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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Other
Joe Yuri
Born 2001
Lee Min-ho (baseball)
Born 1993
Kang Yun-seong
Born 1997
Shi-Yeon Sung
Born 1975
Jung Hyun
Born 1994
Ha Gil-jong
1941 - 1979
HEOPOP
Born 1988
Shim Jae-min
Born 1994
Yang Sang-moon
Born 1961
Kim Sung-hwan (footballer)
Born 1986
Son Hyun-jun
Born 1972
Jin Jeong
Born 1990
Rex How
Born 1956
Yang Sung-tae
Born 1948
Na Hoon-a
Born 1947
Yoon Ji-woong
Born 1988
Baik Tae-ung
Born 1962
Cho Hyun-oh
Born 1955
Lee Chang-keun
Born 1993
Chu Seung-gyun
Born 1974
Eun-Hwa Cho
Born 1973
Jay (South Korean singer)
Born 1983
Seo Eun-soo
Born 1994
Kim Se-young
Born 1981
Song Min-jae
Born 1994
Kwon Jae-hwa
Born 1937
Kim Dong-gwang
Born 1953
Patrik Lundberg
Born 1983
Jung Hae-seong
Born 1958
Han Dae-soo
Born 1948
Lee Yang-jong
Born 1989
Jin Hae-soo
Born 1986
Lee Jeong-mi
Born 1966
Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)
Born 1974
Kim Dong-sung (Illustrator)
Born 1970
Jin Min-sub
Born 1992
Chung Jae-hee
Born 1978
Oh Sung-sik
Born 1970
Park Min-kyung
Born 1982
Kim Jong-hyuk
Born 1994
Jaehyo
Born 1990
Heo Yeong Moo
Born 1989
Jung Seung-yong
Born 1991
Lee Young-min (footballer, born 1973)
Born 1973
Son Gab-do
Born 1960
Catherine Arnold
Born 1978
Choi Hyun-tae
Born 1987
Mihamm Kim-Rauchholz
Born 1971
Oh Keo-don
Born 1948
Kim Yong-hee
Born 1955
Jeon Jun-hyung
Born 1986
Park Ki-won
Born 1951
Cho Kyoung-tae
Born 1968
Go Bong-jae
Born 1993
Park Hye-jin
Born 1990
Kim Soo-beom
Born 1990
Kim Tae-yoon (footballer)
Born 1986
Ha Jee-min
Born 1989
Bae Ki-suk
1987 - 2010
Na Byung-yul
Born 1985
Cho Hong-kyu
Born 1983
Lim Hyo-sook
Born 1982
Bak Jongcheol
1964 - 1987
Lim Jong-heon
Born 1966
Mari Kim
Born 1979
Kim Sin-yong
Born 1945
Heamin Choi
Born 1984
Yoo Jung-nam
Born 1983
Yoon Ji-su
Born 1993
Hur Yoon-ja
Born 1979
Jun Byung-doo
Born 1984
Lee Sang-yup
Born 1972
Lee Jong-hwa (actor)
Born 1994
Kim Eon
Born 1973
Kim Da-rae
Born 1987
Kang Cheol-min
1939 - 2002
Yoon Kwang-ung
Born 1942
Kim Sung-hong
Born 1956
Shin Young-jun
Born 1989
Kang A-jeong
Born 1989
Dong Hyun Kim (fighter, born 1988)
Born 1988
Kim Byung-woo
Born 1980
Kim Dong-young (racewalker)
Born 1980
Chong Du-yong
Born 1968
Kyeong Kang
Born 1988
Mun Kyung-gun
Born 1995
Kang Jeong
Born 1971
Kim Keum-hwa
Born 1982
Kang Yeong-suk
Born 1981
Sung Wan Kim
1940 - 2020
Joseph Son Sam-seok
Born 1955
Kwon Jin-young
Born 1991
Bill McCamley
Born 1978
Lee Sang-don
Born 1951
Chang So-yun
Born 1974
Kang Hye-mi
Born 1974
Lee Na-lae
Born 1979
Ha Ui-geon
Born 1943
Seongju Oh
Born 1964
Kunsu Shim
Born 1958
Kang Bong-kyu
Born 1978
Ahn Ho-young
Born 1956
Park Seong-ho (comedian)
Born 1974
Patti Kim (writer)
Born 1970
Cha Jung-won
Born 1989
Chul Hyun Ahn
Born 1971
Lee Sung-woon
Born 1978
Park Sun-young (badminton)
Born 1985
Han Jung-hwa
Born 1982
Randy Kim
Born 1975
Kim Myeong-soo
Born 1959
Jéro Yun
Born 1980
O Yoon
1946 - 1986
Cho Song-hwa
Born 1993
Lee Sang-yun
Born 1974
Grace Yoon
Born 1952
Mona Solheim
Born 1979
Hwang Sun-pil
Born 1981
Cho Yoon-je
Born 1952
Joo Hee-jung
Born 1977
Song Cheol-ho
Born 1949
Kim Seung-hyuk
Born 1986
Lee Joo-young (actress, born 1987)
Born 1987
Park Chan-young (handballer)
Born 1983
Park Cha-jeong
1909 - 1944
Bak Sin-hee
Born 1976
Bae Myung-hoon
Born 1978
Lee Dong-jun (footballer)
Born 1997
Jo Yong-Ho
Born 1984
Park Seong-cheol
Born 1975
Lee Jenny
Born 1972
Kim Da-bin (tennis)
Born 1997
Kwak Seung-suk
Born 1988
Kim Byung-sun
1973 - 1995
Lee Jin-sung
Born 1956
Kim Un-su
Born 1972
Yoon Hye-suk
Born 1983
Lee Kyu-hyung
Born 1951
Nahamm Kim
Born 1969
Kim Kih-hoon
Born 1975
Dong Jin Kim
1957 - 2015
Park Soo-ho
Born 1991
Choi Hong-suk
Born 1988
Bak Yeong-hee
Born 1959
Jae Yoo
Born 1989
Lee Jung-ok
Born 1983
Go Dae-woo
Born 1987
Park Han-byeol (swimmer)
Born 1997
Sejong Park
Born 1966
Yoon Joon-soo
Born 1986
Chung Il-mi
Born 1972
Young-Tae Chang
Born 1968
Yoo Ja Hyo
Born 1947
Lee Jang-kun
Born 1992
Kwang Sung Park
Born 1962
Sean Kim
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Seo Gyeong-hwa
Born 1968
Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978)
Born 1978
Lee Young-suk
Born 1970
Park Joo-hyeong
Born 1987
Yun Yeong-mi
Born 1968
Im Ae-gyeong
Born 1967
Kim Seung-ju
Born 1995
Sohn Kyung-han
Born 1951
Lee Dong-eun
Born 1978
Kim Ji-hoon (sailor)
Born 1985
Antonio Kim Song-u
1795 - 1841
Shin Boo-young
Born 1944
kimura byol-nathalie lemoine
Born 1968
John Lee Tae-Seok
1962 - 2010
Park Han-yong
1951 - 2019
Park Yeong-suk (discus thrower)
Born 1947
Kim Keum-hee
Born 1979
Yeonju Sarah Kim
Born 1981
Jung Ji-in
Born 2000
M. Howard Lee
1937 - 2016
Kim Hong-kyun
Born 1961