List of Famous people born in South Korea

Oh Jin-Hyek is a South Korean archer. Oh first competed for the Korean national team in 1999, but did not win a major individual international tournament until he won the gold medal in the Men's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, also becoming the first Korean male archer to win an Olympic individual Gold medal. With partners Im Dong-Hyun and Kim Bub-Min, he also finished in third place in the Men's team event. He was the world number one ranked archer from April 2013 to June 2014, winning the individual gold medal at the 2013 Archery World Cup Final and two individual silver medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships.

Kim Ji-young, professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series Autumn in My Heart (2000) before gaining wider prominence as the titular character in Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang (2005). Her other roles include Only You (2005), Fireworks (2006), Boys Over Flowers (2009), A Man Called God (2010), and Pretty Man (2013).

Kim Seul-gi is a South Korean actress who starred in many critically acclaimed dramas including Oh My Ghost (2015), Splash Splash Love (2015) and The Guardians (2017). She is also a former cast member of tvN's entertainment show SNL Korea.

Kim Nam-gil is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in disaster blockbuster Pandora (2016); crime thriller Memoir of a Murderer (2017) adventure film The Pirates (2014); period drama Portrait of a Beauty (2008) and the crime-comedy television drama The Fiery Priest (2019). His breakthrough role was Bidam in the hit television period drama Queen Seondeok (2009).

Oh Na-ra (Korean: 오나라, is a South Korean television and film actress, known for her roles in Yong-pal, Hyde, Jekyll, Me, Flowers of the Prison, Man to Man, The Lady in Dignity, and Sky Castle.

Kim Hee-sun is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s with leading roles in television series such as Men of the Bath House (1995), Propose (1997), Wedding Dress (1997), Forever Yours (1998), Mister Q (1998), Sunflower (1998), and Tomato (1999). Kim also starred in the martial arts films Bichunmoo (2000) and The Myth (2005), historical media drama Faith (2012), teen drama Angry Mom (2015) and mystery drama The Lady in Dignity (2017).

Lee Jae-wook is a South Korean actor. He debuted as an actor in the 2018 K-Drama Memories of the Alhambra starring Hyun Bin, whose agency recruited Lee Jae-Wook right away. His following supporting role in Search: WWW (2019) got him instant recognition, and was quickly followed by roles in the movie The Battle of Jangsari (2019) and in the K-Dramas Extraordinary You and When The Weather Is Fine (2020). In October 2020, he stars in Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, alongside Go Ara, his first leading role in a K-Drama.

Cho Seung-woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films The Classic (2003), Marathon (2005), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006) and Inside Men (2015) as well as in the stage musicals Jekyll & Hyde, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Man of La Mancha. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas The King's Doctor (2012),God's Gift: 14 Days(2014), Stranger 1&2 (2017&2020) and Life (2018).

Park Ha-sun is a South Korean actress.

Kwak Sin-ae is a South Korean film producer who is the CEO of the Seoul-based Barunson Entertainment & Arts Corporation, best known as a producer of the 2019 film Parasite. She and Bong Joon-ho won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards for Parasite, which also received the award for Best Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and was nominated for Best Film at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards.