Lin (; ) is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

romanization of the Chinese surname written 林. It is also used in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

, Japan,

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

, and

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

. Among

ese and Chinese families from abroad, it is sometimes pronounced and spelled as Lim because many Chinese descendants are part of the

Southern Min Southern Min (), Minnan (Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Sinitic languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwan ...

diaspora that speak Min Nan,

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages ...

or Teochew. In

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

-speaking regions such as

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

and

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

it is spelled as Lam or Lum. It is listed 147th on the '' Hundred Family Surnames''. Within

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater Chin ...

, it is currently the 18th most common surname. In Japan, the character 林 is also used but goes by the pronunciation Hayashi, which is the 19th most common surname in Japan.

Name origin

King Zhou of Shang (reigned 1154 to 1122 BC), the last king of the

Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Dynasties in Chinese history, Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally suc ...

, had three uncles advising him and his administration. The king's uncles were Prince Bi Gan, Prince Jizi, and Prince Weizi. Together the three princes were known as "The Three Kind-Hearted Men of Shang" in the kingdom. Prince Bi Gan was the son of King Wen Ding; he was the brother of King Zhou's father and, thus, was King Zhou's uncle, and served as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Shang. King Zhou was a cruel king, but his three uncles could not persuade him to change his ways. Failing in their duty to advise the king, Prince Weizi resigned. Prince Jizi faked insanity and was relieved of his post. Only Prince Bi Gan stayed on to continue advising the king to change his ways. "Servants who are afraid of being killed and refrain from telling the truth are not righteous" he said. This put him in danger of incurring the king's wrath. Prince Bi Gan stayed at the palace for three days and nights to try to persuade the blood-thirsty and immoral king to mend his ways. The stubborn king would not relent and had Prince Bi Gan arrested for treason. Upon hearing this, his pregnant wife escaped into the forest and went into labor there. With no one to help her, she gave birth to a boy in the rocky cave in the forest, in a placed called Chang Lin (長林). Before long, King Zhou of Shang was overthrown by Ji Fa, the Count of the West (Western Shang). Ji Fa established a new dynasty named the

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...

and became the King Wu of Zhou. King Wu knew about the courageous prime minister Prince Bi Gan and sought his wife and child. When he found them, he honoured them in respect of Prince Bi Gan. The mother and child were restored to the Shang royal family. King Wu of Zhou conferred the surname Lin (meaning forest) and the Dukedom of Bo'ling on Prince Bi Gan's son, Lin (Lim/Lam) Jian (林坚), ennobled as the Duke of Bo'ling.

Other origins

* from Lin Kai (林開), son of the King Ping of ZhouThe Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland * from Lin Fang (林放), an official in Lu, also a student of Confucius, during the Spring and Autumn period * adopted by South China's aboriginal tribes * adopted by the

Qiu Lin Qiu may refer to: * Qiū (surname), Chinese surnames *Qiú (surname), Chinese surnames * Qiu County, in Hebei, China *Kǒng Qiū (), better known as Confucius *''Qiu!'', a 2005 album by the ambient post-rock band Windsor Airlift Windsor Airli ...

(丘林) ethnic Xianbei, family as the surname during the Northern Wei dynasty * from the personal name of Lin Fu (林父), the given name of an official in the state of Wei during the Spring and Autumn period, whose original surname was Sun. * from name of a fief granted to an official in the State of Ju during the Spring and Autumn period

Distribution

Within China, 林 is the 2nd most common surname in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its c ...

, 4th most common in the city of Haikou, and 10th most common in the city of

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong ...

."https://www.douban.com/group/topic/23803598/"(Chinese) In 2019 it was the 18th most common surname in Mainland China.

Different versions of the name

*Among the Malaysian Chinese it is not commonly spelled Lin but rather Lim or Lam. The Hakka,

, Teochew and

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slight ...

communities romanize it as "Lim" whereas the

-speaking community uses "Lam" or "Lum". *The Korean surname Im ( in South Korean spelling; in North Korean spelling; commonly romanized as Lim or Rim) is the Korean pronunciation of the same Chinese character (林). A much less common Korean surname Im is derived from another character (; spelled ''Im'' in both North and South Korean) the character used to write the surname

Ren Ren or REN may refer to: Abbreviations * Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia * Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company * Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus * Ringer equivalence number ( ...

