10 Notable alumni of Kyungpook National University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kyungpook National University is 765st in the world, 1st in North America, and 10st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Kyungpook 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 Kyungpook National University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kim Kyeong-ae
1994-. (aged 32)
curler
Kim Kyeong-ae, nicknamed "Steak", is a South Korean curler. She currently plays third on Team Kim Eun-jung. The Kim team represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where they won a silver medal.
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2. Youngsook Park
1955-. (aged 71)
futurist
Youngsook Park is a leading futurist from South Korea She serves as Chair of Millennium Project Korea Node. She also represents several global futures research organizations such as TechCastGlobal, and Davinci Institute. She has been Information Officer of the British Embassy Seoul and Director of Public Diplomacy of the Australian Embassy Seoul (2000–2010) where she was trained as a futurist...
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3. Jong Ho Lee
1966-. (aged 60)
researcher
Lee Jong-ho is a South Korean electronic engineer and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Seoul National University. He serves as Minister of Science and ICT in the Yoon Suk-yeol government from May 2022 to August 2024.
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4. Yong Seung Cho
1949-. (aged 77)
mathematician
Yong Seung Cho is a South Korean educator and mathematician. He completed a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1987 at the University of Chicago. His research interests include geometric topology, Yang-Mills Theory, Seiberg-Witten Theory, Gromov-Witten Theory, and Quantum cohomology of symplectic manifolds. His teaching career includes Chungbuk National University, Kyungpook National University, Brandeis University, and Ewha Womans University. Currently he teaches...
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5. Uhm Ji-won
1977-. (aged 49)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Uhm Ji-won is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films Tale of Cinema (2005), Hope (2013), The Silenced (2015), Missing (2016), and the television dramas Birthcare Center (2020), and Little Women (2022).
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6. Lee Chang-dong
1954-. (aged 72)
novelist
politician
film director
writer
screenwriter
Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and novelist. He has directed six feature films: Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999), Oasis (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Poetry (2010), and Burning (2018). Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the 91st Academy Awards' final nine-film shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film. Burning also won the Fipresci...
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7. Seo Min-woo
1985-2018 (aged 33)
singer
actor
model
Seo Min-woo, also known mononymously as Minwoo, was a South Korean idol singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean boy band 100% under the label of TOP Media, as the leader and vocalist.
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8. Lee Jin-sook
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Lee Jin-sook is a South Korean journalist and politician. She served as a reporter for Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, head of the news department, and CEO of Daejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. She was the Chairwoman of the Korea Communications Commission under presidents of Yoon Suk Yeol and Lee Jae Myung until September 30 2025, when the KCC was abolished.
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9. Jung Dong-ha
1980-. (aged 46)
singer
Jung Dong-ha is a South Korean singer, radio personality and a vocal major professor at Kyungpook National University. Jung joined as a vocalist of South Korean rock band Boohwal in 2005, after releasing three albums with Boohwal Jung left the band in 2014.
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10. Kim Jae-gyu
1926-1980 (aged 54)
army officer
politician
Kim Jae-gyu was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Hee—who had been one of his closest friends—on October 26, 1979, and was executed by hanging on May 24, 1980.
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