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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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Showing 13 of 477 notable people

0091 FILM

Yoon Jong-bin

Born 1979

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0106 FILM

So Yong Kim

Born 1968

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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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0121 FILM

Kwak Kyung-taek

Born 1966

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0156 FILM

Cho Sung-hyung

Born 1966

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0174 FILM

Nam Na-yeong

Born 1971

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0213 FILM

Kim Moon-saeng

Born 1961

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0279 FILM

Na Hyun

Born 1970

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0306 FILM

Ha Gil-jong

1941 - 1979

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0378 FILM

Kim Sung-hong

Born 1956

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0412 FILM

Jéro Yun

Born 1980

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0465 FILM

Lee Dong-eun

Born 1978

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