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. The name is also transliterated as Yang in

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. 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.

Notable people

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 Dương Thị Ngọc Vân (楊氏玉雲, 952 – 1000) courtesy name Vân Nga (雲娥) was the only empress dowager of the Đinh dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê dynasty. When her husband Đ ...

, 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 (wikt:楊, 楊wikt:三, 三wikt:哥, 哥), formally King Bình of Dương (wikt:楊, 楊wikt:平, 平wikt:王, 王), later known as the Duke of Chương Dương (章陽公) (died 10 August 980), was king of the Ngô dynasty from 9 ...

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

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

Dương Quỳnh Hoa Dương Quỳnh Hoa (1930–2006) was a notable member of the National Liberation Front (Việt Cộng) in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisionary government, serving as a cabinet member. Early years Born in 193 ...

, 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. Biography Early life Born in 1947 in Thái Bình a province in northern Vietnam, Dương Thu Hương came of age just as the Vietnam War was turning violent. At the ...

, Vietnamese author and political dissident. *

Dương Trương Thiên Lý Dương Trương Thiên Lý (born 10 June 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 ...

, 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''. Biography Born into a family of six children as the youngest, Tuấn Lin ...

(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 ...

, ARVN general *

Dương Văn Minh Dương Văn Minh (; 16 February 19166 August 2001), popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. ...

, President of South Vietnam, Army of the Republic of Vietnam general *

Dương Văn Nhựt Dương Văn Nhựt (Mỹ Tho, 1918 – 1999) was a colonel in the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. He was also brother of Dương Văn Minh, the last president of South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Viet ...

, 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 Porter Lynn Duong is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Hien on NBC's ''This Is Us''. Early life Porter was born in San Jose, California to a Vietnamese family. She graduated from the University of California at D ...

, American actress *

Quang Duong This list of professional pickleball players includes players who currently, or have in the past, played in professional pickleball tournaments. Professional pickleball tours and leagues: * Those associated with the Pickleball World Rankings ** ...

, American professional pickleball player

References

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