# 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

* 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
* 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
* 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
* Phillip Lim - fashion designer
* Kalyanee Mam - filmmaker
* Laura Mam - musician and music industry entrepreneur.
* 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
* 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
* Ted Ngoy - "Doughnut King," entrepreneur and politician
* 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
* 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
* 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