List of Vietnamese people
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Vietnamese.
Emperors
| No. | Reign | Portrait | Title | Personal name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hồng Bàng Dynasty (2879 BCE–258 BCE) | ||||||
| 1 | 2879 BCE-2794 BCE | Kinh Dương Vương (涇陽王) | Lộc Tục (祿續) | Was a legendary ancient Vietnamese king who was considered as the first Hùng king, and was the founder of the Hồng Bàng Dynasty. He is considered to be the first Vietnamese king | ||
| 2 | 2793 BCE-? BCE |  |
Lạc Long Quân (貉龍君) | Sùng Lãm (崇纜) | Was the second notable Hùng king and was the son of Kinh Dương Vương | |
| 3 | 2524 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Quốc Vương (雄國王) | Bửu Lang (寶郎) | The founder of the Cấn line or third dynasty of the Hùng kings | ||
| 4 | 2252 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Diệp Vương (雄葉王) | Lân Lang (麟郎) | Founder of the Chấn line or the fourth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 5 | 1912 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Hy Vương (雄希王) | Viên Lang (袁郎) | Founder of the Tốn line or the fifth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 6 | 1712 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Huy Vương (雄辉王) | Pháp Hải Lang (法海郎) | Founder of the Ly line or the sixth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 7 | 1431 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Vĩ Vương (雄偉王) | Thừa Vân Lang (承文郎) | Founder of the Đoài line or the eighth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 8 | 1331 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Định Vương (雄定王) | Quân Lang (君郎) | Founder of the Giáp line or the ninth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 9 | 1251 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Uy Vương (雄威王) | Hùng Hải Lang (雄海郎) | Founder of the Ất line or the tenth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 10 | 1161 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Trinh Vương (雄貞王) | Hưng Đức Lang (雄德郎) | Founder of the Bính line or the eleventh dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 11 | 968 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Việt Vương (雄越王) | Tuấn Lang (俊郎) | Founder of the Mậu line or the thirteenth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 12 | 853 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Anh Vương (雄英王) | Chân Nhân Lang (蹎仁郎) | Founder of the Kỷ line or the fourteenth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 13 | 754 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Triệu Vương (雄趙王) | Cảnh Chiêu Lang (景昭郎) | Founder of the Canh line or the fifteenth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| 14 | 660 BCE-? BCE | Hùng Tạo Vương (雄造王) | Đức Quân Lang (德君郎) | Founder of the Tân line or the sixteenth dynasty of Hùng kings | ||
| Âu Lạc (257 BCE-179 BCE) | ||||||
| 15 | 257 BCE-207 or 179 BCE |  |
An Dương Vương (安陽王) | Thục Phán (蜀泮) | The founder and sole ruler of Âu Lạc who defeated the last Hùng king and united the Âu Việt and the Lạc Việt people together, forming Âu Lạc | |
| Anterior Lý Dynasty (544-602) | ||||||
| 16 | 544-548 |  |
Lý Nam Đế (李南帝) | Lý Bôn (李賁) | Founder of the Anterior Lý dynasty | |
| 17 | 548-571 | Triệu Việt Vương (趙越王) | Triệu Quang Phục (趙光復) | Was a high-ranking general who was the only king of the Anterior Lý dynasty not descended from the Lý family | ||
| 18 | 571-602 | Hậu Lý Nam Đế (後李南帝) | Lý Phật Tử (李佛子) | Last king of the Anterior Lý dynasty who unconditionally surrendered and abdicated the throne to prevent a war against the Sui Dynasty | ||
| Ngô Dynasty (939-965) | ||||||
| 19 | 939-944 |  |
Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王) | Ngô Quyền (吳權) | Founder of the Ngô Dynasty | |
| 20 | 944-950 | Dương Bình Vương (楊平王) | Dương Chủ Tướng (楊主將) | |||
| 21 | 951-954 | Thiên Sách Vương | Ngô Xương Ngập (吳昌岌) | |||
| 22 | 950-965 | Nam Tấn Vương | Ngô Xương Văn (吳昌文) | Last king of the Ngô dynasty | ||
