List of Vietnamese Americans

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This is a list of notable Vietnamese Americans .

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Vietnamese American, or must have independent reliable source references showing they are Vietnamese American and are notable.

Contents

Arts and entertainment

Actors and actresses

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Lana Condor
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Maggie Q

Anchors and reporters

Directors

Musicians

Artists, models, and others

Business

Literature and journalism

Military

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Viet Xuan Luong

Politics and law

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Jacqueline Nguyen
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Viet D. Dinh

Federal

State Legislators

Local Government

Other, miscellaneous

Science and education

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Eugene H. Trinh
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Han Dinh

Sports, athletes, games

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Cung Le
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Dat Nguyen
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Leta Lindley

Baseball

Basketball

Soccer

Fighting sports

Poker

Golf

Tennis

Esports

Other sports

Religion

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