List of Famous people born in South Korea

Park Ji-young is a South Korean actress. She starred in TV series such as The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry (2010), Romance Town (2011), The Fugitive of Joseon (2013), Tears of Heaven (2014), Don't Dare to Dream (2016) Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016) and Save me (2017)

Kim Ga-eun is a South Korean badminton player. She competed and at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014, in Nanjing, China and in 2016, Kim was selected to join the Korean national team.

Yi I was a Korean philosopher and writer. He was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang (Toegye). Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok. He is not only known as a scholar but also as a revered politician and reformer. He was academical successor of Jo Gwang-jo.

Park Ah-in is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film. She passed her bachelor's degree in Theater Studies from there. She made her acting debut in 2006 in horror film Forbidden Floor, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series, including Loner (2008), A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Never Twice (2019) and Kkondae Intern (2020).

Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui, was the fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Jang, who was a court lady-in-waiting.

Kim Ji-yeon, better known by her stage name Bona, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN, and also its sub-unit WJSN The Black. She made her acting debut in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top (2017), and was cast as the female lead in the teen drama Girls' Generation 1979 (2018). Most recently, Bona gained recognition for her portrayal of gold medalist Ko Yu-rim in tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022).

Hong Ra-hee is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist, who is the director of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. She is the widow of Lee Kun-hee, who was the richest citizen in South Korea. She is known as the most powerful art collector in South Korea.

Ryu Seung-min is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively. Ryu is ranked twenty-fifth in the world as of July 2013.

Jung Hyung-don is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows Infinite Challenge and Weekly Idol.

Woo Hye-rim, known professionally as Hyerim or Lim, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and actress known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls.