List of Famous people born in South Korea

Admiral Yi Sunsin was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Yi has since been celebrated as a national hero in Korea.

Jung Eun-chae is a South Korean actress, model and TV host. Jung began her career as a model, then made her acting breakthrough as the titular character in Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013), a film by auteur Hong Sang-soo that premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Oh Ji-ho is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas Couple or Trouble (2006), The Slave Hunters (2010), Queen of the Office (2013) and My Fair Lady (2016).

Yoon Doo-joon, better known mononymously as Doojoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Highlight.

Go Ara is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in the television series Sharp (2003), Heading to the Ground (2009), Reply 1994 (2013), You're All Surrounded (2014), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–17), Black (2017), Ms. Hammurabi (2018), Haechi (2019) and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (2020).

Cha Tae-hyun is a South Korean actor, singer, television personality, radio DJ and director. He is best known for his lead roles in the box-office hit comedies My Sassy Girl (2001), Scandal Makers (2008), Hello Ghost (2010) and fantasy drama action hit Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) as well as the television series Jeon Woo-chi (2012) and The Producers (2015). He made his directorial debut with the variety-drama Hit the Top (2017), in which he also starred.

Noh Jin-Kyu was a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion. He was the World Record holder for 1500m and 3000m and team member for the 5000m Relay WR.

Bae Joo-hyun, known professionally as Irene, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet and its sub-unit Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi.

Kim Se-jeong, better known by the mononym Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best known as the runner-up contestant in Produce 101, a former member of girl groups I.O.I, Gugudan and its subgroup Gugudan SeMiNa. She was a co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale in 2016. She has been a cast member of Busted! since 2018. She also played the leading role in the teen drama School 2017 and in the 2019 mystery romantic-comedy I Wanna Hear Your Song. She is currently starring in OCN series The Uncanny Counter which is currently the highest rated OCN series.

Choi Da-bin is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and a 5-time South Korean national medalist. She has placed in the top-ten at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2017 World Championships, the Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she won two bronze medals during the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series in Austria and Latvia. She has placed in the top-ten at the World Junior Championships.