37.5599° N, 126.9893° E
SEOUL
Most Famous People Born in Seoul, South Korea
- Notable people
- 2,330
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1978
- Most distinctive
- Skater 15.9×
A capital where the Joseon court and the K-pop industry sit on the same list. Seoul's most distinctive professions are figure skaters at nearly sixteen times the global rate, golfers at more than ten times, and singers — the statistical fingerprint of Yuna Kim, Se Ri Pak, and the entire post-2000 K-pop wave. Almost a third of the notables here are entertainers in the strict sense, a share matched by very few cities outside Los Angeles and Mumbai.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Seoul during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Seoul Is Known For
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Actor is Seoul's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (463).
Seoul over-indexes on skater — 15.9× the global rate.
Seoul under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Seoul's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Ahn Jae-hyun
Born 1987
Kim Woo-bin
Born 1989
Lee Sung-kyung
Born 1990
Daul Kim
1989 - 2009
Kim Joo-ri
Born 1988
Kim Jae-wook
Born 1983
Soo Joo Park
Born 1986
Kang Seung-hyun
Born 1987
Hye-rim Park
Born 1985
Youn-a
Born 1985
Chong So-ra
Born 1991
Lee Sung-hye (Miss Korea)
Born 1988
Na Ry
Born 1985
Choi Ji-ho
Born 1980
Jang Yoon-jeong (Miss Korea)
Born 1970
Kim Jin-kyung
Born 1997
Jiho Lee
Born 1985
Vivian Cha
Born 1993
Yi Hong
Born 1974
Kim Yu-ri
1989 - 2011
Amy Markham
Born 1990
Han Hyun-min
Born 2001
Maria Ahn
Born 1970