Notable Alumni of Seoul National University [Sorted List]

1. Kim Geun-tae

1947-2011 (aged 64)

politician economist

Kim Geun-tae was a South Korean democracy activist and politician.

2. Hwang Woo-yea

1947-. (aged 79)

lawyer politician

Hwang Woo-yea is a South Korean jurist, politician, and former chairman of the Saenuri Party. As of 2012 Hwang represents the electorate centred on Yeonsu District, Incheon in the National Assembly of South Korea.

+ show more

3. Yoo Il-ho

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Yoo Il-ho is a South Korean politician who served as the acting prime minister of South Korea from 11 May 2017 until 31 May 2017. Yoo had also served as the deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance.

+ show more

4. Lho Shin-yong

1930-2019 (aged 89)

diplomat politician

Lho Shin-yong was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the prime minister, the Foreign Minister and the Director of the Agency of National Security Planning (ANSP, now National Intelligence Service) of the fifth South Korean republic.

+ show more

5. Han Min-goo

1951-. (aged 75)

politician

Han Min-goo, is a former South Korean Minister of Defense. He is a former South Korean army general who served as the 40th Chief of Staff of the South Korean army as well as the 36th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military.

+ show more

6. Yun Byung-se

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat politician

Yun Byung-se was the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea. His term ended 31 May 2017. From 2006 to 2008, Yun served as senior presidential secretary for foreign, security and unification policy.

+ show more

7. Park Kyung-mee

1965-. (aged 61)

mathematician politician

Park Kyung-mee is a South Korean politician who served as the Spokesperson of President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022. She was previously a professor of mathematics education at Hongik University and Chungbuk National University.

+ show more

8. Hong Jin-ki

1917-1986 (aged 69)

lawyer judge

Hong Jin-Ki was a South Korean media mogul, jurist and politician of Syngman Rhee's government who served as the 9th Minister of Justice from 1958 to 1960.

+ show more

9. Chung Un-chan

1947-. (aged 79)

economist banker university teacher politician

Chung Un-chan is a South Korean academic and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2009 to 2010. He was an economics professor at Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009, serving as president of the university from 2002 to 2006. Chung also served as the 22nd commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization from 2018 to...

+ show more

10. Do Ho Suh

1962-. (aged 64)

installation artist sculptor printmaker

Do Ho Suh is a South Korean artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation, and drawing. Suh is well known for re-creating architectural structures and objects using fabric in what the artist describes as an "act of memorialization." After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from Seoul National University in Korean painting, Suh began experimenting...

+ show more

11. Jo Hee-de

1957-. (aged 69)

judge

Cho Hee Dae is a South Korean judge who has served as the 17th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea since his appointment by President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2023. He was responsible for reading the controversial verdict on overturning of acquittal judgement of Lee Jae-myung regarding the violation of Public Official Election Act on 1 May...

+ show more

12. Seo Kyung-seok

1972-. (aged 54)

comedian singer

Seo Kyung-seok, is a South Korean comedian and show host. He was a cast member of the variety show Real Men.

13. Kang Kum-sil

1957-. (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Kang Kum-Sil is a South Korean politician and a lawyer, and also served as the minister of justice from February 2003 to July 2004. She was the ruling Uri Party mayoral candidate for Seoul (lost to Oh Se-hoon of Grand National Party), and is a graduate of Seoul National University with a degree in Law.

+ show more

14. Chun Jung-bae

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer politician

Chun Jung-bae is a South Korean politician who was the joint chairman of the People's Party, alongside Ahn Cheol-soo. He is a member of the National Assembly for Seo District, Gwangju since 2015, having previously represented Ansan from 1996 to 2012. He served as Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2006 under President Roh Moo-hyun.

+ show more

15. Kim Chi-ha

1941-2022 (aged 81)

poet playwright

Kim Jiha or Kim Chi-ha was a South Korean poet and playwright.

16. Benjamin Whisoh Lee

1935-1977 (aged 42)

physicist theoretical physicist

Benjamin Whisoh Lee, or Ben Lee, was a South Korean and American theoretical physicist. His work in theoretical particle physics exerted great influence on the development of the Standard Model in the late 20th century, especially on the renormalization of the electro-weak model and gauge theory.

