List of people with the Korean family name Kim
Kim is a common family name among ethnic Koreans. Approximately 22% 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
- Kim Yu-ra, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day
- Allen Kim, former member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
- Kim Bum, South Korean actor
- Kim Bum-soo, South Korean singer
- Kim Chan-mi, member of South Korean girl group AOA (band)
- Kim Chung-ha, soloist and former member of South Korean girl group I.O.I
- Claudia Kim, Korean actress
- Kim Da-hyun, member of South Korean girl group Twice
- Kim Da-mi, South Korean actress
- Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean-American actor (of Lost)
- Kim Da-som, South Korea actress, former member of girl group Sistar
- Kim Dong-ryool, South Korean musician, composer and singer
- Kim Dong-wan, South Korean actor and member of boy band Shinhwa
- Kim Dong-young (stage name Doyoung), member of South Korean boy band NCT
- Kim Do-yeon, former member of South Korean girl group I.O.I and a member of South Korean girl group Weki Meki
- Kim Eana, South Korean singer-songwriter
- Eli Kim, Korean-American member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
- Kim Gun-mo, South Korean singer
- Kim Gura, South Korean comedian
- Kim Ha-neul, South Korean actress
- Kim Han-bin (stage name B.I), member of South Korean boy group iKon
- 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 Hee-chul, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Hye-jun, South Korean actress
- Kim Hyo-jin (stage name JeA), Leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls
- Kim Hyo-jong (stage name Dawn), solo singer-songwriter, former member of Triple H and South Korean boy group Pentagon
- Kim Hyo-jung (stage name Hyolyn), former member of South Korean girl group Sistar
- Kim Hyo-yeon, member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Kim Hyun-ah, singer and former member of Triple H and South Korean girl groups Wonder Girls and 4Minute
- Kim Hyun-joong, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
- Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
- Kim Hyung-soo (stage name K.Will), South Korean singer
- Kim Insoon (stage name Insooni), South Korean singer
- Kim Jaeduck, South Korean singer and member of South Korean boy band Sechs Kies
- 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
- Kim Jae-hwan, participated in Produce 101 Season 2 and member of South Korean boy band Wanna One, currently active as a solo singer-songwriter
- Jennie Kim, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink
- Jenny Kim, South Korean model
- Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean actor and singer
- Kim Ji-eun, South Korean actress and model
- Kim Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
- Kim Ji-min, South Korean comedian
- Kim Jin-tae (stage name Verbal Jint), South Korean rapper and record producer
- Kim Ji-soo, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink
- Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actor
- Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-soo, South Korean singer
- Kim Ji-won (stage name Bobby), member and rapper of Korean boy band iKon
- Kim Ji-won, South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-yeon (stage name Kei), member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz
- Kim Jin-pyo, Korean Rapper
- Jonah Kim, Korean Cellist
- Kim Jong-dae (stage name Chen), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band Exo
- Kim Jong-in (stage name Kai), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band Exo
- Kim Jong-kook, South Korean singer, former member of the duo Turbo, currently a cast member of South Korean variety show Running Man
- Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer, member of band Koyote
- Kim Jong-min (stage name Go Yoon), South Korean actor
- Kim Jong-soo, South Korean actor
- Kim Jong-hyun, former member of South Korean boy band Shinee
- JR (singer), (born Kim Jong-hyun, 1995), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST
- Kim Jong-woon (stage name Yesung), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
- Kim Joon, South Korean actor and singer of T-Max
- Kim Joon-ho, South Korean comedian
- Kim Ju-hyun (stage name Buffy), member of South Korean boy band Madtown (sub-unit Pro C)
- Kim Ju-na, South Korean singer and participant of Produce 101, half-sister of South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun
- Kim Jun-myeon (stage name Suho), leader and member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Jun-su (stage name 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-hoon, South Korean child actor
- Kim Kang-woo, South Korean actor
- Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor
- Kim Ki-bum (stage name Key), member of South Korean boy band Shinee
- Kim Ki-bum, actor, former member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Ki-duk (1960–2020), South Korean director
- Kim Ki-duk (born 1934) (1934–2017), South Korean director
- Kim Kwang-kyu, South Korean actor
- Kim Kwon, South Korean actor
- Kim Kyung-ju, member of South Korean girl group Cherry Bullet
- Kim Kyu-jong, member of South Korean boy band SS501
- Kim Mi-ae (stage name Oh Yeon-ah), South Korean actress
- Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress
- Kim Minseok (stage name Xiumin), member of South Korean boy band EXO
- Kim Min-seok, South Korean actor
- Kim Myung-soo (stage name L), member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Kim Nam-gil, South Korean actor
- Kim Nam-joo, South Korean actress
- Kim Nam-joo, member of South Korean girl group Apink
- Kim Nam-joon (stage name RM), member and leader of South Korean boy band BTS
- Kim Na-young, South Korean female singer
- Kim Rae-won, South Korean actor
- Kim Ryeo-wook, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Sa-rang, South Korean actress
- Samuel Arredondo Kim, South Korean soloist and former participant of Produce 101 season 2
- Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actress
- Kim Saeng-min, South Korean television presenter and comedian
- Kim Sang-woo (stage name Roy Kim), South Korean singer-songwriter and the winner of Superstar K4
- Kim Se-jeong, member of South Korean girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan
- Kim Se-yong, member of South Korean boy band Myname
- Kim Seok-jin (stage name Jin), member of South Korean boy band BTS
- Kim Seon-ho, South Korean actor
- Kim Seol-hyun, singer, actress, member of South Korean girl group AOA
- Kim Seung-jun, South Korean voice actor
- Kim Shin-ah (stage name Kim Yewon), South Korean actress and singer
- Kim So-eun, South Korean actress
- Kim Sohee, South Korean singer and member of girl group I.B.I
- Kim Sohee, South Korean singer and member of girl group ELRIS.
