Mahathir Mohamad
1925 – Present
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020
autobiographerhead of governmentpoliticianphysicianwriter
Born July 10Wikipedia →Famous People from Malaysia
33 notable historical figures from Malaysia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (12)film actor (3)lawyer (3)diplomat (2)monarch (2)singer-songwriter (2)autobiographer (1)head of government (1)recording artist (1)presenter (1)
Siti Nurhaliza
1979 – Present
Malaysian singer, actress, and model
recording artistpresenterfilm actortelevision actormodelsocialitesingerbusinesspersonwriteractor
Born January 11Wikipedia →Michelle Yeoh
1962 – Present
Malaysian female actress of Chinese descent (born 1962)
beauty pageant contestantfilm actormodelfilm produceractor
Born August 6Wikipedia →Tunku Abdul Rahman
1903 – 1990
first Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990)
politicianlawyer
Born February 8Wikipedia →P. Ramlee
1929 – 1973
Malaysian singer, actor and film director (1929–1973)
film directorsongwritercomposeractorscreenwriter
Born March 22Wikipedia →James Wan
1977 – Present
Malaysian-Australian director, producer, screenwriter, and comic book writer
film screenwriterfilm actorfilm editorfilm producerfilm directorexecutive producerwriterscreenwriter
Born February 26Wikipedia →Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
1939 – 2025
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009
civil servantdiplomatpolitician
Born November 26Wikipedia →Abdullah of Pahang
1959 – Present
16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang
monarch
Born July 30Wikipedia →Abdul Halim of Kedah
1927 – 2017
5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Kedah
sovereign
Born November 28Wikipedia →Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
1958 – Present
17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & Sultan of Johor
monarch
Born November 22Wikipedia →Muhyiddin Yassin
1947 – Present
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021
politician
Born May 15Wikipedia →Muhammad V of Kelantan
1969 – Present
15th and former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 29th and current Al-Sultan of Kelantan
politician
Born October 6Wikipedia →Lee Chong Wei
1982 – Present
Malaysian badminton player
Olympic competitorbadminton player
Born October 21Wikipedia →Abdul Razak Hussein
1922 – 1976
former 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (1922-1976)
politicianlawyer
Born March 11Wikipedia →Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
1962 – Present
Sultan of Terengganu
politician
Born January 22Wikipedia →Ismail Sabri Yaakob
1960 – Present
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2021 to 2022
politicianlawyer
Born January 18Wikipedia →Guy Sebastian
1981 – Present
Australian singer-songwriter
singer-songwriterrecord producersinger
Born October 26Wikipedia →Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
1972 – Present
Malaysian surgeon and spaceflight participant
surgeonastronaut
Born July 27Wikipedia →Tanita Tikaram
1969 – Present
British singer-songwriter
musiciansinger-songwritersingercomposer
Born August 12Wikipedia →Devan Nair
1923 – 2005
Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore (1923–2005)
politician
Born August 5Wikipedia →Wan Zack Haikal
1991 – Present
Malaysian association football player
association football player
Born January 28Wikipedia →Amina Wadud
1952 – Present
American Islamic scholar
women's rights activistIslamicistuniversity teacher
Born September 25Wikipedia →Jimmy Choo
1948 – Present
Malaysian Chinese fashion designer
shoe designerdesignerfashion designersocialitebusinessperson
Born November 15Wikipedia →Alex Yoong
1976 – Present
Malaysian racing driver
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Born July 20Wikipedia →Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
1952 – Present
Malaysian politician
ophthalmologistpolitician
Born December 3Wikipedia →Tsai Ming-liang
1957 – Present
Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker (born 1957)
directorfilm producerfilm directorfilmmakerscreenwriter
Born October 27Wikipedia →Pandelela Rinong
1993 – Present
Malaysian Olympic diver
competitive diverswimmer
Born March 2Wikipedia →Simon Russell Beale
1961 – Present
British actor and music historian
music historianfilm actortelevision actor
Born January 12Wikipedia →