List of Vietnamese
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The following is a list of famous Vietnamese.
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[edit] Sciences
[edit] Natural sciences and technology
- Hoang Tuy, mathematician
- Nguyen Van Hieu, nuclear physicist
[edit] Space travel
- Pham Tuân, cosmonaut
- Eugene H. Trinh, astronaut
[edit] Social sciences
- Le Quy Don, historian, encyclopeadist, and philosopher
- Tran Duc Thao, philosopher
[edit] Arts and entertainment
[edit] Architecture
- Ngo Viet Thu, architect and urbanist
- Nguyen Ngoc Nham , Architect
[edit] Cinema
- Tham Thuy Hang, actress
- Kieu Chinh, actress
- Thuy Trang, actress
- Tra Giang, actress
- Dustin Nguyen, actor
[edit] Fine Art
- Bui Xuan Phai, painter
- Tuan Nguyen, sculptor, Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster
[edit] Literature
- Bao Ninh, novelist and short-story writer
- Dương Thu Hương, novelist, short-story writer and dissident
- Han Mac Tu, poet
- Ho Xuan Huong, poet
- Huong Keenleyside, novelist
- Ma Van Khang, novelist
- Nguyen Binh Khiem, poet
- Nguyen Du, poet
- Nguyen Trai, poet and statesman
- Xuan Dieu, poet of love
- To Huu, poet
[edit] Media
- Betty Nguyen, CNN news anchor
[edit] Music
- Khanh Ly, singer
- Pham Duy, composer and songwriter
- Thanh Lam, singer
- Trinh Cong Son, composer and songwriter, painter, and essayist
- Van Cao, composer and songwriter, author of Vietnam's national anthem
- Kristine Sa, songwriter and singer
- Lam Nhat Tien, singer
- Le Tuan Hung, composer, performer and musicologist
- Ngoc Son, singer
- Ha Vy, singer
- Phi Nhung, vocalist, singer
[edit] Sports
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, chess player
- Tran Hieu Ngan, taekwondo, first Vietnamese winning an Olympic medal (silver)
- Dat Nguyen, Football Player, Linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
[edit] History and politics
[edit] Kings and Queens
[edit] Emperors
- Bao Dai, last Emperor, (Nguyen Dynasty)
- Dinh Tien Hoang, first Emperor (Dinh Dynasty)
- Duc Duc
- Duy Tan
- Gia Long
- Ham Nghi
- Hiep Hoa
- Khai Dinh
- Kien Phuc
- Quang Trung
[edit] Presidents
[edit] Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh, first President
- Le Duc Anh
- Nguyen Huu Tho (acting)
- Nguyen Minh Triet
- 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)
- Nguyen Van Thieu
- 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] Revolutionists, politicians, and statesmen (not mentioned above)
- Le Duc Tho, Nobel Prize in Peace, 1973
[edit] Dissidents
- Bui Tin
- Kok Ksor
- Le Chi Quang
- Ly Tong
- Nguyen Vu Binh
- Pham Hong Son
- Thich Quang Duc
- Tran Do