Dương (楊) is a Vietnamese surname or given name. The name is transliterated as

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in Mandarin Chinese and in Korean and Yeung in Cantonese. It is commonly anglicized as Duong. It is not to be confused with another Vietnamese surname '' Đường'' (唐 ), which is anglicized the same; some write Dzuong to distinguish the two.

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Dương Đình Nghệ Dương Đình Nghệ (Chữ Hán: 楊廷藝; pinyin: ''Yáng Tíngyì''; 874 – March 937; some sources record Dương Diên Nghệ, Chữ Hán: 楊延藝) was the jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân in around 931 AD. He was a skillful, talented gen ...

, administrator of Giao Chỉ in around 931 AD * Dương Vân Nga, only empress dowager of the Đinh dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê dynasty *

Dương Tam Kha Dương Tam Kha ( 楊三哥), formally King Ping of Yang ( 楊平王), later known as the Duke of Chương Dương (章陽公) (died 10 August 980), was king of the Ngô dynasty from 944 to 950.''Đại Việt sử lược'', vol. 1''Nguyễn ...

, King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty *

Dương Nhật Lễ Duke Hôn Đức ( vi, Hôn Đức Công, vi-hantu, 昏德公, ? – 1 December 1370), real name Dương Nhật Lễ (楊日禮), was the List of emperors of the Trần Dynasty, emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370. Although not coming from ...

, emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370 *

Dương Văn An Dương Văn An (1514 – ?; courtesy name: Tỉnh Phú, 楊文安) was a minister in the cabinet of the Mạc dynasty. He was born in 1514 in Tuy Lộc Village, Lộc Thủy Commune, Lệ Thủy district, Quảng Bình province. He w ...

, minister in the cabinet of Mạc dynasty * Dương Hiếu Nghĩa, ARVN officer *

Dương Hồng Sơn Dương Hồng Sơn (born November 20, 1982) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the manager of Quang Nam. He is best known for his performance helping the Vietnam national team to win their first ASEAN Championship. He wa ...

, footballer * Dương Quỳnh Hoa, member of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisional government, serving as a cabinet member. *

Dương Thu Hương Dương Thu Hương (born 1947) is a Vietnamese author and political dissident. Early life Born in 1947 in Thái Bình a province in northern Vietnam, Dương came of age just as the Vietnam War was turning violent. At the age of twenty, when ...

, Vietnamese author and political dissident. *

Dương Trương Thiên Lý Dương Trương Thiên Lý (born 16 July 1989) is a Vietnamese actress, director, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Accordingly, she gained placement as 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, and represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2 ...

, beauty pageant contestant *

Dương Thụ Dương Thụ (Vân Đình, Ứng Hòa Hanoi, 10 February 1943) is a Vietnamese songwriter. Notable works * ''Ru em bằng tiếng sóng'' * ''Họa mi hót trong mưa'' * ''Hơi thở mùa xuân'' * ''Bay vào ngày xanh'' * ''Cho em một ngà ...

, composer *

Dương Triệu Vũ Dương Triệu Vũ (born January 1, 1984 in Cam Ranh, Vietnam) is the stage name of Tuấn Linh, a singer on the popular Vietnamese diaspora music show '' Paris By Night''. Born into a family of six children as the youngest, Tuấn Linh showe ...

(Tuấn Linh), singer *

Dương Văn Đức Lieutenant General Dương Văn Đức (1927–2000) was a Vietnamese army officer. He is best known for leading a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh on 14 September 1964. He was a supporter of the Đại Việt Quốc Dân Đảng (DV ...

, ARVN general * Dương Văn Minh, President of South Vietnam, Army of the Republic of Vietnam general *

Dương Văn Nhựt Dương Văn Nhựt (Mỹ Tho, 1920 – 2000) was a brigadier general in the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. He was also brother of Dương Văn Minh Dương Văn Minh (; 16 February 19166 August 2001), popularly known as Big Mi ...

, general in the People's Army of Vietnam, brother of Dương Văn Minh * Dương Văn Khánh, President of the Đồng Xuân Labor Union and mob boss * Porter Duong, American actress

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