List of Cambodians
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Cambodia
. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
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19th century and early 20th century
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40's and 50's
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60's and 70's-1975
80's 90's
2000–present
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
Armed forces
- Sosthene FernandezSosthene FernandezGeneral Sosthène Fernandez was the commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces and chief of general staff after Norodom Sihanouk was deposed as head of state in 1970, and is of Khmer Krom-Filipino descent...
- Thongvan FanmuongThongvan FanmuongThongvan Fanmuong was a Cambodian general. He was a graduate of Ecole d'Etat Major and Ecole de Guerre, both in France. He fought the Red Khmer until they took Phnom Penh. He was the last general that remained in office....
- Chhouk RinChhouk RinChhouk Rin is a former Khmer Rouge commander. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of three tourists, Australian David Wilson, 29, Briton Mark Slater, 28, and Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, 27 at Phnom Voar in 1994. In 2005, he lost an appeal to overturn the ruling that sentenced...
- Ta MokTa MokTa Mok , which means "Grandfather Mok" in Khmer, was the nom de guerre of Chhit Choeun , a senior figure in the leadership of the Khmer Rouge...
- Lon NolLon NolLon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister...
- Lon NonLon NonLon Non was a Cambodian politician and soldier who rose to his greatest prominence during the Khmer Republic .Non was the younger brother of Prime Minister Lon Nol...
Lon Nol's brother - Lon NilLon NilLon Nil was the brother of Cambodian Prime Minister Lon Nol, and was a casualty of the Cambodian coup of 1970.Nil was the youngest son of Lon Hin, a district administrator in the French colonial era. Like his brother Lon Nol, he was educated at the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon, and like the...
Lon Nol's brother - Gen. Sak SutsakhanSak SutsakhanGeneral Sak Sutsakhan was a Cambodian politician and soldier who had a long career in the country's politics. He was the last Head of State of the Khmer Republic, the regime overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Sak Sutsakhan formed a pro-US force known as the "Khmer Sâ" .-Early life:Sutsakhan...
- Gen. Dien DelDien DelGeneral Dien Del is a distinguished military figure who directed combat operations in Cambodia, first as a general in the Army of the Khmer Republic and then as a leader of KPNLF guerrilla forces fighting against the Vietnamese occupation .-Early career:Born in the Khmer Krom region of South...
- Gen. Meas SopheaMeas SopheaH.E General. Meas Sophea, born 1955, is a senior general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces . He is currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the R.C.A.F and chief of the Royal Cambodian Army.- Early life :...
Arts
- Chanthou OeurChanthou OeurChanthou Oeuror Chakra Oeur also known as O'Bon, is a Cambodian painter and sculptor who has lived in the United States since the 1980s. -Biography:...
, painter and sculptor - Chath pierSathChath PierSathChath Piersath, born in Chath Piersath, born in Chath Piersath, born in (Kop Nymit, Svay Sisophon District, in Battambang Province is a noted Cambodian American poet, painter and humanitarian...
, poet and painter - Chhim SothyChhim SothyChhim Sothy is an acclaimed Cambodian painter and sculptor noted for his ability in a diverse number of artistic techniques and mediums. -Biography:...
, painter - Duong SareeDuong SareeDuong Suree, born 1957 is a Cambodian artist and illustrator He studied for a Degree in plastic arts at the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1970 and puraued a career in art...
, painter - Vann MolyvannVann MolyvannVann Molyvann is a Cambodian architect. During the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime Prince Norodom Sihanouk enacted a development policy encompassing the whole kingdom with the construction of new towns, infrastructure and architecture...
, architect - Vann NathVann NathVann Nath was a Cambodian painter, artist, writer and human rights activist who was one of a diverse group of writers from 22 countries to receive the prestigious Lillian Hellman/Hammett Award which recognizes courage in the face of political persecution which he faced during the Khmer Rouge...
, painter and Tuol Sleng survivor
Literature
- Chuon Nath Khmer Dictionary
- Dith PranDith PranDith Pran was a Cambodian photojournalist best known as a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian Genocide. He was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields . He was portrayed in the movie by first-time actor Haing S. Ngor , who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor...
