List of people from Sabah

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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in or have lived in the Malaysian state of Sabah, or for whom Sabah is a significant part of their identity.

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  • Daphne Iking – television personality, emcee and occasional actress, born in Keningau[13][14]
  • Darell Leiking – member of parliament for Penampang, born in Penampang
  • Dass Gregory Kolopis – footballer, born in Kota Belud
  • David Wong Dak Wah – 5th Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
  • Diana Angeles Ramirez Salvidar – Mexican veterinary, spent eight years working with Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) at the Danau Girang Field Centre on various projects including the collaring of elephants, clouded leopards, proboscis monkeys and crocodiles until her sudden death due to ingestion of substance in late 2018[15][16]

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  • K. A. Vanar – Sabah Indian Association President who was instrumental in getting Deepavali declared as a public holiday in the state[29]
  • Kasitah Gaddam – Malaysian Land and Cooperative Development minister
  • Ken Shellito – English footballer and former Chelsea F.C. manager, spent most of his later life with his family in Inanam of Kota Kinabalu[30]

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  • Nikki – singer and actress, born in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States and spent her adulthood in Tambunan

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  • Osu Sukam – 12th Chief Minister of Sabah, born in Papar

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  • Tawfiq Titingan – politician, former Sabah State Legislative Assemblyman for Apas in Tawau
  • Tina Rimmer – British artist and the state first cultural icon.[41] Firstly settled in Lahad Datu of North Borneo Crown with her husband Bert Rimmer in 1959 until his death. She then spent most of her life in Kota Kinabalu[42]

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  • Wawa Zainal – actress and model, born in Lahad Datu
  • Wendy Hutton – New Zealander food and travel book writers based in Sabah, spent most of her life in Kota Kinabalu[44]
  • Wilfred Bumburing – member of parliament for Tuaran, born in Tuaran
  • Wilfred Madius Tangau – Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation minister
  • Wong Sze Phin – State Assistant Minister and former member of parliament for Kota Kinabalu
  • Wong Tien Fatt – member of parliament for Sandakan

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  • Yau-Man Chan – Malaysian-American table tennis player, born in Hong Kong and raised in Kota Kinabalu
  • Yong Teck Lee – 10th Chief Minister of Sabah, born in Lahad Datu
  • Yong Vui Kong – drug courier who was given life imprisonment in Singapore for trafficking heroin, born in Sandakan
  • Yussof Mahal – former member of parliament for Labuan, born during Labuan was still part of North Borneo Crown

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See also

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