List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Yong-jae is a South Korean footballer. He plays for the Japanese club Fagiano Okayama in the J2 League.

Park Hyo-joo is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the period police procedural Chosun Police Season 1, as well as her supporting roles in the hit film Punch, and the television series Air City, Girl K, and The Chaser.

Kim Mu-young is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2009 and from 2011 to 2014 and with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2016.

Bang Jun-seok is a South Korean film score composer and music director. He is also a member of the experimental band U&Me Blue.

Yoon Suk-yeol is a South Korean politician, former public prosecutor and lawyer who is the President-elect of South Korea. Yoon served as Prosecutor General of South Korea between 2019 and 2021 under President Moon Jae-in.

Kim Chong-kon is a former South Korean admiral, diplomat and politician, serving as the Chief of Naval Operations, the Ambassadors to the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan, and a member of National Assembly before retirement. Started his military career in 1951, Kim participated several maritime operations during the Korean War and the Cold War, assigned to positions like warship commander, flotilla commander, naval station commander, fleet commander and senior staff in the Navy Headquarters. Kim also gained himself several medals from South Korea and Taiwan for his efforts on military and foreign affairs.

Yeo Seo-jeong is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist and the 2018 Asian Games champion on vault. She is the first South Korean female gymnast to win an Olympic medal.

Jung Seung-hyun is a South Korean footballer who plays as defender for Gimcheon Sangmu (army). He won two the AFC Champions League with Kashima Antlers and Ulsan Hyundai.