. In Korean, the former is called ''Supul Rim'' (수풀 림) and the latter ''Matgil Im'' (맡길 임) when they need to be distinguished. *A common Japanese surname, Hayashi, is written with the same character 林 and also means ''forest''. A much rarer Japanese surname, Rin, is also written with same character. *The Vietnamese surname, "Lâm", was formerly written using the same character. *In

, although "Lim" and "Lam" are generally more common variants, the extremely rare spelling "Lyn" can be found in select families of Chinese, Japanese, or other East Asian ancestry (also transcribed using the 林 character) and bears no known relation to the English or Scottish surname of the same spelling, or alternate spelling "Ling". *A rare Chinese surname which is also transcribed ''Lin'' is 藺 / 蔺 (pinyin Lìn), for example the

Warring States period The Warring States period () was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation. It followed the Spring and Autumn period and concluded with the Qin wars of conquest ...

statesman Lin Xiangru . *Indonesians of Chinese ancestry bearing this surname sometimes spell it as "Liem", pronounced from Fuqing dialect. *Prominent Thai Chinese royalist families with this surname are bestowed by member of the royal family some indigenised derivative such as "Limthongkul" "Sirilim" "Limpisthira." *The character "霖" (Lín, "heavy rain showers") is also a popular personal name among ethnic Chinese people.

Notable people surnamed Lin

This is an East Asian name, meaning the surname is stated "before" the given name, though East Asian persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.

Lin

and

Wu Chinese The Wu languages (; Wu romanization and IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] ( Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Provi ...

: *

Lin Biao ) , serviceyears = 1925–1971 , branch = People's Liberation Army , rank = Marshal of the People's Republic of China Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China , commands ...

(林彪), military general and former Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China * Lin Bih-jaw (林碧炤 Lin Bizhao), Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China (2016) * Lin Bu (林逋), poet * Lin Chen-yi (林镇夷 Lin Zhenyi), Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces (2009–2013) * Lin Chih-chia (林志嘉 Lin Zhijia), Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan * Lin Chih-chien (林智堅 Lin Zhijian), Mayor of Hsinchu City * Lin Chih-sheng (林智盛 Lin Zhisheng), Taiwanese baseball player * Lin Chi-ling (林志玲 Lin Zhiling), Taiwanese supermodel, actress * Lin Ching-Liang (林清凉 Lin Qingliang), Taiwanese nuclear physicist *

Lin Chin-tien Lin Chin-tien () is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Political Deputy Minister of Culture in the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China from 20 May 2012 to 4 July 2013. See also * Culture of Taiwan References

Living people ...

(林金田 Lin Jintian), Political Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of China (2012–2013) * Lin Chuan (林全 Lin Quan), Premier of the Republic of China (2016–2017) *

Lin Chu-chia Lin Chu-chia or Steve Lin (; born 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He took junior positions at the Mainland Affairs Council before his 2016 promotion to concurrent posts as National Development Council head and Governor of Fujian Province. Educ ...

(林祖嘉 Lin Zujia), Minister of National Development Council of the Republic of China (2016) * Lin Dan (林丹), world Olympic champion, men's singles badminton player, People's Republic of China * Lin Di (林笛), musician, pipa player with Chinese rock band Cold Fairyland * Lin Fangling (林芳灵) (born 2001), Chinese badminton player * Lin Fang-yue (林芳郁) Taiwanese cardiologist, hospital superintendent, and health minister (2008) *

Lin Fong-cheng Lin Fong-cheng (; born 20 March 1940) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang from April 2007 to April 2014. Kuomintang Secretary-General 2005 Mainland China visit In April 2005, Lin joined Lien Chan and other Pa ...

, Vice Chairman of Kuomintang (2007–2014) *

Lin Hejie Lin Hejie (Lim Ho Kiat; ; pen name 林寉傑; born October 7, 1986) is a Chinese painter. In February 2019, he was hired by the Fujian Provincial Government Portal to become an online commentator. Early life He came from a poor family, a ...

