List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Cheol-ho is a South Korean badminton player. In 2004, he reach the semi-final round in the boys' singles event at the Richmond World Junior Championships and Hwacheon Asian Junior Championships and settle for the bronze medal. At the senior event, he won the 2006 India Satellite, 2009 Osaka International Challenge and 2015 Apacs Mongolia International Series tournament.

Kim Hyung-jun is a South Korean entertainer, lead rapper and youngest member of boyband SS501 and SS301.

Lee Kyou-hyuk is a South Korean retired long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters. He was the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Champion and the 2011 World Champion for 500 m. He is one of four men to have won the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships four times.

Choi Yong-soo is a former professional footballer. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.

Kim Ki-hoon is a retired short-track speed skater and the first gold medalist in the Winter Olympics for South Korea. Kim is a three-time Olympic Champion and 1992 Overall World Champion.

Im Sang-soo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He has twice been invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with The Housemaid in 2010 and The Taste of Money in 2012.

Queen Jangryeol, of the Yangju Jo clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Jong, King Injo, the 16th Joseon monarch. She was Queen consort of Joseon from 1638 until her husband's death in 1649, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Jaui (자의왕대비) during the reign of her step-son Yi Ho, King Hyojong, and as Grand Queen Dowager Jaui Gongsin (자의공신대왕대비) during the reign of her step-grandson Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong and her step-great-grandson Yi Sun, King Sukjong.

Jun Jae-Youn or Jeon Jae-Yeon is a South Korean badminton player. Born in Pocheon, Jun was part of the Korea National Sport University. She was the champion at the 2004 Asian Championships in the women's singles event. She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for South Korea, defeating Charmaine Reid of Canada in the first round but losing to Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei in the round of 16. At the 2005 Swiss Open, she was suffered a rupture of the knee cruciate ligament injury at the match against Xu Huaiwen of Germany in the quarter-finals round. Jun also competed at the Olympic Games for the second time at the 2008 Beijing and reach in to the third round. She beat Kamila Augustyn and Chloe Magee in the first and two rounds, but was defeated by Zhang Ning in the straight games.

Kim Jang-mi is a South Korean female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol. On August 1, 2012 Kim Jang-mi won the women's 25 metre pistol gold medal after defeating China's defending champion Chen Ying.