List of Vietnamese people
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Famous or notable Vietnamese people include:
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[edit] Sciences
[edit] 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
- Hoang Tuy, mathematician
- Phan Toan Thang, the first scientist to discover the technology to split, nurture and maintain stem cells from umbilical cords[1]
- Ngô Bảo Châu, the first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal
- Trinh Xuan Thuan, astrophysicist
- Vu Ha Van, mathematician
- Le Van Thiem, mathematician
- Bui Tuong Phong, computer scientist
- Minh Quang Tran, physicist
- Jane Luu, astrophysicist
- Xuong Nguyen-Huu, biochemist
[edit] Space travel
- Pham Tuân, cosmonaut
- Eugene H. Trinh, astronaut
[edit] Economic sciences
[edit] Social sciences
- Le Quy Don, historian, encyclopeadist, and philosopher
[edit] Arts and entertainment
[edit] Architecture
- Ngo Viet Thu, architect and urbanist
- Quasar Khanh a designer and inventor of the inflatable chair; married to renowned fashion house designer Emmanuelle Khanh[9]
[edit] Cinema
- Steve Tran, film & TV actor and singer
- Maggie Q, actress, fashion model
- Katsuni, famous adult actress
- Kieu Chinh, actress
- Thuy Trang, actress
- Tra Giang, actress
- Ngo Thanh Van, actress
- Dustin Nguyen, actor
- Johnny Tri Nguyen, actor
- Dat Phan, comedian
- Anh Do, comedian
- Linh Dan Pham, actress
- Ringo Le, producer, director, screenwriter
- Ham Tran, 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
[edit] Culinary
- Hung Huynh, chef, winner of Top Chef Season 3
[edit] Fashion
- Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2
- Dang Thi Minh Hanh, 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
- Jean Dinh Van, leading French jewellery house and designer who worked for Cartier in the 50s and 60s [10]
- Barbara Bùi, leading French fashion house founder and designer[11]
[edit] Fine Art
- Bui Xuan Phai, painter
- Henri Huet, famous war photographer
- Van Le Ngoc, ballet dancer, choreographer
[edit] 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
- Huong Keenleyside, novelist
- Nguyen Binh Khiem, poet
- Nguyễn Du, poet
- Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn, novelist,mc,teacher,poet
- Nguyễn Trãi, poet and statesman
- Xuân Diệu, poet of love
- To Huu, poet
- Tran bich san, 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 [12]
- Bao Phi, poet and spoken word artist
- Quang X. Pham
- Andrew Lam
- Andrew X. Pham
- Aimee Phan
[edit] Media
- Betty Nguyen, CNN news anchor
- Leyna Nguyen, LA newsreader
- Stephanie Trong, Executive Editor of Nylon Magazine and Nylon Guys Magazine. Former Exec. Editor of Jane Magazine
- Natalie Tran, video blogger, comedienne on Youtube
- Pham Xuan An, journalist, spy for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
- Tila Tequila, TV personality
- Ken Hoang, The "King" of the Super Smash Bros. video game
- Michelle Phan, YouTube make-up guru and spokesperson for Lancome Paris
[edit] Music
- Chuckie Akenz, rapper singer
- Dam Vinh Hung,singer
- Dang Thai Son, pianist
- Diem Lien, singer
- Don Hồ, singer
- Duong Trieu Vu,singer
- Ho Le Thu, singer
- Hong Nhung, singer
- Huong Thuy, singer
- Khanh Ly, singer
- Kristine Sa, songwriter and singer
- Lam Nhat Tien, singer
- Le Tuan Hung, composer, performer and musicologist
- Leslie (singer), popular French singer
- Loan Chau, singer
- Minh Tuyet, singer
- My Linh, singer
- My Tam, composer and songwriter, singer, MYTIME perfume owner
- Niels Lan Doky, pianist
- Như Quỳnh. singer
- Ngoc Son, singer
- Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, mc, singer,spoke person for "Sua Ong Chua"
- Nguyên Lê,musician,composer
- Nguyen Thanh Hien, singer, dancer and model, contestant of the Hungarian Pop Idol
- Nhat Son, singer
- Nhu Loan, singer
- Pham Duy, composer and songwriter
- Phi Nhung, vocalist, singer
- Phuong Thanh, singer
- Quan Yeomans, vocalist and guitarist of Regurgitator
- Quang Le, singer
- Roni Tran Binh Trong, singer, Finnish Idol' finalist
- Steve Tran, singer, film & TV actor
- Stevie Hoang, singer
- Tam Doan, 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
- Van Cao, composer and songwriter, poet and painter, author of Vietnam's national anthem
[edit] Sports
- Amy Tran - hockey player.
- Carol Huynh - Olympic wrestler won a gold medal for Canada.
- Catherine Mai Lan Fox - Olympic swimmer with two gold medals.
