List of Vietnamese people
Famous or notable Vietnamese people include:
Art and design
Fashion
- Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2
- Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh, fashion designer
- Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, Vietnamese model. She competed in Miss Universe 2008 and made into the top 15.
- Trần Thị Hương Giang, Vietnamese model. She competed in Miss World 2009 and made into the top 16.
- Võ Hoàng Yến, Vietnamese model. She competed in Miss Universe 2009 but was unplaced.
- Thuy Diep, fashion designer
- Thien LE, Vietnamese Canadian fashion designer and founder of the Thien Le label
Entertainment
Cinema
- Steve Tran, film & TV actor and singer
- Maggie Q, actress, fashion model
- Katsuni, adult actress
- Kieu Chinh, actress
- Thuy Trang, actress
- Trà Giang, actress
- Ngo Thanh Van, actress
- Dustin Nguyen, actor
- Dat Phan, comedian
- Anh Do, comedian
- Linh Dan Pham, actress
- Kim Nguyen, Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker, director
- Ringo Le, producer, director, screenwriter
- Ham Tran, producer, director, screenwriter
- Steve Nguyen, producer, director, screenwriter
- Doan Hoang, producer, director, screenwriter
- Anh Duong, actress, model,socialite
- France Nuyen, actress
- Leyna Nguyen, newsreader in movies and television shows
- Ke Huy Quan, Actor
Culinary
- Hung Huynh, chef, winner of Top Chef Season 3
- Christine Ha, winner of MasterChef Season 3
Dance
- Poreotics Matthew "Dumbo" Vinh Quoc Nguyen, Can "Candy" Trong Nguyen, & Charles Viet Nguyen
Literature
- Bao Ninh, novelist and short-story writer
- Dương Thu Hương, novelist, short-story writer and dissident
- Han Mac Tu, poet
- Hồ Xuân Hương, poet
- Nguyễn Chí Thiện, poet
- Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, poet
- Nguyễn Du, poet
- Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn, novelist,mc,teacher,poet
- Nguyễn Trãi, poet and statesman
- Xuân Diệu, poet of love
- Tố Hữu, poet
- Trần Bích San, writer
- Vương Trung Hiếu, writer
- Doan Van Toai, author, former student leader
- Pham Thi Hoai
- Lan Cao, author of "Monkey Bridge"
- Monique Truong, novelist
- Nam Le author of "The Boat", editor of the Harvard Review[1]
- Bao Phi, poet and spoken word artist
- Quang X. Pham
- Andrew Lam
- Andrew X. Pham
- Aimee Phan
Media
- Leyna Nguyen, CBS Los Angeles local news anchor
- Thanh Truong, NBC national news reporter
- Stephanie Trong, Executive Editor of Nylon and Nylon Guys. Former Exec. Editor of Jane.
- Natalie Tran, video blogger, comedienne on YouTube
- Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist, spy for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
- Tila Tequila, TV personality
- Ken Hoang, the "King" of the Super Smash Bros. video game
- Michelle Phan, YouTube make-up guru and spokesperson for Lancôme Paris
- Betty Nguyen, CBS Dallas local news anchor,CBS Morning News, CBS This Morning
Music
- Chuckie Akenz, rapper
- Mohammed Al-Satij, ricon
- Bằng Kiều, singer
- Dam Vinh Hung,singer
- Dang Thai Son, pianist
- Diễm Liên, singer
- Don Hồ, singer
- Dương Triệu Vũ, singer
- Hồ Lệ Thu , singer
- Hong Nhung, singer
- Huong Thuy, singer
- Khánh Ly, singer
- Kristine Sa, songwriter and singer
- Lam Nhat Tien, singer
- Lam Phương, composer
- Le Tuan Hung, composer, performer, and musicologist
- Leslie (singer), French singer
- Loan Chau, singer
- Lưu Hữu Phước, composer, inspired creation of the anthem for the Republic of Vietnam
- Minh Tuyet, singer
- My Linh, singer
- My Tam, composer, songwriter, singer, MYTIME perfume owner
- Niels Lan Doky, pianist
- Như Quỳnh, singer
- Ngoc Son, singer
- Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, MC, singer, spokesperson for "Sua Ong Chua"
- Nguyên Lê, musician, composer
- Nguyen Thanh Hien, singer, dancer, and model, contestant of the Hungarian Pop Idol
- Nhat Son, singer
- Nhu Loan, singer
- Phạm Duy, composer and songwriter
- Phi Nhung, vocalist, singer
- Phuong Thanh, singer
- Quan Yeomans, vocalist and guitarist of Regurgitator
- Quang Lê, singer
- Roni Tran Binh Trong, singer, Finnish Idol' finalist
- Steve Tran, singer, film & TV actor
- Stevie Hoang, singer
- Tâm Đoan, singer
- Thanh Lam, singer
- Thanh Bui, singer, Australian Idol finalist
- Tran Thu Ha, singer
- Trinh Cong Son, composer and songwriter, painter, and essayist
- Trish Thuy Trang, singer
- Truc Ho, composer, musician turned producer
- Tyga, rapper
- Văn Cao, composer, songwriter, poet, and painter, author of Vietnam's national anthem
Business
- Ung Thi, built and operated the Rex Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Trung Dung
- Pham Duc Trung Kien
- Bill Nguyen
History and politics
Kings and Queens
Emperors
Presidents
- Ho Chi Minh
- Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (acting)
- Nguyễn Minh Triết (President)
- Trần Đức Lương
- Trường Chinh
- Võ Chí Công
Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
- Dương Văn Minh, last President
- Ngô Đình Diệm, first President
- Nguyễn Khánh, (Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council, 1964)
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- Phan Khắc Sửu
- Trần Văn Hương
Secretary-General of Communist Party of Vietnam
Prime ministers
Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Generals
- Cao Văn Viên, 4-star general of the Republic of Vietnam
- Lê Minh Đảo
- Lê Nguyên Vỹ, Republic of Vietnam brigadier general. He defeated Viet Cong forces in the Battle of An Lộc.
