List of famous people from Seoul National University
Many famous people have studied or taught at Seoul National University . The following is a list of people who are students or scholars associated with Seoul National University.
politics
Kim Young-sam, 7th President of the Republic of Korea (1993–1998)
The following politicians and cabinet members studied at the SNU. SNU graduates represent a majority, especially among prime ministers .
- Ahn Cheol-soo , medical doctor, software developer and two-time presidential candidate
- Ban Ki-moon , eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Chin Dae-je, ninth Minister of Information and Telecommunications
- Chung Mong-joon , entrepreneur and politician, FIFA Vice-President (1994-2011)
- Chung Un-chan , 40th Prime Minister , 23rd Rector of Seoul National University
- Goh Kun , 30th and 35th Prime Ministers, Interim President
- Han Duck-soo , 38th Prime Minister
- Han Seung-joo , 24th Foreign Minister, political scientist
- Han Seung-soo , 39th Prime Minister, 56th President of the UN General Assembly
- Kang Kum-sil, 55th Justice Minister
- Kim Geun-tae , 43rd Minister of Health and democracy fighter
- Kim Hwang-sik , 41st Prime Minister
- Kim Moon-soo, the fourth elected governor of Gyeonggi-do and politicians
- Kim Sung-hwan , 36th Secretary of State
- Kim Young-sam , seventh President of the Republic of Korea , opposition leader
- Lee Hae-chan , 36th Prime Minister
- Lee Han-dong, 33rd Prime Minister
- Lee Hoi-chang , 26th Prime Minister, two-time presidential candidate
- Lee Hong-koo , 28th Prime Minister
- Lee Hui-ho, wife of Eighth President of the Republic of Korea Kim Dae-jung
- Lee Hyun-jae, 20th Prime Minister, 16th Rector of Seoul National University
- Lee Jung-hee, 2012 presidential candidate
- Lee Soo-sung , 29th Prime Minister, 20th Rector of Seoul National University
- Lee Yung-dug, 27th Prime Minister
- Nam Duck-woo , 14th Prime Minister
- Yoon Jeung-hyun, Interim Prime Minister (2010)
- Yoon Young-kwan, 32nd Secretary of State , political scientist
- Yu Myung-hwan , 35th Secretary of State
- Yu Si-min , 44th Minister of Health , politician and publicist
- Yun Byung-se , 37th Foreign Minister
administration
- Kim Doo-young , Clerk of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Yu Woo-ik , geographer, 36th Minister for Association Affairs, Secretary General of the International Geographical Union
economy
- Kang Jin-Ku, former managing director of Samsung Electronics
- Kwon Oh-hyun , CEO and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics
- Min Kye-Shik, former managing director of Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Young-Sup Huh , pharmaceutical entrepreneur
science
The following graduates are among the scientists.
- Chang Ha-joon , Economist ( Development Policy )
- Kah Kyung Cho , philosopher
- Kwang-Je Kim , physicist
- Minhyong Kim , mathematician ( arithmetic algebraic geometry )
- Kim Sung-Hou, structural biologist and biophysicist
- Kim Won-yong, archaeologist
- Benjamin W. Lee , theoretical physicist
- Lee Jong-wook , Director General of the World Health Organization
- Lee Ki-baek, historian
- Song Du-yul , German-Korean sociologist ( charged with suspected espionage )
- Sang-Hyun Song , legal scholar , President of the International Criminal Court
Literature, art and music
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Former students of the SNU are also present in the field of literature , art and music .
architecture
Visual arts
- Kim Tschoon Su , painter
- Oh Junggeun , painter
- Suh Do-ho , sculptor and installation artist
- Suh Yongsun , painter and sculptor
Movie
- Jang Sun-woo , film director
- Jo Sung-hee , film director
- Kim Ki-young , film director
- Kim Tae-hee , actress
- Min Kyu-dong , film director
- Noh Young-seok , film director
literature
- Hyun Ki-young , English didactics ( writer )
- Yanji I , literature (writer, Akutagawa Prize 2008)
- Kim Chi-Ha , aesthetics ( poet )
- Kim Seung-ok , French literature ( writer )
- Lee Cheong-jun , German studies (writer)
- Pak Wanso , writer
- Yi In-seong , writer
- Yi Mun-yol , writer
music
- Chin Un-suk , composition ( composer , Arnold Schönberg Prize 2005)
- Gum Nanse, composition ( conductor )
- Hwang Byeong-gi , traditional music ( Gayageum player and composer)
- Lee Soo-man , Agricultural Engineering (Music Agency Owner)
- Sumi Jo , vocals ( soprano )
- Younghi Pagh-Paan , composition (composer)
Professors
Individuals associated with Seoul National University as scholars.
- Pi Chun-deuk (1910-2007), English studies ( poet )
- Rimhak Ree (1922-2005), mathematics ( group theorist )
- Heisuke Hironaka (* 1931), Mathematics ( Fields Medal 1970)
- Paul Crutzen (* 1933), environmental technology ( meteorologist , Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995)
- Ko Un (* 1933), Liberal Education ( poet )
- Han Seung-soo (* 1936), economics (Prime Minister, President of the UN General Assembly )
- Thomas Sargent (* 1943), Economics ( Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics 2011)
- Kwangchul Youn (* 1966), vocals ( opera singer )