35.1004° N, 129.0405° E

BUSAN

Most Famous People Born in Busan, South Korea

Notable people
477
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1979
Most distinctive
Game 23.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Busan during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 140 notable births.

What Busan Is Known For

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Actor is Busan's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (100).

Busan over-indexes on game — 23.6× the global rate.

Busan under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor100
  2. Football56
  3. Singer47
  4. Baseball38
  5. Player27
  6. Basket18
  7. Politician13
  8. Film13
  1. Game523.6×
  2. Martial Art510.2×
  3. Badminton109.2×
  4. Baseball387.0×
  5. Fencer66.5×
  6. Singer474.8×
  7. Actor1004.0×
  8. Handball53.4×
  1. Politician130.2×
  2. Writer100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Busan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0176 ACTOR

Kim Ji-mee

Born 1940

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0197 ACTOR

Moon Hee

Born 1947

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0207 AUTHOR

Kim Jong-hae

Born 1941

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0214 ACTOR

Tan Tao-liang

Born 1947

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0223 ACADEMIC

Yung-Han Kim

Born 1946

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0247 WRITER

Park Yeonghan

1947 - 2006

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0265 CONDUCTOR

Gum Nanse

Born 1947

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0286 ACTOR

Ko Eun-ah (actress, born 1946)

Born 1946

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0290 POET

Cheon Yang-hee

Born 1942

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0291 POET

Kim Jong-chul (poet)

1947 - 2014

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0306 FILM

Ha Gil-jong

1941 - 1979

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0314 JUDGE

Yang Sung-tae

Born 1948

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0315 SINGER

Na Hoon-a

Born 1947

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0330 SINGER

Han Dae-soo

Born 1948

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0349 POLITICIAN

Oh Keo-don

Born 1948

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0366 WRITER

Kim Sin-yong

Born 1945

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0377 SOLDIER

Yoon Kwang-ung

Born 1942

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0390 PHARMACOLOGIST

Sung Wan Kim

1940 - 2020

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0398 BASKET

Ha Ui-geon

Born 1943

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0413 PAINTER

O Yoon

1946 - 1986

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0421 POLITICIAN

Song Cheol-ho

Born 1949

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0453 POET

Yoo Ja Hyo

Born 1947

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0468 TRAINER

Shin Boo-young

Born 1944

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0472 ATHLETIC

Park Yeong-suk (discus thrower)

Born 1947

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