Phan (surname)
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Phan is a common Vietnamese surname.
The name is transliterated as Pan
and Fàn
in Chinese
and Ban in Korean
.
The name is transliterated as Pan
Pan (surname)
Pan is a family name originated from China. Pan also is often romanized as Poon or Pun. The surname is spelled as Poon or Pun in Hong Kong and Macau, Ban in South Korea and Phan in Vietnam....
and Fàn
Fan (surname)
Fan is a transliteration for some Chinese family names, of which the most common ones are 范 and 樊 .-Origin and branch of Fàn :*The Fan trace their origin to the Yao, a legendary Chinese ruler who lived from 2358 - 2258 BCE. Until the Zhou Dynasty 1122–256 BCE they are grouped with the Du clan...
in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and Ban in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
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Famous people
- Aimee PhanAimee PhanAimee Phan is an Vietnamese-American author. She was born and raised in Orange County, California. She received her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she won a Maytag Fellowship. Her first novel, We Should Never Meet, was named a Notable Book by the Kiriyama Prize in fiction and a finalist...
, Writer/novelist - Charles Phan, Celebrity chef, Iron Chef America contestant
- Dat PhanDat PhanDat Phan , is a Vietnamese American stand-up comedian.-Early life:When he was a child, he, his mother, and nine of his siblings emigrated from South Vietnam to the United States. They suffered financial hardships throughout his childhood...
, Comedian, "Last Comic Standing" winner - John Phan, Professional poker player
- Jonathan Phan, Entertainer
- Michelle PhanMichelle PhanMichelle Phan is a Vietnamese-American make-up artist who posts make-up and beauty tutorials on YouTube, sometimes under the online alias ricebunny. Phan attended Ringling College of Art and Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, but did not graduate.-Early life:Michelle Ann Phan was...
, Make up artist - Nam PhanNam PhanNam Phan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...
, Professional mixed martial artist - Nicholas Phan, Tenor
- Tim Phan, Professional poker player
- Young Phan, Professional poker player
- Phan Quoc Bao Han, Singer, entertainer
- Phan Thanh GiảnPhan Thanh GianPhan Thanh Giản or Phan Thanh Jan was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam in 1867.Phan Thanh Giản's grandfather was an ethnic Chinese , while his grandmother was a...
潘清簡, Imperial mandarin, diplomat - Phan Dinh PhungPhan Dinh PhungPhan Đình Phùng was a Vietnamese revolutionary who led rebel armies against French colonial forces in Vietnam. He was the most prominent of the Confucian court scholars involved in anti-French military campaigns in the 19th century and was cited after his death by 20th-century nationalists as a...
, 19th century revolutionary, anti-colonial military leader - Phan Boi ChauPhan Boi ChauPhan Bội Châu was a pioneer of Vietnamese 20th century nationalism. In 1903, he formed a revolutionary organization called the “Reformation Society” ....
, 20th century scholar, revolutionary, anti-colonial activist - Phan Chu TrinhPhan Chu TrinhPhan Chu Trinh also known as Phan Châu Trinh was a famous early 20th century Vietnamese nationalist. He also used the alias Tây Hồ. He sought to end France's brutal occupation of Vietnam...
, 20th century nationalist, writer, anti-colonial activist - Phan Khac SuuPhan Khac SuuPhan Khắc Sửu was President of South Vietnam from 1964–1965.-Biography:He was an octogenarian, a trained agricultural engineer and was a member of the Cao Đài religion.He was a member of Emperor Bảo Đại’s political cabinet....
, President of South Vietnam - Phan Huy QuatPhan Huy QuatDr. Phan Huy Quát served as acting Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam and also as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam.-Biography:On July 2, 1949, Dr. Phan Huy Quát was appointed Minister of Education by Head of State Bảo Đại....
, Prime Minister of South Vietnam - Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (communist)
- Phan Thị Kim Phúc, Child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War
- Phan Bá VànhPhan Ba VanhPhan Bá Vành , a native of Minh Giám village , was the charismatic leader of one of Vietnam's largest peasant uprisings against the Emperor Minh Mạng, the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty...
, Charismatic leader, 19th century revolutionary - Phan KhoiPhan KhoiPhan Khôi was an intellectual leader who inspired a North Vietnamese variety of the Chinese Hundred Flowers Campaign, in which scholars were permitted to criticize the Communist regime, but for which he himself was ultimately persecuted by the Communist Party...
, Author, Intellectual leader - Phan Nhien HaoPhan Nhien HaoPhan Nhiên Hạo is a Vietnamese poet and translator, living in the United States.He was born in Kontum, Vietnam, came to the US in 1991 and now lives in Illinois. He has a BA in Vietnamese Literature from The Teachers College of Saigon, a BA in American Literature from UCLA, and a Master in Library...
, Poet and translator - Phan Nguyên HồngPhan Nguyên HồngPhan Nguyen Hong is a leading authority on the mangrove ecosystem in Asia. He has been involved in comprehensive scientific research in Vietnam, where war and overdevelopment have had a devastating impact on its mangrove ecosystem. He has made a major contribution to the restoration of the...
, Leading authority on the mangrove ecosystem in Asia - Phan Xich LongPhan Xich LongPhan Xích Long, also known as Hồng Long, born Phan Phát Sanh , was a 20th-century Vietnamese mystic and geomancer who claimed to be the Emperor of Vietnam. He attempted to exploit religion as a cover for his own political ambitions, having started his own ostensibly religious organisation...
, Mystic and geomancer - Phan Quang DanPhan Quang DanPhan Quang Đán was a Vietnamese political opposition figure who was one of only two non-government politicians who won a seat in the 1959 South Vietnamese election for the National Assembly. Subsequently, he was arrested by the forces of President Ngo Dinh Diem and not allowed to take his seat...
, Politician