List of Vietnamese people
Famous or notable Vietnamese people include:
Arts and entertainment
Architecture
- Ngô Viết Thụ, architect and urbanist
- Quasar Khanh a designer and inventor of the inflatable chair; married to fashion house designer Emmanuelle Khanh[1]
Cinema
Lina Nga Nguyen-Linh Nga Nguyen
- Tran Anh Hung, film director
- 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
- Linh Nga, actress, director, sound designer, screenwriter
- 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
- Othello Khanh, producer, director, screenwriter
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
Design
- Quasar Khanh. furniture designer
- Khoi Vinh, graphic designer
Fashion
- Jonas Bevacqua, fashion designer LRG Clothing
- Anhuong Tran, fashion designer, creative director of Rue des Chats
- Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2
- La Hong, fashion designer
- Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh, fashion designer
- Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, Vietnamese model, competed in Miss Universe 2008 and made into the top 15
- Nguyễn Ninh, fashion designer in NY [2]
- Trần Thị Hương Giang, Vietnamese model, competed in Miss World 2009 and made into the top 16
- Võ Hoàng Yến, Vietnamese model, competed in Miss Universe 2009 but was unplaced
- Thuy Diep, fashion designer
- TranChi Bao, fashion designer, Entrepreneur at AMA awards
- Thien LE, Vietnamese Canadian fashion designer and founder of the Thien Le label
- Jean Dinh Van, French jewellery house and designer who worked for Cartier in the 50s and 60s[3]
- Barbara Bùi, leading French fashion house founder and designer[4]
Fine art
- Bùi Xuân Phái, painter
- Henri Huet, war photographer
- Tan Nuyen, graphic designer, illustrator, art director
- Van Le Ngoc, ballet dancer, choreographer
- Dinh Q. Lê, photographer, artist
Literature
- Bảo Ninh, novelist and short-story writer
- Dương Thu Hương, novelist, short-story writer and dissident
- Hàn Mặc Tử, 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
- Đoàn Văn Toại, 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[5]
- Bao Phi, poet and spoken word artist
- Quang X. Pham
- Andrew Lam
- Andrew X. Pham
- Aimee Phan
- Hoa Pham
- Aliette de Bodard, writer of science fiction
- Ngan Xuyen, writer and literary translator
Media
- Hoang-Kim Cung, NBC KSNB in Nebraska news anchor
- Leyna Nguyen, CBS Los Angeles local news anchor
- Stephanie Trong, Executive Editor of Nylon and Nylon Guys. Former Exec. Editor of Jane
- Natalie Tran, video blogger, comedian on YouTube
- Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist, spy for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
- Tila Tequila, TV personality
- 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
- Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen, concert pianist and painter[6][7][8]
- Chuckie Akenz, rapper
- Bằng Kiều, singer
- Đàm Vĩnh Hưng,singer
- Đặng Thái Sơn, pianist
- Diễm Liên, singer
- Doan Anh-Thu, singer from Germany: Girls in the House
- Don Hồ, singer
- Dương Triệu Vũ, singer
- Hồ Lệ Thu, singer
- Hồng Nhung, singer
- Hương Thuỷ, singer
- Khánh Ly, singer
- Khởi My , singer, MC
- Kristine Sa, songwriter and singer
- Lâm Nhật Tiến, singer
- Lam Phương, composer
- Le Tuan Hung, composer, performer, and musicologist
- Leslie (singer), French singer
- Ninh Cát Loan Châu, singer
- Lưu Hữu Phước, composer, inspired creation of the anthem for the Republic of Vietnam
- Minh Tuyet, singer
- Mỹ Linh, singer
- My Tam, composer, songwriter, singer, MYTIME perfume owner
- Niels Lan Doky, pianist
- Như Quỳnh, singer
- Ngọc Sơn, 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
- Nguyên Vũ, singer, actor, MC
- Nhật Sơn, singer
- Như 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
- Sơn Tùng M-TP, singer, songwriter, actor
- Steve Tran, singer, film & TV actor
- Stevie Hoang, singer
- Tâm Đoan, singer
- Thanh Lam, singer
- Thanh Bui, singer, Australian Idol finalist
- Trần Thu Hà, singer
- Trịnh Công Sơn, composer and songwriter, painter, and essayist
- Trish Thuy Trang, singer
- Trúc Hồ, composer, musician turned producer
- Tyga, rapper
- Văn Cao, composer, songwriter, poet, and painter, author of Vietnam's national anthem
Business
- Ung Thị, built and operated the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Trung Dung
- Tran Dinh Truong
- Pham Duc Trung Kien
- Bill Nguyen
- Truong Gia Binh
- Pham Nhat Vuong, the first Vietnamese billionaire
- Hoàng Kiều
- Hieu Minh Ngo, Vietnamese citizen convicted of stealing identities of over 200 American citizens from Court Ventures
History and politics
Kings and Queens
Emperors
- Minh Mạng
- Đinh Tiên Hoàng, first Emperor
- Hùng Vương
- Dục Đức
- Duy Tân
- Gia Long( Vu Tien Long )
- Hàm Nghi
- Hiệp Hòa
- Khải Định
- Kiến Phúc
- Ngô Quyền
- Quang Trung
Presidents
Main article: List of Presidents of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh
- Tôn Đức Thắng
- Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (acting)
- Trường Chinh
- Võ Chí Công
- Lê Đức Anh
- Trần Đức Lương
- Nguyễn Minh Triết (president)
