List of Cambodian Americans

This is a list of notable Cambodian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Cambodian American or must have references showing they are Cambodian American and are notable.

List

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• Zach Charbonnet - football player; drafted to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2023 NFL draft
• Francois Chau - actor; known for his role as Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost
• Sokhary Chau - Mayor of Lowell. First mayor of Cambodian descent in the US.
• Monirith Chhea - visual artist originally from Phnom Penh
• Arn Chorn-Pond - musician and human rights activist^[1]
• Kris Dim - body builder
• Bhante Dharmawara - Buddhist monk and teacher; helped resettle thousands of Cambodian refugees in the US; founded the first Cambodian Buddhist temple in the US
• Sophal Ear - professor at Arizona State University and refugee from Phnom Penh
• Maya Gilliss-Chapman - founder and CEO of Cambodians in Tech, Miss Cambodian American, 2nd Runner
• Elizabeth Heng - politician, candidate for California's 16th congressional district in 2018^[2]
• Vanna Howard - politician, first Cambodian American woman elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (17th Middlesex District)
• Soben Huon - Miss Utah 2006
• Jessa Khan - martial artist/sportsperson
• SreyRam Kuy - first female Cambodian refugee to become a surgeon in the United States; former Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid for the state of Louisiana; former Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care, United States Department of Veterans Affairs^[3][4][5]
• Phillip Lim - fashion designer
• Kalyanee Mam - filmmaker
• Laura Mam - musician and music industry entrepreneur.^[6]
• Sam Meas - first Cambodian-American congressional candidate
• Ros Mey - Buddhist monk and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, head monk of Wat Thormikaram in Providence, Rhode Island
• Rady Mom - politician, first Cambodian American elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (18th Middlesex District)
• Sochua Mu - politician, democracy and women's rights activist^[7]
• Chhom Nimol - lead vocalist for the band Dengue Fever
• Haing S. Ngor (1940-1996) - Oscar-winning actor for his performance in the movie The Killing Fields; author, physician^[8]
• Ted Ngoy - "Doughnut King," entrepreneur and politician^[9]
• Soma Norodom - Princess of Cambodia, journalist and author
• Chanthou Oeur - painter and sculptor
• Monty Oum - visual artist, designer, and animator, of Cambodian and Vietnamese descent
• Pisay Pao - actress
• Sopheap Pich - sculptor and visual artist
• Chath PierSath - poet, painter, and humanitarian
• Dith Pran (1942-2008) - portrayed in the movie The Killing Fields; photojournalist for The New York Times; human rights activist
• Apsara Sakbun - Olympic swimmer
• Brandon Sakbun - mayor
• San Kim Sean - martial artist
• Theary Seng - human rights activist
• Sophiline Cheam Shapiro - choreographer and dance teacher^[10]
• Sichan Siv - former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the author of Golden Bones
• Anthony Veasna So - writer
• Pou Sohtireak - politician
• Khatharya Um - professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley and Berkeley's first Cambodian-American faculty member
• Loung Ung - author, speaker, Khmer Rouge survivor and activist against landmines^[11]
• Jordan Windle - Olympic diver
• Chhun Yasith - political activist, received life sentence for attempting a coup
• Nite Yun - chef and restaurateur

Naturalized

• Angelina Jolie - American actress, maintains dual Cambodian and American citizenship, given Cambodian citizenship in 2005