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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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0001 ACTOR

Lee Joon-gi

Born 1982

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0008 ACTOR

Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983)

Born 1983

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0012 ACTOR

Park Hae-jin

Born 1983

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0015 ACTOR

Gang Dong-won

Born 1981

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0016 ACTOR

Hyomin

Born 1989

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0017 BASEBALL

Dae-ho Lee

Born 1982

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0018 FOOTBALL

Kim Kee-hee

Born 1989

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0019 ACTOR

Jung So-min

Born 1989

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0023 ACTOR

Sandara Park

Born 1984

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0024 SINGER

Jang Wooyoung

Born 1989

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0027 MUSIC

Simon Dominic

Born 1984

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0030 SINGER

Im Si-wan

Born 1988

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0035 FOOTBALL

Kim Chang-soo

Born 1985

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0036 ACTOR

Ok Taec-yeon

Born 1988

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0043 BASEBALL

Shin-Soo Choo

Born 1982

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0046 ACTOR

Kim Hye-seong

Born 1988

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0047 ACTOR

Jeong Yu-mi (actress, born 1984)

Born 1984

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0050 ACTOR

Samantha Futerman

Born 1987

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0052 ACTOR

Han Chae-ah

Born 1984

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0055 ACTOR

Jung Eun-chae

Born 1986

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0063 ACTOR

Choi Jung-won (actress, born 1981)

Born 1981

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0064 ACTOR

Son Yeo-eun

Born 1983

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0068 BASEBALL

Jeong Keun-woo

Born 1982

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0069 ACTOR

Hwang Bo-ra

Born 1983

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0072 BADMINTON

Lee Hyo-jung

Born 1981

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0077 ACTOR

Son Eun-seo

Born 1986

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0078 ACTOR

Ahn Bo-hyun

Born 1988

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0080 BASEBALL

Song Seung-jun

Born 1980

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0082 ACTOR

Lee Eon

1981 - 2008

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0086 ACTOR

Park Hyo-joo

Born 1982

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0089 JUDO

Cho Jun-ho (judoka)

Born 1988

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0092 ACTOR

Han Hye-rin

Born 1988

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0095 BASEBALL

Son Ah-seop

Born 1988

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0101 BASEBALL

Lee Taek-keun

Born 1980

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0112 FOOTBALL

Kim Chi-gon

Born 1983

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0113 PLAYER

Moon Sung-min

Born 1986

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0122 ACTOR

Kim Yoo-ri

Born 1984

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0126 ACTOR

Jung Woo

Born 1981

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0127 ACTOR

Im Jung-eun

Born 1981

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0131 ACTOR

Lee Si-eon

Born 1982

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0134 FOOTBALL

Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1983)

Born 1983

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0135 BASEBALL

Cha-seung Baek

Born 1980

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0143 ACTOR

Ahn Jae-hong (actor)

Born 1986

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0144 BADMINTON

Ha Jung-eun

Born 1987

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0148 PLAYER

Soo Yeon Lee

Born 1984

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0152 ACTOR

Gil Eun-hye

Born 1988

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0155 PLAYER

Yang Hyo-jin

Born 1989

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0158 BASEBALL

Chang Won-jun

Born 1985

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0161 FOOTBALL

Yeo Hyo-jin

Born 1983

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0167 COMEDIAN

Shin Bong-sun

Born 1980

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0171 HURDLER

Jung Hye-lim

Born 1987

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0173 GO PROFESSIONAL

Choi Cheol-han

Born 1985

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0175 ACTOR

Tae In-ho

Born 1980

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0179 FOOTBALL

Park Jung-hae

Born 1987

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0184 ACTOR

Kang Ji-sub

Born 1981

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0186 BASKET

Beon Yeon-ha

Born 1980

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0189 HANDBALL

Kim Cha-youn

Born 1981

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0190 ACTOR

Do Sang-woo

Born 1987

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0192 FENCER

Jung Hyo-jung

Born 1984

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0193 FOOTBALL

Song Yoo-geol

Born 1985

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0195 SINGER

Kwak Hyun-hwa

Born 1983

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0200 HANDBALL

Choi Im-jeong

Born 1981

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0205 BASKET

Kim Tae-sul

Born 1984

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0206 ACTOR

Go Yoon

Born 1988

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0209 SINGER

Andrew Choi

Born 1980

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0211 FOOTBALL

Kim Min-je

Born 1989

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0215 BASEBALL

Yun Sung-hwan

Born 1981

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0216 BASEBALL

Kim Tae-gun

Born 1989

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0218 FOOTBALL

Yoon Ki-won

1987 - 2011

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0219 SINGER

Ryu Se-ra

Born 1987

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0224 ACTOR

Kim Sun-young (actress, born 1980)