, compiled stories and poems of Cambodian genocide survivors and published The Children of the Killing Fields: Memoirs of Survivors. His life's story has been portrayed in the movie, The Killing Fields. His genocide education project has helped people in the United States to further understand the flight of the Cambodian people. - Keng Vannsak Literature expert
- Kim Hak (Tek Tonle Sap)
- King Ang Duong novelist: Kakey, Kangrey
- Krom NgoyKrom ngoyPoet Ou or Krom Ngoy was a famous Khmer poet and player of “Kse Diev”, a Khmer traditional one string instrument. His fame spread to Thailand, and he was invited to sing for the then Thai King...
the greatest Khmer poet - L'OKNHA Suttantaprija ind a poet and religious scholar
- Loung UngLoung UngLoung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World...
, author of When they first killed my father. - Ngoun Saom(Tum Teav)
- Nhok Them novelist: Kolap Pailin
- Nou Hachnovelist: Pka Sroporn, Mealea Duong Chett
- Nuon Khoeun Political scientist- author of "Domnoeu Chpous Tov Tiss Khang Lech"- joined Khmer Rouge and was executed by Khmer Rouge.
- Parn Poung Bopha novelist: Chan Reas Chlong Daen
- Rim KinRim KinRim Kin was a Cambodian writer, and one of the founders of Cambodian modern literature. Published in 1938, he was the author of Sophat, the first published novel in Cambodia, and Cambodian's first modern novel to be written in prose rather than the customary verse form. It became a 1964 movie of...
(Sophat) - Venerable Som (Tum TeavTum TeavTum Teav is a classic tragic love story of the Literature of Cambodia that has been told throughout the country since at least the middle of the 19th century....
) - Santhor Mok (Tum TeavTum TeavTum Teav is a classic tragic love story of the Literature of Cambodia that has been told throughout the country since at least the middle of the 19th century....
) - Seng Theary, writer and lawyer. She is currently the director of the Center for Social Development.
- Soth PolinSoth PolinSoth Polin is a Khmer writer. His first novel, A Meaningless Life, was published in 1964. He also founded the Nokor Thom newspaper, which was published from the late 1960s until 1974...
- Tharum Bun, prominent Cambodian blogger and writer.
- Mrs. Tran Ngia author of many books in the 1970s.
- Vandy KaonnVandy KaonnVandy Kaonn is a Khmer history analyst and author of various books of philosophy, sociology, politics and history in Khmer and French. Kaonn studied sociology a the Sorbonne and graduated in 1970. He is now well known to most Cambodian people from the Khmer History programme on RFI .-References:...
- You BoYou BoYou Bo is a Khmer writer and the president of the Khmer Writers' Association, whose office is located at Wat Botum, Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia....
Directors
Pre-Khmer Rouge- Ieu PannakarIeu PannakarIeu Pannakar is a Cambodian film director and senator. Among the first Cambodians to study film making, he is one of Cambodia's pioneering film directors. He is a co-founder of Bophana: The Audio-Visual Resource Center - Cambodia...
1955 - present
Present
- Rithy PanhRithy PanhRithy Panh is an internationally and critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia...
, His films include The Night After the War, S-21, Bophana, and more. 1989–present - Tea Lim Kun, The Snake King's WifeThe Snake King's WifeThe Snake Man is a 1970 Cambodian drama horror film based on a Cambodian myth about a snake goddess, starring Khmer famous actress at era, Dy Saveth and Chea Yuthorn who was hugely popular in Thailand after the film release...
Actors
- Kong Som EunKong Som EunKong Som Eun was a famous Cambodian actor and film director who ruled the Cambodian film industry from the mid 1960s through the early 70s.-Career:Kong Som Eun ranked higher than all Cambodian actors of the late 60s and early 70s...
, most popular actor from 1965-1975 - Van Vanak from the 1970s
- Haing S. NgorHaing S. NgorDr. Haing Somnang Ngor was a Cambodian American physician, actor and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his debut performance in the movie The Killing Fields, in which he portrayed Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran. His mother was...
