The following is a list of Vietnamese Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:

• Viet Dinh - former assistant attorney general who drafted the USA Patriot Act
• Eugene H. Trinh - NASA astronaut
• Jane X. Luu - astronomer
• Betty Nguyen - CNN anchor
• Dat Nguyen - NFL player
• Dat Phan - comedian
• Cung Le - kickboxing champion and coach
• Tran Thai Van - Californian assemblyman
• Andrew Lam - editor of the Pacific News Service and a journalist and short story writer
• Katie Luong - actress and model
• John Quoc Duong - executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Kok Ksor - president of the Montagnard Foundation, Inc.
• Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen - singer
• Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh - president of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
• Dustin Nguyen - actor, played Harry Ioki on 21 Jump Street
• Tila Nguyen - model
• Men "The Master" Nguyen - professional poker player
• Scotty Nguyen - professional poker player. Won the World Series of Poker Championship in 1998. Only Vietnamese to claim overall champion title.
• David "The Dragon" Pham - professional poker player
• Ke Huy Quan - actor and stuntman
• Thuy Trang - (1973 - 2001), actress, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
• Stephanie Trong - (1976 - ]), Deputy Editor, Jane Magazine
• Tran Huu Dung - professor of economics and managing editor of Arts & Letters Daily