Poon (surname)
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Poon is a Chinese family name
variously romanized
as "Poon
", "Phua
", "Pan
", "Pun
", or "Pon
."
Notable holders of this name include:
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
variously romanized
Romanization
In linguistics, romanization or latinization is the representation of a written word or spoken speech with the Roman script, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system . Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written...
as "Poon
Poon
Poon may refer to:* The Calophyllum, also known as the "Poon tree"* Poon * Po-on , a novel by Filipino author F. Sionil José...
", "Phua
Phua
Phua is a rather rare oriental surname, usually belonging to Malaysian and Singaporean versions of the Chinese family name of Pan , Poon or Phoon , and Pua, Puah or Phuah and may refer to:...
", "Pan
PAN
Pan and panning can have many meanings as listed below in various categories.-Prefix:* Pan- as a prefix , e.g.:** Pan American** Pan-Americanism...
", "Pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
", or "Pon
PON
PON or Pon can mean:*Pon, a Yukaghir deity*Pon, a day in the pasaran cycle of the Javanese calendar*Pon, a command to start up the Point-to-Point Protocol daemon connection*Pon, means gold in Tamil* Pon, Thung Chang - Nan Province, Thailand...
."
Notable holders of this name include:
- Annie PoonAnnie PoonAnnie Poon is an award-winning American animator based in New York City. She grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. Her short "Runaway Bathtub" is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. Her "The Book of Visions" was awarded best film of 2006 by the Association for Mormon...
, American animator, married to fashion photographer Kah Poon - Anthony PoonAnthony PoonAnthony Poon was one of the pioneer abstract artists in Singapore best known for his "Wave" series of paintings which he began working on since 1976.-Biography:...
, an abstract artist of Singapore - Chung-Kwong PoonChung-Kwong PoonProfessor Chung-Kwong Poon, OBE, GBS, JP was the President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1991 to 2008. He received his secondary education at St. Paul's Co-educational College. Trained as a chemist, he holds doctorates of science and of philosophy from the University College London...
, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Christine PoonChristine PoonChristine Poon, born c. 1951 in Brentwood, Missouri, is an American business executive. She is the former Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson's Board of Directors and Worldwide Chairman of J&J's Pharmaceuticals Group. Poon is currently dean of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business...
, American business executive - Dickson PoonDickson PoonDickson Poon, SBS is a Hong Kong businessman in the luxury goods retailing sector. Poon is the executive chairman of his Hong Kong listed vehicle Dickson Concepts , which owns companies including Harvey Nichols and S. T. Dupont...
, owner of the Harvey Nichols chain of department stores - Joseph PoonJoseph PoonJoseph Poon is William Barton Rogers Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. He is famous for cross-disciplinary research applying physics principles to design, synthesize, and investigate amorphous metals, nano-structured materials, and intermetallic compounds. For his advances in...
, physicist - Kelly PoonKelly PoonKelly Poon Kar Lai is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Chinese singing competition held in Singapore, Project SuperStar.Kelly Poon graduated from Huamin Primary School, Yishun Town Secondary School and Singapore Polytechnic....
, a Singaporean singer of Mandarin pop music - Lim Poon, a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the South Atlantic
- Phua Chu KangPhua Chu KangPhua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...
, Main character of Singapore famous comedy - Rebecca PanRebecca PanRebecca Pan Di-hua is a Chinese actress and singer.She was born in Shanghai on 29 December 1931. She moved to Hong Kong in 1949. Her singing career began in 1957...
, a Chinese actress and singer also known as Poon Dik-wah and Tik-Wa Poon - Wena PoonWena PoonWena Poon is a lawyer and novelist based in the United States. She writes English-language fiction.-Biography:Poon began writing fiction in her early teens and studied English literature. She refused to enroll in any creative writing classes. She obtained her degrees in English literature and law....
, 方慧娜, a Singapore American novelist - Wilber PanWilber PanWilber Pan also known as Will Pan was born on 6 August 1980. He is an American-born Taiwanese Mandopop singer, rapper and actor, who started his career as a host of Channel V programs.-Biography:...
潘瑋柏, an American-born Taiwanese singer, rapper and drama actor - William PoonWilliam PoonWilliam Poon, is a one of the top master chefs in the UK, and launched the Poons restaurant chain in London.The restaurant chain, first opened in the 60's, consisted of 5 branches at its peak, each branch with its own speciality and run by different family members...
, founder of London's Poons restaurant chain