There have been a number of established Asian Jewish communities outside the Arab World: in Iran and Kurdistan; the Gruzim and Juhurim of the Caucasus; the Bene Israel and Cochin Jews of India; and the Bukharan Jews of Uzbekistan. Even China once had an established Jewish community in Kaifeng. Here is a list of some prominent Asian Jews, arranged by country of origin.

Azerbaijan

• Max Black, philosopher
• Misha Black , designer (unconfirmed)
• Bella Davidovich , pianist
• Jacob Ghermezian , businessman
• Garry Kasparov, world chess champion (Jewish father)
• Lev Landau, physicist, Nobel Prize (1962)
• V. A. Rokhlin, mathematician
• Lotfi Zadeh, mathematician (Jewish mother)

China

• Nina Brosh, model (Chinese mother)
• Morris Cohen, bodyguard of Sun Yat-Sen
• Misha Dichter , pianist (Chinese-born)
• Edmond Fischer , biochemist, Nobel Prize (1992) (Chinese-born; Jewish father)
• Silas Aaron Hardoon , real estate tycoon
• Elly , Lawrence & Michael Kadoorie, businessmen
• Matthew Nathan, Hong Kong governor (1904)
• Ehud Olmert, Israeli politician (parents from Harbin)
• Jakob Rosenfeld , doctor and general in the Chinese Liberation Army

Georgia

• Josef Bardanashvili , composer
• Melvin Calvin, chemist (Georgian mother)
• Roman Dzindzichashvili , chess grandmaster
• Dover Kosashvili , film director
• Lev Vlassenko , pianist (Jewish mother)

India

• Nissim Ezekiel, poet
• Jack F.R. Jacob , army general, Goa governor
• Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, writer (Indian-based 1951-75)
• Anish Kapoor, sculptor (Jewish mother)
• Pramila , Bollywood actress, first Miss India
  • other Bollywood actors include: Helen, David, Nadira & Sulochawa
• David & Simon Reuben , businessmen
• David Sassoon , businessman

Indonesia

• Xaviera Hollander, writer (Indonesian-born; Jewish father)

Iran

• Jonathan Ahdout, actor (Iranian parents)
• Richard Danielpour , composer
• Jimmy Delshad , businessman, Beverly Hills councilmember
• Jacob Ghermezian & sons, businessmen
• Roya Hakakian , writer
• Moshe Katsav, Israeli president
• Nasser David Khalili , businessman, art collector
• Isaac Larian, inventor of Bratz, founder of MGA Entertainment
• Jamie Masada , founder of the Laugh Factory comedy club
• Yasmina Reza , playwright (Iranian father)
• Elie Tahari , fashion designer
• Lotfi Zadeh, mathematician (Jewish mother)

Japan

• Michael Kogan, founder of Taito
• David Rosen, founder of SEGA (unconfirmed)
• Joseph Rosenstock , conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra

Kazakhstan

• Alexander Mashkevich , businessman
• Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian nationalist (Jewish father)

Kyrgyzstan

• Alexander Mashkevich , businessman (Kyrgyz-born)

Myanmar

• Ike Isaacs , jazz player

Singapore

• David Saul Marshall, Chief Minister

Tajikistan

• Moses Znaimer, TV producer

Uzbekistan

• Liane Balaban , actress (Jewish Uzbek father)
• Yefim Bronfman, pianist
• Lev Leviev , diamond tycoon

See also

• List of Jews