, the first Cambodian to ever won an academy award for his supporting acting role in The Killing Fields, playing Dith Pran, the New York Time's reporter working with Syndney Schamberg. - Tep RundaroTep RundaroTep Rindaro is known to be the longest starring actor in Cambodia since the fall of the Khmer Rouge. His first film was The Secret Tears in the Quiet Purple Night, released in 1987.-Early life:...
Actresses
- Ampor TeviAmpor TeviAmpor Tevy was a famous Cambodian actress throughout the 1990s. Within the span of her career she has starred in numerous films, from movies to musical skits. Her career started in 1988 with her paired actor Sam Vityea. After Sam Vityea died that year, Ampor Tevi was often paired with fellow...
- Danh MonikaDanh MonikaDanh Monica is a Cambodian actresses of the 2000s along with Keo Pich Pisey, Veth Rattana, Suos Sotheara, Chan Leakenna, Keo Nisa, Duch Sophea, and Sarai Sakana...
- Keo Pich PiseyKeo Pich PiseyKeo Pich Pisey is a Cambodian actress, model, and former dancer.She is best known for her portrayal of San Chhay in the F4 Cambodian film series...
- Pisith PilikaPisith PilikaOak Eap Pili , was a Cambodian ballet dancer and actress. Pilika appeared in hundreds of movies and thousands of karaoke ranging from the 1980s through the 1990s. Her career was brought to a premature end when she was murdered by a gunshot.-Early life:Piseth Pilika was born to Oak Harl and Meng...
- Saom Vansodany
- Sok SreymomSok SreymomSok Sreymom is one of Cambodia's most beloved film stars with roles in over 100 films and videos. She now lives in California as an accomplished singer traveling around the US appearing with Khmer bands for the last ten years and is releasing her first American music video...
- Veth RattanaVeth RattanaVeth Rathana was a Cambodian actress who's popularity rose in the mid 2000s from 2003 to 2007. She was among the most successful Cambodian actresses of the 2000s alongside Danh Monika, Keo Pich Pisey, Sim Solika, and Suos Sotheara. In 2006, she married Tuk Vandy and in 2007 Rattana fled to The...
- Vichara DanyVichara DanyVichara Dany was a widely popular actress in Cambodia who most likely made her debut in 1967. She starred in a majority of films which include Thavory Meas Bong, Tep Sodachan, and Sovann Pancha during the nation's golden age of cinema. She is often paired on screen with fellow actor Kong...
most popular actress from 1967-1975 - Virak DaraVirak DaraVirak Dara is a Cambodian actress primarily known for her roles in the 1960s and early-to-mid-1970s. In 1967 she starred as "Kong Rey" in Puthisean Neang Kong Rey, which is to date the biggest Cambodian movie ever made. Her most famous film is An Euil Srey An, released in 1971...
- Dy SavethDy SavethDy Saveth is a renowned Cambodian actress and first Miss Cambodia . She featured several films throughout the 1960s until the communist takeover in 1975, and later from 1993 to present. She married Huoy Keng, an actor, producer and film director, during the 1970s. Just as Van Vanak ran his own...
pioneer of Khmer cinema
Music
classicsClassics
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19th century and early 20th century
- ChuChuChu or CHU may refer to:Surname:* Chu , a common Chinese surname for 朱 , but it can also refer to any Chinese surname whose pinyin is "chu", such as 楚, 储, 褚, 初, 除 and other possible surnames....
classics
Classics
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40's and 50's
- Jek Mach
- Sang Sarun
- Mao Sareth
- Sinn SisamouthSinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth was a famous and highly prolific Cambodian singer-songwriter in the 1950s to the 1970s.Widely considered the "King of Khmer music", Sisamouth, along with Ros Sereysothea, Pan Ron, and other artists, was part of a thriving pop music scene in Phnom Penh that blended elements of Khmer...
(1935–1975) - King Norodom Sihanouk
classics
Classics
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60's and 70's-1975
- In Yeng
- Houy Meas
- Meas Hok Seng
- Meas Samon
- Pan RonPan RonPan Ron was a Cambodian singer and songwriter who was at the height of popularity in the 1960s and early 1970s. She had some success in the early 60s after her hit "Pka Kabass" in 1963, but her career really took off when she began recording with Sinn Sisamouth in 1966.In the late 1960s, Pan...
