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Most Famous South Korean Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 80
South Korea 274
3,719 R( Rain (entertainer) Rain (entertainer) South Korean Actor b. 1982
4,566 PC Park Chan-wook South Korean Screenwriter b. 1963
4,602 LB Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun South Korean Actor b. 1970
5,825 KK Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk South Korean Screenwriter b. 1960
6,743 LJ Lee Joon-gi Lee Joon-gi South Korean Actor b. 1982
7,851 PS Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye South Korean Actor b. 1990
11,239 SK Song Kang-ho South Korean Actor b. 1967
14,205 KH Kang Hye-jung South Korean Actor b. 1982
14,972 HH Han Hyo-joo Han Hyo-joo South Korean Actor b. 1987
16,150 BY Bae Yong-joon Bae Yong-joon South Korean Actor b. 1972
17,197 SS Shin Sang-ok South Korean Film 1926–2006
17,259 JD Jang Dong-gun Jang Dong-gun South Korean Actor b. 1972
17,621 SJ Song Ji-hyo Song Ji-hyo South Korean Actress b. 1981
19,980 LH Lee Hyun-woo (actor) South Korean Actor b. 1993
22,553 KS Kwon Sang-woo South Korean Actor b. 1976
24,405 SI Seo In-guk South Korean Actor b. 1987
24,916 WB Won Bin Won Bin South Korean Actor b. 1977
26,497 HJ Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min South Korean Actor b. 1970
26,947 UJ Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa South Korean Actor b. 1969
29,249 KH Kim Hee-chul Kim Hee-chul South Korean Actor b. 1983
29,624 KO Kim Ok-vin Kim Ok-vin South Korean Actor b. 1987
30,547 KS Kim So-eun South Korean Actor b. 1989
32,166 LJ Lee Jong-suk Lee Jong-suk South Korean Model b. 1989
35,075 IK Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek South Korean Film b. 1936
37,832 LY Lee Yeon-hee Lee Yeon-hee South Korean Actor b. 1988
41,185 SK Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu South Korean Actor b. 1968
41,594 RS Ryoo Seung-wan Ryoo Seung-wan South Korean Film b. 1973
41,712 KJ Kim Jae-joong Kim Jae-joong South Korean Actor b. 1986
42,326 YS Yoon Shi-yoon Yoon Shi-yoon South Korean Actor b. 1986
48,654 OD Oh Dal-su Oh Dal-su South Korean Actor b. 1968
54,408 KY Kim Yoon-seok South Korean Actor b. 1968
55,541 GA Go Ara Go Ara South Korean Actor b. 1990
55,697 GS Go Soo Go Soo South Korean Actor b. 1978
56,090 SK Seo Kang-joon Seo Kang-joon South Korean Actor b. 1993
65,060 JI Jo In-sung Jo In-sung South Korean Actor b. 1981
65,920 CW Chun Woo-hee Chun Woo-hee South Korean Actor b. 1987
70,552 KJ Kim Ji-won (actress) Kim Ji-won (actress) South Korean Actress b. 1992
78,464 PB Park Bo-young Park Bo-young South Korean Actor b. 1990
81,510 PS Park Si-hoo Park Si-hoo South Korean Actor b. 1977
82,978 LS Lee Si-young Lee Si-young South Korean Actress b. 1982
88,179 RM Ra Mi-ran Ra Mi-ran South Korean Actor b. 1975
91,421 KS Kim Su-ro Kim Su-ro South Korean Actor b. 1970
92,895 KH Kim Hyang-gi Kim Hyang-gi South Korean Actor b. 2000
93,315 HH Han Hye-jin Han Hye-jin South Korean Actor b. 1981
94,608 HS Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon South Korean Actor b. 1971
98,247 LS Lee Seung-yeon Lee Seung-yeon South Korean Actor b. 1968
106,434 LT Lee Tae-ran South Korean Actor b. 1975
113,106 LM Lee Mi-sook Lee Mi-sook South Korean Actor b. 1960
126,162 SS Shin So-yul Shin So-yul South Korean Actor b. 1985
129,084 PS Park Shin-yang South Korean Actor b. 1968
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Inside South Korea Actors & Filmmakers

80 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous south korea actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among South Korea Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1980s with 26 people.

What South Korea Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are South Korea Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 80% of all notables (64).

South Korea Actors & Filmmakers over-index on actor — 17.3× the global rate.

  1. Actor64
  2. Film5
  3. Actress3
  4. Screenwriter2
  5. Comedian2
  6. Model1
  7. Producer1
  8. Television1
  1. Actor6417.3×
  2. Film56.1×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce South Korea Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.