List of Famous people born in South Jeolla Province, South Korea

Hwang Young-hee is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas, While You Were Sleeping, My Healing Love and Nokdu Flower. She also appeared in movies such as The Witness, Stray Dogs, May 18 and Mother.

Lee Cheol-ho is a South Korean badminton player. In 2004, he reach the semi-final round in the boys' singles event at the Richmond World Junior Championships and Hwacheon Asian Junior Championships and settle for the bronze medal. At the senior event, he won the 2006 India Satellite, 2009 Osaka International Challenge and 2015 Apacs Mongolia International Series tournament.

Hyginus Kim Hee-jong is the 5th Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in 1975. On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxillary Bishop of the Archdiocese.

Cho Gun-woo is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and joined the club since 2007.

Kim Na-young is a South Korean badminton player. She made a debut in the international tournament in 2013, and was selected to join the national team in 2014. Kim who was educated at the Hwasun High School, was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title and grabbed the Suhandinata Cup at the 2013 World Junior Championships, and also won the silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships. Kim now plays for the Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and educated at the Dankook University.

Jung Chae-yeon, better known by the mononym Chaeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a member of the South Korean girl group DIA, and for finishing 7th in the survival show Produce 101, making her a member of I.O.I.

Baek Il-seob is a South Korean film and television actor. In recent years he appeared in the family dramas Mom's Dead Upset, My Too Perfect Sons and Ojakgyo Brothers.

Yang Dong-hyen is a South Korean football player, who plays for K League 1 club Seongnam.

Jung Eun-pyo is a South Korean actor. He is active in both stage and screen since 1990, notably in the film Kilimanjaro and the television dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and God's Gift - 14 Days.