| Đinh Dynasty (968-980) | ||||||
| 23 | 968-979 |  |
Đinh Tiên Hoàng (丁先皇) | Đinh Bộ Lĩnh | Founder of the Đinh dynasty and first Emperor of Vietnam | |
| 24 | 979-980 |  |
Đinh Phế Đế (丁廢帝) | Đinh Toàn | Was the second son of Đinh Bộ Lĩnh and last emperor of the Đinh dynasty | |
| Anterior Lê Dynasty (980-1009) | ||||||
| 25 | 980-1005 |  |
Lê Đại Hành (黎大行) | Lê Hoàn (黎桓) | Founder of the Early Lê dynasty | |
| 26 | 1005 | Lê Trung Tông (黎中宗) | Lê Long Việt (黎龍鉞) | Held the throne for only three days before being assassinated by his brother Lê Long Đĩnh | ||
| 27 | 1005-1009 |  |
Lê Long Đĩnh (黎龍鋌) | Lê Chí Trung (黎至忠) | Last emperor of the Anterior Ly Dynasty | |
| Lý dynasty (1009-1225) | ||||||
| 28 | 1009-1028 |  |
Lý Thái Tổ (李太祖) | Lý Công Uẩn (李公蘊) | Founder of the Lý dynasty | |
| 29 | 1028-1054 |  |
Lý Thái Tông (李太宗) | Lý Phật Mã (李佛瑪) | ||
| 30 | 1054-1072 |  |
Lý Thánh Tông (李聖宗) | Lý Nhật Tôn (李日尊) | ||
| 31 | 1072-1127 |  |
Lý Nhân Tông (李仁宗) | Lý Càn Đức (李乾德) | Was the longest ruling Vietnamese emperor, ruling for 55 years | |
| 32 | 1127-1138 | Lý Thần Tông (李神宗) | Lý Dương Hoán (李陽煥) | |||
| 33 | 1138-1175 | Lý Anh Tông (李英宗) | Lý Thiên Tộ (李天祚) | |||
| 34 | 1175-1210 | Lý Cao Tông (李高宗) | Lý Long Trát (李龍翰) | |||
| 35 | 1211-1224 | Lý Huệ Tông (李惠宗) | Lý Sảm (李旵) | Last emperor of the Lý dynasty | ||
| Trần dynasty (1225-1400) | ||||||
| 36 | 1226-1258 | Trần Thái Tông (陳太宗) | Trần Cảnh (陳煚) | First emperor of the Trần dynasty | ||
| 37 | 1258-1278 | Trần Thánh Tông (陳聖宗) | Trần Hoảng (陳晃) | |||
| 38 | 1278-1293 |  |
Trần Nhân Tông (陳仁宗) | Trần Khâm (陳昑) | ||
| 39 | 1293-1314 |  |
Trần Anh Tông (陳英宗) | Trần Thuyên (陳烇) | ||
| 40 | 1314-1329 | Trần Minh Tông (陳明宗) | Trần Mạnh (陳奣) | |||
| 41 | 1329-1341 | Trần Hiến Tông (陳憲宗) | Trần Vượng (陳旺) | |||
| 42 | 1341-1369 | Trần Dụ Tông (陳裕宗) | Trần Hạo (陳暭) | |||
| 43 | 1369-1370 | Hôn Đức Công (昏德公) | Dương Nhật Lễ (楊日禮) | Was the only emperor of the Trần dynasty who did not descend from the Trần clan, with his family name being Dương | ||
| 44 | 1370-1372 | Trần Nghệ Tông (陳藝宗) | Trần Phủ (陳暊) | |||
| 45 | 1373-1377 | Trần Duệ Tông (陳睿宗) | Trần Kính (陳曔) | Was killed in action during a war against Champa in 1377 alongside several of his top generals and mandarins | ||
| 46 | 1377-1388 | Trần Phế Đế (陳廢帝) | Trần Hiện (陳晛) | |||
| 47 | 1388-1398 | Trần Thuận Tông (陳順宗) | Trần Ngung (陳顒) | |||
| 48 | 1398-1400 | Trần Thiếu Đế (陳少帝) | Trần An (陳安火缺字.svg) | The twelfth and final emperor of the Trần dynasty. In 1400, he was overthrown by Hồ Quý Ly | ||
| Hồ dynasty (1400-1407) | ||||||
| 49 | 1400-1401 | Thánh Nguyên (聖元) | Hồ Quý Ly (胡季犛) | Usurped the Trần and founded the Hồ dynasty | ||
| 50 | 1401-1407 | Hồ Hán Thương (胡漢蒼) | Hồ Hán Thương | Second and last emperor of the short-lived Hồ dynasty before Ming conquest | ||
| Lê dynasty (1428-1527) | ||||||
| 51 | 1428-1433 |  |
Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) | Lê Lợi (黎利) | Founder of the Later Lê dynasty and was the one who defeated the Ming dynasty during the Lam Sơn uprising | |
| 52 | 1433-1442 | Lê Thái Tông (黎太宗) | Lê Nguyên Long | |||
| 53 | 1442-1459 | Lê Nhân Tông (黎仁宗) | Lê Bang Cơ (黎邦基) | Despite being emperor, much of the power resided in his mother, Nguyễn Thị Anh, the official regent and queen of Vietnam at the time | ||
| 54 | 1460-1492 | Lê Thánh Tông (黎聖宗) | Tư Thành (思誠) | His prosperous reign is eulogized as the Prospered reign of Hồng Đức (洪德之盛治) | ||
| 55 | 1497-1504 | Lê Hiến Tông (黎憲宗) | Lê Tranh (黎鏳) | |||
| 56 | 1504 | Lê Túc Tông (黎肅宗) | Lê Thuần (黎㵮) | |||
| 57 | 1504-1509 | Lê Uy Mục (黎威穆) | Lê Tuấn (黎濬) | |||
| 58 | 1509-1516 | Lê Tương Dực Đế (黎襄翼帝) | Lê Oanh (黎瀠) | |||
| 59 | 1516-1522 | Lê Chiêu Tông (黎昭宗) | Lê Y (黎椅) | |||
| 60 | 1522-1527 | Lê Cung Hoàng (黎恭皇) | Lê Xuân (黎椿) | Was the last emperor of the first period of the Lê dynasty before being usurped by the Mạc clan, which would control the capital of Vietnam until 1592 before being driven out by the Trịnh lords | ||
