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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0002 ACTOR

Daniel Dae Kim

Born 1968

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0041 ACTOR

Kim Mi-kyung

Born 1963

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0062 SINGER

Lee Seung-hwan

Born 1965

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0066 ACTOR

Chun Ho-jin

Born 1960

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0067 PLAYER

Hyun Jung-hwa

Born 1969

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0071 PLAYER

Yoo Nam-kyu

Born 1968

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0073 SCREENWRITER

Lee Kyung-kyu

Born 1960

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0075 ACTOR

Kim Sang-joong

Born 1965

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0096 BADMINTON

Kim Moon-soo (badminton)

Born 1963

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0100 ACTOR

Kim Kwang-kyu (actor)

Born 1967

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0106 FILM

So Yong Kim

Born 1968

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0110 ACTOR

Son Hyun-joo

Born 1965

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0111 FILM

Yoon Je-kyoon

Born 1969

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0117 FILM

Park Gok-ji

Born 1965

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0118 SINGER

Kim Gun-mo

Born 1968

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0121 FILM

Kwak Kyung-taek

Born 1966

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0125 BOXER

Chang Jung-koo

Born 1963

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0149 ACTOR

Lee Byung-joon

Born 1964

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0154 ACTOR

Son Chang-min

Born 1965

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0156 FILM

Cho Sung-hyung

Born 1966

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0208 ARCHER

Lee Han-sup

Born 1966

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0210 BOXER

Choi Jum-hwan

Born 1963

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0213 FILM

Kim Moon-saeng

Born 1961

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0222 CHEF

Kim Sohyi

Born 1965

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0254 SINGER

Lee So-ra (singer)

Born 1969

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0263 ACTOR

Choi Moo-sung

Born 1968

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0280 PHYSICIST

Soo-Bong Kim

Born 1960

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0294 BASKET

Chun Eun-sook

Born 1969

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0299 POLITICIAN

Geum Min

Born 1962

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0309 BASEBALL

Yang Sang-moon

Born 1961

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0317 LAWYER

Baik Tae-ung

Born 1962

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0333 TRADE UNION

Lee Jeong-mi

Born 1966

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0345 WRESTLER

Son Gab-do

Born 1960

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0353 POLITICIAN

Cho Kyoung-tae

Born 1968

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0363 ACTIVIST

Bak Jongcheol

1964 - 1987

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0364 FOOTBALL

Lim Jong-heon

Born 1966

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0384 SERIAL KILLER

Chong Du-yong

Born 1968

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0399 SINGER

Seongju Oh

Born 1964

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0439 THEOLOGIAN

Nahamm Kim

Born 1969

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0449 ANIMATOR

Sejong Park

Born 1966

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0452 CHEMIST

Young-Tae Chang

Born 1968

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0455 PAINTER

Kwang Sung Park

Born 1962

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0457 BASKET

Seo Gyeong-hwa

Born 1968

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0461 BASKET

Yun Yeong-mi

Born 1968

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0462 BASKET

Im Ae-gyeong

Born 1967

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0469 ACTIVIST

kimura byol-nathalie lemoine

Born 1968

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0470 MISSIONARY

John Lee Tae-Seok

1962 - 2010

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0477 REPRESENTATIVE

Kim Hong-kyun

Born 1961

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