Most Famous People from South Korea
South Korea has produced 274 notable individuals throughout history, with actors and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Ban Ki-moon. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
BK
Ban Ki-moon South Korean Politician Born 1944
#
1,574
PC
Park Chung-hee South Korean Politician 1917 – 1979
#
1,595
P
Psy South Korean Singer Born 1977
#
2,175
SR
Syngman Rhee South Korean Politician 1875 – 1965
#
3,158
B
BoA South Korean Singer Born 1986
#
3,504
R(
Rain (entertainer) South Korean Actor Born 1982
#
3,719
KD
Kim Dae-jung South Korean Politician 1924 – 2009
#
4,545
PC
Park Chan-wook South Korean Screenwriter Born 1963
#
4,566
LB
Lee Byung-hun South Korean Actor Born 1970
#
4,602
PG
Park Geun-hye South Korean Politician Born 1952
#
4,743
KK
Kim Ki-duk South Korean Screenwriter Born 1960
#
5,825
LJ
Lee Joon-gi South Korean Actor Born 1982
#
6,743
SM
Sun Myung Moon South Korean Religious 1920 – 2012
#
6,829
YK
Yuna Kim South Korean Skater Born 1990
#
7,012
PS
Park Shin-hye South Korean Actor Born 1990
#
7,851
KY
Kim Young-sam South Korean Politician 1927 – 2015
#
7,981
CD
Chun Doo-hwan South Korean Politician Born 1931
#
8,389
SK
Song Kang-ho South Korean Actor Born 1967
#
11,239
SH
Son Heung-min South Korean Football Born 1992
#
12,194
KJ
Kang Ji-young South Korean Singer Born 1994
#
13,989