Yeoh

Yeoh is one spelling of the Hokkien pronunciation (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ; IPA: /iũ²⁴/) of the Chinese surname spelled in Mandarin Chinese Pinyin as Yáng (traditional Chinese: 楊; simplified Chinese: 杨; see that article for the history of the surname). Another common spelling is Yeo. Both the spellings Yeoh and Yeo are common in southeast Asia, for example among Malaysian Chinese.^[1]

People

Notable people with the surname Yeoh include:

• Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978), British playwright
• Bernard Yeoh (born 1969), Malaysian sport shooter
• Brenda Yeoh, Singaporean academic and geographer
• Cheryl Yeoh
  (born 1983), Malaysian entrepreneur in California
• Dawn Yeoh (born 1986), Singaporean actress
• Francis Yeoh (born 1954), Malaysian businessman, son of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Hannah Yeoh (born 1979), Malaysian politician
• Joanne Yeoh (born 1977), Malaysian violinist
• Melvin Yeoh (born 1981), Malaysian mixed martial artist
• Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Academy Award
  winner Malaysian actress
• Nikki Yeoh (born 1973), British jazz pianist
• Rachel Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Rebekah Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Ruth Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay
• Yeoh Eng-kiong (born 1946), Malaysian born Hong Kong politician
• Yeoh Ghim Seng (1918–1993), Singaporean politician
• Yeoh Kay Bin (born 1980), Malaysian badminton player
• Yeoh Kay Ee, Malaysian badminton player
• Yeoh Kean Thai (born 1966), Malaysian artist
• Yeoh Ken Nee (born 1983), Malaysian diver
• Yeoh Li Tian (born 1999), Malaysian chess player
• Yeoh Tiong Lay (1929–2017), Malaysian businessman who founded YTL Corporation

Fictional characters

• Alysia Yeoh, Batgirl character introduced in 2011

See also

• Yeoh (hyperelastic model)
  : a material model for rubbers named after O.H. Yeoh
• Yeo, surname

References

Surname list

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