Vietnam ranks 4,111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Andria, Joensuu, and Possenhofen Castle. Memorable people born in Vietnam include Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Ngô Quyền, and Hồ Xuân Hương. Memorable people who died in Vietnam include Thích Nhất Hạnh, Andrew Dũng-Lạc, and Đỗ Mười. Vietnam has been the birth place of many religious figures and politicians and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Vietnam is located in Vietnam.
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country. Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 897 and 1977, Vietnam was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Ngô Quyền, and Hồ Xuân Hương. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Vietnam including Thích Nhất Hạnh, Andrew Dũng-Lạc, and Đỗ Mười.
1795 - 1839
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1
897 - 944
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 2
1772 - 1822
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 3
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 4
1926 - 2022
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 1
1795 - 1839
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2
1917 - 2018
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 3
1796 - 1867
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Vietnam were religious figures (1), politicians (1), writers (1), and game designers (1), while most who died were religious figures (2), politicians (1), and philosophers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Vietnam since 1700.