List of people of Korean descent
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- This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.
In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to Westernize their name.
Artists[edit]
Visual artists[edit]
Media artists[edit]
Dancers[edit]
- Young Soon Moon, prima ballerina
- Sujin Kang
- Hong 10, professional break dancer
- Halla Pai Huhm
- Hee Seo
Filmmakers[edit]
- Ahn Byeong-ki
- Bong Joon-ho
- Hong Sang-soo
- Im Kwon-taek
- Jang Joon-hwan
- Kim Jee-woon
- Kim Ki-duk
- Lee Chang-dong
- Park Chan-wook
- Nelson Shin
- Song Hae-sung
- Yoon Je-kyoon
Poets and authors[edit]
Fashion designers[edit]
- Andre Kim
- Richard Chai
- Cho Young Wan
- Laura Kim (Oscar De La Renta) (Monse)[citation needed]
Businesspeople[edit]
- Ahn Cheol-Soo
- Cho Yang-ho
- Choi Tae-won
- Chung Ju-yung
- Chung Mong-hun
- David Chang
- Euh Yoon-dae
- Lee Byung-chul
- Lee Kun-Hee
- Koo In-hwoi
- Shin Kyuk-ho
- Shin Dong-bin
- Sohn Suk-hee
- Chung Ju-yung
- Rim Ji-hoon
- kim Beom-soo
Entertainers[edit]
Actors[edit]
- John Cho
- Ken Jeong
- Awkwafina
- Ji Chang-wook
- Kim Nam-gil
- Kim Seon-ho
- Baek Sung-hyun
- Ryu Soo-young
- Seo Kang-joon
- Shin Hyun-joon
- Seo Ji-hoon
- kim Jung-hyun
- Park Seo-joon
- Kim Rae-won
- Go Jun
- Joo Jin-mo
- Sung Dong-il
- Sandra Oh
- Randall Park
- Lee Min-ki
- Go Yoon
- Jang Hyuk
- Jae Suh Park
- Go Soo
- Gong Yoo
- Jang Keun-suk
- Jung Il-woo
- Jung Joon-ho
- Jun Ji-hyun
- Daniel Dae Kim
- Kang Ha-neul
- Kang Ki-young
- Kim Woo Bin
- Ko Seong-il
- Lee Jun-ho
- Lee Byung-hun
- Lee Jin-wook
- Lee Dong-wook
- Lee Min-ho (born 1987)
- Lee Jong-suk
- Kim Yong-gun
- Kim Ji-seok
- Park Bo-gum
- Park Si-hoo
- Song Joong-ki
- Song Hye-kyo
- Philip Ahn
- Shin Ha-kyun
- Ryu Si-won
- Kim Jung-hyun
- Jung Woo-sung
- kwon Yul
- Seo In-guk
- Jang Ki-yong
- Wi Ha-joon
Comedians[edit]
Models[edit]
Singers[edit]
Classical musicians[edit]
- Chang Han-na
- Chang, Sarah
- Chung Myung-whun
- Chung Kyung-wha
- Caroline Fischer
- Stefan Jackiw
- Jo Su Mi
- Hong Hei-kyung
- Paik Kun-Woo
- Seong-Jin Cho
- John Myung
Historical Leaders[edit]
Lawyers[edit]
- Song Sang-Hyun, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Politicians[edit]
- Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Park Jung-Hee, President, 1963–1979
- Chun Doo-hwan, President, 1980–1988
- Roh Tae-woo, President, 1988–1993
- Kim Young-sam, President, 1993–1998
- Kim Dae-jung, President, 1998–2003
- Roh Moo-hyun, President, 2003–2008
- Lee Myung-bak, President, 2008–2012
- Park Geun Hye, President, 2013–2017
- Moon Jae-in, President, 2017–2022
- Kim Boo-kyum
- Cho Tae-yong, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations.[1]
- Lee Hoi-chang
- Lee Hun Jai
- Lee Hae-chan
- Hwang Kyo-ahn
- Kim Moo-sung
- Kim Il-Sung, Leader of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1948–1994
- Kim Jong-Il, Supreme Leader of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1994–2011
- Kim Jong-Un, Supreme Leader of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2011–present
Religious leaders[edit]
- Angela Warnick Buchdahl (born 1972), American rabbi
- Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846), first Korean-born Catholic priest, canonized in 1984
- David Yonggi Cho, founder/pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church
- Hae Jong Kim, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Nicolas Cheong Jin-Suk, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul (1998–present)
- Paul Kim (Anglican bishop), Anglican Primate of Korea and Archbishop of Seoul (2009–present)
- Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church
- Dora Kim Moon, community organizer in Hawaii
Scholars, Philosopher and Social Activists[edit]
- Kim Yong-ok, philosopher
- Ham Seok-heon
- Ko Un
- Lee Yuksa
- Moon Ik-hwan
- Hwang Sok-yong
- Jang Jun-ha
- Kwon Young-ghil
- Roh Hoe-chan
- Jeon Tae-il
- Ha Soo Whang, Korean social worker in Hawaii
- Maria Whang, educator and community organizer in Hawaii
Scientists and Engineers[edit]
