List of people with the Korean family name Kim
Kim is a common family name among ethnic Koreans. Approximately 21% of ethnic Koreans are named Kim. This is a list of notable people with the Korean family name Kim.
Entertainment
- Kim Ah-joong, South Korean actress
- Allen Kim, former member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
- Kim Boa, member of South Korean girl group Spica
- Kim Bohyung, member of South Korean girl group Spica
- Kim Bum, South Korean actor
- Kim Bum-soo, South Korean singer
- Kim Chae-won, member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Kim Chanmi, AOA (band)
- Kim Chungha, member of South Korean girl group I.O.I
- Kim Dahyun, member of South Korean girl group TWICE
- Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean-American actor (of Lost)
- Kim Dasom, member of girl group SISTAR
- Kim Dohee (stage name: High.D), member of girl group Sonamoo
- Kim Dong-ryool, South Korean musician, composer and singer
- Kim Dong-wan, South Korean actor and member of boy band Shinhwa
- Kim Doyeon, member of South Korean girl group I.O.I
- Kim Eana, South Korean singer-songwriter
- Eli Kim, Korean-American member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
- Kim Ga-young, member of South Korean girl group Stellar
- Kim Gunmo, South Korean singer
- Kim Ha-neul, South Korean actress
- Kim Hanbin, better known for his stage name B.I (rapper), leader of iKON under YG Entertainment
- Kim Hee-ae, South Korean actress
- Kim Hee-sun, South Korean actress
- Kim Him-chan, member of South Korean boy band B.A.P
- Kim Heechul, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Hyang Gi,South Korean actor
- Kim Gang Hyun, South Korean Doctor
- Kim Hyemi, member of South Korean girl group Fiestar
- Kim Hyo-jung (stage name: Hyorin), member of South Korean girl group SISTAR
- Kim Hyo-jin, Leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls
- Kim Hyoyeon, member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Kim Hyun-ah, member of South Korean girl group 4Minute
- Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
- Kim Hyun-joong, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
- Kim Hyun-jung (stage name: SeolA), member of South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls
- Kim Hyungsoo (stage name: K.Will), South Korean singer
- Kim Jae-joong (stage name: Hero), actor and former member of South Korean boy band TVXQ; current member of JYJ
- Kim Jaewon, South Korean actor
- Jennie Kim, leader and rapper in the South Korean girl group BlackPink
- Kim Jongdae (stage name: Chen), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean actor and singer
- Kim Jieun (stage name: Dia), South Korean singer
- Kim Jiho, member of South Korean girl group Oh My Girl
- Kim Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
- Kim Jihun, member and leader of South Korean boy band KNK
- Kim Jin Tae (stage name: Verbal Jint), South Korean rapper and record producer
- Kim Jin-Woo, member of Korean boy group WINNER
- Kim Jisoo, singer and visual in the South Korean girl group BlackPink
- Kim Ji-won (stage name: Bobby (rapper)), member and rapper of Korean boy band iKON
- Kim Ji-yeon (stage name: Bona), member of Chinese-South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls
- Kim Ji-yeon (stage name: Kei), member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz
- Kim Jongin (stage name: Kai), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Jong-kook, South Korean singer
- Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer, member of band Koyote
- Kim Jonghyun (stage name: JR), member of South Korean urban electro band NU'EST
- Kim Jonghyun, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Kim Jongwoon (stage name: Yesung), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Joo Hyuk, South Korean actor
- Kim Joo-mi (stage name: Zuny), member of South Korean girl group Ladies' Code
- Kim Joon, South Korean actor and singer of T-Max
- Kim Joon Ho, South Korean comedian
- Kim Joonmyun (stage name: Suho), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Juhyun (stage name: Buffy), member of South Korean boy band Madtown (sub-unit Pro C)
- Kim Juna, South Korean singer
- Kim Junsu (Xiah Junsu), former member of South Korean boy band TVXQ; current member of JYJ
- Jun. K (formerly Kim Junsu), member of South Korean boy band 2PM
- Kim Kang-woo, South Korean actor
- Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor
- Kim Kibum (stage name: Key), member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Kim Kibum, actor, former member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Ki-duk, South Korean director
- Kim Kwang-kyu, an actor
- Kim Kyu-jong, member of South Korean boy band SS501
- Kim Mi-hyun (stage name: Mimi), member of South Korean girl group Oh My Girl
- Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress
- Kim Mingyu, member and rapper of South Korean boy group Seventeen (band)
- Kim Minkyung, member of South Korean girl group Pledis Girlz
- Kim Minseok (stage name: Xiumin), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Myung-soo (stage name: L), member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Kim Nahyun, member of South Korean girl group Sonamoo
- Kim Nam-gil, South Korean actor
- Kim Nam-joo, South Korean actress
- Kim Nam-joo, member of South Korean girl group Apink
- Kim Namjoon,(stage name, Rap Monster) member of South Korean boy band Bangtan Boys
- Kim Nayoung, member of South Korean girl group Gugudan
- Kim Rae-won, South Korean actor
- Kim Ryeowook, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Sangbae (stage name: Moos), member of South Korean boy band Madtown (sub-unit Pro C)
- Kim Sa-rang, South Korean actress
- Kim Sae Ron,South Korean actor
- Kim Sang-woo (stage name: Roy Kim), South Korean singer-songwriter and the winner of Superstar K4
- Kim Sejeong, member of South Korean girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan
- Kim Seok Jin, member of South Korean boy band Bangtan Boys
- Kim Seolhyun, singer, actress, member of South Korean girl group AOA
- Kim Seung-jun, South Korean voice actor
- Kim So-eun, South Korean actress
- Kim Sohee, South Korean singer and member of girl group I.B.I
- Kim Sohyang, South Korean singer
- Kim Sohye, South Korean singer and member of girl group I.O.I
- Kim Sojung (stage name: Sowon), member and leader of South Korean girl group GFriend
- Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
- Kim So-hyun, an actress
- Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor
- Soy Kim, vocalist of the indie duo Raspberry Field
- Kim Soo-mi, South Korea actress
- Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
- Kim Suk-hoon, South Korean actor
- Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
- Kim Sunghee, former member of South Korean girl group KARA
- Kim Sung-kyu, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Kim Tae-hee, South Korean actress
- Kim Tae-woo, South Korean singer; was the lead singer of the group G.O.D.
