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Agnes Chan

Hong Kong-born Japanese educator, singer, novelist, essayist, and actress (born 1955)
Person Human Q652535

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[31]
Date of birth
August 20, 1955
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
Country of citizenship
British National (Overseas), British Hong Kong, Japan[8][9][10]
Occupation
singer, tarento, actor, professor, activist, writer, pop singer, novelist, essayist[14][15][16][17]
Employer
Mejiro University, Hong Kong Baptist University, Auckland International College[19][20][21]
Position held
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (1998–present)[18]
Educated at
Stanford University, University of Toronto, Maryknoll Convent School[22][23][24]
Award received
Golden Arrow Award, 15th Japan Record Awards (1973), Broadcast Woman Award (1985), ペスタロッチー教育賞 (2005), 50th Japan Record Awards (2008), The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)[25][26][27][28][29][30]
Sibling
Irene Chan
Genre
cantopop, folk music, new music, J-pop[32][33][34][35]
Official website
www.agneschan.gr.jp[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard Chinese, Japanese, English, Cantonese, French[46][47][48][49][50]
Academic degree
Doctor of Pedagogy Sciences[37]
Birth name
陳美齡, 陈美龄[51][52]
Blood type
AB[55]
Family name
Chen, Kaneko, Chan[38][39][40]
Given name
Agnes, Miling[41][42]
Height
155 cm (1993)
Instrument
guitar, voice[44][45]
Mass
43 kg (1993)
Name in native language
陳美齡, Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan[53][54]
Native language
Cantonese, English[11][12]
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Number of viewers/listeners
1,588,613 (2025)
Permanent resident of
Japan, Hong Kong
Record label
Nippon Crown[36]
Social media followers
19k (18k–19k, n=4)
Start of work period
1969
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 90
ISNI
0000000032381267
VIAF cluster ID
5095763
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n98079068
GND ID
1016015879
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Agnes Chan 20240420.jpg ↗
1905.com star ID
1124195
Afisha person ID
349523
Album of the Year artist ID
420355
AllMovie person ID
an828244
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001365644
Allcinema person ID
127248
AlloCiné person ID
644470
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Amazon Music artist ID
B00FJ1OVVE
Amazon author ID
B001LHXQCU, B004KW1620
Ameblo username
agneschan
AniList staff ID
315022
Apple Music artist ID
605682637
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13545945x
Bugs! artist ID
80200382
CINEFOX person ID
135831
CiNii Research ID
1140845216767217792
CineMagia person ID
962397
Crank-in! person ID
98895
Deezer artist ID
4653349
Discogs artist ID
1955988
Douban movie celebrity ID
1024044
Douban personage ID
27229775
Eiga.com person ID
11171
Europeana entity
agent/base/74832
FAST ID
1778526
FamousFix topic ID
agnes-chan
Film.ru person ID
agnes-chan
FilmAffinity person or company ID
993714382
Filmow ID
a506155
Filmweb.pl person ID
137411
Freebase ID
/m/01tm3lz
Genius artist ID
Agnes-chan
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)
Aaukk5mwlwoy3qfhrfobzm77gty
HAND ID
A0FA-89BA-3090-AE30-F4EA
HKCAN ID
9811109623303406
HKMDB person ID
3945
Hoopla artist ID
1919349
IMDb ID
nm0150781
ISzDb person ID
121593
IdRef ID
050778900
J9U entity ID
987007259780505171
JMDb person or company ID
0002630
KINENOTE person ID
97598
Kinobaza person ID
vqqxkdj
Kinobox person ID
1198075
Kinofilms.ua actor ID
788529
Kinopoisk person ID
1066688
Kinorium person ID
115289
Last.fm ID
アグネス・チャン
Line Music artist ID
mi00000000117dda51
Listal ID
agnes-chan
LyricsTranslate ID
agnes-chan-lyrics.html
Mora Artist ID
159308
Movie Walker Press person ID
92032
Moviefone person ID
Qz7A9ZT8ZyDnjfNcHxh4z5
Moviepilot.de person ID
agnes-chan
Mtime people ID
1165991
MusicBrainz artist ID
496bd9bb-902a-49ed-9aba-edf430762a14
MyDramaList people ID
80459
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02707035
NDL Authority ID
00000570
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018F2217
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810546443005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
197627323
Nihon Tarento Meikan ID
W93-0074
OKino.ua actor ID
nm1610624
OpenSanctions ID
Agnes Chan
Prabook ID
352811
Radiko person ID
1085
Rate Your Music artist ID
agnes_chan
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/agnes_chan
SecondHandSongs artist ID
76181
Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
1286732
TheTVDB person ID
8568779
Topic's main category
Category:Agnes Chan
Universal Music France artist ID
30159444864
WhoSampled artist ID
Agnes-Chan
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmPVcgYpG4KqmYWTTT73
X (Twitter) username
agneschan (2009–present)
Yahoo! JAPAN Talent Database ID
14876
Yale LUX ID
person/b07d03ca-c047-4cf7-a873-884d972ab45f
YesAsia author ID
20850
YouTube channel ID
UCYUoOwpzsNEM9XRQNFijGIQ (2013–present)
Zhihu topic ID
20274473

