List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Wan-koo was a South Korean politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 2015.

Jung Yong-hwa is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in You're Beautiful (2009), and has since starred in television dramas Heartstrings (2011), Marry Him If You Dare (2013), The Three Musketeers (2014) and The Package (2017). On the music front, Jung also made his solo debut with the album One Fine Day in 2015.

Jin Se-yeon is a South Korean actress. She played the female protagonist in the television dramas such as My Daughter the Flower (2011), Bridal Mask (2012), Doctor Stranger (2014),it asian popular drama, High-End Crush (2015-2016), The Flower in Prison (2016), Grand Prince (2018) and Queen: Love and War (2019–2020).She is enact film Operation Chromite (2016) with Korea actor Lee Jung-jae and Hollywood actor Liam Neeson.

Kim Ji-eun is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition through television series The Veil before receiving her first leading role in the upcoming drama Again My Life.

Nam Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premiere child artists to an acclaimed lead, well-loved for her roles in Queen Seondeok, Suspicious Partner, 100 Days My Prince and 365: Repeat the Year

Lena Amalia Kyoung Ran Sundström is a Swedish journalist and author. She writes news chronicles and writes for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. She has also had her own column at Aftonbladet newspaper, Metro newspaper's Swedish editions, Mersmak and Dagens Arbete.

Seo Ha-joon is a South Korean actor.

Boichi is a pen-name used by Mu-jik Park, a South Korean manhwa-turned-manga artist living in Japan.

Yang Se-jong is a South Korean actor and model. Yang become well known when he starred as a young chef in the 2017 romance drama Temperature of Love which won him three Best New Actor awards at the SBS Drama Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards, and the 6th APAN Star Awards. His other works included Dr. Romantic (2016), Duel (2017), Still 17 (2018) & My Country: The New Age (2019).

Choi Yu-jin, known mononymously as Yujin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group CLC as a vocalist and as a member and leader of Kep1er after finishing 3rd place in the final episode of the survival show Girls Planet 999. Yujin began her acting career in 2016 in a supporting role in the Naver TV web drama, Nightmare High.