+ show more

17. Cho Bae-sook

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Cho Bae-sook is a South Korean politician and legislator, serving as the Chairwoman of the liberal Party for Democracy and Peace, a party that split from the People's Party following Ahn Cheol-soo's decision to merge with the Bareun Party to form the Bareunmirae Party. Cho is one of three women leading prominent South Korean liberal parties, along with Choo Mi-ae...

+ show more

18. Lee O-young

1934-2022 (aged 88)

literary critic university teacher writer journalist minister of culture

Lee O-young was a South Korean critic and novelist.

19. Lee Jong-kul

1957-. (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Lee Jong-kul is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is currently a member of the National Assembly and was the floor leader of The Minjoo Party of Korea. His grandfather was Lee Hoe-yeong.

+ show more

20. Kim Jin-pyo

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Kim Jin-pyo is a South Korean politician who previously served as a government minister under two liberal Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun and has represented Suwon at the National Assembly since 2004. He has dedicated his career in public service as a public servant for 30 years and then as government minister and a parliamentarian. He belongs to the...

+ show more

21. Oh Keo-don

1948-. (aged 78)

politician

Oh Keo-don is a South Korean public servant and politician who served as mayor of Busan from 2018 until 2020.

22. Park Wan-suh

1931-2011 (aged 80)

writer

Park Wan-suh was a South Korean writer.

23. Kim Jin-ai

1953-. (aged 73)

urban planner engineer politician

Kim Jinai, also known as Kim Jin-ae, is a South Korean urban engineer and politician.

24. Ji Sang-ryeol

1970-. (aged 56)

singer television actor comedian actor film actor

Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, and host. Ji has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 2 Days & 1 Night until a sudden withdrawal and replaced by Kim...

+ show more

25. Chun In-bum

1958-. (aged 68)

army officer

Chun In-bum is a retired South Korean Army Lieutenant general and authority on Korean politics and military relations.

26. Chung Eui-yong

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat politician

Chung Eui-yong is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.

+ show more

27. Kim Gi-hyeon

1959-. (aged 67)

lawyer politician

Kim Gi-hyeon is a South Korean lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Ulsan from 2014 to 2018. He was the acting President of the People Power Party from 30 April to 11 June 2021.

+ show more

28. Sohn Hak-kyu

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Sohn Hak-kyu is a South Korean politician and former governor of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of the Grand National Party and governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party. Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an...

+ show more

29. Kim Moon-soo

1951-. (aged 75)

taxi driver politician tailor trade unionist

Kim Moon-soo is a South Korean politician and former labor activist who served as the minister of employment and labor from 2024 to 2025. A member of the People Power Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2025 presidential election, losing by nearly 8.5 points to DPK nominee Lee Jae Myung.

+ show more

30. Lee Jung-hee

1969-. (aged 57)

autobiographer human rights defender lawyer politician

Lee Jung-hee is a South Korean politician, lawyer and activist. She was a member of the 18th National Assembly of South Korea. She was one of the candidates for the 2012 presidential election.

+ show more

31. Lee In-je

1948-. (aged 78)

lawyer judge politician

Lee In-je is a South Korean politician and a former judge.

32. Kim Taek-jin

1967-. (aged 59)

businessperson

Kim Taek-jin is a South Korean businessman and software engineer. He is co-chairman of video game developer NCSoft, the second largest video game company in the country.

+ show more

33. Lee Hui-ho

1922-2019 (aged 97)

peace activist politician

Lee Hee-ho, sometimes spelled as Lee Hui-ho,, was a South Korean women's rights activist, peace advocate and former First Lady of South Korea during the presidency of her husband Kim Dae-jung from 1998 to 2003.

+ show more

34. Lee Jong-wook

1980-. (aged 46)

baseball player

Lee Jong-wook was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. He began his term as director-general in 2004, and was the first figure from Korea to lead an...

+ show more

35. Kang Bu-ja

1941-. (aged 85)

stage actor politician television actor actor film actor

Kang Boo-ja is a South Korean actress. Kang was studying Korean Language and Literature at Chungnam National University when she dropped out to pursue acting. She made her acting debut in 1962 and has been active on Korean stage, television and film for more than five decades.