(Lim Ho Kiat 林贺杰), painter and commentator * Lin Hwai-min, choreographer and founder of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theater *

Lin Hsi-shan Lin Hsi-shan (; born 17 March 1962) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan from 1 March 1999 until 31 January 2016. Early life Lin was born in Changhua County on 17 March 1962. He attended Chinese Culture U ...

, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2016) * Lin Hsi-yao, Vice Premier of the Republic of China (2016–2017) *

Lin Jeng-yi Lin Jeng-yi () was Director of National Palace Museum of the Republic of China from 20 May 2016 to 16 July 2018. Early life Lin obtained a Master of Arts from School of Culture Resources, Taipei National University of the Arts in 2003 and a PhD ...

, Director of National Palace Museum of Taiwan (2016–2018) * Lin Join-sane, Secretary-General of Kuomintang (2012) * Lin Jun Jie, Singaporean singer and songwriter * Lin Junq-tzer, Governor of Taiwan Province (2010–2016) * Shu Qi (Lin Li-hui 林立慧), Taiwanese actress and model *

Lin Ling-san Lin Ling-san (; 16 April 1944 – 26 November 2022) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 2002 to 2006. In 2009 the Control Yuan voted to impeach Lin for illegally investing in the Taiwan ...

, Minister of Transportation and Communications (2002–2006) *

Lin Mei-chu Lin Mei-chu () is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Minister of Labor from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018. Education Lin obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1976 and 1982, respectiv ...

, Minister of Labor of the Republic of China (2017–2018) * Lin Ming-chen, Magistrate of Nantou County * Lin Neng-pai, Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Republic of China (2000–2002) *

Lin Peng Lin Peng (, born October 25, 1986) is a Chinese actress. Peng began her career by appearing in a Jackie Chan film ''Little Big Soldier ''Little Big Soldier'' () is a 2010 action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng and produced and written by ...

, actress * Lin Qingfeng (林清峰), world Olympic champion, weightlifter, athlete * Lin Sang, world Olympic silver medalist, athlete, archer * Lin San-quei, Vice Minister of Labor of the Republic of China *

Lin Sen Lin Sen (; 16 March 1868 – 1 August 1943), courtesy name Tze-chao (子超), sobriquet Chang-jen (長仁), was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China from 1931 until his death. Early lif ...

, former president, chairman of National Government of China * Lin Shicheng musician, Shanghai-born pipa player *

Lin Shihong Lin Shihong (林士弘) (died 622) was an agrarian king who rose against the rule of the Chinese Sui Dynasty near the end of Emperor Yang's reign. For several years, he controlled most of modern Jiangxi and Guangdong, but was then under attack b ...

(林士弘), king of Chu dynasty * Lin Shu-chen, Administrative Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China (2013–2016) * Lin Teng-chiao, Administrative Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China * Lin Tsung-hsien, Minister of Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China (2017–2018) *

Lin Tzou-yien Lin Tzou-yien (; born 28 October 1948) is a Taiwanese physician. He was the deputy Minister of Health and Welfare and served as acting Minister in October 2014 upon the resignation of Chiu Wen-ta. Upon the appointment of Chiang Been-huang, Lin r ...

, Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China (2016–2017) * Lin Tzu-ling, Administrative Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China * Lin Wan-i, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County (1999–2002) * Lin Weining (林伟宁), world Olympic champion, weightlifter, athlete * Lin Wenyue, scholar, writer and translator from Taiwan. * Lin Xiangru, Chinese politician of the

* Lin Xu (林旭), scholar, poet * Lin Yang-kang, former mayor of Taipei city, Chairman of Taiwan province, Taiwanese politician * Lin Yanjun, Taiwanese singer and actor, former member of

Nine Percent Nine Percent (Chinese: 百分九少年; commonly stylized as NINE PERCENT) was a nine-member Chinese boy group formed by the survival show ''Idol Producer'' by iQIYI on April 6, 2018. The group was scheduled to promote for 18 months since format ...

* Lin Yi-shih, Secretary-General of Executive Yuan (2012) * Lin Yongsheng (林永昇), Chinese admiral *

Lin Youren Lin Youren (; August 11, 1938 - October 12, 2013 Announcement at guqin.cc) was a noted player of the Chinese musical instrument guqin. He was famous for his unaffected playing style. Lin also taught guqin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. L ...