- Chau Giang - professional poker
- Cung Le - mma/kickboxing champion and coach[13]
- Thuy-Dung Nguyen - WTA Tennis player[14]
- Danny Graves - MLB baseball player[15]
- Dat Nguyen - NFL football player,[16] Dallas Cowboys assistant linebackers and defensive quality control coach
- David Pham - professional poker player[17]
- François Trinh-Duc- top French professional rugby player [18]
- Howard Bach - badminton player - former world champion (2005)
- Jim Parque - In 1996 he was the only left-handed pitcher on the Olympics baseball team that won a bronze medal in Atlanta.
- Lee Nguyen - professional soccer player
- Men Nguyen - professional poker player[19]
- Mimi Tran - professional poker player[20]
- Nam Phan - professional MMA Fighter in the UFC
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, chess player
- Paul Truong - chess coach
- Rob Nguyen, Formula 3000 driver
- Scotty Nguyen - professional poker player[21]
- Tran Hieu Ngan, taekwondo, first Vietnamese winning an Olympic medal (silver)
- Yohan Cabaye - professional soccer player
[edit] History and politics
[edit] Kings and Queens
[edit] Emperors
- Bảo Đại, last Emperor,
- Dinh Tien Hoang, first Emperor
- Hùng Vương
- Dục Đức
- Duy Tân
- Gia Long( Vu Tien Long )
- Hàm Nghi
- Hiep Hoa
- Khải Định
- Kien Phuc
- Ngô Quyền
- Quang Trung
[edit] Presidents
[edit] Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh
- Nguyen Huu Tho (acting)
- Nguyen Minh Triet(president)
- Tran Duc Luong
- Truong Chinh
- Vo Chi Cong
[edit] Former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
- Duong Van Minh, last President
- Ngo Dinh Diem, first President
- Nguyen Khanh, (Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council, 1964)
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- Phan Khac Suu
- Tran Van Huong
[edit] 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
- Nguyen Thi Dinh
- Tran Hung Dao, general, twice defeated the Mongolian armies
- Tran Van Tra
- Trinh Minh The
- Van Tien Dung
- Vo Nguyen Giap, general, defeated France in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
[edit] Revolutionaries, politicians, and statesmen (not mentioned above)
- Joseph Cao - US Republican, high profile lawyer
- Le Duc Tho, Nobel Peace Prize (declined), 1973
- Charles Tran Van Lam
- Le Van Hieu, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales
- Lý Long Tường
- Kaysone Phomvihane, past Laotian Prime Minister (born Nguyen Cai Song)
- Trần Trọng Kim
[edit] Religion
- Thích Quảng Đức - Buddhist
[edit] Lawyers
- Jacques Vergès - high profile lawyer who represented well-known war criminals
[edit] Religion
- Thich Thanh Tu
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Tu
- Thich Quang Do
- Nguyen Van Thuan, Cardinal
- Tran Van Hoai, Monsignor
[edit] Business
- Ung Thi, built and operated the Rex Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Trung Dung
- Pham Duc Trung Kien
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2009/04/841612/ 13 April 2009, Stem cells, new industry in Vietnam
- ^ [1] Centre Emile Bernheim, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
- ^ [2] Pham, Minh-Chinh and Vuong, Quan-Hoang (2009) Kinh te Viet Nam - Thang tram va Dot pha, NXB Chinh Tri Quoc Gia, Ha Noi, Vietnam
- ^ [3] Vuong, Quan-Hoang (2007) Van minh lam giau & Nguon goc cua cai, NXB Chinh Tri Quoc Gia, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
- ^ [4] Vuong, Quan-Hoang and Tran, Tri Dung (2009) "Financial turbulences in Vietnam's emerging economy" in Jagadeesha and Shivakumar Deene (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Finance, pp. 43-61, Excel Books, New Delhi, ISBN 9788174467256
- ^ [5] Nguyen Van-Huu, Vuong Quan-Hoang and Tran, Minh-Ngoc (2005) "Central limit theorem for functional of jump Markov processes", VN Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 33, Issue 4, pp. 443-461, Springer Velag.
- ^ [6] Nguyen, Van-Huu and Vuong, Quan-Hoang (2007) "On the martingale representation theorem and on approximate hedging a contingent claim in minimum deviation square criterion", in Jeltsch, Li and Sloan (Eds.) Some Topics in Industrial and Applied Mathematics, pp. 134-151, World Scientific, ISBN 9787040219036
- ^ [7] Nguyen, Van-Huu and Vuong, Quan-Hoang (2007) Cac phuong phap toan hoc trong tai chinh, Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/06/style/06iht-carey.t.html
- ^ http://www.dinhvan.com/en/dinh-van/jean-dinh-van
- ^ http://www.aufeminin.com/video-mode/barbara-bui-interview-n69311.html
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/10/30/1256835150139.html
- ^ [8] "Growing up as a skinny Vietnamese refuge, Cung Le was an easy target for bullies..."
- ^ [9] "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."
- ^ [10] "Graves, the only Vietnamese-born player in the major leagues, left Saigon when he was only 14 months old."
- ^ [11] "Nguyen and 10 other Vietnamese boys were segregated to one team..."
- ^ [12] "Like other Vietnamese players..."
- ^ [13]
- ^ [14] "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."
- ^ [15] "Such is already the case with Mimi Tran, a Vietnamese émigré..."
- ^ Asian Pop All In