- Ros SereysotheaRos SereysotheaRos Sereysothea was a famous Cambodian singer during the nation's thriving cultural renaissance. She sang from a variety of genres but romantic ballads emerged as her most popular works. Despite a rather short career she is credited with producing hundreds of songs and even starring in a few movies...
(1948–1977) - Sin Sisamouth(1932–1975)
80's 90's
- Choum Chovin
- Choum Nimol
- Him SivornHim SivornHim Sivorn is a popular female singer in Cambodia.-Reference:...
- Keo Sarath
- Meng Keo PichendaMeng Keo PichendaMeng Keo Pichenda is a popular singer in Cambodia, and has been contracted to many companies for her services. She is the youngest of three sisters, all of them are vocal musicians....
- Noy Vanneth
- Touch Sunnix (1988-2004)
- Un Sophal
2000–present
- Chhet Sovan PanhaChhet Sovan PanhaChhet Sovan Panya is a Cambodian singer. She is the only singer to reach the top rankings in Cambodia's competitive music industry with almost no self-promotion.-Early life:...
- Kim LeakhenaKim LeakhenaKim Leakhena is a Cambodia female pop music vocalist and model. She is signed to Rasmey Hang Meas Production, one of Cambodia's leading popular entertainment companies.-Career:...
- Khan Makara James
- Khemarak Sereymon
- Khum Punnadeth
- Preap SovathPreap SovathPreap Sovath is a singer in Cambodia. He records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas....
- Meng Keo PichendaMeng Keo PichendaMeng Keo Pichenda is a popular singer in Cambodia, and has been contracted to many companies for her services. She is the youngest of three sisters, all of them are vocal musicians....
- Nop Bayarith
- Sokun Nisa
- Touch Sunnix
Politics and Activism
- Chan NakChan NakChan Nak was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1953 to 1954. He was the second prime minister of an independent Cambodia, following Penn Nouth....
- Chan SyChan SyChan Sy, also spelt Chan Si, was a Cambodian politician. He became Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 to 1984.-Biography:...
- Cheam ChannyCheam ChannyCheam Channy is a Cambodian politician and member of parliament for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party . He was elected as a representative for Battambang Province in the 1998 National Elections, then again for Kompong Cham province in 2003.On 3 February 2005, a vote in the Cambodian National...
- Cheng HengCheng HengCheng Heng was a Cambodian politician, who acted as the country's Head of State from 1970–1971, and was a relatively prominent political figure during the Khmer Republic period ....
- Heng SamrinHeng SamrinHeng Samrin is a Cambodian politician. He was the chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia , and later vice chairman and chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia since 2006....
- Hong LimHong LimHong Muy Lim , Australian politician, has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1996, representing the seat of Clayton for the Australian Labor Party.Lim was born in Cambodia, and is of Chinese Cambodian origins...
, First Cambodian Member of Victorian Parliament's (Australia) Legislative Assembly. - Chea SothChea SothChea Soth is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Prey Veng Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.-References:...
- Hun SenHun SenHun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979...
- Chea SimChea SimChea Sim is a Chinese Cambodian politician. He was the President of the National Assembly from 1981–98 and is currently the President of the Senate .-Biography:...
- Ieng SaryIeng SaryIeng Sary was a powerful figure in the Khmer Rouge. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979 and held several senior positions in the Khmer Rouge until his defection to the government in 1996....
- Ieng ThirithIeng ThirithIeng Thirith was an influential figure in the Khmer Rouge, but was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee. Her original name is Khieu Thirith...
- Ieu KoeusIeu KoeusIeu Koeus served as Prime Minister of Cambodia for nine days in September 1949.Considered an intellectual, he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party in April 1946, created a self-declared government on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaur on September...
- In TamIn TamIn Tam was a former Prime Minister of Cambodia. He served in that position from May 6, 1973 to December 9 1973, and had a long career in Cambodian politics.-Political career:...
- Kem SokhaKem SokhaKem Sokha is the President of the Human Rights Party in Cambodia. He was born on 27 June 1953 in Takéo, Cambodia.-Politics:National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2008–Present• LAND RIGHTS. Active opponent of illegal evictions....