+ show more

36. Han Dong-hoon

1973-. (aged 53)

prosecutor civil servant lawyer

Han Dong-hoon is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the leader of the People Power Party from July to December 2024 and as the 69th minister of justice from May 2022 to December 2023 under the cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol.

+ show more

37. Moon Hee-sang

1945-. (aged 81)

bookseller politician

Moon Hee-sang is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is a member of the National Assembly, and was the interim leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy from 2014 to 2015.

+ show more

38. Goh Kun

1938-. (aged 88)

politician

Goh Kun is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was the acting president of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004 and the mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1998 to 2002.

+ show more

39. Kolleen Park

1967-. (aged 59)

conductor singer actor music director

Kolleen Park is an American-born South Korean-Lithuanian musical director, conductor, and actress, and is also a judge on the Korean talent show Korea's Got Talent.

+ show more

40. Kim Beom-soo

1966-. (aged 60)

businessperson

Kim Beom-soo, also known as Brian Kim, is a South Korean billionaire businessman who is the founder and chairman of Kakao, a South Korean internet company. He is among the richest people in South Korea. In December 2024, Forbes estimated his net wealth as US$3.2 billion and ranked him 6th richest in the country.

+ show more

41. Kang Yong-suk

1969-. (aged 57)

lawyer politician

Kang Yong-suk is a South Korean lawyer and a current right-wing media personality. He is known for his criticism of politicians such as Ahn Cheol-soo. He has been subject to a number of controversies.

+ show more

42. Cho Kuk

1965-. (aged 61)

writer legal scholar activist politician

Cho Kuk is a South Korean politician who is the founder and leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party. He previously held office as the senior secretary to the president for civil affairs from 2017 to 2019, as the minister of justice from September to October 2019, and as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from May to...

+ show more

43. Lee Hoi-chang

1935-. (aged 91)

lawyer judge politician

Lee Hoi-chang is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. A political independent, he was a candidate in the 1997, 2002, and 2007 South Korean presidential elections. Prior to his presidential campaigns, Lee served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.

+ show more

44. Yi Kwang-su

1892-1950 (aged 58)

autobiographer poet journalist politician

Yi Kwangsu was a Korean writer, Korean independence activist, and later collaborator with Imperial Japan. Yi is best known for his novel Mujŏng (The Heartless), which is often described as the first modern Korean novel.

+ show more

45. Jeong Eun-kyeong

1965-. (aged 61)

civil servant

Jeong Eun-kyeong is a South Korean infectious disease and public health expert who has served as the minister of health and welfare since 2025. She previously held office as the first commissioner of KDCA, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, from 2020 to 2022. Jeong was previously the first woman to lead its preceding agency, KCDC, which history dates back...

+ show more

46. Lee Hye-sung

1992-. (aged 34)

announcer television presenter

Lee Hye-sung is a South Korean television personality. She was formerly an announcer under KBS from October 2016 to May 2020.

47. Yoo Da-in

1984-. (aged 42)

film actor actor television actor

Yoo Da-in, birth name Ma Young-seon, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her performance in the indie film Re-encounter, her first leading role. In 2016, she played a supporting role in South Korean television series The Doctors.

+ show more

48. Yoo Seong-min

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Yoo Seong-min, also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is a former member of the National Assembly and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He is the son of late Daegu court chief, attorney and Member of Parliament, Yoo Soo-ho for Junggu of Daegu.

+ show more

49. Lee Juck

1974-. (aged 52)

pianist singer songwriter

Lee Juck is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger.

50. Jo Young-nam

1945-. (aged 81)

painter singer

Jo Young-nam, also known as Cho Youngnam, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, painter, writer, and television personality. He started his singing career in 1968.

+ show more

51. Shin Won-ho

1975-. (aged 51)

television director television producer

Shin Won-ho is a South Korean director and television producer. He directed the 2004 sitcom Old Miss Diary, variety shows Star Golden Bell and Qualifications of Men. After moving to CJ E&M in 2011, he directed tvN's anthology series Reply, Prison Playbook, and Hospital Playlist.

