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

 * Francois Chau - actor; known for his role as Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost
 * Monirith Chhea - 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
 * Kris Dim - pro bodybuilder
 * Maya Gilliss-Chapman - founder and CEO of Cambodians in Tech, Miss Cambodian American, 2nd Runner Up
 * Soben Huon - Miss Utah USA 2006; Miss USA competitor
 * Yasmin Lee - LGBT pornographic actress
 * Kalyanee Mam - filmmaker
 * Sam Meas - first Cambodian-American congressional candidate
 * Rady Mom - politician, first Cambodian American elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (18th Middlesex District)
 * Haing S. Ngor - Oscar-winning actor for his performance in the movie The Killing Fields; author, physician
 * Ted Ngoy - "Doughnut King," entrepreneur and politician
 * Chanthou Oeur - painter and sculptor
 * Sopheap Pich - sculptor and artist
 * Chath PierSath - poet, painter, and humanitarian
 * Dith Pran (b. 1942) - portrayed in the movie The Killing Fields; photojournalist for The New York Times; human rights activist
 * Sam-Ang Sam - ethnomusicologist and MacArthur Fellow, noted Cambodian classical music performer
 * 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
 * Pou Sohtireak - politician
 * Narath Tan - sculptor and artist
 * Loung Ung - author, speaker, Khmer Rouge survivor and activist against landmines
 * Chhun Yasith - political activist