List of Famous people born in South Korea
Lee Ha-na
Lee Ha-na is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut with Alone in Love (2006). She is best known for her role as Kang Kwon-joo on all three seasons of OCN's television series Voice.
Shin Sung-rok
Shin Sung-rok is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears in films and television series, but is better known and active in musical theatre.
Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh was a Korean–American actor best known for the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the direct-to-video sequel Mulan II and the sadistic Colonel Yin in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including Stargate SG-1, MacGyver, M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Airwolf, Magnum, P.I., Hawaii Five-O, Kung-Fu, Zorro, Baa Baa Black Sheep and Touched by an Angel.
Jun Sung Ahn
Jun Sung Ahn or Ahn Jun-sung, better known by his stage name Jun Curry Ahn, is a Korean-American musician, YouTube video producer and member of BgA. He is a classically trained violinist who is known for his 2012 violin and dance cover performance of Psy's Gangnam Style on his YouTube channel and other K-pop and pop music covers.
Jang Jae-sung
Jang Jae-Sung is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler.
Jenna Ushkowitz
Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz is a Korean-born American producer, actress, singer and podcast host. She is known for her performances in Broadway musicals such as The King and I and Waitress; and in the role of Tina Cohen-Chang on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee. She won a Tony Award as a producer the Broadway musical Once on This Island.
Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun is an internationally elite badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a World Champions, two time Asian Champions, and Asian Games gold medalist.
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Lim Ju-hwan
Lim Ju-hwan is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas Tamra, the Island (2009), Ugly Alert (2013), Uncontrollably Fond (2016) and The Bride of Habaek (2017).
John Yoo
John Choon Yoo is a Korean-born American legal scholar and former government official best known for authoring the Torture Memos, which provided a legal rationale for the torture of detainees during the War on Terror. Yoo is the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.