List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Eui-sung is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), Office (2015), The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015) and Train to Busan (2016). He also appears in the TV series W (2016).

Yeon Jung-hoon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational epic East of Eden (2008), period medical drama Jejungwon (2009), and crime procedural Vampire Prosecutor (2011-2012). Outside of acting, Yeon hosted the first three seasons of Top Gear Korea, the South Korean version of the BBC show, and is a cast member of the popular variety-reality show 2 Days & 1 Night.

Hyun Kil-Un was a Jeju Island-based South Korean writer.

Park Sang-hyun, known by his stage name Thunder, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and model. He is a former member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ. On December 16, 2014, it was announced that he had departed from the group to focus on studying music. He signed with Mystic Entertainment's music label APOP on February 11, 2015 and released his debut extended play on December 7, 2016.

Choi Dong-wook, better known by his stage name Seven, is a South Korean singer, who has also advanced into Japan, China and the United States.

Rhee Dae-eun is a South Korean pitcher who plays for the KT Wiz.

Hyun-soo Kim is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He previously played for the Doosan Bears, and has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies.

Moon Ji-in is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in the 2016 SBS television series The Doctors.

Isang Yun, also spelled Yun I-sang, was a Korean-born composer who made his later career in West Germany.

Han Kang is a South Korean writer. She won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction in 2016 for The Vegetarian, a novel which deals with a woman’s decision to stop eating meat and its devastating consequences. The novel is also one of the first of her books to be translated into English.