, musician, Chinese guqin player *

Lin Youyi Lin Youyi (born Iriana Halim; 11 October 1980), is a Singaporean television host, current affairs presenter, and an actress. She began her career as a radio DJ before being signed to Mediacorp as a television presenter in 2008, after which ...

(林有懿), Hong Kong-born Singaporean television host and actress *

Lin Yuan-lang Lin Yuan-lang (; born 28 December 1940) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Magistrate of Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by are ...

, Magistrate of Nantou County (1989–1997) * Lin Yu-chang, Mayor of Keelung City * Lin Yu-chun Taiwanese singer * Lin Yue (林跃), world Olympic champion, diver * Lin Yu-fang, Taiwanese politician * Lin Yutang, inventor, linguist, writer, Nobel prize nominee * Lin Zexu, nineteenth-century governor-general, imperial commissioner, poet, scholar, diplomat * Alfred Lin, Taiwanese-born American venture capitalist * Ariel Lin (''Lin Yi-chen''), Taiwanese actress * Brigitte Lin (林青霞, ''Lin Ch'ing-hsia''), Taiwanese film actress * Cho-Liang Lin, musician, U.S. Taiwanese violinist, "Instrumentalist of the Year" in 2000 *

David Lin Lin Yung-lo (; born 10 March 1950), also known as David Lin, is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan. In 2022, he was elected as the Chairman of the Association of Foreign Relations (AFR). Early life David ...

(born 1950), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (2012–2016) * Douglas N. C. Lin, astrophysicist * Estrella Lin (Lin Wei-ling 林韋伶), Taiwanese singer *

Francis Y. Lin Francis Yunqing Lin is a Chinese linguist and professor at Beijing International Studies University. He is known for his critique of generative grammar. Critique of universal grammar In an article, published in ''Lingua'', Lin tries to provide ...

, Chinese linguist *

Jenny Lin Jenny Lin is a Taiwanese-born American pianist. Life She was born in Taiwan, and raised in Austria and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, A ...

, musician, pianist * Jeremy Lin (林書豪, ''Lin Shu-hao''), U.S. basketball player * Jimmy Lin (林志穎, ''Lin Chih-ying''), Taiwanese film actor and singer * Justin Lin, U.S. film director * Justin Yifu Lin, former Chief Economist of the World Bank * Kelly Lin (林熙蕾), Taiwanese actress, model * Kevin Lin (林義傑), marathon runner * Lucia Lin, Political Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China (2014–2016) * Maya Lin, artist and architectPBS episode '' Finding Your Roots'' February 2, 2016 * Ruby Lin (林心如, ''Lin Xin-ru''), Taiwanese actress * Tzu-Wei Lin, infielder for the Boston Red Sox *

Lin Siyi Lin SiYi (; born April 5, 1994 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China) is a Chinese singer and actress, and a former member of Team HII of Chinese idol girl group SNH48. Career SNH48 Prior to her entry into SNH48, Lin worked as a television director for ...

(林思意), Chinese singer, actress, and member of Chinese idol girl group SNH48

Lam

Cantonese form * Adrian Lam, coach * Barry Lam, billionaire and founder of Quanta Computer * Bowie Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer * Lam Bun, radio commentator * Lam Bun-Ching, concert pianist and composer *

Carol Lam Carol Chien-Hua Lam (; born June 26, 1959) is a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of California. Lam was sworn into office on an interim basis on September 4, 2002. On November 12, 2002, Lam was further sworn in as a Senate ...

, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of California * Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of Hong Kong * Chet Lam, singer/songwriter * David Lam, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Canada * Derek Lam, U.S. fashion designer * Eman Lam, musician * Francis Lam Po-chuen, voice actor * George Lam, singer * James Lam, author and consultant *

Karen Lam Karen Lam is a Canadian director, writer and producer. She is known for the horror film ''Evangeline'' (2013). Life and career Karen Lam grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. Lam's father, a professor, would show his daughter horror films that she cite ...

