List of Famous people born in South Korea

Im Na-yeon, known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. After participating on the reality survival television show Sixteen in 2015, she became a singer in the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment. She is the oldest member of Twice.

Lee Bo-mee, also known as Bo-mee Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Jo Bo-ah is a South Korean actress, model and host.

Bae Doona is a South Korean actress and photographer. She became known outside Korea for her roles as a political activist in Park Chan-wook's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), archer Park Nam-joo in Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006), and as the doll in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll (2009). She has had English-speaking roles in the Wachowski films Cloud Atlas (2012) and Jupiter Ascending (2015), and their TV series Sense8 (2015–2018). Her latest work is on a Netflix period zombie thriller, Kingdom (2019–present).

Kim Dong-hyun, anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, also known as "The Maestro", is a South Korean mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC's lightweight division. At the turn of 2019, he began to use the ring name Dong Hyun Ma to better distinguish himself from fellow South Korean mixed martial artist Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim.

Oh Jung-se is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Missing 9 (2017), When the Camellia Blooms (2019), Hot Stove League (2019), Extreme Job (2019), The Good Detective, and It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020).

Son Yeon-jae KTM is a South Korean retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a former member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul. She is the 2014 Asian Games All-around Champion, the 2010 Asian Games All-around bronze medalist, three-time Asian Championships All-around Champion. She is the first and only South Korean individual rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, FIG World Cup series, Universiade and the Asian Games.

Lee Kyoung-hoon, also known as K. H. Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Kim Tae-ri is a South Korean actress. She is known for her leading role in the critically acclaimed film The Handmaiden (2016), Little Forest (2018) and in the highly rated historical drama Mr. Sunshine (2018).

Seung-hwan Oh is a South Korean professional baseball relief pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He previously played for the Lions in South Korea, the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan, and the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is known as "Dol-bucheo" for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation. His prowess as a relief pitcher also earned him the nickname "Kkeut-pan Wang", in South Korea and among Cardinal fans.