- Ngô Quang Trưởng, Republic of Vietnam lieutenant general. He recaptured Huế from Northern communist forces in 1968 Tet Offensive.
- Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Republic of Vietnam general. He defended Saigon against Viet Cong forces in the Tet Offensive.
- Nguyễn Thị Định
- Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
- Phạm Văn Đồng (ARVN general)
- Trần Hưng Đạo, general. He twice defeated the Mongolian armies.
- Trần Văn Hai
- Trần Văn Trà
- Trình Minh Thế
- Văn Tiến Dũng
- Võ Nguyên Giáp, general. He defeated France in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
Revolutionaries, politicians, and statesmen (not mentioned above)
- Phan Bội Châu
- Joseph Cao (Cao Quang Ánh), former Louisiana representative in the United States House of Representatives
- Charles Tran Van Lam
- Đinh Xuân Lưu, Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland and Israel
- Hoang Van Chi, South Vietnamese politician who publicized the Nhân Văn–Giai Phẩm affair in the North under Ho Chi Minh
- Lê Đức Thọ, Nobel Peace Prize (declined), 1973
- Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales
- Lý Long Tường
- Kaysone Phomvihane, past Laotian Prime Minister (born Nguyen Cai Song)
- Philipp Rösler, German vice-chancellor in Angela Merkel's administration
- Trần Trọng Kim
- Wayne Cao, Alberta provincial deputy speaker and MLA of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
Lawyers
- Jacques Vergès, lawyer who represented well-known war criminals
Religion
- Thích Thanh Từ
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thích Nhật Từ
- Thích Quảng Độ
- Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Cardinal
- Philippe Trần Văn Hoài, Monsignor
- Thích Quảng Đức, Buddhist
Sciences
Natural sciences and technology
- André Truong Trong Thi, engineer
- Tuan Vo-Dinh, Prof., Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics of Duke University
- Nguyen Xuan Vinh, scientist and educator
- Duy-Loan Le
- Tan Le telecommunications entrepreneur, co-Founder of Emotiv, Young Australian of the Year 1998
- Hoàng Tụy, mathematician
- Ngô Bảo Châu, first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal
- Trinh Xuan Thuan, astrophysicist
- Van H. Vu, mathematician
- Lê Văn Thiêm, mathematician
- Bui Tuong Phong, computer scientist
- Minh Quang Tran, physicist
- Jane Luu, astrophysicist
- Xuong Nguyen-Huu, biochemist
- Minh Le, computer game developer
Space travel
- Eugene H. Trinh, astronaut
- Pham Tuân, cosmonaut
Social sciences
- Lê Quý Đôn, historian, encyclopedist, and philosopher
- Luong Kim Dinh, catholic priest, scholar and philosopher
Sports
- Nguyen Tien Minh, badminton player, World Badminton Championship bronze medalist (2013)
- Amy Tran, hockey player
- Carol Huynh, Olympic wrestler. He won a gold medal for Canada.
- Catherine Mai Lan Fox, Olympic swimmer with two gold medals
- Chau Giang, professional poker
- Cung Le, MMA/kickboxing champion and coach[2]
- Danny Graves, MLB baseball player[3]
- Dat Nguyen, NFL football player,[4] Dallas Cowboys assistant linebackers and defensive quality control coach
- David Pham, professional poker player[5]
- François Trinh-Duc, French professional rugby player[6]
- Howard Bach, badminton player, former world champion (2005)
- Jim Parque, In 1996 was the only left-handed pitcher on the Olympic baseball team that won a bronze medal in Atlanta.
- Lee Nguyen, professional soccer player
- Men Nguyen, professional poker player[7]
- Mimi Tran, professional poker player[8]
- Nam Phan, professional MMA Fighter in the UFC
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, chess player
- Paul Truong, chess coach
- Rob Nguyen, Formula 3000 driver
- Scotty Nguyen, professional poker player[9]
- Tran Hieu Ngan, taekwondo, first Vietnamese winning an Olympic medal (silver)
- Yohan Cabaye, professional soccer player
References
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- "Growing up as a skinny Vietnamese refuge, Cung Le was an easy target for bullies..."
- "Graves, the only Vietnamese-born player in the major leagues, left Saigon when he was only 14 months old."
- "Nguyen and 10 other Vietnamese boys were segregated to one team..."
- "Like other Vietnamese players..."
- "Trinh-Duc the face of French new wave". Brisbanetimes.com.au. June 23, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "Men Nguyen was born in Vietnam. At age 13 he quit school and began working as a bus driver. In 1978, when he was 24, he and other 87 Vietnamese people escaped from their native country by boat."
- "Such is already the case with Mimi Tran, a Vietnamese émigré..."
- "Asian Pop All In". Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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