RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nguyễn Văn Thuận

1928 - 2002

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Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận, also known as Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (pronounced [ŋʷjə̌ˀn van tʰwə̂ˀn] ; 17 April 1928 – 16 September 2002), was a Vietnamese cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was a nephew of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, and of Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục. Thuận, targeted for his faith as well as his family connections to Ngô Đình Diệm, was detained by the communist government of Vietnam in a re-education camp for 13 years, nine in solitary confinement. Pope Francis named him as Venerable on 4 May 2017, a significant step on the road towards canonization. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Văn Thuận is the 1,990th most popular religious figure (down from 1,817th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 67th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Vietnamese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nguyễn Văn Thuận ranks 1,990 out of 3,187. Before him are Juliana Falconieri, Saint Domnius, Abdurreshid Ibrahim, Aloísio Lorscheider, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Mang of Xia. After him are Diodorus of Tarsus, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Émilie de Villeneuve, Anthony of Kiev, and Edward Cassidy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Nguyễn Văn Thuận ranks 225. Before him are Maynard Ferguson, Rosemary Clooney, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Christian d'Oriola, Yury Yakovlev, and Leonid Bykov. After him are Reg Park, Robert Brout, José Bonaparte, Abdellatif Filali, Alexis Korner, and Arnfinn Bergmann. Among people deceased in 2002, Nguyễn Văn Thuận ranks 123. Before him are Barbara Valentin, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Rosemary Clooney, Ernst Stojaspal, Yevgeny Svetlanov, and Domènec Balmanya. After him are Eusebio Tejera, Dudley Moore, Martti Miettunen, Wolfgang Preiss, Robert Guéï, and Humaira Begum.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Thuận ranks 56 out of 136. Before him are Phan Thi Kim Phuc (1963), Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Đỗ Mười (1917), Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795), and Son Ngoc Thanh (1908). After him are Nguyễn Du (1765), Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949), Nick Ut (1951), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), and Lê Đức Anh (1920).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Vietnam

Among religious figures born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Thuận ranks 4. Before him are Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926), Ngô Đình Thục (1897), and Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795). After him are Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934), Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938), and Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1921).

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