Born 1980

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0227 BASKET

Heo Il-young

Born 1985

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0228 FOOTBALL

Hwang Il-su

Born 1987

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0229 ACTOR

Jung Tae-woo

Born 1982

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0230 MARTIAL ART

Kang Kyung-ho

Born 1987

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0231 BASEBALL

Kim Mu-young

Born 1985

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0237 FOOTBALL

Kim Jee-hyuk

Born 1981

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0244 SCREENWRITER

Kim Tae-yong (director, born 1987)

Born 1987

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0251 MODEL

Cho Eun-ju

Born 1983

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0253 BASEBALL

Jung Woo-ram

Born 1985

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0264 HANDBALL

Lee Gong-joo

Born 1980

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0266 FENCER

Jung Seung-hwa

Born 1981

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0269 ACTOR

Jang Tae-sung

Born 1980

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0271 FOOTBALL

Park Eun-sun

Born 1986

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0273 ATHLETIC

Lim Eun-ji

Born 1989

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0276 BASEBALL

Han Dong-min

Born 1989

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0282 FOOTBALL

Jeon Soo-hyun

Born 1986

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0285 SINGER

Park Junyoung

Born 1982

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0289 BASEBALL

Jung Eui-yoon

Born 1986

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0293 PIANIST

Dasol Kim

Born 1989

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0300 FOOTBALL

Moon Ki-han

Born 1989

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0307 GAME

HEOPOP

Born 1988

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0310 FOOTBALL

Kim Sung-hwan (footballer)

Born 1986

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0316 BASEBALL

Yoon Ji-woong

Born 1988

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0322 SINGER

Jay (South Korean singer)

Born 1983

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0324 PLAYER

Kim Se-young

Born 1981

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0328 JOURNALIST

Patrik Lundberg

Born 1983

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0331 FOOTBALL

Lee Yang-jong

Born 1989

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0332 BASEBALL

Jin Hae-soo

Born 1986

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0339 ACTOR

Park Min-kyung

Born 1982

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0342 GAME

Heo Yeong Moo

Born 1989

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0347 FOOTBALL

Choi Hyun-tae

Born 1987

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0351 FOOTBALL

Jeon Jun-hyung

Born 1986

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0357 FOOTBALL

Kim Tae-yoon (footballer)

Born 1986

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0358 SPORT

Ha Jee-min

Born 1989

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0359 BOXER

Bae Ki-suk

1987 - 2010

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0360 FOOTBALL

Na Byung-yul

Born 1985

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0361 FOOTBALL

Cho Hong-kyu

Born 1983

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0362 PLAYER

Lim Hyo-sook

Born 1982

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0367 DRIVER

Heamin Choi

Born 1984

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0368 SWIMMER

Yoo Jung-nam

Born 1983

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0371 BASEBALL

Jun Byung-doo

Born 1984

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0375 HOCKEY

Kim Da-rae

Born 1987

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0379 FOOTBALL

Shin Young-jun

Born 1989

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0380 BASKET

Kang A-jeong

Born 1989

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0381 MARTIAL ART

Dong Hyun Kim (fighter, born 1988)

Born 1988

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0382 SCREENWRITER

Kim Byung-woo

Born 1980

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0383 ATHLETIC

Kim Dong-young (racewalker)

Born 1980

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0385 BASEBALL

Kyeong Kang

Born 1988

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0388 FENCER

Kim Keum-hwa

Born 1982

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0389 BASKET

Kang Yeong-suk

Born 1981

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0405 ACTOR

Cha Jung-won

Born 1989

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0408 BADMINTON

Park Sun-young (badminton)

Born 1985

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0409 FOOTBALL

Han Jung-hwa

Born 1982

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0412 FILM

Jéro Yun

Born 1980

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0418 FOOTBALL

Hwang Sun-pil

Born 1981

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0422 GOLF

Kim Seung-hyuk

Born 1986

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0423 ACTOR

Lee Joo-young (actress, born 1987)

Born 1987

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0424 HANDBALL

Park Chan-young (handballer)

Born 1983

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0429 GAME

Jo Yong-Ho

Born 1984

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0433 PLAYER

Kwak Seung-suk

Born 1988

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0437 PLAYER

Yoon Hye-suk

Born 1983

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0443 PLAYER

Choi Hong-suk

Born 1988

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0445 MODEL

Jae Yoo

Born 1989

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0446 PLAYER

Lee Jung-ok

Born 1983

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0447 FOOTBALL

Go Dae-woo

Born 1987

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0450 FOOTBALL

Yoon Joon-soo

Born 1986

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0460 PLAYER

Park Joo-hyeong

Born 1987

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0466 SPORT

Kim Ji-hoon (sailor)

Born 1985

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0474 ORGANIST

Yeonju Sarah Kim

Born 1981

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