Modern Historical Figures (post 1900)

Choi Min-Jeong (최민정)

(Olympic Champion)

Woo Jang-Choon (우장춘;

Scientist / Botanist)

South Korean Olympians

List of South Korea/ROK's Presidents

Ko Sang-Don (고상돈)

(Alpinist - Mt. Everest)

Ko Un (고은)
(Poet / Nobel Prize candidate)

Moon Jae-In (문재인;

12th and Current President of the ROK)

Kim Ki-Soo (김기수)

(1st Korean World Boxing Champion)

Kim Yuna (김연아) (Olympic Champion)

Son Heung-Min (손흥민)

(Soccer/Futbol)

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Chung Kyung-Wha (정경화; Violinist)

Ha Seung-Jin (하승진) (Basketball)

Kim Gu (김구; Politician / Independence

Fighter) (Pen name: 백범 (Baekbeom))

Rhee Syng-Man (이승만;

1st President of ROK)

(Chung Ju-Yung (정주영))

Business / Commerce

Ban Ki-Moon (반기문;

UN Secretary-General)

Kim Dae-Jung (김대중; 8th President

of ROK and Nobel Peace Prize winner)

Park Ji-Sung (박지성) (Soccer/Futbol)

Lee Jong-Wook (이종욱;

Physician / WHO)

Cha Bum-Kun (차범근) (Soccer/Futbol)

Ryu Hyun-Jin (류현진)

Most Common/Prevalent Korean Last Names

Chang Kee-Ryo (장기려;

Christian Philanthropist and Surgeon)

Choo Shin-Soo (추신수)

(Lee Byung-Chul (이병철))

Pop Music Group

PSY (박재상)

Pop Music Artist

Lee Se-Dol (이세돌)

(Go / Ba-Dook Grandmaster)

Science / Medicine / Trailblazers

Government / Politics / Civil Rights

King Sejong & Jang Bogo Stations

(Korea Antarctic Research Program)

Arts / Literature

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Government / Politics / Civil Rights

Science / Medicine / Trailblazers

Arts / Literature

Business / Commerce

Sports / Adventures

Pop Culture

NOTE: For the figures presented in this chapter, we follow the Korean custom of providing their last/family names followed by their first/given names (in hyphenated format where applicable).

Song Sang-Hyun (송상현;

Former President of the Int'l Criminal Court)

Park Chan-Ho (박찬호) (Baseball)

BTS (방탄소년단)

Pop Music Group

Sports / Adventures

Chung Hyeon (정현)

Pop Culture

Sohn Kee-Chung (손기정) &

Hwang Young-Cho (황영조)

(Olympic Marathon Champions)

Modern Historical Figures