Trịnh is a

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

family name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, which is also common in some countries such as Korea (Jung, Jeong). A considerable portion of families that bear the surname Trinh are ethnically Vietnamese.

Notable people

Trịnh Như Khuê Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name, which is also common in some countries such as Korea (Jung, Jeong). A considerable portion of families that bear the surname Trinh are ethnically Vietnamese. Notable people * Trịnh Như Khuê, First Cardin ...

, First Cardinal of the Catholic Church of Vietnam, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Hanoi *

Trịnh Văn Căn Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name, which is also common in some countries such as Korea (Jung, Jeong). A considerable portion of families that bear the surname Trinh are ethnically Vietnamese. Notable people *Trịnh Như Khuê, First Cardina ...

, Second Cardinal of Catholic Church of Vietnam, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Hanoi * Eugene Huu Chau Trinh, the first Vietnamese-American astronaut *

Trinh Xuan Thuan Trịnh Xuân Thuận (born August 20, 1948) is a Vietnamese-American astrophysicist. Biography Trịnh Xuân Thuận was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. He completed his B.S. at the California Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. at Princeton Univer ...

, Big Bang theorist/scientist *

Trịnh Công Sơn Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese, musician, songwriter, painter and poet. He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter. His music explores themes of love, loss, and anti-war sentiments during ...

, Vietnamese musician * Trinh T. Minh-ha, filmmaker *

Trịnh lords The Trịnh lords ( vi, Chúa Trịnh; Chữ Nôm: 主鄭; 1545–1787), formal title Trịnh Viceroy (; ), also known as Trịnh clan (鄭氏, ''Trịnh thị'') or the House of Trịnh, were a noble feudal clan who de facto ruled Northern Viet ...

, family who ruled Northern Vietnam for more than 100 years *

François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc (; born 11 November 1986) is a French rugby union player for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or inside centre. Biography Trinh-Duc was b ...

, French rugby union player of Vietnamese descent *

Trang Trịnh Trịnh Mai Trang (born 1986, in Hanoi) known as Trang Trịnh, is a Vietnamese pianist. Trang Trinh started musical training aged 4 in Hanoi. She moved to England to study and later graduated from the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy ...

, Vietnamese pianist

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