List of people with surname Nguyễn

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Nguyễn is the most common Vietnamese surname, held by an estimated 40 percent of Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics, as Nguyen. The following is an incomplete list of individuals with this surname.

Heads of state or government[edit]

Actors and television personalities[edit]

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Athletes[edit]

Chess players[edit]

Journalists[edit]

Military[edit]

Models[edit]

Musicians[edit]

  • Duy Khánh, singer/composer born Nguyễn Văn Diệp
  • Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, Vietnamese American singer (born 1969)
  • Hoàng Hải, singer (born Nguyễn Hoàng Hải in 1982)
  • Khánh Ly, singer (born Nguyễn Lệ Mai in 1945)
  • Phương Vy, singer; winner of 2007 Vietnam Idol competition (born Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy in 1987)
  • Quynh Nguyen, classical pianist (born 1976)
  • Thao Nguyen, indie-rock/alternative-folk singer and songwriter from Virginia
  • Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, American rapper (also known as Tyga)
  • Nguyen Thien Dao, Vietnamese-French classical composer (1940–2015)
  • Trish Thuy Trang (born Nguyễn Thùy Trang), Vietnamese-American singer and songwriter
  • Tila Nguyen, better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, a Singapore-born French-Vietnamese American singer-songwriter and reality star (A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila)
  • Van-Anh Nguyen (born 1987), Australian classical pianist
  • Văn Cao, popular songwriter who wrote the national anthem of Vietnam, Tiến Quân Ca (born Nguyễn Văn Cao, 1923–1995)

Physicians[edit]

Poets[edit]

Poker players[edit]

  • Danny Nguyen, live low stakes poker player
  • Men Nguyen (b. 1954), Vietnamese-American boss poker player
  • Minh Nguyen, Vietnamese-American double bracelet winner
  • Scotty Nguyen (b. 1962), winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event

Politicians[edit]

Religious leaders[edit]

Revolutionaries[edit]

Scientists[edit]

  • Prince Bửu Hội, organic/biochemistry/medical researcher, published more than 1000 papers (born Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Hội in 1915)
  • Nguyen Xuan Vinh (1930–2022)
  • Nguyen Dinh Duc (b. 1963) composite material scientist

Writers[edit]

Other[edit]

Fictional people[edit]

References[edit]

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