List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Tae-yong is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. After his feature directorial debut Memento Mori (1999), he helmed the critically acclaimed Family Ties (2006), and the English-language remake Late Autumn (2010).

Chey Tae-won is a South Korea billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of SK Group, Korea's third largest chaebol (conglomerate), that mainly engages in the provision of semiconductors, oil, telecommunication services, chemical, etc. He is well known for the group's Hynix merger deal, which eventually becomes the world's third largest chip maker followed by Samsung Electronics and Intel. SK Group recorded revenue and profit of $213.6 and $23.8 billion respectively. As of 2019, he is the 8th richest man in South Korea with net worth of $3.2 billion. Most of his fortune is came from SK Holdings, the holding company of SK Group.

Lee Hee-joon is a South Korean actor.

Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of King Sejong and brother of Munjong of Joseon and uncle of Danjong of Joseon, against whom he led a coup d'état to become king himself in 1455.

Koo Ja-cheol is a South Korean footballer who plays for Al-Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League as a midfielder. Koo is one of the three South Korean players who spent the most successful career in German Bundesliga with Cha Bum-kun and Son Heung-min. He played for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05 with 211 appearances in Bundesliga. He also captained the South Korea national team in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and won a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics.

Tan Tao-liang is a Chinese martial arts instructor and former film actor. He used numerous pseudonyms throughout his career, most frequently Delon Tam, Dorian Tan Tao-liang, Tan Tao-liang, Delon Tan, Dorian Tan, and Delon Tanners. Noted for his leg holding and hopping skills, Tan was nicknamed "Flash Legs."

Byun Yo-han is a South Korean actor.

Park Jeong-hwa, also known mononymously as Jeonghwa, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of EXID.

Yi Hae-won was a Korean princess and a descendant of the Joseon dynasty. She was the second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui of Korea, the fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Sudeokdang. Yi was one of the pretenders, as well as her nephew, Yi Won, who claimed to be the legitimate heir to the throne of the Korean Imperial Household. Yi died in February 2020 at the age of 100.