Võ
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Võ (武, in chữ nôm) is a common Vietnamese surname. The word Võ can mean martial arts, fighting arts or force.
Famous people with the surname Võ:
- Vo Chi Cong - former President of Vietnam
- Vo Duc Van - Vietnamese-American anti-communist, convicted of planning to bomb the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok.
- Vo Hong Phuc - Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment
- Vo Hubert - Texas state representative
- Vo Nguyen Giap - general during the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War
- Vo Tanh - National hero of the 18th century, who fought alongside Nguyen Anh
- Vo Thien Thanh - musician
- 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 Hai - Director of President Diem's Personal Cabinet until November l, 1963
- Vo Van Kiet - Former Prime Minister of Vietnam