List of Famous people born in South Korea

Hwang Ji-hyun

First Name Hwang
Last Name Ji-hyun
Born on March 1, 1983 (age 43)
Born in South Korea
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Ricky Ujung

First Name Ricky
Last Name Ujung
Born on July 19, 1985 (age 40)
Born in South Korea
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Kim Han-soo

First Name Kim
Last Name Han-soo
Born on October 30, 1971 (age 54)
Born in South Korea
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Kim Han-soo was a South Korean baseball player and a manager of Samsung Lions. He was a member of the South Korean national baseball team which won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Yoon Hyun-suk

First Name Yoon
Last Name Hyun-suk
Born on December 27, 1971 (age 54)
Born in South Korea
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Hoshi

권순영
Born on June 15, 1996 (age 29)

Kwon Soon-young, professionally known by his stage name Hoshi (Korean: 호시), is a South Korean singer, dancer and choreographer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the boy group Seventeen, the leader of its performance team, and part of its subunit BSS. Hoshi released his first solo mixtape, Spider, on April 2, 2021.

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Mun Jun

First Name Mun
Last Name Jun
Born on July 14, 1982 (age 43)
Born in South Korea
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Mun Jun is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City where he finished in 19th position that he broke his own record to a new best time of 1.48.58.

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Kim Chang-soo

First Name Kim
Last Name Chang-soo
Born on September 12, 1985 (age 40)
Born in South Korea
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Kim Chang-soo is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as defender for Gwangju FC.

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Taemi

김경숙
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Yoo Yong-sung

Yoo Yong-sung(Korean: 유용성; Hanja: 柳鏞成; born 25 October 1974) is a retired badminton player from South Korea. He is two time Olympic silver medalist. Since 2019, he has become the first-ever foreign coach in the Chinese national team.

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Jegal Sung-Yeol

First Name Jegal
Born on March 24, 1970 (age 56)

Jaegal Sung-yeol is a former speed skater from South Korea. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he finished 12th in the 500 m short track speed skating.

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