List of Korea University people

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The list of Korea University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and administrators affiliated with Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.

Business

• Chung Mong-won (BBA 1979) – CEO of Halla Group and Mando Corporation
• Park, Jae-sam: Co-CEO, Celltrion Entertainment
• Lee Jay-hyun, chairman of CJ Group
• Shin Dong-won, chairman and CEO of Nongshim
• Chung Eui-sun (BBA 1993) - Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
• Park Hyeon-joo (BBA 1983 ) - Founder of Mirae Asset Financial Group
• Chey Tae-won (BS 1982) - Chairman of SK Group

Law and politics

Presidents

• Lee Myung Bak: 10th president of South Korea; former mayor of Seoul; former President of Hyundai Group

Prime Ministers

• Heo Jeong: former acting prime minister during the First Republic of Korea interim government

Other political figures and activists

• Oh Se Hoon: former mayor of Seoul
• Sukhee Kang: current mayor of Irvine, California
• Yoon Chang-jung: former spokesman of Blue House.

Literature

• Kim Hoon: A Korean novelist
• Park Hyoung-su: Korean author

Entertainment

• Alexander Lee: Singer (U-Kiss)
• Bae Jong-ok: Actress
• Choi Song-hyun: Actress
• Chung Ji-young: Director
• Esther K. Chae: Korean-American actress
• Eugene: Actress and singer (S.E.S.)
• Hyun Young: entertainer
• Josh Carrott: Youtuber
• Jung Ryeo-won: Actress and singer (Chakra)
• Kim Ah-joong: Actress
• Kim Greem: Singer
• Kim Soo-hyun: Writer
• Kim Soo-mi: Actress
• Kim Yong-rim: Actress
• Lee Beom-soo: Actor and co-CEO of Celltrion Entertainment
• Lee Hoon: Actor
• Lee In-hye: Actress
• Lee Jae-ryong: Actor
• Lee Mi-sook: Actress
• Lee Sang-woo: Actor
• Lee Se-eun: Actress
• Lee Young-ha: Actor
• Oh Dae-gyu: Actor
• Ok Taec-yeon: Actor and singer (2PM)
• Park Hye-su: Actress and singer
• Park Ji-sun: Gagwoman
• Park Sang-wook: Actor
• Sam Hammington: Actor
• Soy Kim: Singer (T.T.Ma and Raspberry Field)
• Sung Si-kyung: Singer
• Yeo Woon-kay: Actress
• Yoon Je-kyoon: Director

Sports

Yuna Kim (B.S., Physical Education)
2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist

• Hwang Young-Cho: Gold medalist in marathon, Summer Olympics in Barcelona (1992)
• Hong Myung-bo: FIFA World Cup 2002 Bronze Ball winner; the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments
• Park Joo Young: current player at AS Monaco
• Cha Bum-Kun: Retired footballer, MVP of the Bundesliga in 85~86 season, be awarded as Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics
• Yuna Kim: 2009 World Figure Skating Champion, 2013 World Figure Skating Champion, 2010 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, and 2014 Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medalist.
• Jang Mi-Ran: 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist of weight-lifting
• Sun Dong-yeol: current head coach of Samsung Lions; former baseball pitcher with the most MVP in Korea baseball history
• Sohn Kee-Chung: The first medal-winning Korean Olympian. 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon gold medalist
• Choi Hee-seop: current Kia Tigers player. former MLB player for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Kim Dong-Sung: a South Korean short track speed skater, who won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and has been the two-time champion at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (1997, 2002).
• Seo Jung-Won: Retired National team footballer (capped 87 games), player of the year (Jahreswertung aller Spieler) of the 2005–2006 season in the Austrian Bundesliga

Academics

College founders and presidents

• Kim Jung-bae: former President of Korea University; Founder and Chairman, Goguryeo Research Society (Goguryeo Yeongudan); Professor Emeritus, Korea University Department of History; Ancient Historian.*

Professors and scholars

• Do-ol (Young-Oak Kim): Internationally renowned philosopher.

Faculty

• Park Gil Sung: leading sociology professor in Korea

External links

• Korea University