List of Famous people born in Laos

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Anouvong

Born on January 1, 1767
Died on January 26, 1829 (aged 62)

Chao Anouvong, or regnal name Xaiya Setthathirath V, , led the Lao rebellion (1826–28) as the last monarch of the Kingdom of Vientiane. Anouvong succeeded to the throne in 1805 upon the death of his brother, Chao Inthavong, Xaiya Setthathirath IV, who had succeeded their father, Ong Bun or Phrachao Siribounyasan Xaiya Setthathirath III. Anou was known by his father's regal number until recently discovered records disclosed that his father and brother had the same regal name.

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Sisavang Vong

First Name Sisavang
Born on July 14, 1885
Died on October 29, 1959 (aged 74)

Sisavang Phoulivong was king of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later the Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 29 October 1959.

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Souphanouvong

Born on July 13, 1909
Died on January 9, 1995 (aged 85)

Prince Souphanouvong was, along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the figurehead President of Laos from December 1975 to August 1991.

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Sisavang Vatthana

First Name Sisavang
Born on November 13, 1907
Died on May 13, 1978 (aged 70)

Sisavang Vatthana or sometimes Savang Vatthana was the last king of the Kingdom of Laos and the 6th Prime Minister of Laos serving from 29 October to 21 November 1951. He ruled from 1959 after his father's death until his forced abdication in 1975. His rule ended with the takeover by the Pathet Lao in 1975, after which he and his family were sent to a re-education camp by the new government.

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Thu Kamkasomphou

First Name Thu
Born on October 12, 1968 (age 54)

Thu Kamkasomphou is a Laotian-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.

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Kamphoui

Born on July 12, 1912
Died on December 12, 1981 (aged 69)

Khamphoui was the Queen of Laos and consort to Sisavang Vatthana, the second King of Laos. She was arrested with the rest of her family and reportedly died in a re-education camp in 1982.

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Vong Savang

First Name Vong
Last Name Savang
Born on September 27, 1931
Died on May 2, 1978 (aged 46)

Vong Savang was the Crown Prince to throne of the Kingdom of Laos. After the Laotian Civil War in 1975, he and his family were arrested by the Pathet Lao and sent to re-education camps, where they died.

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Soulivong Savang

First Name Soulivong
Born on May 8, 1963 (age 59)

Crown Prince Soulivong Savang, grandson of the last King of Laos Savang Vatthana, is the pretender to the Lao throne. Laos was a monarchy until 1975, when the communist Pathet Lao seized control of the nation, causing Savang Vatthana to abdicate his throne. Soulivong Savang lives in exile in Paris.

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Kaysone Phomvihane

Nguyen Cai Song
First Name Kaysone
Born on December 13, 1920
Died on November 21, 1992 (aged 71)

Kaysone Phomvihane was the first leader of the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his death in 1992. After the Communists seized power in the wake of the Laotian Civil War, he was the de facto leader of Laos from 1975 until his death. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as the second President from 1991 to 1992.

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Choummaly Sayasone

First Name Choummaly
Born on March 6, 1936 (age 87)

Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone is a Laotian politician who was General Secretary (leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

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Phoumi Vongvichit

First Name Phoumi
Born on April 6, 1909
Died on January 7, 1994 (aged 84)
Born in Laos

Phoumi Vongvichit was a leading figure of the Pathet Lao and an elder statesman of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Kham-Oun I

First Name Kham-Oun
Born on July 15, 1885
Died on June 5, 1915 (aged 29)

Queen Kham-Oun I, was queen consort of Laos from 1904 to 1915 by marriage to king Sisavang Vong. She was the mother of Sisavang Vatthana. She died at the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang.

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Bounnhang Vorachith

First Name Bounnhang
Born on August 15, 1937 (age 85)
Born in Laos

Bounnhang Vorachit is a Laotian politician. He was previously General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos from 2016 to 2021.

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Tom Tate

Thomas Richard Tate
First Name Tom
Last Name Tate
Born on January 15, 1959 (age 64)

Thomas Richard Tate is an Australian businessman, property investor and politician who is the current mayor of the City of Gold Coast. He was first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected on both 19 March 2016 and 28 March 2020 with more than two thirds of the preferential vote. The Gold Coast mayor is directly elected by residents and is the only councillor who doesn't represent a specific Gold Coast Council division; and is the principal representative of the City of Gold Coast and its policies. Gold Coast City has a budget of $1.7 billion annually, the second-highest of any municipal government in Australia, and is the second-largest local government area in Australia, employing a staff of over 3,500.

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Souvanna Phouma

First Name Souvanna
Born on October 7, 1901
Died on January 10, 1984 (aged 82)

Prince Souvanna Phouma was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times.

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Bouasone Bouphavanh

First Name Bouasone
Born on June 3, 1954 (age 68)
Born in Laos

Bouasone Bouphavanh was Prime Minister of Laos from 2006 to 2010. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on 8 June 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. He was replaced as Prime Minister on 23 December 2010 by Thongsing Thammavong. Now, Bouasone Bouphavanh currently serves as head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for Economic Development Strategy Research.

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Cao Van Vien

First Name Cao
Last Name Vien
Born on December 21, 1921
Died on January 22, 2008 (aged 86)

Cao Văn Viên was one of only two, South Vietnamese 4 star Army Generals in the history of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He rose to the position of Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. Considered one of "the most gifted" of South Vietnam's military leaders, he was previously called an "absolute key figure" and one of "the most important Vietnamese military leaders" in the U.S.-led fighting during the Vietnam War. Along with Trần Thiện Khiêm he was one of only two four-star generals in the entire history of South Vietnam.

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Thongsing Thammavong

First Name Thongsing
Born on April 12, 1944 (age 78)
Born in Laos

Thongsing Thammavong is a Laotian politician who was the Prime Minister of Laos from 2010 to 2016. He is a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and has been a member of the LPRP Politburo since 1991. He currently serves in the National Assembly of Laos, representing Luang Prabang Province, and was the President of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2010. He became Prime Minister on 23 December 2010, and left office on 20 April 2016.

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Zakarine

Born on July 16, 1840
Died on March 25, 1904 (aged 63)

King Zakarine was the King of Luang Prabang from 1895 to 1904.

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Khankham Malaythong

Khan "Bob" Malaythong is an American badminton player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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