List of Vietnamese people
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Some famous or notable Vietnamese people (Người Việt or Người gốc Việt - Vietnamese or Vietnamese-descent) include:
Art and design
[edit]Fashion
[edit]- 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
- Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2
- Chau Bui, influential media figure in Vietnam and the region
- H'Hen Niê, represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2018 and placed in the top 5.[1]
- Nguyễn Công Trí, Vietnamese fashion designer.
- Thảo Nhi Lê, Vietnamese-German model and fashion entrepreneur.
Arts & Entertainment
[edit]Cinema
[edit]- Steve Tran, film & TV actor and singer
- Maggie Q, actress, fashion model
- Kieu Chinh, actress
- Thuy Trang, actress
- Trà Giang, actress
- Ngo Thanh Van, actress
- Dustin Nguyen, actor
- Dat Phan, 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
- Ke Huy Quan, actor
- Hong Chau, actress
- Chí Tài, Vietnamese comedian and actor
- Hoài Linh, Vietnamese comedian and actor
Culinary
[edit]- Hung Huynh, chef, winner of Top Chef Season 3
- Christine Ha, winner of MasterChef Season 3
- Luke Nguyen, Vietnamese Australian chef
Dance
[edit]- Poreotics
- Matthew Vinh Quoc Nguyen, Can Trong Nguyen, Charles Viet Nguyen, Tim Kieu
- Jabbawockeez
- Tony Tran, Jeff Nguyen
- Kinjaz
- Charles Nguyen, Vinh Nguyen, Tony Tran, Kevin Nguyen
Literature
[edit]- 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[2]
- Bao Phi, poet and spoken word artist
- Quang X. Pham
- Andrew Lam
- Andrew X. Pham
- Aimee Phan
- Ocean Vuong
Media
[edit]- Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn, Vietnamese-Canadian television personality and fellow MC of Paris by Night
- Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, Vietnamese-American fellow MC for Paris by Night, singer, spokesperson for "Sua Ong Chua"
- Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist, spy for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
- Tran Thanh, Vietnamese comedian, actor, and a major presenter in Vietnamese television.
- Tina Yong, YouTube personality
- Stephanie Trong, Executive Editor of Nylon and Nylon Guys. Former Exec. Editor of Jane.
- Natalie Tran, video blogger, comedienne on YouTube
- Michelle Phan, YouTube make-up guru and spokesperson for Lancôme Paris
- Anh Do, comedian
- Mychonny, comedian.[3]
Music
[edit]- AMEE, singer
- Chuckie Akenz, rapper
- Bằng Kiều, singer
- Dam Vinh Hung,singer
- Dang Thai Son, pianist
- Diễm Liên, singer
- Don Hồ, singer
- Dương Triệu Vũ, singer
- Hanni (singer), (born Phạm Ngọc Hân, 2004), singer, member of girl group NewJeans
- Hanbin Ngo, singer, dancer
- Hari Won (Esther Lưu), singer, actor
- Hồ Bích Ngọc, singer and song writer
- Hồ Lệ Thu, singer
- Hong Nhung, singer
- Huong Thuy, singer
- Jack, singer
- keshi, 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
- Minh Tuyet, singer
- My Linh, singer
- My Tam, composer, songwriter, singer, MYTIME perfume owner
- Niels Lan Doky, pianist
- Như Quỳnh, singer
- Ngoc Son, singer
- 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
- Son Tung MTP, singer-songwriter, actor
Business
[edit]- Phạm Nhật Vượng, Vietnam's first billionaire.
- Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, Vietnam's first female billionaire, Vietjet Air.
- Ung Thi, built and operated the Rex Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Trung Dung, Vietnamese American businessman and programmer.
- Pham Duc Trung Kien, Vietnamese-American businessman.
- Bill Nguyen, Vietnamese-American technology entrepreneur.
- Hoang Kieu, Vietnamese-born American businessman.
History and politics (non-exhaustive)
[edit]Non-exhaustive list of Vietnamese leaders:
Emperors
[edit]- Hùng Vương
- Đinh Tiên Hoàng, first Emperor
- Ngô Quyền
- Quang Trung
- Gia Long
- Minh Mạng
- Dục Đức
- Hiệp Hòa
- Kiến Phúc
- Hàm Nghi
- Duy Tân
- Khải Định
- Lê Lợi
Presidents
[edit]- Hồ Chí Minh
- Tôn Đức Thắng
- Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
- Nguyễn Minh Triết
- Trần Đức Lương
- Trường Chinh
- Võ Chí Công
- Lê Đức Anh
- Trương Tấn Sang
- Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
- Võ Văn Thưởng
- Tô Lâm
Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
[edit]- 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
- Hoàng Gia Hợp, Deputy Minister of Health
Secretary-General of Communist Party of Vietnam
[edit]Prime ministers
[edit]Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now Socialist Republic of Vietnam
[edit]Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
[edit]Generals
[edit]- Trần Hưng Đạo
- Phạm Ngũ Lão
- Lê Lợi
- 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.
