Võ
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Vũ or Võ is a common Vietnamese surname
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Vietnamese name
Vietnamese names generally consist of three parts: a family name, a middle name, and a given name, used in that order. The "family name first" order follows the system of Chinese names and is common throughout the Sinosphere , but is different from Chinese, Korean, and Japanese names in having a...
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Academia
- Võ Đình Tuấn - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, and Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics of Duke University. Vo-Dinh has been ranked No. 43 on a list of the world's top 100 living geniuses in a survey conducted by Creators Synectics, a global consultants firm.
- Vo Tong XuanVo Tong XuanDr. Võ Tòng Xuân is the rector of Tan Tao University . He is the former rector of An Giang University and the former vice rector of Can Tho University. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation....
- Professor, teacher, and agronomists. He taught farmers different tactics for growing and cultivating rice. This was one of the reasons that Vietnam went from a net importer of rice to one of the world's largest rice exporters.
Art and Entertainment
- Kim Vo - master-colorist to A-list Hollywood. Famous clients include Britney Spears, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Pamela Anderson.
- Võ Hoàng YếnVõ Hoàng YếnVõ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnamese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008...
- Vietnamese model, competed in Miss Universe 2009.
Military
- Vo TanhVo TanhVõ Tánh was an 18th century Vietnamese military commander, best known for his role as a general of Nguyễn Ánh, who unified modern-day Vietnam and ruled as Emperor Gia Long.-Early life:...
- Military commander of the 18th century, who fought alongside Nguyễn Ánh. - Vo Nguyen GiapVo Nguyen GiapVõ Nguyên Giáp is a retired Vietnamese officer in the Vietnam People’s Army and a politician. He was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War...
- general during the First Indochina WarFirst Indochina WarThe First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union's French Far East...
and the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, defeated France in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
Politics
- Vo Chi CongVo Chi CongVõ Chí Công was a Vietnamese Communist political figure and one-time President of Vietnam.-Early life and political activities:Võ Chí Công was born Võ Toàn in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam, in 1912...
- former President of VietnamPresident of VietnamThe President of Vietnam is the head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial...
. - Vo Hong PhucVo Hong PhucVo Hong Phuc is the Minister of Planning and Investment in Vietnam.He graduated in 1968 at the Hanoi University of Technology. He had since been an employee of the Department of Industry of the SPC, rising in 1992 to become the vice-chairman...
- Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment . - Hubert VoHubert VoHubert Vo is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149. He is the first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas legislature.-Personal life:...
- Texas state representative. - 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 KietVo Van KietVõ Văn Kiệt was a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was a veteran fighter in the long war against French and then American military forces in South Vietnam, and lost his first wife and two children to US bombing...
- a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was one of the Vietnamese political leaders that led the innovation (Đổi mới) policy in Vietnam.