List of people with the Korean family name Moon

Moon (Korean: 문; Hanja: 文), also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 426,927 people and 132,881 households with this family name. This is a list of notable people with the family name Moon, sorted by area of notability and year of birth.

Culture and the arts

• Moon Deoksu (1928–2020), South Korean poet
• Moon Hee-jung, South Korean television screenwriter
• Moon Hyung-in, South Korean biotechnology professor
• Mun Ikjeom (1329–1398), politician of the Goryeo Dynasty and a Neo-Confucian scholar
• Mun Il-pyeong (1888–1939), Joseon Dynasty historian
• Moon In-soo (1945–2021), South Korean poet
• Mun Jeonghui (born 1947), South Korean poet
• Jiha Moon (born 1973), South Korean contemporary artist
• Mun Kyong-jin (born 1981), possibly deceased North Korean violinist
• Nami Mun, Korean American novelist and short story writer
• Moon Shin (1923–1995), South Korean painter and sculptor
• Mun Tae-jun (born 1970), South Korean poet
• Moon Young-nam (born 1960), South Korean television screenwriter

Entertainers

• Moon Bin (1998–2023), South Korean singer, member of boy band Astro
• Moon Byul-yi (born 1992), South Korean singer and rapper, member of girl group Mamamoo
• Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
• Eric Mun (born 1979), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Shinhwa
• Moon Ga-young (born 1996), German-born South Korean actress
• Moon Geun-young (born 1987), South Korean actress
• Moon Hee (born 1947), South Korean actress
• Moon Hee-joon (born 1978), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy band H.O.T.
• Moon Hee-kyung (born 1965), South Korean actress
• Moon Jeong-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
• Moon Ji-hoo (born 1991), South Korean singer and actor, former member of boy band A-Jax
• Moon Ji-hoon (born 1986), South Korean rapper
• Moon Ji-in (born 1986), South Korean actress
• Moon Ji-yoon (1984–2020), South Korean actor
• Moon Jong-up (born 1995), South Korean dancer and singer, member of boy band B.A.P
• Moon Joon-young (born 1989), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band ZE:A
• Moon Jun-won (born 1987), South Korean actor
• Kevin Moon (born 1998), Korean Canadian singer, member of boy band The Boyz
• Moon Nam-sook, South Korean voice actress
• Moon Sang-min (born 2000), South Korean actor and model
• Moon Se-yoon (born 1982), South Korean comedian and television personality
• Moon Seong-hyun (born 2006), South Korean actor
• Moon So-ri (born 1974), South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter
• Moon Tae-il (born 1994), South Korean singer, former member of boy band NCT
• Moon Woo-jin (born 2009), South Korean actor
• Moon Ye-bong (1917–1999), North Korean actress
• Moon Ye-won (born 1991), South Korean actress

Political figures

• Moon Kook-hyun (born 1949), South Korean politician, leader of the Creative Korea Party
• Mun Se-gwang (1951–1974), Japanese-born North Korean sympathizer who attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-Hee
• Moon Chung-in (born 1951), South Korean politician
• Moon Jae-in (born 1953), South Korean politician, civil servant and lawyer, 12th president of South Korea
• Moon Sung-keun (born 1953), South Korean actor and politician

Religious figures

• Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994), South Korean theologian
• Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), South Korean religious leader, founder of the Unification Church, and his children
  • Heung Jin Moon (1966–1984)
  • Un Jin Moon (born 1967)
  • Moon Kook-jin (born 1970)
• Mun Jeong-hyeon (born c. 1941), South Korean Catholic priest

Sports figures

Football

• Moon Byung-woo (born 1986), South Korean footballer
• Moon Dae-seong (born 1986), South Korean footballer
• Moon Chang-jin (born 1993), South Korean professional footballer
• Mun In-guk (born 1978), North Korean former professional footballer
• Moon Je-chun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
• Moon Jeong-joo (born 1990), South Korean footballer
• Moon Joo-won (born 1983), South Korean footballer
• Moon Jung-sik (1930–2006), South Korean football player and manager
• Moon Ki-han (born 1989), South Korean footballer
• Moon Min-kui (born 1981), South Korean footballer
• Moon Sang-yun (born 1991), South Korean footballer
• Moon Seon-min (born 1992), South Korean footballer
• Mun Seung-man (born 1989), South Korean former footballer
• Moon Soon-ho (born 1981), South Korean former footballer

Other

• Moon Dae-sung (born 1976), South Korean retired taekwondo athlete, Olympic gold medallist
• Moon Dong-ju (born 2003), South Korean professional baseball player
• Moon Eui-jae (born 1975), South Korean retired wrestler, Olympic silver medallist
• Moon Hyang-ja (born 1972), South Korean team handball player, Olympic gold medallist
• Mun Ji-hee (born 1988), South Korean biathlete
• Moon Jin-ju, South Korean wrestler
• Mun Jun (born 1982), South Korean speed skater
• Moon Kwang-eun (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
• Moon Kyeong-ha (born 1980), South Korean handball player, Olympic athlete
• Moon Kyung-ja (born 1965), South Korean former basketball player, Olympic athlete
• Moon Pil-hee (born 1982), South Korean handball player, Olympic athlete
• Mun Sung-hak (born 1990), South Korean racing driver
• Moon Sung-hyun (born 1991), South Korean baseball player
• Moon Sung-kil (born 1963), South Korean former professional boxer
• Moon Sung-min (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
• Moon Tae-jong (born 1975), Korean American former professional basketball player
• Moon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player, Olympic athlete
• Mun Yu-ra (born 1990), South Korean weightlifter

See also

• List of Korean family names