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×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Busan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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.
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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- Filtered to 1970s Clear ×
Karen O
Born 1978
Gong Yoo
Born 1979
Moon So-ri
Born 1974
Joseph Kahn
Born 1972
Jang Hyuk
Born 1976
Kim Hye-soo
Born 1970
Park Si-yeon
Born 1979
Cho Jin-woong
Born 1976
Chae Jung-an
Born 1977
Choi Yong-soo
Born 1973
Kim Bum-soo
Born 1979
Shin Eun-kyung
Born 1973
Yeon Jung-hoon
Born 1978
Ko Chang-seok
Born 1970
Kim Jung-tae
Born 1972
Usun Yoon
Born 1977
Jin Kab-yong
Born 1974
Son Min-han
Born 1975
Hwang Seok-jeong
Born 1971
Yoon Jong-bin
Born 1979
Im Ji-kyu
Born 1978
Shin Eun-jung
Born 1974
Toby Dawson
Born 1978
Kim Bo-kyung (actress)
Born 1976
Kim Hyun-sook
Born 1978
Kim Hye-eun
Born 1973
Park Sung-woo
Born 1972
Kim Min-jae (baseball)
Born 1973
Kim Sung-oh
Born 1978
Cho PD
Born 1976
Ahn Jae-mo
Born 1979
Park Sung-hee
Born 1975
MayBee
Born 1979
Kim Min-joon
Born 1976
Jeong Ga-eun
Born 1978
Ryu Ji-hae
Born 1976
Kim Tae-gyun (baseball, born 1971)
Born 1971
Jeong Hyeong-don
Born 1978
Nina Solheim
Born 1979
Choi Mu-bae
Born 1970
Baek Seung-hyeon
Born 1975
Kim Chae-yeon (actress)
Born 1977
Park Hae-joon
Born 1976
Kim Sun-il
1970 - 2004
Kim In-kwon
Born 1978
Park Seok-jin
Born 1972
Na Hyun-hee
Born 1970
Nam Na-yeong
Born 1971
Yoo Jae-myung
Born 1973
Park Jung-eun
Born 1977
Ryan S. Jhun
Born 1979
Ryu Seung-soo
Born 1971
Lim Gyoung-wan
Born 1975
Lee Yeongdo
Born 1972
Han Jung-kook
Born 1971
Shin Seung-hwan
Born 1978
Park Han-yi
Born 1979
Kim Sook (comedian)
Born 1975
Choi Hyun
Born 1978
Kim Tae-wan
Born 1971
Lee Jai-jin (musician, born 1979)
Born 1979
Kim Joo-sung (basketball)
Born 1979
Lee Hei-chun
Born 1979
Ko San
Born 1976
Cho Won-woo
Born 1971
Kim Joo-won
Born 1977
Ma Hae-young
Born 1970
Na Hyun
Born 1970
Kim Sung-bum
Born 1979
Lee Sang-hong
Born 1979
Park Tae-sang
Born 1979
Shi-Yeon Sung
Born 1975
Son Hyun-jun
Born 1972
Chu Seung-gyun
Born 1974
Eun-Hwa Cho
Born 1973
Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)
Born 1974
Kim Dong-sung (Illustrator)
Born 1970
Chung Jae-hee
Born 1978
Oh Sung-sik
Born 1970
Lee Young-min (footballer, born 1973)
Born 1973
Catherine Arnold
Born 1978
Mihamm Kim-Rauchholz
Born 1971
Mari Kim
Born 1979
Hur Yoon-ja
Born 1979
Lee Sang-yup
Born 1972
Kim Eon
Born 1973
Kang Jeong
Born 1971
Bill McCamley
Born 1978
Chang So-yun
Born 1974
Kang Hye-mi
Born 1974
Lee Na-lae
Born 1979
Kang Bong-kyu
Born 1978
Park Seong-ho (comedian)
Born 1974
Patti Kim (writer)
Born 1970
Chul Hyun Ahn
Born 1971
Lee Sung-woon
Born 1978
Randy Kim
Born 1975
Lee Sang-yun
Born 1974
Mona Solheim
Born 1979
Joo Hee-jung
Born 1977
Bak Sin-hee
Born 1976
Bae Myung-hoon
Born 1978
Park Seong-cheol
Born 1975
Lee Jenny
Born 1972
Kim Byung-sun
1973 - 1995
Kim Un-su
Born 1972
Kim Kih-hoon
Born 1975
Chung Il-mi
Born 1972
Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978)
Born 1978
Lee Young-suk
Born 1970
Lee Dong-eun
Born 1978
Kim Keum-hee
Born 1979