, Regent's Park, Cambridge West, Highgate, East Ham South, Richmond North.[1]
Notable individuals
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The list below includes British people of Singaporean descent and Singaporean immigrants to the UK, regardless of ethnicity. This is a non-exhaustive list.
- Richard Sreeharan, ComputerAid International
- Fiona Bruce, journalist
- Nigel Callaghan, footballer
- Michael Chan, Baron Chan, physician and politician[4]
- Leslie Charteris, thriller writer and screenwriter
- Matt Carmichael, footballer
- Jon Foo, actor and martial artist
- Richard Fortin, cricketer
- Demis Hassabis, researcher
- Jessica Henwick, actress
- Wendy Kweh, actress
- Nancy Lam, celebrity chef
- Soo Bee Lee, soprano singer
- Jasmine Lowson, news presenter
- Vanessa-Mae, pop and classical musician
- Melville McKee, racing driver
- Perry Ng, footballer
- Luke O'Nien, footballer
- Sam Quek, former field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist
- Clive Rees, rugby union player
- Louis Theroux, broadcaster
- Great Britain national men's ice hockey team
- Colin Thurston, recording engineer and producer
- Zing Tsjeng, journalist and author
- Anjana Vasan, actress
- Jason Wong, actor
- Nancy Yuen, singer
- Jen Theng Craven or Jin-Theng Craven (née Goh), daughter of former Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong
- Jerrold Yam, poet and lawyer
See also
- Singaporeans
- Singapore–United Kingdom relations
- British East and Southeast Asian
- British Singapore — former colony & part of British Malaya and Straits Settlements.
- East Asians in the United Kingdom
- Chinese Singaporeans
- Indian Singaporeans
- Malay Singaporeans
References
- ^ a b c "Born abroad: Singapore". BBC News. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Estimated population resident in the United Kingdom, by foreign country of birth (Table 1.3)". Office for National Statistics. September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Lord Chan". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 January 2006.