List of sons and daughters of Seoul city
This is a list of famous people who were born in the South Korean city of Seoul .
1400-1940
- Kim Si-seup (1435–1493), poet and scholar
- Yun Seon-do (1587–1671), poet and artist
- Kim Ki-young (1919–1998), film director
- Hashida Sugako (* 1925), Japanese film author and essayist
- Akihiko Hirata (1927–1984), Japanese actor
- Daehaeng Kunsunim (1927–2012), Seon master
- Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (* 1931), Roman Catholic Cardinal and Senior Archbishop of Seoul
- Nam June Paik (1932-2006), American video artist
- John Chang-yik (1933-2020), Roman Catholic Bishop of Chuncheon
- Chung Mong-koo (* 1938), manager, head of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group
- Goh Kun (* 1938), politician
- Chong Hyon-jong (born 1939), poet
- Jay Kim (* 1939), American politician of Korean origin
1941-1960
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- Ahn Jung-hyo (* 1941), writer and translator
- Kim Kwang-kyu (* 1941), poet and translator
- Kyongae Chang (* 1946), astrophysicist
- Kim Hoon (born 1948), writer
- Choi Young-jin (* 1948), diplomat
- Paul Tschang In-Nam (* 1949), Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat
- Lee Young-Jae (* 1951), ceramicist
- Ma Kwang-soo (1951–2017), writer and university professor
- Jang Sun-woo (* 1952), film director
- Chung Myung-whun (* 1953), conductor and pianist
- Ch'oe Yun (born 1953), author
- Lee Ailesa (* 1954), table tennis player
- Kang Kyung-wha (* 1955), Foreign Minister
- Woo Bum-kon (1955–1982), policeman and gunman
- Daniel Chonghan Hong (1956–2002), physicist
- Lee Hee-wan (1956-2011), volleyball player and coach
- Debbie Green (* 1958), American volleyball player
- Jin-Hyun Paik (* 1958), lawyer and since 2009 judge at the International Tribunal for the Sea
- Byung-Chul Han (* 1959), German author and essayist
- Jim Yong Kim (* 1959), South Korean-American physician, anthropologist and President of the World Bank since 2012
- Phillip Rhee (* 1960), South Korean-American actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter
1961-1970
- Hellen Kwon (* 1961), opera and concert singer
- Meehyun Chung (* 1963), Protestant theologian and church historian
- Jin-Sook Cords (* 1963), German-Korean table tennis national player
- Chang Ha-joon (* 1963), economist
- Jim Lee (* 1964), American comic artist and publisher
- Han Suk-kyu (born 1964), actor
- Kim Jee-woon (* 1964), director and screenwriter
- To Young-su (* 1964), boxer
- Hur Jae (* 1965), basketball player and coach
- Jo Jae-hyun (born 1965), actor
- Nora Okja Keller (* 1965), American author
- Chang-Rae Lee (born 1965), American writer
- Insook Ju (* 1966), artist
- Kim Ki-hoon (* 1967), short tracker
- Ha Song-ran (* 1967), writer
- Schröder-Kim So-yeon (* 1968), business manager, interpreter and translator
- Jo Kyung-ran (* 1969), author
- Hong Myung-bo (* 1969), soccer player and coach
- Esbjörn Hofverberg (* 1970), German-Swedish ice hockey player
- Koh Chang-su (* 1970), composer
- Lee Bong-ju (born 1970), marathon runner
- Lee Cheol-ha (* 1970), director and screenwriter
- Lee Kwang-keun (* 1970), opera singer
- Seo Jung-won (* 1970), soccer player
1971-1980
- Cheon Woon-young (* 1971), writer
- Haegue Yang (* 1971), installation artist
- Lee Yeong-ae (born 1971), actress
- John Cho (* 1972), American actor of South Korean origin
- Bae Yong-joon (born 1972), actor
- Jang Dong-gun (* 1972), actor and musician
- Park Jin-young (* 1972), singer, songwriter and music producer
- Kim Joo-hyuck (1972-2017), actor
- Patrick Frey (* 1973), German industrial designer
- Hur Suk-ho (* 1973), golfer
- Kim Yunjin (* 1973), South Korean-American actress
- Fleur Pellerin (* 1973), French politician
- Jang Jin-young (1974–2009), actress
- Ha Young Lee (* 1975), soprano
- David WK Johnson (* 1975), American composer and trombonist
- Daewon Song (* 1975), American skateboarder of Korean descent
- Yoonki Baek (* 1976), opera and concert singer
- Hines Ward (born 1976), American football player
- Gee Hye Lee (* 1977), jazz pianist
- Psy (* 1977), singer
- Kim Ha-neul (* 1978), actress
- Cho In-ho (* 1978), skeleton driver and bobsleigh athlete
- Ha Ji-won (* 1978), actress and singer
- Denyce Lawton (* 1978), actress and model
- Linda Park (* 1978), American actress
- Woo Sun-hee (* 1978), handball player
- Bae Doona (born 1979), actress
- Joscelin Yeo (* 1979), Singaporean swimmer
- Chun Jung-myung (* 1980), actor
- Joo Se-hyuk (* 1980), table tennis player
- Yang Tae-young (* 1980), gymnast and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist
1981-1990
- Jun Ji-hyun (* 1981), actress and model
- Park Ji-sung (* 1981), soccer player
- Ji Young-jun (* 1981), marathon runner
- Kang Cho-hyun (* 1982), marksman
- Kim Mu-yeol (born 1982), actor
- Rain (* 1982), actor and singer
- Ryu Seung-min (* 1982), table tennis player
- Jasmine Choi (* 1983), flautist
- Kim Ga-young (* 1983), pool player
- Jung Ji-hyun (born 1983), wrestler
- Steven Yeun (born 1983), South Korean-American actor
- Han Sang-hoon (* 1984), badminton player
- Steve Sung (* 1985), American-South Korean poker player
- Joseph Cheong (* 1986), American poker player
- Jun Woong-sun (* 1986), tennis player
- Cha Dong-min (* 1986), Taekwondoin and Olympic champion
- Jenna Ushkowitz (* 1986), American actress
- Jang Soo-young (* 1988), badminton player
- Jin Sun-yu (* 1988), short track runner
- Lee Chung-yong (born 1988), soccer player
- Lee Han-bin (* 1988), short tracker
- Lee Seung-hoon (* 1988), speed skater and short tracker
- Park In-bee (* 1988), golfer
- Park Tae-hwan (* 1989), swimmer
- Chang Ye-na (* 1989), badminton player
- Ajoo (born 1990), singer
- Choi In-jeong (* 1990), sword fencer
- Baek Jin-hee (* 1990), actress
- Choi Woo-shik (born 1990), actor
- Kim Jonghyun (1990-2017), musician (SHINee)
- Yoona (* 1990), actress and singer in the group Girls' Generation
1991-2010
- CL (* 1991), rapper, pop singer, dancer, designer and model
- Jo Hyo-bi (* 1991), handball player
- Chanyeol (* 1992), actor and rapper
- Lee Dae-hoon (* 1992), Taekwondoin
- Ko Ah-seong (* 1992), actress
- Lee Taemin (* 1993), singer, dancer and actor
- Younghoe Koo (born 1994), American football player
- Park In-hyeok (born 1995), football player
- Kim Sae-ron (* 2000), actress
- Shin Eun-soo (* 2002), actress
See also
Web links
Commons : People of Seoul - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yang Tae Young ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the database of fig-gymnastics.com (English)
