List of Famous people born in South Korea

Yoo Gun-hyung is a South Korean recording artist and record producer, best known for his work with PSY, and, in particular, their international hit Gangnam Style.

Yoo Chae-ran is a South Korean badminton player who joined the South Korea national badminton team in 2011. At the Asian Championships, she won women's doubles bronze medal in 2013 and silver medal in 2017.

Queen Hyoui was the wife and Queen Consort of King Jeongjo of Joseon. She came from the Cheongpung Kim clan.

Hwang Ji-man is a badminton player from South Korea.

Kim Sa-rang is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Moon Dae-Sung is a retired 6 ft 3 in 200 lb (91 kg) Olympic taekwondo athlete from South Korea. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, in the heavyweight division after knocking out Greece's Alexandros Nikolaidis with a reverse kick.

Jeon Hyeok-jin is a Korean badminton player. Specializing in singles, he was runner-up at the 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He was part of the Korean team that won men's team gold at the 2014 Asian Games and the following year, he beat both Chou Tien-chen and compatriot Son Wan-ho to win gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the Sudirman Cup.

Kim Dong-jin is a South Korean retired football player and the current assistant coach at Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. He played as at centre back and left back.

Lee Ki-ho is a South Korean speed skater. He competed for South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.