List of Famous people born in South Korea

Jang Jae-in, also known as Jang Jane, is a South Korean singer-songwriter known for her unique voice. Jang became well known after she finished third in the South Korean reality television series Superstar K 2 in 2010.

Chung Mong-koo is a South Korean business magnate who is the chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Group. He started his career back in 1970, joining the engineering & construction division of the group. The Hyundai Motor Group consists of 42 subsidiaries and is the second largest Chaebol in South Korea. Chung succeeded his father, Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the conglomerate known as the Hyundai Group. When the conglomerate split into several parts in 1999, Chung Mong-koo took over the Hyundai Motor division. He is the eldest surviving son of Chung Ju-yung's eight sons.

Han Seung-soo is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of South Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009, and was the President of the 56th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in 2001 and 2002.

Kim Won-bong was a Korean anarchist, independence activist, and statesman from North Korea.

Son Yeo-eun is a South Korean actress. Son was nominated for Best New Actress for Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards for her portrayal of a villain in Thrice Married Woman (2013).

Hong Jin-kyung is a South Korean entrepreneur, model, host, comedian and actress. She featured in the television series My Love from the Star (2013), The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), and starred in the variety show Off to School (2014). She first became known due to her kimchi-making business which started from her mother's recipe.

Lim Yo-hwan, known by the ID SlayerS_`BoxeR`, is a former professional player of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft. He is often referred to as The Terran Emperor, or simply "The Emperor", and is widely considered to be one of the most successful players of the genre as well as an esports icon. In late 2010, he retired from StarCraft: Brood War and founded the StarCraft II team SlayerS. Since the disbanding of SlayerS, he briefly returned to SK Telecom T1 as a coach before retiring due to health related issues. He is currently a professional poker player.

Charles John Pedersen was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for DuPont at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware and at DuPont's Jackson Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. Often associated with Reed McNeil Izatt, Pedersen also shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. He is the only Nobel Prize laureate born in Korea other than Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung.

Son Eun-seo is a South Korean actress.

Lee Seong-hwa, better known by his stage name Gray, is a South Korean rapper, singer and record producer. In 2012, he released his debut single "Blink". In 2021, he released his first studio album Grayground. He is currently signed to hip hop label AOMG.