- Trương Tấn Sang
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
- Đăng Văn Quang
- Lê Minh Đảo
- Lê Nguyên Vỹ, Republic of Vietnam brigadier general, defeated Viet Cong forces in the Battle of An Lộc
- Ngô Quang Trưởng, Republic of Vietnam lieutenant general, recaptured Huế from Northern communist forces in 1968 Tet Offensive
- Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Republic of Vietnam general, 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, twice defeated the Mongolian armies
- Trần Văn Hai
- Trần Văn Trà
- Trình Minh Thế
- Văn Tiến Dũng
- Võ Nguyên Giáp, general, defeated France in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Revolutionaries, politicians, and statesmen (not mentioned above)
- Phan Bội Châu
- Phan Châu Trinh
- 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 Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Lawyers
- Jacques Vergès, lawyer who represented well-known war criminals
Religion
- Thích Thanh Từ
- Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 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, professor, Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics of Duke University
- Nguyễn Xuân 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, winner of the Shaw Prize in 2012 and the Kavli Prize in 2012
- Xuong Nguyen-Huu, biochemist
- Minh Le, computer game developer
- Lê Dũng Tráng, mathematician
- Đàm Thanh Sơn, theoretical physicist
- Quang H. Vuong, economist, noted for his works on Vuong's closeness test
- My Hang V. Huynh, chemist, recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant"
- Huy Duong Bui, engineer, French Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences [9]
- Hoàng Xuân Hãn, professor of mathematics, linguist, historian and educationalist
- Trần Đại Nghĩa, scientist, military engineer, and father of the defense industry of Vietnam
Space travel
- Eugene H. Trinh, astronaut
- Phạm Tuân, cosmonaut
Social sciences
- Lê Quý Đôn, historian, encyclopedist, and philosopher
- Lương Kim Định, Catholic priest, scholar and philosopher
- Tran Duc Thao, philosopher
Sports
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh – badminton player – World Badminton Championship Bronze medalist (2013)
- Amy Tran – field hockey player, goalie
- Carol Huynh – Olympic wrestler, won a gold medal for Canada.
- Catherine Mai Lan Fox – Olympic swimmer with two gold medals
- Ken Hoang – Super Smash Bros. Melee player
- Chau Giang – professional poker player
- Cung Le – Undefeated kickboxing champion and coach, former Strikeforce MMA middleweight champion with 7 wins and only 1 loss from Scott Smith (later avenged loss with KO in second fight against Scott Smith), former UFC fighter with 2-2 record, [10]
- Thuy-Dung Nguyen – WTA Tennis player[11]
- Danny Graves – MLB baseball player[12]
- Dat Nguyen – NFL football player,[13] Dallas Cowboys assistant linebackers and defensive quality control coach
- David Pham – professional poker player[14]
- François Trinh-Duc- French professional rugby player[15]
- 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
- Marcel Nguyen – Olympic gymnast Silver Medalist
- Men Nguyen – professional poker player[16]
- Mimi Tran – professional poker player[17]
- Nam Phan – professional UFC Fighter & MMA Coach
- Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn – chess player
- Paul Truong – chess coach
- Rob Nguyen – Formula 3000 driver
- Scotty Nguyen – professional poker player[18]
- Trần Hiếu Ngân – taekwondofirst Vietnamese winning an Olympic medal (silver)
- Yohan Cabaye – professional soccer player
- Ben Nguyen – professional MMA fighter in UFC (currently undefeated in UFC)
See also
References
- ↑ Zesiger, Carey (August 6, 1996). "A Designer Back in Vietnam". NY Times. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ↑
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- ↑ "Interview Barbara Bui : l'interview de la créatrice Barbara Bui". aufeminin. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ↑ Tacon, Dave (October 30, 2009). "Finding a home in fiction – Books – Entertainment". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Brian Grazer’s ex-fiancee still sports his diamond ring". Nypost.com. September 29, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Married Eric Schmidt dating concert pianist Chau-Giang Nguyen". Nypost.com. September 3, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen, Piano – October 23, 2012". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Huy Duong Bui - Les Membres de l'Académie des sciences". academie-sciences.fr.
- ↑ "Growing up as a skinny Vietnamese refuge, Cung Le was an easy target for bullies..."
- ↑ "Dung, Vietnamese tennis champion 2006 and the first Vietnamese to start a real professional tennis career, working her way from Vietnam and Asian country to USA."
- ↑ "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..."
- ↑ Yang, Jeff (October 27, 2005). "Asian Pop All In". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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