Famous people surnamed Ruan (阮)
23 of the best-known people with the Ruan (阮) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth; people of Korean or Vietnamese descent, who write their surname with the same character, are listed separately.
Ruan Yu(阮瑀)
150–212Cao Wei person CBDB = 29613
Ruan Xian(阮咸)
234–3053rd century Chinese scholar and musician
Ruan Yuan(阮元)
1764–1849Chinese historian, politician and writer (1764–1849)
Nguyen Trung Truc(阮忠直)
1839–1868Led military against the French
Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh(阮文永)
1882–1936journalist (1882-1936)
Ruan Zhenduo(阮振铎)
1893–1973Chinese collaborator with Japan
Ruan Lingyu(阮玲玉)
1910–1935Chinese silent film actress
Bảo Ân(阮福保恩)
b. 1951son of Bao Dai
Ruan Chengfa(阮成发)
b. 1957Chinese politician
Van Tuong Nguyen(阮祥云)
1980–2005Australian convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore (1980-2005)
Ethan Juan(阮经天)
b. 1982Taiwanese actor and model (born 1982)
Nguyễn Tiến Minh(阮进明)
b. 1983badminton player
Ruan Lufei(阮露斐)
b. 1987Chinese chess player
Nguyễn Thùy Linh(阮垂玲)
b. 1997badminton player
Nhat Nguyen(阮日)
b. 2000Irish badminton player
People of Korean or Vietnamese descent with the 阮 surname
Nguyễn Du(阮攸)
1766–1820Vietnamese poet (1765-1820)
Nguyen Huu Tho(阮友寿)
1910–1996Vietnamese politician (1910-1996)
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu(阮文绍)
1923–2001president of South Vietnam from 1965–75
Nguyễn Phú Trọng(阮富仲)
1944–2024General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng(阮晋勇)
b. 1949Prime Minister of Vietnam
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc(阮春福)
b. 1954former President of Vietnam
Peter Nguyen Van Hung(阮文雄)
b. 1958Taiwan-based Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist
Viet Thanh Nguyen(阮越清)
b. 1971American author of fiction
Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.