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    Most Famous Living People from Malaysia

    People from Malaysia, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.

    As of October 14, 2026, Michelle Yeoh is the most famous living person in Malaysia in iFANN's rankings, ahead of Anwar Ibrahim and James Wan.

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    Michelle Yeoh
    #1

    Michelle Yeoh

    Fame score 12.2

    Anwar Ibrahim
    #2

    Anwar Ibrahim

    Fame score 11.8

    James Wan
    #3

    James Wan

    Fame score 10.1

    #4
    Ronny Chieng

    Ronny Chiengmy

    108.6K Wikipedia views · 381 news articles

    5.6    #5
    Leong Jun Hao

    Leong Jun Haomy

    4.1K Wikipedia views · 24+ news articles

    1.6