+ show more

52. Sim Sang-jung

1959-. (aged 67)

trade unionist politician

Sim Sang-jung is a South Korean labor rights activist and former politician. She was one of the five major presidential candidates in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, running as the Justice Party's nominee. She again ran as the Justice Party's nominee in the 2022 presidential election, finishing in 3rd place.

+ show more

53. Won Hee-ryong

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer politician

Won Hee-ryong is a South Korean politician who was the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to run for a parliamentary seat in Incheon, held by Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung. He was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly, and a Supreme Council Member of the conservative...

+ show more

54. Lee Si-won

1987-. (aged 39)

film actor actor stage actor

Lee See-won is a South Korean actress.

55. Cho Yoon-sun

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Cho Yoon-sun is a South Korean lawyer, writer and politician. She formerly served as the South Korean Minister of Gender Equality and Family and later as its Minister of Culture. However, she was later jailed after being convicted of abuse of power and coercion.

+ show more

56. Chung Mong-joon

1951-. (aged 75)

archer businessperson politician association football player

Chung Mong-joon is a South Korean businessman and politician. He is the sixth son of Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai, the second-largest South Korean chaebol before its breakup in 2003. He remains the controlling shareholder of a Hyundai offshoot, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, parent of the world's largest shipbuilding company. He is also the chairman of the board of the...

+ show more

57. June Huh

1983-. (aged 43)

mathematician university teacher

June E Huh is an American mathematician who is currently a professor at Princeton University. Previously, he was a professor at Stanford University. He was awarded the Fields Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. He has been noted for the linkages that he has found between algebraic geometry and combinatorics.

+ show more

58. Choi Sang-mok

1960-. (aged 66)

bureaucrat politician

Choi Sang-mok is a South Korean politician who served as the acting president and acting prime minister of South Korea from December 2024 to March 2025, following the impeachment of Han Duck-soo, which was subsequently overturned by the Constitutional Court.

+ show more

59. Chang Ki-ha

1982-. (aged 44)

singer songwriter television actor writer actor

Chang Kiha is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, essay writer and radio host. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band Kiha & The Faces.

+ show more

60. Kam Woo-sung

1970-. (aged 56)

film actor actor television actor

Kam Woo-sung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his portrayal of a court jester serving a despotic king in the hit period film The King and the Clown.

+ show more

61. Beenzino

1987-. (aged 39)

songwriter rapper singer record producer

Lim Sung-bin, better known by the stage name Beenzino (빈지노), is a South Korean rapper. Beenzino first gained popularity through the duo Jazzyfact, which he formed with Shimmy Twice in 2008. And he made his first official public appearance at Dok2's Hustle Real Hard Concert on June 5, 2011, and has since released three solo albums, as well as other...

+ show more

62. Jeong Jin-yeong

1964-. (aged 62)

actor television actor screenwriter film actor stage actor

Jung Jin-young is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma! (2001), Bunt (2007), and The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009). Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik in Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) and its sequel Battlefield Heroes (2011), The Happy Life (2007), Sunny (2008), and...

+ show more

63. Ha-Joon Chang

1963-. (aged 63)

economist

Ha-Joon Chang is a South Korean economist and academic. Chang specialises in institutional economics and development, and lectured in economics at the University of Cambridge from 1990–2021 before becoming professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2022. Chang is the author of several bestselling books on economics and development policy, most notably Kicking Away...

+ show more

64. Hwang Woo-suk

1953-. (aged 73)

geneticist

Hwang Woo-suk is a South Korean veterinarian and researcher. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University until he was dismissed on March 20, 2006. He was considered a pioneering expert in stem cell research and even called the "Pride of Korea". However, he became infamous around November 2005 for fabricating a series of stem cell...

+ show more

65. You Hee-Yeol

1971-. (aged 55)

singer songwriter pianist record producer television presenter

You Hee-yeol is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio disk jockey, and the host of You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook. He is the founder of the record label Antenna Music and the sole member of the project band Toy.

+ show more

66. Kim Chang-wan

1954-. (aged 72)

singer television actor composer film actor songwriter

Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean singer, actor, and writer.

67. Sumi Jo

1962-. (aged 64)

classical singer musician opera singer

Sumi Jo, OSI is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.

