25 Notable alumni of Yeungnam University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Yeungnam University is ranked #1,397 in the world and #22 in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Yeungnam 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 Yeungnam University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Choi Kyoung-sik
1966-. (aged 60)
para table tennis player
Choi Kyoung-sik is a South Korean para table tennis coach and former player. He has won five medals in three Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).
2. Ryu Jae-moon
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Ryu Jae-moon is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Seoul.
3. Maeng Seong-ung
1998-. (aged 28)
association football player
Maeng Seong-ung is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
4. Kim Jae-gang
1987-. (aged 39)
amateur wrestler
Kim Jae-Gang is a South Korean heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Championships. Kim has a degree in physical education from the Yeungnam University. In 2014 he was named the Best Athlete of the Year by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Council in Republic of Korea.
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5. Sin Jin-ho
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Sin Jin-ho is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captain for K League 2 club, Yongin FC.
6. Lim Chae-min
1990-. (aged 36)
association football player
Lim Chai-Min is a South Korean footballer who plays as centre back for Jeju SK.
7. Lee Soon-min
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
Lee Soon-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.
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8. Jung Won-jin
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
Jung Won-jin is a South Korean football player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Incheon in the K League 2.
9. Kim Jae-bak
1954-. (aged 72)
baseball player
Kim Jae-bak is a South Korean former professional baseball shortstop and manager. Nicknamed the "Ground Fox," he batted and threw right-handed. He played ten seasons in the KBO League, for the MBC Cheongryong/LG Twins from 1982 to 1991, and for the Pacific Dolphins in 1992. As manager of the Hyundai Unicorns from 1996 to 2006, he guided the team to...
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10. Kim Kwan-yong
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Kim Kwan-yong is a South Korean politician who served as the governor of North Gyeongsang Province from 2006 to 2018 and as the vice chairman of the National Unification Advisory Council from 2022 to 2025. Previously, he held office as the mayor of Gumi from 1995 to 1997 and again in 2006.
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11. Lee Myung-joo
1990-. (aged 36)
association football player
Lee Myung-joo is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Incheon United.
12. Kim Seung-dae
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Kim Seung-dae is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Daejeon Hana Citizen.
13. Kim Soo-han
1928-2024 (aged 96)
politician
Kim Soo-han was a South Korean politician. He was a member of the Andong Kim clan. He was speaker of the National Assembly from 1996 to 1998. Kim died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 96.
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14. Sung Jae-gi
1967-2013 (aged 46)
autobiographer
human rights defender
entrepreneur
Sung Jae-gi was a South Korean men's rights activist. Sung was the leader of various masculinist and anti-feminist organizations, including the Association of Anti-Feminism and Male Liberation, Association for the Abolition of the Ministry of Women, and Man of Korea. Sung also ran a shelter for homeless men, male victims of violent crime, teenage runaways, and gay and transgender men.
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15. Joo Ho-young
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
politician
Joo Ho-young is a South Korean judge and politician who served as the interim Chairman of the conservative United Future Party (UFP)/People Power Party (PPP) in May 2020, and again from 8 to 30 April 2021. He has been the incumbent Member of the National Assembly for Suseong 1st constituency since 2020; before that, he represented for 2nd constituency from...
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16. Son Jun-ho
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
Son Jun-ho is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 2 club Chungnam Asan.
17. Chiu Chuang-huan
1925-2020 (aged 95)
politician
Chiu Chuang-huan was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984.
18. Cho Won-jin
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Cho Won-jin is a South Korean conservative pro-Park Geun-hye politician who served as the break-away Saenuri Party's presidential candidate in the 2017 presidential election. He had been a member of the Liberty Korea Party prior to that, representing Dalseo District, Daegu in the National Assembly since first being elected in the 2008 elections. Cho vowed to become "a patriotic president...
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19. Shin Tae-yong
1970-. (aged 56)
association football player
association football coach
Shin Tae-yong is a South Korean football manager and former professional player. He is the first man to win the AFC Champions League (Asian Club Championship) as both player and manager, having won the 1995 tournament as a player and the 2010 tournament as a manager with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
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20. Park So-jin
1986-. (aged 40)
songwriter
dancer
actor
singer
Park So-jin, better known mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Girl's Day.
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21. 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...
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22. Jun Hye-sook
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Jun Hye-sook is a South Korean politician in the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea, and a member of the National Assembly representing Gwangjin, Seoul. She was previously a party list member of the Assembly from 2008 to 2012.
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23. Kim Byong-joon
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Kim Byong-joon is a former chief of staff (minister), Presidential Office of National Policies, Republic of Korea/ the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development. He is designated Prime Minister of South Korea by President Park Geun-hye, on November 2, 2016, but Park withdrew her designate November 8.
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24. Lee Hee-joon
1979-. (aged 47)
film actor
actor
television actor
Lee Hee-joon is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition portraying a minor character in the television series My Husband Got a Family (2012). Lee is best known for the films 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), Miss Baek (2018), The Man Standing Next (2020), and Handsome Guys (2024), as well as the television series The Queen of Office...
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25. Kim Won-il
1942-. (aged 84)
writer
prose writer
Kim Won-il is a South Korean writer.