, Canadian filmmaker *

, diabetes and obesity researcher * Karena Lam, actress * Lam Kor-wan, serial killer * Lam Nhat Tien, Vietnamese American singer * Nora Lam, Chinese Christian Ministry and the author of "China Cry" * Pat Lam, rugby player * Raymond Lam, Hong Kong entertainer * Richard Lam, lyricist * Ringo Lam, film director * Lam Sai-wing, Student of Wong Fei-hung * Sandy Lam, Hong Kong Cantopop singer * Sarah Lam, actress * Stephen Lam, government official * Tony Lam, politician * Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist *

Willy Wo-Lap Lam Willy Wo-Lap Lam (born 1952; ) is a Hong Kong journalist, political scientist, and commentator on Chinese politics. He is currently a Jamestown Foundation fellow and an adjunct professor at the Centre for China Studies, Chinese University of Hong ...

, Hong Kong political commentator

Lum

Alternate Cantonese form *

Agnes Lum Agnes Lum (; born May 21, 1956) is an American former model and singer who gained popularity in Japan in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In order to avoid confusion with Agnes Chan, another popular idol at the time, "Lum-chan" was used, though ma ...

, U.S. model and J-pop singer * Awkwafina or Nora Lum, U.S. rapper * Olivia Lum, Singaporean businesswoman

Lim

or Teochew *

Lim Ban Lim Lim Ban Lim (; 194024 November 1972) was a Singaporean gangster and outlaw who killed a police officer and stole at least $2.5 million before he was shot and killed at the age of 32. Lim became one of the country's most wanted fugitives after ...

, Singaporean secret society member and gunman * Lim Bo Seng, World War II anti-Japanese Resistance fighter based in Singapore and British Malaya * Lim Boon Keng, Singaporean national reformist of Peranakan descent * Lim Chin Chong, Malaysian male prostitute and convicted killer executed in Singapore * Lim Chin Siong, cofounder of Singapore's

People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...

(P.A.P.) *

Lim Chin Tsong Lim Chin Tsong (; my, လင်းချင်းချောင်း) was a Burmese Chinese tycoon and merchant, with business interests ranging from rice to oil. Throughout his career, he served as the sole partner of Lim Soo Hean & Company, ...

(林振宗), Overseas Chinese oil tycoon during British Burma * Lim Chong Eu, former Malaysian-born Singaporean politician *

Lim Giong Lim Giong (; born 7 June 1964) is a Taiwanese musician, DJ, actor, and an active figure in the Taiwanese experimental electronic music scene. He is known for recording rock songs in Taiwanese Hokkien, starting with his first hit song "Marching F ...

, Singaporean Taiwanese musician, songwriter and actor * Lim Goh Tong, Fujianese billionaire and founder of Genting Group *

Lim Guan Eng Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan, Member of ...

, Malaysian politician, former Chief Minister of Penang (2008–2018) and current Minister of Finance of Malaysia (2018–present) *

Lim Hng Kiang Lim Hng Kiang ( zh, s=林勋强, p=Lín Xūnqiáng; born 9 April 1954) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Trade and Industry between 2004 and 2018, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office between 2003 and 2004, Mini ...

(林勛強), Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry * Lim Hock Soon, Singaporean nightclub owner and murder victim * Lim Kim San (林金山), Singaporean politician noted for contributions to public housing policy * Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian politician, known as Mr. Opposition *

Lim Koon Teck Lim Koon Teck() (28 November 1904–29 October 1984) was a barrister-at-law, industrialist and politician in the Malaya and Singapore. He was the first Asian in the Straits Settlements to be appointed to the Colonial Legal Service. He was a mag ...

, first person of East Asian descent to be appointed to the British Colonial Legal Service during the twentieth century * Lim Nee Soon, prominent Singapore pioneer and community leader, rubber magnate and banker * Norman Kwong (Lim Kwong Yew), former professional athlete and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada * Lim Por-yen (林百欣), Hong Kong industrialist * Lim Shiow Rong (林秀蓉 Lín Xiùróng), Singaporean and victim of an unsolved child rape and murder case *

Lim Yew Hock Lim Yew Hock ( zh, c=林有福, p=Lín Yǒufú; 15 October 1914 – 30 November 1984) was a MalaysianAbraham Lim (actor) Abraham Lim is an American actor and singer most known for his portrayal of 'Ben Park' on Netflix's ''Clickbait'' and as 'Kenji Miyashiro' on Amazon's '' The Boys''. It was recently announced that Lim will originate the role of 'Jae Ik' on the B ...