- Ngo Lý Tin, Vietnamese general and scholar[4]
- 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 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)
[edit]- Trưng Sisters
- 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[5]
- 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
[edit]- Jacques Vergès, lawyer who represented well-known war criminals
Religion
[edit]Vietnam's major religions besides Vietnamese folk religion have been Mahayana Buddhism (East Asian Buddhism) and Roman Catholicism.[6] Confucianism and Taoism were also legacies inherited from ancient China, but may be regarded as philosophical rather than strictly religious.
Buddhism (Mahayana)
[edit]- Thích Thanh Từ
- Thich Nhat Hanh[7]
- Thích Nhật Từ
- Thích Quảng Độ
- Thích Quảng Đức, Buddhist who self-immolated.
- Thích Minh Tuệ
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
[edit]- Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Cardinal
- Philippe Trần Văn Hoài, Monsignor
Sciences
[edit]Natural sciences and technology
[edit]- 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
- Jordan Nguyen, inventor (mind-controlled wheelchair, etc.)
Space travel
[edit]- Eugene H. Trinh, astronaut
- Pham Tuân, cosmonaut
Social sciences
[edit]- Lê Quý Đôn, historian, encyclopedist, and philosopher
- Luong Kim Dinh, Catholic priest, scholar and philosopher
- Ngô Văn Doanh, archaeologist, social scientist and cultural researcher
- Nguyễn Hồng Giáp, economist
Sports
[edit]- Amy Tran, retired hockey player
- Brandon Nakashima, professional tennis player.
- Carol Huynh, Olympic wrestler.
- Catherine Mai Lan Fox, Olympic swimmer with two gold medals
- Chau Giang, professional poker
- Cung Le, MMA/kickboxing champion and coach[8]
- Dang Van Lam, professional soccer player.
- Danny Graves, MLB baseball player[9]
- Dat Nguyen, NFL football player,[10] Dallas Cowboys assistant linebackers and defensive quality control coach
- David Pham, professional poker player[11]
- François Trinh-Duc, French professional rugby player[12]
- Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam's first Olympic Gold Medalist.[13]
- Howard Bach, badminton player, former world champion (2005)
- Jaylin Williams, NBA basketball player.
- Jim Parque, In 1996 was the only left-handed pitcher on the Olympic baseball team that won a bronze medal in Atlanta.
- Johnny Juzang, NBA basketball player.
- Le Quang Liem, Vietnamese chess player.
- Le Van Cong, Vietnamese sports powerlifter and the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Paralympics.
- Lee Nguyen, professional soccer player
- Ly Hoang Nam, first Vietnamese tennis player to win a Grand Slam trophy.
- Marcel Nguyen, German Vietnamese gymnast.
- Men Nguyen, professional poker player[14]
- Mimi Tran, professional poker player[15]
- Nam Phan, professional MMA Fighter in the UFC
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, chess player
- Nguyen Quang Hai, professional soccer player
- Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnamese swimmer.
- Nguyen Tien Minh, badminton player, World Badminton Championship bronze medalist (2013)
- Paul Truong, chess coach
- Rob Nguyen, Formula 3000 driver
- Scotty Nguyen, professional poker player[16]
- Tran Hieu Ngan, taekwondo, first Vietnamese winning an Olympic medal (silver)
- Yohan Cabaye, professional soccer player
Video Games and Esports
[edit]- TenZ (Tyson Văn Ngô) former CSGO player, professional Valorant player, Vietnamese Canadian.[17]
- ana (Anathan Phạm), Dota2 International 2-time champion and 2-time Major winner, Vietnamese Chinese Australian.[18][19]
- Lê "SofM" Quang Duy (pronounced "zuy"), professional League of Legends player.
- Ken Hoang, Super Smash Bros. professional player, Vietnamese American
- MisThy, popular YouTuber, video game streamer.
- ViruSs, video game streamer, producer.
- Minh Le, (Gooseman), Vietnamese Canadian video game programmer who co-created the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike in 1999, starting the Counter-Strike series.
- Dong Nguyen, Flappy Bird mobile game.
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1973". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Nguyen, Thao (December 2019). "Resistance, Negotiation and Development: The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam, 1954–2010". Studies in World Christianity. 25 (3): 297–323. doi:10.3366/swc.2019.0269. ISSN 1354-9901.
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- ^ [4] "Like other Vietnamese players..."
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