4 Notable alumni of Chungbuk National University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chungbuk National University is ranked #1,884 in the world and #33 in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Chungbuk National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chungbuk National University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hong Kyung-min
1976-. (aged 50)
television actor
actor
singer
film actor
Hong Kyung-min is a South Korean singer and actor. As a singer, Hong has released 10 albums and is best known for his 2000 hit song "Shaky Friendship" (Korean: 흔들린 우정).
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2. Do Jong-hwan
1955-. (aged 71)
poet
writer
politician
Do Jong-hwan is a South Korean poet and politician. He is a member of the South Korean National Assembly and former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. He was also the interim leader of the Democratic Party from 8 to 16 April 2021.
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3. Kim Ung-yong
1962-. (aged 64)
nuclear physicist
civil engineer
Kim Ung-Yong or Kim Woong-Yong is a South Korean civil engineer and professor. He is best known for being a child prodigy with the highest recorded IQ on record, having scored above 210 on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale. He entered university at age 4 and at age 7, he received an invitation to work at NASA. By age 5, he...
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4. Kim Jong-hyun
1973-. (aged 53)
association football player
association football coach
Kim Jong-hyun, known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing twelve albums with the group in both Korean and Japanese. He also participated in SM Entertainment's project group, SM the Ballad, for the...
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