List of Famous people born in South Korea
Song Young-gil
Song Young Gil is a democratic member of the National Assembly in South Korea, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the 21st National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. He is also the chairman of the Democratic Party's Special Committee on Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia. He was a chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation. He was the 5th popularly elected Mayor of Incheon. Prior to serving as mayor, he was a democratic movement student activist and a member of the Korean National Assembly for three terms. He is a practicing Catholic.
Nora Okja Keller
Nora Okja Keller is a Korean American author. Her 1997 breakthrough work of fiction, Comfort Woman, and her second book (2002), Fox Girl, focus on multigenerational trauma resulting from Korean women's experiences as sex slaves, euphemistically called comfort women, for Japanese and American troops during World War II.
Queen Inmok
Queen Inmok, of the Yeonan Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Seonjo, the 14th Joseon monarch. She was Queen consort of Joseon from 1602 until her husband's death in 1608, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Soseong (소성왕대비) during the reign of her step-son Yi Hon, King Gwanghae and as Grand Queen Dowager Myeongryeol (명렬대왕대비) during the reign of her step-grandson Yi Jong, King Injo.
Koo In-hwoi
Koo In-Hwoi was a South Korean businessman and the founder of LG Group.
Yoon Jin-seo
Yoon Jin-seo is a South Korean actress.
Juniel
Choi Seo-ah better known by her stage name Juniel is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She began her career in Japan before eventually debuting in South Korea. She was first known as 'Junie', but eventually changed her stage name to 'Juniel', which was derived from combining her name, Junie, and L for 'love'. She was also a member of the duo Romantic J with CNBLUE's Lee Jong-hyun under former label FNC Entertainment. In 2016, Juniel announced on her social media that she legally changed her native name from 최준희 to 최서아.
Lee Areum
Nam Hyun-Hee
Nam Hyun-Hee is a South Korean foil fencer. She is left-handed.
Lee Mi-yeon
Lee Mi-yeon is a South Korean actress.