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People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR.
The term is confusingly used to translate two different Russian language titles: "народный артист" (awarded in performing arts, see e.g., Category:People's Artists of the USSR) and "народный художник" (awarded in some visual arts: painting drawing, and photography, see e.g., Category:People's Artists of the USSR (visual arts)). Both titles are awarded for exceptional achievements in the corresponding arts.
Some other arts gave rise special titles: People's Architect, People's Writer, People's Poet.
In Vietnam the abbreviation NSND (Nghệ sĩ Nhân dân, People's Artist of Vietnam ) is used. This is Vietnam's top artistic award for a living artist – second only to the often posthumous Ho Chi Minh Prize. The youngest ever recipient is the Russian-trained classical pianist Đặng Thái Sơn in 1984. The youngest female recipient ever is the singer, songwriter, and composer Phạm Phương Thảo in 2023. The lesser award of Merited Artist of Vietnam is abbreviated NSƯT.
The People's Artist (Chinese :人民艺术家) is a type of national honorary titles. Currently 7 people are rated as this title: