Trần

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Trần (陳) or Tran is a common Vietnamese surname. More than 10% of all Vietnamese share this surname. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Chen. A considerable number of Chinese who are not Vietnamese also adapted this surname.

History[]

The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden age in Vietnam, and successfully withheld the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, introducing improvements to Chinese gunpowder. During the Tran dynasty, the arts and sciences flourished, and Chữ Nôm was used for the first time in mainstream poetry. Emperor Trần Nhân Tông was a great reformer of Chu Nom and the first emperor to use Chu Nom in Vietnamese poetry.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

List of people surnamed Tran[]

• Trần Bình Trọng (1259–1285), Vietnamese general
• Trần Đại Quang (1956–2018), President of Vietnam
• Trần Độ (1923–2002), lieutenant general of the People's Army of Vietnam and political reformer
• Lana Condor (born 1997), birth name Tran Dong Lan, US actor
• Trần Đức Lương (born 1937), President of Vietnam
• Trần dynasty (1225-1400), Rulers of Đại Việt/Vietnam
• Later Trần dynasty (1407-1413), period of unrest in Đại Việt/Vietnam
• Trần Hiếu Ngân (born 1972), Vietnamese Taekwando athlete
• Trần Hưng Đạo (1228–1300), prince, statesman, military commander of Đại Việt/Vietnam
• Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức (born 1966) Vietnamese engineer, entrepreneur, human rights activist, prisoner of conscience
• Karrueche Tran (born 1988), US actor
• Kelly Marie Tran (born 1989), US actor
• Trần Kim Tuyến (1925–1995), chief of intelligence of South Vietnam
• Trần Lê Quốc Toàn (born 1989), Vietnamese Olympic weightlifter
• Trần Lệ Xuân (1924–2011), also known as Madame Nhu, politician of South Vietnam
• Levy Tran (born 1983), US actor, model
• Tran My Van (active 1986-2006), Vietnamese Australian academic in history & Asian studies
• Natalie Tran (born 1986), Australian video blogger
• Trần Ngọc Tâm (fl 1957-64), member of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Nhân Tông (1258–1308), given name Trần Khâm, emperor of Trần dynasty,
• The Tran Organization, a group of casino cheats in the 2000s
• Trần Phú (1804-1931), Vietnamese General Secretary of Indochinese Communist Party
• Trần Quang Khôi (born 1930) general of Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Roni Tran Binh Trong (born 1987), Finnish singer
• Trần Hưng Đạo, an imperial prince, statesman and military commander of Đại Việt military forces during the Trần Dynasty.
• Trần Thái Tông (1218–1277) emperor of Trần Dynasty,
• Thalia Tran, American actress
• Trần Thánh Tông (1240–1290), given name Trần Hoảng (陳晃), emperor of Trần dynasty,
• Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born 1990), Miss Vietnam winner
• Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) officer in Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Thủ Độ (1194–1264) general, leader of Trần clan
• Trần Thu Hà, also known as Hà Trần (born 1977) Vietnamese singer, producer
• Trần Trọng Kim (1883–1953), courtesy name Lệ Thần, Vietnamese scholar, Prime Minister of Empire of Vietnam
• Trần Tử Bình (1907–1967), Vietnamese revolutionary, general of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, ambassador
• Trần Văn Đôn (1917–1998), general in Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Văn Hai (died 1976), brigadier general in Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984), president of government of Cochinchina, Prime Minister of State of Vietnam
• Trần Văn Hương (1903–1982) president of South Vietnam
• Trần Văn Khắc (1902-1990) founder of Vietnamese Scouting movement
• Charles Tran Van Lam (1913–2001), Minister for Foreign Affairs for Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Văn Minh, also known as Sylvain Trần Văn Minh (1923–2009), diplomat, general of Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Trần Văn Thủy (born 1940), Vietnamese documentary film director
• Trần Văn Trà, Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (1918–1996), Vietnamese general

See also[]

• Chen (surname)

References[]

Surname list

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