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Born in Seoul

Seoul is the capital and largest city in South Korea. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Seoul.
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Last updated: July 17, 2023
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Korean-American politician and first Korean American to be elected to the U.S. congress
1939
Jay Kim
President of the International Criminal Court from 2009 to 2015
1941
Song Sang-hyun
American physician, first Asian American president of an Ivy League institution and president of the World Bank from 2012 to 2019
1959
Jim Yong Kim
President of South Korea since 2022
1960
Yoon Suk-yeol
Korean-American animator, best known as creator of "Æon Flux" and "Reign: The Conqueror"
1961
Peter Chung
Actor, known for his role as Oh Dae-Su in "Oldboy"
1962
Choi Min-sik
Director, "Oldboy" "The Handmaiden" "Decision to Leave" "Stoker"
1963
Park Chan-wook
Executive chairman of Samsung and one of the wealthiest person in South Korea
1968
Lee Jae-yong
Former footballer and most capped player of the South Korean national team
1969
Hong Myung-bo
American businesswoman and co-owner of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres
1969
Kim Pegula
Cinematographer, "Oldboy" "The Handmaiden" "It" "Last Night in Soho" "Obi-Wan Kenobi"
1970
Chung Chung-hoon
Creator of "Squid Game"
1971
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Actor, best known for his role as Seo Tae-yoon in "Memories of Murder"
1972
Kim Sang-kyung
Actor, best known internationally for his role as Seong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of "Squid Game"
1972
Lee Jung-jae
Singer who is credited with changing the Korean music industry by pioneering the use of rap in K-Pop
1972
Seo Taiji
American actor, best known for his roles as Harold Lee in the "Harold & Kumar" films and Hikaru Sulu in the "Star Trek" rebooted films
1972
John Cho
Actor, "Parasite" "Coffee Prince" "My Master" "Pasta"
1975
Lee Sun-kyun
Former wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1976
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Singer and rapper, "Gangnam Style"
1977
Psy
Actor, "Decision to Leave" "Memories of Murder" "War of the Arrows"
1977
Park Hae-il
Actor, "Memoir of a Murderer" "Pandora" "Queen Seondeok"
1980
Kim Nam-gil
Former footballer who played for Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven and the South Korean national team
1981
Park Ji-sung
Actress, "Parasite" "The Concubine" "Obsessed"
1981
Cho Yeo-jeong
Composer of the scores of "Squid Game" "Parasite" "Okja" and "Broker"
1982
Jung Jae-il
Korean-American actor, "The Walking Dead" "Minari" "Burning" "Nope"
1983
Steven Yeun
Actress and model, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" "Avengers: Age of Ultron" "Marco Polo"
1985
Claudia Kim
American actor, best knwon for his role as Minho in "Maze Runner" and Dong Nguyen in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
1986
Ki Hong Lee
Korean-American actress, known for her role as Tina Cohen-Chang on "Glee"
1986
Jenna Ushkowitz
Korean-Canadian actor, "Parasite" "Train to Busan" "Set Me Free"
1990
Choi Woo-shik
Actress, "The Host" "Snowpiercer"
1992
Go Ah-sung
American football kicker who plays for the Atlanta Falcons
1994
Younghoe Koo
Actress and model, known for her role as Kang Sae-byeok in "Squid Game"
1994
Hoyeon Jung
Rapper, singer and member of BTS
1994
RM
Singer, rapper and member of Blackpink
1996
Jennie
Actress, best known for her role as Park Da-hye in "Parasite"
1999
Jung Ji-so
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