| Mạc dynasty (1527-1592) | ||||||
| 61 | 1527-1529 |  |
Mạc Thái Tổ (莫太祖) | Mạc Đăng Dung (莫登庸) | Founder of the Mạc dynasty and emperor of Vietnam | |
| 62 | 1529-1540 |  |
Mạc Thái Tông (莫太宗) | Mạc Đăng Doanh (莫登瀛) | ||
| 63 | 1540-1546 | Mạc Hiến Tông (莫憲宗) | Mạc Phúc Hải (莫福海) | |||
| 64 | 1546-1561 |  |
Mạc Tuyên Tông (莫宣宗) | Mạc Phúc Nguyên (莫福源) | ||
| 65 | 1562-1592 |  |
Mạc Anh Tổ (莫英祖) | Mạc Mậu Hợp (莫茂洽) | Was the fifth and effectively final emperor of the Mạc dynasty before the Mạc lost the capital of Vietnam during Trịnh Tùng's invasion which then reestablished the Lê dynasty. | |
| 66 | Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945) | |||||
| 69 | 1802-1820 |  |
Gia Long (嘉隆) | Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) | Founder of the Nguyễn dynasty, which would eventually be the last Vietnamese dynasty | |
| 70 | 1820-1841 |  |
Minh Mạng (明命) | Nguyễn Phúc Đảm (阮福膽) | ||
| 71 | 1841-1847 | Thiệu Trị (紹治) | Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông (阮福綿宗) | Eldest son of Minh Mạng | ||
| 72 | 1847-1883 |  |
Tự Đức (嗣德) | Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm (阮福洪任) | Tự Đức was the last emperor to rule Vietnam with complete independence and authority before the Nguyễn dynasty became a French protectorate. | |
Vietnamese War Lords
Trịnh lords of Northern Vietnam (1545–1787)
| Number | Trịnh Lord | Posthumous name | Reign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trịnh Kiểm | Minh Khang Thái Vương (明康太王) | 1545-1570 |
| 2 | Trịnh Cối | Trung quốc công (忠國公) | 1570-1572 | |
| 3 |  |
Trịnh Tùng | Triết Vương (哲王) | 1572-1623 |
| 4 |  |
Trịnh Tráng | Thanh Đô Vương (清都王) | 1623-1657 |
| 5 |  |
Trịnh Tạc | Tây Định Vương (西定王) | 1657-1682 |
| 6 |  |
Trịnh Căn | Định Nam Vương (定南王) | 1682-1709 |
| 7 |  |
Trịnh Cương | An Đô Vương (安都王) | 1709-1729 |
| 8 |  |
Trịnh Giang | Uy Nam Vương (威南王) | 1729-1740 |
| 9 |  |
Trịnh Doanh | Minh Đô Vương (明都王) | 1740-1767 |
| 10 |  |
Trịnh Sâm | Tĩnh Đô Vương (靖都王) | 1767-1782 |
| 11 | Trịnh Cán | Điện Đô Vương | 1782 | |
| 12 |  |
Trịnh Khải | Đoan Nam Vương (端南王) | 1782-1786 |
| 13 |  |
Trịnh Bồng | Côn Quận Công(琨郡公) | 1786-1787 |
Nguyễn lords of Southern Vietnam (1558–1777)
| Number | Nguyễn Lord | Title | Reign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyễn Hoàng | Tiên Vương (僊王) | 1558-1613 | |
| 2 |  |
Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên | Sãi Vương (仕王) | 1613-1635 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Phúc Lan | Thượng Vương (上王) | 1635-1648 | |
| 4 | Nguyễn Phúc Tần | Hiền Vương (賢王) | 1648-1687 | |
| 5 | Nguyễn Phúc Thái | Nghĩa Vương (義王) | 1687-1691 | |
| 6 | Nguyễn Phúc Chu | Minh Vương (明王) | 1691-1725 | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Phúc Chú | Ninh Vương (寧王) | 1725-1738 | |
| 8 | Nguyễn Phúc Khoát | Vũ Vương (武王) | 1738-1765 | |
| 9 | Nguyễn Phúc Thuần | Định Vương (定王) | 1765-1777 | |
| 10 | Nguyễn Phúc Dương | Tân Chính Vương (新政王) | 1776-1777 | |
Arts and entertainment
Architecture
- Ngô Viết Thụ, architect and urbanist
Cinema
- 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
- Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2
- Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh, fashion designer
- Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, Vietnamese model, competed in Miss Universe 2008 and made into the top 15
- 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
- Thien LE, Vietnamese Canadian fashion designer and founder of the Thien Le label
- Phan Ngoc Han, Vietnamese model and miss beauty
Fine art
- Bùi Xuân Phái, painter
- Dao Droste, artist
- Henri Huet, war photographer
- Lim Khim Katy, painter
- Van Le Ngoc, ballet dancer, choreographer
- Dinh Q. Lê, photographer, contemporary artist
- Danh Võ, contemporary 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[1]
- 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
