List of Famous people born in South Korea

Park Si-yeon is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in several CCTV dramas. In 2005 Park was cast in her first starring role in the Korean drama My Girl, though at the time she was more known for dating actor-singer Eric Mun. As she built her filmography in the following years, Park overcame early criticism of her acting skills and eventually gained respect as an actress in TV series such as Bitter Sweet Life, Coffee House and The Innocent Man, as well as the films The Fox Family, A Love, and The Scent.

Lee So-yeon is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Untold Scandal (2003) and Feathers in the Wind (2004), and the television series Spring Waltz (2006), Temptation of an Angel (2009) and Dong Yi (2010).

Kim Ji-seok is a South Korean actor.

Kim Jae-kyung is a South Korean actress and singer. Before transitioning to acting full-time, she was a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Rainbow.

Kim So-hee is a South Korean singer. She is known for being a contestant of K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance, in which she emerged as runner-up as a member of KWINs. She officially debuted as a solo artist on May 21, 2017 and on June 1, 2017, she was then officially debuted as a member of Elris.

Na Kyung-won is a South Korean judge-turned-politician. She is a member of the conservative United Future Party, which is the main opposition party, formerly called the Liberty Korea Party, Grand National Party and Saenuri Party. She is a four-term lawmaker and the first female floor leader of the Liberty Korea Party, a post she held from December 2018 to December 2019.

Kim Jang-hoon is a South Korean singer, known for his rock ballads.

Son Tae-young is a South Korean actress and former Miss Korea.

Park Chae-rim, known by the mononym Chae Rim, is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1994. She has starred in Korean dramas including All About Eve (2000), Dal-ja's Spring (2007), and Oh! My Lady (2010).

Jung Woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama Reply 1994 (2013) and You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013).