- Lee Sang-mook, geologist and oceanographer
- Kim Soon-kwon, corn biologist
- Hwang Jun-muk, mathematician of algebraic geometry and differential geometry
- Kim Jeong-han, mathematician
- Benjamin W. Lee, theoretical physicist
- Woo Jang-choon, agricultural scientist and botanist
- Philip Kim, physicist
- Kim Bit-nae-ri, biologist
- Hongkun Park, chemist
- Donhee Ham, electrical engineer
- Joon Yun, radiologist
- Stanley Sukjin Kim,[citation needed] world-renowned ophthalmologist
- Incheol Shin, cancer researcher
- Unha Ban,[citation needed] mathematician
- Chan-Jin Chung, computer scientist
- Chan-Jin Chung, computer scientist
- June Huh,[2] world-renowned mathematician
Athletes[edit]
- Ahn Jung-Hwan, footballer
- Hwang Jun-ho, ice skiing
- Birdie Kim (born Kim Ju-yun), LPGA player and 2005 Women's Open champion
- Im Dong-hyun, archery
- Byung-hyun Kim, former MLB player
- Chan Sung Jung, mixed martial arts
- Cha Bum-Kun, footballer in Bundesliga
- Chan-ho Park, MLB player
- Choo Shin-Soo, MLB player, plays for the Texas Rangers
- Dong Keun Park, legendary Taekwondo Champion of the 1960s[3]
- Ha Seung-Jin, professional basketball player currently playing in the Korean Basketball League
- Hee Seop Choi, former MLB player, currently plays in South Korea's Professional Baseball League
- Hines Ward, American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Hong Myung-Bo, footballer
- Hong-Man Choi, K-1 professional kick boxer
- In Jin Chi, professional boxer, former WBC world champion
- Jay Dee "B.J." Penn, professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner; first American gold medalist of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion
- Jim Paek, pro ice hockey player
- Jong Song-Ok, North Korean; championship of Marathon in 1999
- Joo Se Hyuk, Table tennis, defensive chopper
- Jung Kil Kim, taekwondo champion
- Ki Soo Kim, professional boxer, first Korean world champion (WBA, WBC)
- Kim Yuna, figure skater; 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Lee Chun-Soo, footballer
- Lee Hyung-Taik, tennis player
- Lee Sung-hyun, kickboxer
- Lee Seung-Yeop, NPB baseball player
- Lee Yong-Kyu, baseball player
- Lydia Ko, LPGA player
- Michelle Wie, Korean-American LPGA player
- Mi Hyun Kim, LPGA player
- Moon Dae-Sung, 2004 Olympic Taekwon-Do Gold medalist
- Myung Jae Nam, Hapkido master, founder of Hankido (1938–1999)
- Nam Sung-yong, marathon Runner; 1936 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Park Ji-Sung, footballer, first ever Korean to win the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League with Manchester United.
- Park Sung-hyun, Olympic medal winner Archery
- Park Tae-hwan, swimmer
- Ryu Hyun-Jin, professional baseball player, currently playing in Toronto Bluejays, MLB
- Se Ri Pak, LPGA player
- Seol Ki-hyeon, footballer
- Sohn Kee-Chung, marathon Runner; 1936 Olympic gold medalist
- Son Heung-min, footballer at Tottenham Hotspur, captain and gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games.
- Sun-Woo Kim, baseball player
- Lee Sang-hyeok, (Faker) professional e-sports player; mid laner on SKT T1
- Yoo Hyeong-jong, footballer
Korean people from other countries[edit]
- Korean people
- List of Goguryeo people
- List of Baekje people
- List of Silla people
- List of Goryeo people
- List of Joseon Dynasty people
- List of Korean Americans
- List of Korean Canadians
- List of people by nationality
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ↑ Chang, Kenneth (2022-07-05). "Fields Medalists in Mathematics: Fields Medals in Mathematics Won by Four Under Age 40". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ "PARK Dong Keun - Grand Master Dong Keun Park KOREAN NATIONAL CHAMPION - Champion of Champions - Best of Korea - Pioneer of Taekwondo In Thailand - U.S.A. National Team Coach in 1979, 1992, 1993 and 1994 - TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME - TAEKWONDOHALLOFFAME.COM". www.lacancha.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
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