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
 * 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)
 * 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
 * Yasmin Lee - LGBT pornographic actress
 * 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
 * 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