, former president of the Cambodian Center for Human RightsCambodian Center for Human RightsThe Cambodian Center for Human Rights is a non-partisan, independent, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights throughout Cambodia. It focuses primarily on civil and political rights and on a variety of interlinked human rights issues...
between 2002 and 2006 and founder of the Human Rights Party (Cambodia)Human Rights Party (Cambodia)The Human Rights Party is a Cambodian political party founded on 22 July 2007 led by Kem Sokha. Critics allege that its foundation is meant to weaken opposition parties and is driven by the ruling party...
in 2007. - Kem MonovithyaKem MonovithyaMonovithya Kem, born in 1981, is the eldest daughter of Cambodian politician and human rights activist Kem Sokha. She successfully campaigned for her father's release from Cambodia's prison in 2006...
, daughter of activist Kem SokhaKem SokhaKem Sokha is the President of the Human Rights Party in Cambodia. He was born on 27 June 1953 in Takéo, Cambodia.-Politics:National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2008–Present• LAND RIGHTS. Active opponent of illegal evictions....
who successfully campaigned for her father's release from prison in 2005. - Kaing Khek Ieu Duch- Notorious Khmer Rouge's Director of Tuol Sleng Torture Centre.
- Khieu SamphanKhieu SamphanKhieu Samphan was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as Cambodia's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, though Pol Pot was the group's true political leader and held the most...
- Khieu PonnaryKhieu PonnaryKhieu Ponnary was the first wife of Pol Pot, sister of Khieu Thirith and sister-in-law to Ieng Sary.Khieu Ponnary was born in 1920 in Battambang Province, and her sister, Khieu Thirith, was born about 12 years later. Their father, a Cambodian judge, abandoned the family during World War II,...
- Lon NolLon NolLon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister...
- Long BoretLong BoretLong Boret or Long Boreth was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from December 26, 1973 to April 17, 1975. Highly regarded for his honesty, he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a peace settlement with the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War...
- Nuon CheaNuon CheaNuon Chea , also known as Long Bunruot , is a Cambodian former communist politician and former chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge. He was commonly known as "Brother Number Two" second in command to Pol Pot who was leader during the Cambodian Genocide 1975-1979...
- Pa Teang, arrested in 2005 along with activist Kem SokhaKem SokhaKem Sokha is the President of the Human Rights Party in Cambodia. He was born on 27 June 1953 in Takéo, Cambodia.-Politics:National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2008–Present• LAND RIGHTS. Active opponent of illegal evictions....
. Director of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media. - Pol PotPol PotSaloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea....
, top leader of the Khmer Rouge responsible for the Cambodian genocide where two million people or more killed and starved. - Sam RainsySam RainsySam Rainsy is a Cambodian politician.Sam Rainsy was born in Phnom Penh, son of Sam Sary, a member of Cambodia's government for a time in the 1950s. He moved to France in 1965, studied there and then worked in a variety of Parisian financial companies...
- Sam SarySam SarySam Sary was a Cambodian politician who participated in the so-called Bangkok Plot against Prince Norodom Sihanouk. He was a son of Sam Nhean, a prominent politician in the 1940s and father of Sam Rainsy, presently a leader of the main Cambodia's opposition party...
- Sar KhengSar KhengSar Kheng is the Cambodian Minister of the Interior. In this capacity he also holds the rank of Deputy Prime Minister. He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party and is one of the highest ranking members of that party. Sar has been the Minister of the Interior since 1998...
- Son Ngoc MinhSon Ngoc MinhSon Ngoc Minh , also known as Achar Mean, was a Cambodian communist politician whose first notable career achievement was in 1950 when he was appointed the head of provisional revolutionary government of the United Issarak Front organized at Hongdan...
- Son Ngoc ThanhSon Ngoc ThanhSon Ngoc Thanh was a Cambodian nationalist and republican policitian, with a long history as a rebel and a government minister.-Early life:...
- Son SannSon SannSon Sann was a Cambodian politician and anti-communist resistance leader. Born in Phnom Penh, he held the office of Prime Minister in 1967-68. A devout Buddhist, he fathered seven children and was married....
