List of Vietnamese people explained
Some famous or notable Vietnamese people (Người Việt or Người gốc Việt - Vietnamese or Vietnamese-descent) include:
Art and design
See main article: List of Vietnamese artists and List of Vietnamese women artists.
Fashion
- 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
Cinema
- 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
Dance
- Poreotics Matthew Vinh Quoc Nguyen, Can Trong Nguyen, Charles Viet Nguyen, Tim Kieu
- Jabbawockeez
- Kinjaz
- Charles Nguyen, Vinh Nguyen, Tony Tran, Kevin 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[2]
- Bao Phi, poet and spoken word artist
- Quang X. Pham
- Andrew Lam
- Andrew X. Pham
- Aimee Phan
- Ocean Vuong
Media
- 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
- 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 Pham, singer, dancer
- 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
History and politics (non-exhaustive)
Non-exhaustive list of Vietnamese leaders:
Emperors
Presidents
Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Secretary-General of Communist Party of Vietnam
Prime ministers
Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Generals
Revolutionaries, politicians, and statesmen (not mentioned above)
Lawyers
Religion
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)
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
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
- Jordan Nguyen, inventor (mind-controlled wheelchair, etc.)
Space travel
Social sciences
Sports
- 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
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Việt Nam among Miss Universe 2018 top 5 . 2023-05-11 . vietnamnews.vn . en.
- Web site: Finding a home in fiction – Books – Entertainment . The Age . October 30, 2009 . August 3, 2012.
- https://www.trillmag.com/life/social-media/youtuber-mocks-australian-stereotypes-hilarious-video/
- Web site: Cổng thông tin điện tử Hai Phong Portal . haiphong.gov.vn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008034447/http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=3311&ContentID=21556 . 2011-10-08.
- Web site: The Nobel Peace Prize 1973 . 2023-05-11 . NobelPrize.org . en-US.
- Nguyen . Thao . December 2019 . Resistance, Negotiation and Development: The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam, 1954–2010 . Studies in World Christianity . en . 25 . 3 . 297–323 . 10.3366/swc.2019.0269 . 1354-9901.
- Web site: Mina . A. X. . 2023-02-05 . The Buddhist Monk Who Brought Mindfulness to the West . 2023-05-11 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
- http://www.cungle.com/cungle/about.html
- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2002746043_peep18.html
- http://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=803a4311088964684a8f0ffce5813f87
- http://www.homepokergames.com/pham.php
- Web site: Trinh-Duc the face of French new wave . Brisbanetimes.com.au . June 23, 2009 . August 3, 2012.
- Web site: 2016-12-12 . How Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh made Olympic history in 2016 . 2023-05-11 . ESPN . en.
- http://www.launchpoker.com/players/poker_players/-men-nguyen-/
- http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,1618,00.html
- News: Asian Pop All In . December 12, 2012.
- Web site: 2023-03-15 . TenZ wins Gamer of the Year award at Streamer Awards 2023 ONE Esports . 2023-05-11 . www.oneesports.gg . en-US.
- Web site: 2019-08-25 . OG become first back-to-back winners of The International 9 . 2023-05-11 . ESPN . en.
- Web site: 2018-08-28 . Aussie sports star earns $3m . 2023-05-11 . PerthNow . en.
