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Ho Chi Minh City (vnm)

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Ho Chi Minh City ranks 739th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagano Prefecture, Dundee, and Blackpool. Memorable people born in Ho Chi Minh City include Marguerite Duras, Amanda Lear, and Jonathan Ke Quan. Memorable people who died in Ho Chi Minh City include Trần Văn Trà, Phạm Duy, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi. Ho Chi Minh City has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. Ho Chi Minh City is located in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of 14,002,598 in 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1796 and 1991, Ho Chi Minh City was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Marguerite Duras, Amanda Lear, and Jonathan Ke Quan. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Ho Chi Minh City including Trần Văn Trà, Phạm Duy, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi.

People Born in Ho Chi Minh City

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People Deceased in Ho Chi Minh City

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ho Chi Minh City were actors (5), writers (2), politicians (2), singers (1), and musicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (10), musicians (2), military personnels (1), extremists (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ho Chi Minh City, including Jonathan Ke Quan, Chantal Goya, and Linh Dan Pham. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ho Chi Minh City, including Jonathan Ke Quan, Chantal Goya, and Linh Dan Pham.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Ho Chi Minh City since 1700.