Vũ or Võ (武, in chữ nôm, 禹 in Chinese) is a common Vietnamese surname. This surname is only used by Vietnamese who live in the north or originally from it.
[edit] Academia
- Võ Đình Tuấn - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, and Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics of Duke University. Vo-Dinh has been ranked No. 43 on a list of the world's top 100 living geniuses in a survey conducted by Creators Synectics, a global consultants firm.
- Vo Tong Xuan - Professor, teacher, and agronomists. He taught farmers different tactics for growing and cultivating rice. This was one of the reasons that Vietnam went from a net importer of rice to one of the world's largest rice exporters.
[edit] Art and Entertainment
- Kim Vo - master-colorist to A-list Hollywood. Famous clients include Britney Spears, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Pamela Anderson.
- Võ Hoàng Yến - Vietnamese model, competed in Miss Universe 2009.
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[edit] Politics
- Vo Chi Cong - former President of Vietnam.
- Vo Hong Phuc - Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment .
- Hubert Vo - Texas state representative.
- Vo Tri Thanh - one of Vietnam's most eminent economists, head of the International Department for Economic Integration Policy Research under the Central Economic Management Institute.
- Vo Van Kiet - a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was one of the Vietnamese political leaders that led the innovation (Đổi mới) policy in Vietnam.
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