- Vaan Nguyen, poet and actress
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
- Chuckie Akenz, rapper
- Bằng Kiều, singer
- Đàm Vĩnh Hưng, singer
- Đặng Thái Sơn, pianist
- Diễm Liên, singer
- Don Hồ, singer
- Dương Triệu Vũ, singer
- Hồ Lệ Thu, singer
- Hồng Nhung, singer
- Hương Thuỷ, singer
- Khánh Ly, singer
- Kristine Sa, songwriter and singer
- Lâm Nhật Tiến, singer
- Lam Phương, composer
- Le Tuan Hung, composer, performer, and musicologist
- Lệ Quyên, singer
- 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
- 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
- Trưng Sisters
- Lady Triệu
Emperors
- Minh Mạng
- Thái Đức
- Quang Trung
- Cảnh Thịnh
- Đinh Tiên Hoàng, first Emperor
- Hùng Vương
- Dục Đức
- Duy Tân
- Gia Long
- Hàm Nghi
- Hiệp Hòa
- Khải Định
- Kiến Phúc
- Ngô Quyền
General Secretary of the Communist Party
Presidents
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
- Charles Tran Van Lam, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Đỗ Quang Giai, Chairman of the Senate, OBE
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 Xuân Lịch
- 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
- Viet Xuan Luong, US Army Major General
- 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
- Hồ Văn Nhựt, founder of Southern branch of Red Cross of Vietnam and South Vietnamese opposition leader
- 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
- Lê Hiền Đức, anti-corruption activist
- Lê Mai, diplomat and Deputy Foreign Minister
- Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales
- Lý Long Tường
- Kaysone Phomvihane, former 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
- My Hang V. Huynh, chemist, recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant"
- Hoàng Xuân Hãn, professor of mathematics, linguist, historian and educationalist
- Trần Đại Nghĩa, scientist, military engineer, and father of the defense industry of Vietnam
- Frédéric Pham, mathematician
- Duong Hong Phong, mathematician, winner of Stefan Bergman Prize in 2009
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
- Nguyễn Thị Duệ, Ammanese intellectual
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 – retired undefeated kickboxing champion, kickboxing coach, former Strikeforce MMA middleweight champion, retired UFC fighter,[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
- Marcel Nguyen – Olympic gymnast Silver Medalist
- Men Nguyen – professional poker player[7]
- Mimi Tran – professional poker player[8]
- 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[9]
- Trần Hiếu Ngân – taekwondo fighter, first Vietnamese to win an Olympic medal (silver)
- Yohan Cabaye – professional soccer player
- Ben Nguyen – MMA fighter, currently fighting in the UFC
- Qui Nguyen – World Series of Poker CHAMPION 2016
- Lê Công Vinh – professional soccer player
Criminals
- David Thai – Founder and former leader of the Born to Kill gang in Manhattan Chinatown
- Đại Cathay – Mobster from Saigon who was known as one of the "Four Great Kings" during the 1960s
- Năm Cam – Known as the "Godfather" of Vietnam, led a mafia in Saigon during the 1990s
- Khánh Trắng – President of the Đồng Xuân Labor Union, a criminal organization disguised as a labor union
- Dung Hà – Female gang boss from Haiphong
- Asau Tran – Former ringleader of a Vietnamese Toronto mob in Canada during the 1980s
See also
- Overseas Vietnamese
- List of Vietnamese Americans
- List of people by nationality
References
- Tacon, Dave (October 30, 2009). "Finding a home in fiction – Books – Entertainment". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "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."
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2006-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "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."
- Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine "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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