List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Min-jung is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin's stage plays, and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television. She became known after her appearance in Boys Over Flowers (2009), and landed her first lead role in family drama Smile, You (2009). Lee achieved widespread recognition for her leading role in the romantic comedy Cyrano Agency (2010). She also starred in Wonderful Radio (2012), Big (2012), Cunning Single Lady (2014) and Come Back Mister (2016). She recently starred and gained recognition in the KBS weekend drama, Once Again.

Soo Yeon Lee is a former South Korean table tennis player, model, actress and coach. Lee started playing table tennis at a very early age and was also trained extensively in the sport by an Olympic gold medalist Jung Hwa Hyun in South Korea. Soon thereafter she went on to successively win the Korean National Junior Championship six times since the age of 12. She has been featured in advertisement campaigns for a number of prominent brands including Nike, Adidas, K-Swiss, Red Bull, and Target. She is the brand ambassador for SPiN, a chain of table tennis restaurants and bars.

Lee Re is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in Hope (2013).

Woo Do-hwan is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in television series, such as Save Me (2017), Mad Dog (2017), Tempted (2018) and The King: Eternal Monarch (2020). For his performance in the latter, Woo received applause for his dual roles which earned him the title of "certified scene-stealer" by a Philippine newspaper.

Yeongjo of Joseon was the 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the second son of King Sukjong. His mother was Consort Suk of the Choi clan. Before ascending to power, he held the title of Prince Yeoning. In 1720, a few months after the accession of his older brother, King Gyeongjong as the 20th King, Yeoning became the Royal Prince Successor Brother. This induced a large controversy between political factions. Nevertheless, four years later, at the death of Gyeongjong, Yeongjo ascended the throne.

Lee Yu-bi is a South Korean actress.

Kim Yo-han, also known by the mononym Yohan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the boy group WEi and is a former member of boy group X1, finishing first on Produce X 101. He made his solo debut with the digital single "No More" on August 25, 2020.

Park Han-byul, is a South Korean actress and model.

Hwang Kyo-ahn is a Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the 40th Prime Minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017. He served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2015 and Acting President of South Korea from 2016 to 2017.

Shin Hyo-seob, professionally known as Crush (크러쉬), is a South Korean R&B and hip hop singer. He debuted on April 1, 2014 with the single "Sometimes" and released his first album Crush on You on June 5, 2014.