List of Vietnamese people This article needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2024 )
List of famous or notable Vietnamese people (Người Việt or Người gốc Việt - Vietnamese or Vietnamese-descent). This list is incomplete.
Art and design
Fashion
Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh , fashion designerNguyễn 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 designerThien LE , Vietnamese Canadian fashion designer and founder of the Thien Le labelChloe Dao , fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2Chau Bui , influential media figure in Vietnam and the regionH'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.
Cinema
Steve Tran , film & TV actor and singerMaggie Q , actress, fashion modelKieu Chinh , actressThuy Trang , actressTrà Giang , actressNgo Thanh Van , actressDustin Nguyen , actorDat Phan , comedianLinh Dan Pham , actressKim Nguyen , Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker, directorRingo Le , producer, director, screenwriterHam Tran , producer, director, screenwriterSteve Nguyen , producer, director, screenwriterDoan Hoang , producer, director, screenwriterAnh Duong , actress, model,socialiteFrance Nuyen , actressKe Huy Quan , actorHong Chau , actressChí Tài , Vietnamese comedian and actorHoài 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 writerDương Thu Hương , novelist, short-story writer and dissidentHan Mac Tu , poetHồ Xuân Hương , poetNguyễn Chí Thiện , poetNguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm , poetNguyễn Du , poetNguyễn Ngọc Ngạn , novelist,mc,teacher,poetNguyễn Trãi , poet and statesmanXuân Diệu , poet of love Tố Hữu , poetTrần Bích San , writerVương Trung Hiếu , writerDoan Van Toai , author, former student leaderPham Thi Hoai Lan Cao , author of "Monkey Bridge"Monique Truong , novelistNam Le author of "The Boat", editor of the Harvard Review [ 2] Bao Phi , poet and spoken word artistQuang X. Pham Andrew Lam Andrew X. Pham Aimee Phan Ocean Vuong
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 WarTran Thanh , Vietnamese comedian, actor, and a major presenter in Vietnamese television.Tina Yong, YouTube personality
Stephanie Trong , Executive Editor of Nylon Nylon Guys Jane .Natalie Tran , video blogger, comedienne on YouTube Michelle Phan , YouTube make-up guru and spokesperson for Lancôme ParisAnh Do , comedianMychonny, comedian.[ 3]
Music
AMEE , singerChuckie Akenz , rapperBằng Kiều , singerDam Vinh Hung ,singerDang Thai Son , pianistDiễm Liên , singerDon Hồ , singerDương Triệu Vũ , singerHanni (singer) , (born Phạm Ngọc Hân, 2004), singer, member of girl group NewJeansHanbin Ngo , singer, dancerHari Won (Esther Lưu), singer, actorHồ Bích Ngọc , singer and song writerHồ Lệ Thu , singerHong Nhung , singerHuong Thuy , singerJack , singerkeshi , singerKhánh Ly , singerKristine Sa , songwriter and singerLam Nhat Tien , singerLam Phương , composerLe Tuan Hung , composer, performer, and musicologistLeslie (singer) , French singerLoan Chau , singerLưu Hữu Phước , composerMinh Tuyet , singerMy Linh , singerMy Tam , composer, songwriter, singer, MYTIME perfume ownerNiels Lan Doky , pianistNhư Quỳnh , singerNgoc Son , singerNguyên Lê , musician, composerNguyen Thanh Hien , singer, dancer, and model, contestant of the Hungarian Pop Idol Nhat Son , singerNhu Loan , singerPhạm Duy , composer and songwriterPhi Nhung , vocalist, singerPhuong Thanh , singerQuan Yeomans , vocalist and guitarist of Regurgitator Quang Lê , singerRoni Tran Binh Trong , singer, Finnish Idol finalistSteve Tran , singer, film & TV actorStevie Hoang , singerTâm Đoan , singerThanh Lam , singerThanh Bui , singer, Australian Idol finalistTran Thu Ha , singerTrinh Cong Son , composer and songwriter, painter, and essayistTrish Thuy Trang , singerTruc Ho , composer, musician turned producerTyga , rapperVăn Cao , composer, songwriter, poet, and painter, author of Vietnam's national anthem Son Tung MTP , singer-songwriter, actor
Business
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.Thuan Pham , engineer, former CTO of Uber and Coupang
Non-exhaustive list of Vietnamese leaders:
Emperors
Presidents
Secretary-General of Communist Party of Vietnam
Prime ministers
Generals
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.
Sciences
Natural sciences and technology
André Truong Trong Thi , engineerTuan Vo-Dinh , Prof., Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics of Duke University Nguyen Xuan Vinh , scientist and educatorDuy-Loan Le Tan Le telecommunications entrepreneur, co-founder of Emotiv, Young Australian of the Year 1998Hoàng Tụy , mathematicianNgô Bảo Châu , first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal Trinh Xuan Thuan , astrophysicistVan H. Vu , mathematicianLê Văn Thiêm , mathematicianBui Tuong Phong , computer scientistMinh Quang Tran , physicistJane Luu , astrophysicistXuong Nguyen-Huu , biochemistMinh Le , computer game developerJordan Nguyen , inventor (mind-controlled wheelchair, etc.)Sir Jonathan Van-Tam , former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
Space travel
Social sciences
Sports
Amy Tran , retired hockey playerBrandon Nakashima , professional tennis player.Carol Huynh , Olympic wrestler.Catherine Mai Lan Fox , Olympic swimmer with two gold medalsChau Giang , professional pokerCung 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] 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 playerLy 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 UFCNguyen Ngoc Truong Son , chess playerNguyen Quang Hai , professional soccer playerNguyen Thi Anh Vien , Vietnamese swimmer.Nguyen Tien Minh , badminton player, World Badminton Championship bronze medalist (2013)Paul Truong , chess coachRob Nguyen , Formula 3000 driverScotty 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 AmericanMisThy , 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 Counter-Strike seriesDong Nguyen , Flappy Bird mobile game.
See also
References
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