Vietnam
Vietnam ranks 6,090th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tukums, Russian Empire, and Samarra. Memorable people born in Vietnam include Minh Mạng, Hồ Xuân Hương, and Minh Le. Memorable people who died in Vietnam include Thích Nhất Hạnh, Đỗ Mười, and Phan Thanh Giản. Vietnam has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers 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
People
Between 1772 and 1977, Vietnam was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Minh Mạng, Hồ Xuân Hương, and Minh Le. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Vietnam including Thích Nhất Hạnh, Đỗ Mười, and Phan Thanh Giản.
People Born in Vietnam
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Minh Mạng
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1841
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1
Hồ Xuân Hương
WRITER
1772 - 1822
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 2
Minh Le
GAME DESIGNER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.23
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Vietnam
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Thích Nhất Hạnh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1
Đỗ Mười
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2018
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 2
Phan Thanh Giản
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vietnam were politicians (1), writers (1), and game designers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), politicians (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, game designers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vietnam, including Minh Le. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vietnam, including Minh Mạng.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Vietnam since 1700.
