List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Dong-moon is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton history. Kim captured the world attention when he unexpectedly winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Gil Young-ah at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. On his path to greatness, he won gold medals both in men's and mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships. Kim and Ra Kyung-min, partnered up to become one of the strongest mixed doubles pairings of that time. They did not drop a single match from April to November in 2003. They won 10 straight victorious tournaments - 9 consecutive Grand Prix events and one World Championship title. Their excellent results in 2003 earned Kim and Ra the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award. He captured this award previously by himself in 2002. Despite their domination, the golden couple crashed in the second round against the Danish partnership of Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kim however redeemed himself with a gold medal in men's doubles with Ha Tae-kwon. After the 2004 Olympics, Kim retired from playing and married his former mixed doubles partner, Ra in 2005. Kim is currently the only South Korean player to have ever won Olympic gold in both the men's and mixed doubles events. He was inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame in 2009.

Ha Tae-kwon is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open. Ha three times competed in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.

Choi Min-gi, known professionally as Ren, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality. He began his professional career in 2012 as a vocalist of the South Korean boy group NU'EST. Following his contract's expiration in Pledis Entertainment in March 2022, Choi established his career as a solo artist signed under BPM Entertainment.

Kim Jee-woon is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. Kim was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most talented and recognized writers/directors in the Korean film industry.

Lee Beom-seok (1900–1972) was a Korean independence activist and the first Prime Minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950. He also headed the Korean National Youth Association. His nickname was Chulgi.

Park Do-yeong is a South Korean speed skater. She represented her country at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 27th in the 3000 m event.

Ha Seok-ju is a retired South Korean football player and a manager. Ha was one of the few left-footed South Korean players at that time. He played for the South Korea national football team and was a participant at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup, he played the first game against Mexico, scoring the opener with a free kick, but he was sent off with a sliding tackle from behind three minutes after his goal. South Korea conceded three goals after that. He also could not play the game against the Netherlands because of his red card, and South Korea lost 5–0 during his absence. He came back for the last game against Belgium, assisting Yoo Sang-chul's equalizer with a free kick again. He contributed to South Korean all two goals in the 1998 World Cup, but couldn't avoid accusations in his country. He was also feeling guilty towards the manager Cha Bum-kun, who was sacked from the national team during the tournament, so he didn't meet Cha for 20 years.

Paul Kim Ok-kyun was the Roman Catholic titular bishop of Girba and the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea.