List of Famous people born in South Korea

Oh Won-bin

오성현
First Name Oh
Last Name Won-bin
Born on March 26, 1990 (age 36)
Born in South Korea
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Jang So-yeon

First Name Jang
Last Name So-yeon
Born on January 28, 1980 (age 46)
Born in South Korea

Jang So-yeon is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese. She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in My Father Is Strange (2017), Something in the Rain (2018) and Crash Landing on You (2019). She has acted in films such as: Veteran (2015) and Peninsula (2020) among others.

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Kim Moon-soo

First Name Kim
Last Name Moon-soo
Born on December 29, 1963 (age 62)
Born in South Korea

Kim Moon-Soo is a former badminton player from South Korea.

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Lee Yong

First Name Lee
Last Name Yong
Born on December 24, 1986 (age 39)
Born in South Korea
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Lee Yong is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korean national football team as a right-back.

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Queen Myeongseong

First Name Queen
Last Name Myeongseong
Died on January 21, 1684
Born in South Korea


Queen Myeongseong of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch. She was Queen consort of Joseon from 1659 until her husband's death in 1674, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Hyeonryeol (현렬왕대비).

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Shin Hae Chul

First Name Shin
Last Name Chul
Born on May 6, 1968
Died on October 27, 2014 (aged 46)
Born in South Korea

Shin Hae-chul was a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer known for being a pioneer of Korean experimental rock music. He was referred to by fans as the "Demon Lord" or "The Devil" for his charismatic stage presence.

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Jeongye Daewongun

First Name Jeongye
Born on March 21, 1785
Died on November 2, 1841 (aged 56)
Born in South Korea

Jeongye Daewongun or Grand Internal Prince Jeongye was a royal family member of the Korean Joseon dynasty. He was the biological father of King Cheoljong of Joseon also King Cheoljong was his third illegitimate son, also he was illegitimate son of his fathers. His real name was Yi Kwang, his Chinese name was Changgang, first real name was Kwae-deuk(hangul: 쾌득, hanja: 快得), Hae-dong.

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ELLA

김경주
Born on March 26, 1998 (age 28)
Born in South Korea
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Hwang Ye-ji

황예지
First Name Hwang
Last Name Ye-ji
Born on May 26, 2000 (age 25)
Born in South Korea
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Lee Won-hee

First Name Lee
Last Name Won-hee
Born on July 19, 1981 (age 44)
Born in South Korea

Lee Won-Hee is a South Korean quadruple judo champion. Lee won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was the world champion in 2003. He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games and 2003 Asian Judo Championships.

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