68. Lee Nack-yon

1952-. (aged 74)

politician reporter

Lee Nak-yon is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2017 to 2020. A member of the New Future Democratic Party, Lee previously served as the governor of South Jeolla Province from 2014 to 2017. Before serving as governor, he worked as a journalist for over 20 years and served as a member...

+ show more

69. Na Kyung-won

1963-. (aged 63)

lawyer judge politician

Na Kyung-won is a South Korean judge and politician. She is a member of the conservative People Power Party. She has been a member of the National Assembly since 2004. From December 2018 to December 2019 she was the parliamentary leader of the Liberty Korea Party, the first woman to hold the position.

+ show more

70. Kim Jong-pil

1926-2018 (aged 92)

journalist politician

Kim Jong-pil, also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician who was the founder and first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He served as the prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung. He was a nine-term National Assembly...

+ show more

71. Lee Soon-jae

1934-2025 (aged 91)

stage actor politician television actor actor film actor

Lee Soon-jae was a South Korean actor. He had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made his debut on television in 1961 with KBS's first drama Should I become a human too.

+ show more

72. Kim Hye-eun

1973-. (aged 53)

television actor announcer actor film actor

Kim Hye-eun is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years, she resigned from MBC in 2004. Kim pursued acting in earnest in 2007, and has since starred in films...

+ show more

73. Kim Eui-sung

1965-. (aged 61)

film actor

Kim Eui-sung is a South Korean actor. He is a first-generation film actor who started as a stage actor in the 1980s and 1990s. He is known for his roles in the films The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), Office (2015), The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015), and Train to Busan (2016), as well as the...

+ show more

74. Ahn Cheol-soo

1962-. (aged 64)

university teacher entrepreneur computer scientist physiologist physician

Ahn Cheol-soo is a South Korean politician, medical doctor, businessperson, and software entrepreneur. He is a member of the National Assembly as part of the conservative People Power Party. Prior to his career in politics, Ahn founded AhnLab, Inc., an antivirus software company, in 1995. He was chairman of the board and Chief Learning Officer of AhnLab until September 2012,...

+ show more

75. Rhyu Si-min

1959-. (aged 67)

economist writer university teacher civil servant politician

Rhyu Si-min is a South Korean politician who served as the 44th Minister of Health and Welfare from February 2006 to May 2007 under the Roh Moo-hyun administration.

+ show more

76. Hwang Dong-hyeok

1971-. (aged 55)

screenwriter film director television director film producer

Hwang Dong-hyuk is a South Korean filmmaker known for writing and directing the crime drama film Silenced (2011) and creating the Netflix survival drama television series Squid Game (2021–2025).

+ show more

77. Lee Soo-man

1952-. (aged 74)

composer entrepreneur singer record producer

Lee Soo-man is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred to as the "president of culture", as one of the pioneers of the Korean Wave. Lee debuted as a singer in 1971 while he was a...

+ show more

78. Han Duck-soo

1949-. (aged 77)

diplomat politician

Han Duck-soo is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician who served as the acting president of South Korea in December 2024 and from March to May 2025 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2007 to 2008 and from 2022 to 2025.

+ show more

79. Kim Young-sam

1927-2015 (aged 88)

politician

Kim Young-sam, also known by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.

80. Yoon Suk Yeol

1960-. (aged 66)

prosecutor lawyer politician

Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician and attorney who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025. A member of the People Power Party during his presidency, he was the shortest-serving directly elected president in the country's democratic history since 1987. Yoon previously served as the prosecutor general of...

+ show more

81. Ban Ki-moon

1944-. (aged 82)

diplomat writer politician

Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the...

+ show more

82. Lee Sang-yoon

1981-. (aged 45)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Lee Sang-yoon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Liar Game (2014), On the Way to the Airport (2016), Whisper (2017), About Time (2018), VIP (2019), and One the Woman (2021).

+ show more

83. Lee Ha-nee

1983-. (aged 43)

model beauty pageant contestant actor film actor

Lee Hanee, also known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2006 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007. She is known for starring in the films Deranged (2012), The Bros (2017), Extreme Job (2019), and Black Money (2019). In television, she gained recognition for her roles in...