- Son SenSon SenSon Sen was a Cambodian Communist politician and soldier. A member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea/Party of Democratic Kampuchea, the Khmer Rouge, from 1974 to 1992, Sen oversaw the Party's security apparatus, including the Santebal secret police and the notorious...
- Ung HuotUng HuotUng Huot is a Cambodian political figure.Ung moved to Australia in the early 1970s, as Cambodia's civil war was beginning. He settled in Melbourne and proclaimed himself a leader of the Cambodian expatriate committee in that city. He moved back to Cambodia in the early 1990s as the communist...
- Youhorn Chea, Former Mayor of City of Greater Dandenong.
- Am RongAm RongAm Rong was a Cambodian soldier and filmmaker, who acted as a spokesman on military matters for the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War...
Religion
- Tep VongTep VongTep Vong is a Cambodian Buddhist monk, currently the Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia. He was the youngest of seven senior monks re-ordained under Vietnamese supervision in 1979 in order to provide a core leadership group for the re-establishment of the Cambodian sangha, which had been nearly...
- Bour KryBour KrySamdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry is the seventh and current Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika order of Cambodia.-Early life:...
- Maha Ghosananda led the Dhammayietra Peace March during the UNTAC years through Khmer Rouge territories. He is known as the Gandhi of Cambodia. He recently died.
- Chuon Nath Cambodian Buddhist Partriarch (1948–1969)and Khmer literature expert until his death in 1969.
Royalty
- Jayavarman VIIJayavarman VIIJayavarman VII was a king of the Khmer Empire in present day Siem Reap, Cambodia. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. He married Jayarajadevi and then, after her death, married her sister Indradevi...
- Norodom Buppha Devi
- Norodom RanariddhNorodom RanariddhPrince Norodom Ranariddh is the second son of former king Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.-Biography:...
- Norodom SihanoukNorodom SihanoukNorodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...
- Norodom SihamoniNorodom SihamoniNorodom Sihamoni is the current reigning King of Cambodia. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004...
- Norodom SuramaritNorodom SuramaritNorodom Suramarit was King of Cambodia from 1955 until his death. He is the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia's current king, Norodom Sihamoni...
Science and technology
- Norbert KleinNorbert KleinNorbert Klein was Bishop of Brno from 1916 to 1926 and 59th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1923 to 1933....
, Founder of the Open Forum of CambodiaOpen Forum of CambodiaThe Open Forum of Cambodia was formed in 1994 and is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to promote dialogue in Cambodian society.It provided the first e-mail service in the country in 1994 to encourage dialogue and address social concerns...
; introduced key technologies to Cambodia, including e-mail, throughout the 1990s.
Social work
- Arn Chorn-PondArn Chorn-PondArn Chorn-Pond is a human rights activist committed to preserving traditional Cambodian music.-Early life:Chorn-Pond was born in Cambodia in 1966 into a Battambang family of performers and musicians...
, human rights activist - Beat RichnerBeat RichnerDr. Beat Richner is a Swiss pediatrician, cellist , and founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia.Richner worked at the Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital in Phnom Penh in 1974 and 1975...
, pediatrician - Geraldine CoxGeraldine CoxGeraldine Cox is president and operator of the Sunrise Children's Village orphanage in the province of Kandal, in Cambodia. She is the only Australian to have been granted Cambodian citizenship by a royal decree from King Norodom Sihanouk....
- Kem SokhaKem SokhaKem Sokha is the President of the Human Rights Party in Cambodia. He was born on 27 June 1953 in Takéo, Cambodia.-Politics:National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2008–Present• LAND RIGHTS. Active opponent of illegal evictions....
- Loung UngLoung UngLoung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World...
, author - Peter L. PondPeter L. PondThe Reverend Peter Lawrence Pond was a New England clergyman, activist and philanthropist who worked with Cambodian orphans on the Thai-Cambodian border...
, refugee rights activist and foster father of 16 Cambodian orphans - Somaly MamSomaly MamSomaly Mam is a Cambodian author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human sex trafficking, and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts.-Early life:...