- Kim Taehyung, member of South Korean boy band Bangtan Boys
- Kim Tae-yeon, member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Kim Taek-Yong, South Korean Starcraft professional gamer
- Kim Wonsik (stage name: Ravi), rapper of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Kim Woo-bin, South Korean actor and model
- Kim Yeonji, South Korean singer and former member of Seeya
- Kim Yeonwoo, South Korean singer and vocal coach
- Kim Ye-rim (stage name: Yeri), member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet
- Kim Ye-won, member of South Korean girl group Pledis Girlz
- Kim Ye-won (stage name: Umji), member of South Korean girl group GFriend
- Kim Yong-rim, South Korean veteran actress
- Kim Yoo-jin, South Koreanactress
- Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress
- Kim Yoonji (stage name: NS Yoon-G), Korean-American singer
- Kim Youjin, member of South Korean boy band KNK
- Kim Young-ok, South Korean veteran actress.
- Kim Young-Uck, South Korean concert violinist
- Kim Youngwoon (stage name: Kangin), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Yubin, member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
- Kim Yugyeom, member of South Korean boy band GOT7
- Kim Yujeong, member of South Korean girl group Laboum
- Kim Yulhee, member of South Korean girl group Laboum
- Yuliy Kim, Russian and Israeli musician, whose father was of Korean origin
- Yuna Kim, member of South Korean Girl Group, The Ark
- Kim Yunjin, South Korean actress (of Lost)
- Kim Yura, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day
Fashion
- André Kim, fashion designer
- Christina Kim (fashion designer)
- Daul Kim, fashion model
- Elaine Kim (fashion designer)
- Eugenia Kim, milliner
- Yu-ri Kim, fashion model
Politics
- Deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his late father, President Kim Il-sung (see Kim dynasty)
- North Korean de facto head of state Kim Yong-nam
- Former Premier of North Korea Kim Yong-il
- Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il
- Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea
- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung
- Former South Korean president Kim Young-sam
- Korean politician Kim Gu
- North Korean politician Kim Kye-gwan
- Ron Kim, Korean-American politician serving the 40th District of the New York State Assembly in New York City
Sports
- Alex Kim, American tennis player
- Anthony Kim, American golfer
- Kim Byung-hyun, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Kim Eun-ha, South Korean tennis player
- Kim Gwang-Seok, South Korean football player
- Kim Jae-Bum, Korean Judokay, Olympic gold medalist
- Kim Ju-yun (more commonly known in the West as Birdie Kim), LPGA golfer
- Gail Kim, Canadian female professional wrestler
- Kim Ji-Yeon, Korean sabre fencer, 2012 Summer Olympics Women's sabre gold medalist
- Kim Jong-Gook, South Korean association football player
- Kim Jong-Hun, association football manager
- Kim Jong-Kook, South Korean baseball player
- Kim Joo-mi, LPGA golfer
- Jung-Yul Kim, Canadian football player
- Kevin Kim, American tennis player
- Kim Kuk-hyang, North Korean Olympic weighter
- Kim Kum-Il, association football player
- Kim Kum-Ok, long-distance runner
- Kim Kyong-Il, association football player
- Kim Kyung-tae, Asian Tour golfer
- Kim Dong-Hyun, mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championships
- Kim Mi-hyun, LPGA golfer
- Kim Myong-Gil, association football player
- Kim Myong-Won, association football player
- Nellie Kim, USSR gymnast, daughter of a Sakhalin Korean father
- Kim Sin Rak, a Korean Japanese professional wrestler (Japanese name: Mitsuhiro Momota or Rikidōzan)
- Kim Tae-Gyun, South Korean baseball player
- Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
- Kim Won-kwon, South Korean track and field athlete
- Kim Yo-Han, Korean men's volleyball player
- Kim Yong-Jun, association football player
- Kim Young-Ho, retired Korean foil fencer, 2000 Summer Olympic Men's foil gold medalist
- Kim Yuna, figure skater
Other
- Fr. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, S.J., saint
- Brian Kim (Bu Yung Kim, born 1975/76), American former hedge fund manager and criminal
- Kim Haki, modern author
- Kim Ho-dong (born 1954), historian
- Kim Hyung-tae, video game artist
- Kim Jae-young, modern author
- Jaegwon Kim, Korean-American philosopher
- Jim Yong Kim, physician, anthropologist, activist, former president of Dartmouth College, current World Bank president
- Kim Mi-wol, author
- Paul Kim, CTO of the Stanford Graduate School of Education
- SKim Sagwa, author
- Scott Kim, artist and puzzle maker
- W. Chan Kim (born 1952), business theorist
- Kim Woo-jung, businessman
- Kim Wonu, author
- Yu Yeon Kim, international curator
Fictional characters
- Kim Kaphwan, fictional character from the Fatal Fury series
- Kim Dong Hwan or Kim Jae Hoon, regular characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Kim Sue Il in Kizuna Encounter
See also
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