Famous people from South Korea

Kim Young-kwang (actor)

Kim Young-kwang is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at Dior Homme's show. As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Hot Young Bloods (2014) and On Your Wedding Day (2018), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), The Guardians (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), Call It Love (2023), and the most recent series T...

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Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo is a South Korean actor known for his supporting roles in critically acclaimed films such as Coin Locker Girl (2015) and The Age of Shadows (2016). He rose to prominence for his roles in the film Night in Paradise (2020) and the romantic comedy drama My Sweet Mobster (2024).

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Son Ye-jin

South Korean actress

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T.O.P

Choi Seung-hyun, known professionally as T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, musician, philanthropist, and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuted as the lead rapper of the boy band BigBang in 2006. The group became one of the best-selling groups of all time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. In 2010, while the group was on hiatus, T.O.P and G-Dragon collaborated to release the album, GD & TOP. As a solo r...

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Lee Min-ho

South Korean actor, singer and model

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Park Bo-gum

South Korean actor, singer, and musician

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Lee Byung-hun

South Korean actor (born 1970)

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Cha Eun-woo

South Korean singer and actor (born 1997)

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Hyun Bin

South Korean actor (born 1982)

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Yoon Suk Yeol

President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

Jung Ho-yeon

South Korean model and actress (born 1994)

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Song Joong-ki

South Korean actor

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Lee Jong-suk

South Korean model and actor

Park Seo-joon

South Korean actor

Park Min-young

South Korean model and actress

Psy

South Korean singer (born 1977)

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

Han Hyo-joo

South Korean actress

Han Kang

South Korean writer

Hwang Hee-chan

South Korean association football player (born 1996)

An Se-young

An Se-young is a South Korean badminton player, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was named 2019's Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Player of the Year by the BWF. She won the gold medals at the 2023 and 2026 World Championships, making history as the first Korean women's singles player to win the World Championships title. She then clinched the women's singles gold medal at the 2022 and 2026 Asian Games. An was also a part ...

Yuna Kim

South Korean figure skater (born 1990)

Kim Dae-jung

President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003

Lee Myung-bak

President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013