# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cao-van-vien
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:34:32.825Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cao-van-vien"
name: "Cao Van Vien"
slug: "cao-van-vien"
description: "Cao Văn Viên was a four-star army general in 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."
tagline: "South Vietnamese general"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cgs_caovanvien_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1921-12-21"
deathDate: "2008-01-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.08
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.740328
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%96%87%E5%9C%92"
    title: "高文園"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kao_Van_Vyen"
    title: "Kao Van Vyen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%92%D1%96%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Цаа Ван Віен"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Van_Vien"
    title: "Cao Van Vien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B9%8C%EC%98%A4%EB%B0%98%EB%B9%84%EC%97%94"
    title: "까오반비엔"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_V%C4%83n_Vi%C3%AAn"
    title: "Cao Văn Viên"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2936938"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump