Dao is a surname in Canada, India, the Philippines, Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, the UK, Portugal, the US and Vietnam.

Notable people

Anh Dao Traxel Anh Dao Traxel (Vietnamese alphabet, Vietnamese spelling: Anh Đào Traxel; born Dương Anh Đào; born 22 August 1957) is the foster parent, foster daughter of the late French president Jacques Chirac (1932–2019) and his wife Bernadette Chirac, ...

, Vietnamese refugee *

Đào Duy Anh Đào Duy Anh (25 April 1904 – 1 April 1988) was a Vietnamese historian and List of lexicographers, lexicographer. He was born in Thanh Oai, Hà Tây, now, Hanoi. He was one of the writers associated with the Nhân Văn-Giai Phẩm affair. ...

, Vietnamese historian *

Bernadette Sanou Dao Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, French Sudan) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé author and politician. At age 11, her family returned to Republic of Upper Volta, Upper Volta from Mali. She attended Kolog-Naba college in Ouagad ...

, Burkinabé author * Dao Bac, American poker player * Chloe Dao, Vietnamese-American fashion designer and winner of the second season of

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.'' * Đào Duy Từ, Vietnamese poet * David Dao, passenger involved on

United Express Flight 3411 incident On April 9, 2017, at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, four paying customers were selected to be involuntarily deplaned from United Express Flight 3411 to make room for four deadheading employees. One of these passengers was David Dao, 69 ...

* Dao Droste, Vietnamese-German artist * Fanta Dao, Malian sprinter * Đào Thiên Hải, Vietnamese chess player *

Từ Đạo Hạnh Từ Đạo Hạnh (chữ Hán: , 1072-1116) also Đức Thánh Láng (德聖𣼽), was a Vietnamese monk who lived at the Thầy Temple near modern Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most ...

, Vietnamese monk * Issoumaïla Dao, Ivorian footballer *

Jia Dao Jia Dao () (779–843), courtesy name Langxian (), was a Chinese Buddhist monk and poet active during the Tang dynasty. Biography Jia Dao was born near modern Beijing; after a period as a Buddhist monk, he went to Chang'an. He became one of H ...

, Chinese Buddhist monk * Joseph Dao, Burkinabé bishop * Julie C. Dao, Vietnamese-American author *

Đào Duy Khánh Đào Duy Khánh (born 30 January 1993) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a center back for Bắc Ninh. Honours Clubs Hanoi *V.League 1 : Winners : 2016, 2018 : Runners-up : 2014, 2015 *Vietnamese Super Cup : Runners-up : 2015, 201 ...

, Vietnamese footballer *

Khoi Dao Khoi Dao (born September 3, 1999)Birthday tweets: * * is an American voice actor. Filmography Animation Anime Film Video games Video on demand References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dao, Khoi Living peopl ...

, Vietnamese-American voice actor *

Lassina Dao Lassina Dao (born 6 February 1971) is a retired Ivorian footballer. He was a member of the Ivory Coast squad for the 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January ...

, Ivorian footballer * Macoura Dao, Ivorian politician *

Ming Dao Ming Dao (; born 26 February 1980) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. He is known for starring in '' The Prince Who Turns into a Frog'', which held the highest single episode average rating of 6.99 for a Taiwanese drama from 2005 to 200 ...

, Taiwanese actor *

Đào Nhật Minh Đào Nhật Minh (born 27 April 1992) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in th ...

, Vietnamese footballer *

Moussa Dao Moussa Dao (born 26 August 1992) is a Burkinabé professional football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Talaba, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top division in Iraq Iraq, officially the Republi ...

, Burkinabé footballer *

Đào Văn Nam Đào Văn Nam (born 10 May 1996) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a defender for V.League 1 club Hà Nội. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back and a defensive midfielder. Club career Hong Linh Ha Tinh After playing yo ...

, Vietnamese footballer *

Outsana Dao Outsana Dao (born 1 June 1960) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow ...

, Laotian boxer *

Shen Dao Shen Dao () was an early to mid Warring states period Chinese philosopher and writer. Noteworthy as a predecessor influencing both Han Fei and Daoism, his remaining fragments are the most substantial of any Jixia Academy scholar, and may have ...

, Chinese philosopher *

Đào Văn Phong Đào Văn Phong (born June 6, 1985, in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese footballer who is a left back for V.League 1 side Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team. Achievements Club Quảng Nam *V.League 1: : Winne ...

, Vietnamese footballer *

Dao Minh Quan Dao Minh Quan (born Đào Minh Quân in 1952) is a Vietnamese-American politician. He is the 3rd President of the Third Republic of Vietnam, a claimed government in exile. He is known for starting the Vietnam New Democratic Movement. Early lif ...

, Vietnamese-American politician *

Lê Quang Đạo Lê Quang Đạo (; 8 August 1921 – 24 July 1999) was a Vietnamese politician who was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1960 to 1991. Having served 28 years in the military, he was promoted to the rank of M ...

, Vietnamese politician *

Thomas Dao Ling Yuan "Thomas" Dao (April 27, 1921 – July 16, 2009) was a Chinese American physician and specialist in breast cancer, its causes and treatment, who was one of the earliest proponents of minimalist alternatives to radical mastectomy as a t ...

, Chinese-American physician *

Vince Dao Vince Dao is an American conservative political commentator and social media personality. His promotion of conservatism brought him media recognition. He is the former leader of American Populist Union. Background and early life Dao is from Lo ...

, American political commentator * Youssouf Dao, Ivorian footballer * Dao Zheng, Taiwanese Buddhist nun *

Zhuan Dao Venerable Zhuan Dao (; 18711943) was the founder of the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery in Singapore. Biography Venerable Zhuan Dao was born in 1872 and was ordained as a monk at nineteen years old. In 1906, he assisted Venerable Hsu Yu ...

, Singaporean Buddhist monk

References

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