List of Famous people born in South Korea

Baek A-yeon is a South Korean singer and songwriter signed under Eden Entertainment. She is best known as the second runner-up contestant of K-pop Star.

Yoo Ha-na is a South Korean actress. She has starred alongside Jimmy Lin in the Taiwanese TV drama series My Lucky Star, and has also appeared in the music video for "White Windmill" by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.

Kim Seong-jip was a weightlifter from South Korea. He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place. Also, he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively. Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea.

Kim Min-tae is a South Korean football player who plays for Nagoya Grampus in J1 League.

Song Soon-Chun was a South Korean amateur boxer who won an silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Akihiko Hirata , born Akihiko Onoda , was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies, he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata was married to the popular actress Yoshiko Kuga from 1961 until his death. He died at age 56 in 1984 after a long battle with lung cancer.

Kim Joon is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers.

Lee Yong-jin is a South Korean comedian and singer. He is most known for his work on the tvN sketch comedy show Comedy Big League. Lee owns a famous sashimi restaurant, under the name "960", in Sokcho, Gangwon-do province, which opened August 2014.

Masami Shimojō was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films.

Yeo Hyo-Jin was a South Korean professional footballer who played as a defender. He took part in the 2003 U-20 World Cup and 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. At the club level, he played for FC Seoul, Tochigi SC, Busan IPark, and Goyang Hi FC.