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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0020 SINGER

Hoya (singer)

Born 1991

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0021 FOOTBALL

Nam Tae-hee

Born 1991

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0026 ACTOR

Kang Ha-neul

Born 1990

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0028 MODEL

Nam Joo-hyuk

Born 1994

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0029 SINGER

Park Soo-ah

Born 1992

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0033 SINGER

Kang Seung-yoon

Born 1994

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0034 SINGER

Lee Jong-hyun

Born 1990

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0037 SINGER

Han Sun-hwa

Born 1990

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0045 SINGER

Thunder (singer)

Born 1990

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0048 ACTOR

Im Soo-hyang

Born 1990

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0049 ACTOR

Kim Min-seok (actor)

Born 1990

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0051 SINGER

Cheetah (rapper)

Born 1990

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0056 ACTOR

Kim Seul-gi

Born 1991

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0057 FOOTBALL

Lee Jeong-hyeop

Born 1991

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0060 SINGER

Kwon Mina

Born 1993

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0061 FOOTBALL

Ryu Seung-woo

Born 1993

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0074 ACTOR

Jung Hye-sung

Born 1991

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0081 SINGER

Bae Woo-hee

Born 1991

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0083 SINGER

Lee Seung-hoon (musician)

Born 1992

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0084 ACTOR

Ha Yeon-soo

Born 1990

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0088 SINGER

Hwang Min-hyun

Born 1995

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0090 FOOTBALL

Jeong Dong-ho

Born 1990

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0093 FOOTBALL

Park Jung-bin

Born 1994

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0094 SINGER

Kim So-hee (singer, born 1995)

Born 1995

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0098 ACTOR

Kim Dong-jun

Born 1992

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0099 SINGER

Sandeul

Born 1992

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0107 SINGER

Jungkook

Born 1997

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0108 SINGER

Jung Dae-hyun

Born 1993

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0123 SINGER

Lee Su-ji

Born 1998

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0124 ACTOR

Kim Hee-jung (actress, born 1992)

Born 1992

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0129 SINGER

Seo Yu-na

Born 1992

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0130 PLAYER

Jang Su-jeong

Born 1995

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0138 ACTOR

Kim Jung-hyun (actor, born 1990)

Born 1990

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0140 SINGER

Kang Daniel

Born 1996

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0164 DIVER

Woo Ha-ram

Born 1998

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0178 FOOTBALL

Ko Moo-yeol

Born 1990

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0180 SINGER

Jimin (singer, born 1995)

Born 1995

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0181 GOLF

Su-Hyun Oh

Born 1996

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0185 SKATER

Sin Da-woon

Born 1993

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0188 ACTOR

Ahn Ji-hyun

Born 1992

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0198 ACTOR

Jang Do-yoon

Born 1995

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0203 MARTIAL ART

Choi Doo-ho

Born 1991

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0221 ACTOR

Oh Jae-moo

Born 1998

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0225 SINGER

Kwon Jin-ah

Born 1997

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0233 PLAYER

Jeong Suk-young

Born 1993

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0245 PLAYER

Kim Hee-jin

Born 1991

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0246 ACTOR

Ji Yoon-ho

Born 1991

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0248 BADMINTON

Chae Yoo-jung

Born 1995

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0249 RAPPER

Hanhae

Born 1990

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0252 PLAYER

Park Jeong-ah (volleyball)

Born 1993

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0255 GAME

Jung Myung-hoon

Born 1991

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0256 SKIER

Kim Magnus

Born 1998

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0257 DIVER

Park Ji-ho (diver)

Born 1991

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0258 BASEBALL

Jang Sung-woo

Born 1990

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0259 FOOTBALL

Park Tae-hong

Born 1991

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0268 BADMINTON

Lee Jang-mi

Born 1994

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0270 PLAYER

Nam Ji-sung

Born 1993

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0274 SINGER

Giant Pink

Born 1991

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0277 FOOTBALL

Choi Seung-in

Born 1991

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0278 SINGER

Feeldog

Born 1992

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0281 ACTOR

Park Se-wan

Born 1994

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0284 FOOTBALL

Kim Chang-hun

Born 1990

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0287 BASEBALL

Han Hyun-hee

Born 1993

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0288 FOOTBALL

Woo Joo-sung

Born 1993

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0292 SINGER

Park Woo-jin

Born 1999

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0297 SWIMMER

Choi Kyu-woong

Born 1990

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0298 FENCER

Lee Ra-jin

Born 1990

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0302 BASEBALL

Lee Min-ho (baseball)

Born 1993

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0303 FOOTBALL

Kang Yun-seong

Born 1997

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0305 BASEBALL

Jung Hyun

Born 1994

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0308 BASEBALL

Shim Jae-min

Born 1994

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0312 GOLF

Jin Jeong

Born 1990

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0319 FOOTBALL

Lee Chang-keun

Born 1993

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0323 ACTOR

Seo Eun-soo

Born 1994

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0325 SINGER

Song Min-jae

Born 1994

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0336 ATHLETIC

Jin Min-sub

Born 1992

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0340 FOOTBALL

Kim Jong-hyuk

Born 1994

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0341 SINGER

Jaehyo

Born 1990

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0343 FOOTBALL

Jung Seung-yong

Born 1991

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0354 BASEBALL

Go Bong-jae

Born 1993

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0355 BASKET

Park Hye-jin

Born 1990

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0356 FOOTBALL

Kim Soo-beom

Born 1990

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0369 FENCER

Yoon Ji-su

Born 1993

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0373 SINGER

Lee Jong-hwa (actor)

Born 1994

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0386 FOOTBALL

Mun Kyung-gun

Born 1995

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0392 FOOTBALL

Kwon Jin-young

Born 1991

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0414 PLAYER

Cho Song-hwa

Born 1993

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0428 FOOTBALL

Lee Dong-jun (footballer)

Born 1997

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0432 PLAYER

Kim Da-bin (tennis)

Born 1997

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0442 GAME

Park Soo-ho

Born 1991

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0448 SWIMMER

Park Han-byeol (swimmer)

Born 1997

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0454 PLAYER

Lee Jang-kun

Born 1992

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0463 FOOTBALL

Kim Seung-ju

Born 1995

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