+ show more

84. Bang Si-hyuk

1972-. (aged 54)

record producer executive producer composer

Bang Si-hyuk, also known as "Hitman" Bang, is a South Korean music executive, record producer and songwriter who is the founder of record label Big Hit Music and the chairman of HYBE Corporation. One of the 50 wealthiest people in South Korea according to Forbes Asia, Bang is the only billionaire in the South Korean entertainment industry. By July 2021,...

+ show more

85. Kim Tae-hee

1980-. (aged 46)

model television actor actor film actor

Kim Tae-hee is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, she is best known for her roles in television series such as Stairway to Heaven (2003–2004), Love Story in Harvard (2004–2005), Iris (2009), My Princess (2011), Yong-pal (2015), and Hi Bye, Mama! (2020).

+ show more

86. Jeon Hyun-heui

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer dentist politician

Jeon Hyun-hee is a South Korean dentist-turned lawyer and politician currently who served as the Chairperson of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission under President Moon Jae-in from June 2020 until June 2023. She also previously served as a two-term parliamentarian.

+ show more

87. Kim So-hyun

1975-. (aged 51)

actor

Kim So-hyun is a South Korean actress. She is known for her leading roles in the youth drama Who Are You: School 2015 (2015), historical melodramas The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017) and River Where the Moon Rises (2021), romantic drama Love Alarm (2019), and the action-comedy Good Boy (2025).

+ show more

88. Kim Jeong-hoon

1980-. (aged 46)

actor singer television actor

Kim Jeong-hoon, also known by his stage name John Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean duo UN debuting with the single Voice Mail in 2000. After the duo disbanded in 2005, his fame increased as an actor starring in Princess Hours, a drama based on a manhwa.

+ show more

89. Suh Hoon

1954-. (aged 72)

Suh Hoon is a South Korean government official who served as the Director of National Security Office from 2020 to 2022 and previously as the director of the National Intelligence Service from 2017 to 2020.

+ show more

90. Lee Hae Chan

1952-2026 (aged 74)

journalist politician

Lee Hae-chan was a South Korean activist and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006 and as the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020.

+ show more

91. Ok Ja-yeon

1988-. (aged 38)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Ok Ja-yeon is a South Korean actress.

92. Chung Doo-un

1957-2019 (aged 62)

journalist politician

Chung Doo-un was a South Korean politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2016.

93. Kim Jung-ju

1968-2022 (aged 54)

businessperson investor

Kim Jung-ju, also known as Jay Kim, was a South Korean businessman, investor, and founder of Korea's largest gaming company, Nexon. He was the chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, the holding company of Nexon, and a partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture capital firm.

+ show more

94. Kim Sin-rock

1981-. (aged 45)

film actor television actor stage actor

Kim Shin-rok is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her supporting roles in 2021 television series Beyond Evil, Hellbound, One Ordinary Day, and Reborn Rich.

+ show more

95. Hwang Seok-jeong

1971-. (aged 55)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Hwang Seok-jeong is a South Korean actress. She has mostly played supporting roles in films and television series, notably Secret Love (2013), Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and She Was Pretty (2015).

+ show more

96. Kim Keon Hee

1972-. (aged 54)

entrepreneur

Kim Keon Hee is a South Korean businesswoman who served as the first lady of South Korea from 2022 to 2025, as the wife of Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th president of South Korea. From 2009 to 2022, she was the chief executive officer and president of the art exhibition company Covana Contents that closed down shortly after her husband...

+ show more

97. Ko Un

1933-. (aged 93)

opinion journalist university teacher writer translator poet

Ko Un is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

+ show more

98. Kim Sung-min

1973-2016 (aged 43)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Kim Sung-Min is a South Korean judoka. He graduated from Yong In University. At the 2008 Asian Judo Championships, his first international adult competition, he won a gold medal. He went on to win a bronze medal in the 2011 World Judo Championships.

+ show more

99. Chung Dong-young

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat politician journalist

Chung Dong-young is a South Korean politician who has served as the minister of unification since late July 2025.

100. Chin Jung-kwon

1963-. (aged 63)

literary critic politician journalist

Chin Jung-kwon is a South Korean aesthetician, critic, and professor.