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
English, French, Japanese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
Occupation 5
actor, singer, professor, activist, tarento
Educated at 3
Stanford University, University of Toronto, Maryknoll Convent School
Employer 2
Hong Kong Baptist University, Mejiro University
Family name 2
Chen, Chan
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:performer of 2
Hinageshi no Hana, 星に願いを (アグネス・チャンの曲)
Native language 2
English, Cantonese
Permanent resident of 2
Japan, Hong Kong
Award received 1
Golden Arrow Award
Genre 1
cantopop
Given name 1
Agnes
Instance of 1
human
OpenSanctions ID 1
Agnes Chan
Place of birth 1
Hong Kong
Position held 1
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Record label 1
Nippon Crown
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
Eucharius
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Agnes Chan
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Summary

Agnes Chan was born on August 20, 1955[1], in British Hong Kong[2]. She has worked as a singer[3], tarento[4], actor[5], professor[6], and activist[7].

FAQs

Where was Agnes Chan born?

Agnes Chan was born in British Hong Kong[2].

What did Agnes Chan do for work?

Agnes Chan worked as a singer[3], tarento[4], actor[5], professor[6], and activist[7].

Where did Agnes Chan go to school?

Agnes Chan was educated at Stanford University[22], University of Toronto[23], and Maryknoll Convent School[24].

What awards did Agnes Chan receive?

Honors received include Golden Arrow Award[25], 15th Japan Record Awards[26], Broadcast Woman Award[27], and ペスタロッチー教育賞[28].

Related Entities

Hong Kong Japan Mejiro University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Ansony89 · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Hong Kong-born Japanese educator, singer, novelist, essayist
    Occupation → singer, tarento, actor +1
    "Changed claim: Country of citizenship: British National (Overseas)"
  2. 5w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → British National (Overseas), British Hong Kong, Japan
    Genius artist ID → Agnes-chan
    "Changed claim: Country of citizenship: British Hong Kong"
  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Album of the Year artist ID → 420355
    "Created claim: Album of the Year artist ID: 420355, Matched to #mix'n'match Agnes Chan (#235415041) for Album of the Year artist ID"
  4. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crank-in! person ID → 98895
    "Created claim: Crank-in! person ID: 98895, Matched to アグネス・チャン (#311031158) in Crank-in! person #mix'"
  5. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → cantopop, folk music, new music +1
    HAND ID → A0FA-89BA-3090-AE30-F4EA
    Place of birth → British Hong Kong
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  6. 15w ago · Ansony89 · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → British National (Overseas), British Hong Kong, Japan
    Given name → Agnes, Miling
    Image → Agnes Chan 20240420.jpg
    Name in native language → Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan
    "Removed claim: Image: 陳美齡.jpg"
  7. 16w ago · Ansony89 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → 1969
    "Changed claim: Start of work period: 1969"
  8. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINEFOX person ID → 135831
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43630"
  9. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, tarento, actor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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