List of personalities of the city of Daegu
This is a list of Daegu City celebrities . The list does not claim to be complete.
sons and daughters of the town
The following personalities were born in the city. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth. Whether or not they later had their sphere of activity in Daegu is irrelevant.
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- Hyun Jin-geon (1900-1943), writer
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), Archbishop of Seoul and Cardinal
- Kim Nam-jo (* 1927), poet
- Jaegwon Kim (1934–2019), American philosopher
- Paul Ri Moun-hi (* 1935), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Daegu
- Jeong Soseong (* 1944), writer
- Park Chul-soo (1948–2013), film director, screenwriter and producer
- Kim Byeong-eon (* 1951), writer
- Kang Sok-kyong (* 1951), writer
- Ahn Sung-ki (born 1952), actor
- Park Geun-hye (* 1952), President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017
- Lee Chang-dong (* 1954), film director, writer and screenwriter
- Sooja Kim (* 1957), artist
- Che Ho-ki (* 1957), poet
- Peter Chung Soon-taek (* 1961), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Seoul
- Kim Kwang-seok (1964–1996), folk rock singer and songwriter
- Bae Gi-tae (* 1965), speed skater
- John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho (* 1966), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Daegu
- Oh Dal-su (* 1968), actor
- Bong Joon-ho (* 1969), director and screenwriter
- Cho Jin-ho (1973-2017), football player and coach
- Yoon Yong-il (* 1973), tennis player
- Brooke Ashley (* 1973), American porn actress
- Kim In-sub (born 1973), wrestler
- Jung Eun-shin (* 1976), composer
- Kim So-hee (* 1976), short tracker
- Oh Sang-eun (* 1977), table tennis player
- Uhm Ji-won (* 1977), actress
- Kim Sung-kyun (born 1980), actor
- Park Mi-young (* 1981), table tennis player
- Song Hye-kyo (* 1981), actress and model
- Son Yejin (* 1982), actress
- Lee Seung-jae (* 1982), short tracker
- Min Ryoung (* 1982), short tracker
- Sky Kim (* 1982), South Korean-Australian archer
- Oh Eun-seok (* 1983), saber fencer and Olympic champion
- Park Chu-young (born 1985), soccer player
- Sumi Hwang (* 1986), opera singer
- Min Hyo-rin (* 1986), actress
- Yoo Ah-in (* 1986), actor
- Moon Chae-won (born 1986), actress
- Chang Hye-jin (* 1987), archer
- Christopher Larkin (* 1987), American actor
- Kim Seoung-il (* 1990), short tracker
- Irene (actually Bae Joo-hyun ) (* 1991), singer, presenter and actress
- Kim Bo-reum (* 1993), short tracker
- Suga (actually Min Yoon-gi ) (* 1993), rapper, songwriter and music producer
- V (actually Kim Taehyung ) (* 1995), singer
Honorary citizen
- 1982: Hank Aaron (* 1934), American baseball player
- 2017: Mark Lippert (* 1973), American politician and diplomat