List of Famous people born in South Korea

Ki Sung-yueng is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul.

Moon So-ri is a South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her acclaimed leading roles in Oasis (2002) and A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003).

Kwon Na-ra (Korean: 권나라) (changed her name legally to Kwon Ah-yoon, known by her stage name Nara, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as one of the original members of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus.

Kim Ung-Yong is a South Korean professor and former child prodigy, who claims to have held the Guinness World Records for the highest IQ, at 210.

Kim Ki-bum, better known by his stage name Key, is a South Korean singer, actor, fashion designer and television presenter. Born and raised in Daegu, South Korea, he later travelled to Seoul after a successful audition at the S.M. National Tour Audition Casting. In May 2008, Key debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Shinee, who later went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea. Key is widely recognised as a singer, but he has also ventured into different careers, notably as an actor and fashion designer.

Kim Dong-hyun, anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist currently fighting in the UFC's welterweight division. He was signed by the UFC after fighting in the Japanese promotion DEEP and in the South Korean promotion Spirit MC.

Lee Jong-hyun is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the ex-lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie Acoustic in 2010, followed by his television debut in the Korean drama A Gentleman's Dignity in 2012. He appeared in television dramas Orange Marmalade (2015), Lingerie Girls’ Generation (2017) and Evergreen (2018).

Lee Na-young is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in TV Series Ruler of Your Own World (2002), Ireland (2004) and Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019) and film Someone Special (2004) and Maundy Thursday (2006). Aside from acting, Lee is also known for appearing in numerous commercials.

Fleur Pellerin is a French businesswoman, former civil servant and socialist politician who served as a French government minister from 2012 to 2016.

Jang Hyuk is a South Korean actor and rapper. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Volcano High (2001) and Windstruck (2004), and the television dramas Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Thank You (2007), The Slave Hunters (2010), Deep Rooted Tree (2011), You Are My Destiny (2014), Voice (2017) and Money Flower (2017).Tell Me What You Saw (2020)