, American actor and singer *

Adrian Lim The Toa Payoh ritual murders took place in Singapore in 1981. On 25 January, the body of a nine-year-old girl was found at a block of public housing Public housing in Singapore, flats in the town of Toa Payoh, and two weeks later, the body ...

(林宝龙), Singaporean medium and notorious child killer * Catherine Lim, Malaysian-born Singaporean author * Desiree Lim, Malaysian-born Canadian independent film director, producer, and screenwriter *

Freddy Lim Freddy Lim Tshiong-tso (; Tâi-lô: ''Lîm Tshióng-tsò''; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, musician, and independence activist. He is the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic. and the lead vocalist of the ...

, Taiwanese musician and lead singer of Taiwanese metal band Chthonic * Jennifer Lim, British actress *

Ken Lim Ken Lim (born 1964) is a Singaporean concept & campaign manager, concerts & event promoter, established artiste manager, composer, music producer & publisher. He is the executive director of Hype Records. Early life and career Ken Lim runs on ...

, Singaporean record producer and composer * Kevin Lim, Indonesian singer and songwriter * Lee Hong Susan Lim, Malaysian parasitologist (1952-2014) * Moses Lim, T.V. and movie actor (e.g. "Just Follow Law"), food gourmet and entrepreneur from Singapore * Peter Lim, Singaporean billionaire * Phillip Lim, U.S. fashion designer * Pik-Sen Lim (林碧笙), Malay-British actress * Rebecca Lim (林慧玲) (born 1986), Singaporean actress * Ron Lim, U.S. comic book artist * Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman and C.E.O. of Genting Berhad conglomerate * Wendell Lim, Professor at University of California, San Francisco and director of SynBERC * Sondhi Limthongkul (林明達), Thai journalist, founder and owner of Manager Daily and political activist

Liem

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesia ...

: * John Liem Beng Kiat, Indonesian member of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee * Liem Bwan Tjie, Indonesian architect * Liem Koen Hian, Indonesian journalist and politician * Liem Seeng Tee, founder of Sampoerna, one of the largest Indonesian tobacco companies * Liem Sioe Liong, Indonesian tycoon * Liem Swie King, Indonesian badminton player * Liem Tien Pao, one of Indonesia's richest men * Liem Tjoan Hok, Indonesian film director

Ling

Eastern Min, Northern Min, and Wu form: * Ling How Doong (林孝谆, 1934–2021), Singaporean politician and lawyer *

Ling Liong Sik Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik (; born 18 September 1943) is a retired Malaysian politician. He was the sixth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and also the former Malaysian M ...

(林良实, born 1943), the sixth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) *

Jahja Ling Jahja Ling () is a conductor, music director and pianist. From 2004 to 2017, he was the music director and conductor at the San Diego Symphony. Following his retirement in 2017, he plans to do guest conducting, as well as teaching and volun ...

(林望傑, born 1951) *

Alan Ling Sie Kiong Alan Ling Sie Kiong (; born 19 February 1983) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as Senator from August 2018 to August 2021 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Piasau (state constituency), Piasau from ...

(林思健, born 1983), Malaysian lawyer *

John Wey Ling John Wey Ling (; born c. 1958) is a Chinese-born American ballet dancer. Early career Ling began his training at the Shanghai Ballet School. In 1980, he and his partner Wang Qifeng (汪齐风) participated in the International Ballet Competition ...

(林建伟, born 1958 or 1959), Chinese-born American ballet dancer * Julia Ling (林小微, born 1983), American television actress * Landon Ling (林家亮, born 1987), Canadian football player * Tschen La Ling (林球立, born 1956), Dutch football player *

Victor Ling Victor Ling, (; born 1943) is a Canadian researcher in the field of medicine. Ling's research focuses on drug resistance in cancer. He is best known for his discovery of P-glycoprotein, one of the proteins responsible for multidrug resistance. ...

(林重慶, born 1943), Chinese-born Canadian scientist

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