- Kim So-hyang, South Korean singer
- Kim So-hye, South Korean singer, actress and former member of girl group I.O.I
- Kim So-ya (stage name Soya), South Korean singer
- Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
- Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
- Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor
- Kim Soo-mi, South Korea actress
- Kim Sook, South Korean comedian
- Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
- Kim Suk-hoon, South Korean actor
- Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
- Kim Sung-kyu, leader and 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 Tae-hyung (stage name V), actor and member of South Korean boy band BTS
- Kim Tae-pyung (stage name Hyun Bin), South Korean actor
- Kim Tae-yeon, leader and member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Kim Taek-yong, South Korean Starcraft professional gamer
- Tanya Kim, Korean-Canadian television personality
- Kim Wonsik (stage name Ravi), rapper of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Kim Woo-bin, South Korean actor and model
- Kim Yeon-ji, South Korean singer and former member of SeeYa
- Kim Yeon-jung (credited as Kenzie), South Korean songwriter
- Kim Yeon-woo, South Korean singer and vocal coach
- Kim Ye-rim (stage name Yeri), member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet
- Kim Yong-rim, South Korean veteran actress
- Kim Yoo-jin (stage name Eugene), South Korean actress
- Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress
- Kim Yong-sun (stage name Solar), singer and leader of South Korean girl group Mamamoo
- Kim Yoon-ji (stage name NS Yoon-G), Korean-American singer
- Kim Young-ok, South Korean veteran actress.
- Kim Young-woon (stage name Kangin), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Kim Yu-bin, member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
- Yuliy Kim, Russian and Israeli musician, whose father was of Korean origin
- Kim Yun-jin, South Korean actress (of Lost)
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 former head of state Kim Yong-nam
- Kim Yong-il, 10th Premier of North Korea
- Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il
- Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea
- Kim Dae-jung, 8th President of South Korea
- Kim Young-sam, 7th President of South Korea
- Kim Jong-pil, 9th South Korean prime minister
- Kim Hwang-sik, 37th South Korean prime minister
- Kim Gu, Korean independence activist and politician
- Kim Kye-gwan, North Korean politician and diplomat
- Kim Du-han, South Korean mobster and politician
- Kim Jin-sun, South Korean politician, Governor of Gangwon Province
- Kim Kwan-yong, South Korean politician, Governor of North Gyeongsang province
- Kim Kyoung-soo, South Korean politician, Governor of South Gyeongsang province
- Kim Moon-soo, South Korean politician, Governor of Gyeonggi
- Kim Wan-ju, South Korean politician and Governor of North Jeolla
- Kim Yung-rok, South Korean politician, Governor of South Jeolla
- Andy Kim, American politician and former national security adviser to President Barack Obama
- Harry Kim, Korean-American politician and mayor of Hawaii County
- Young Kim, Korean-American politician and former member of the California State Assembly
- Ron Kim, Korean-American politician serving the 40th District of the New York State Assembly in New York City
- Sung Yong Kim, Korean American diplomat
Religion
- Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846), first Korean-born Catholic priest and the patron saint of Korea
- Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (born 1956), Catholic titular bishop of Sufasar and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Daejeon
- David Kwangshin Kim (born 1935), Korean Protestant pastor
- Kim Gyo-gak (696-794), Korean Buddhist and a Silla prince
- Hae Jong Kim (1935-2020), Korean-American bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Heup Young Kim (born 1949), Korean Christian theologian
- Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (born 1947), Catholic Archbishop of Gwangju
- Paul Geun Sang Kim (born 1952), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Seoul
- Paul Kim Ok-kyun (1925–2010), Catholic titular bishop of Girba
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Seoul
- Theophanes (Kim) (born 1976), Russian Orthodox archbishop and the first Eastern Orthodox bishop of Korean origin
- Young Oon Kim (1914–1989), Unification Church theologian and missionary
Sports
Association football
- Kim Bo-kyung, South Korean football player
- Kim Dae-wook, association football player
- Kim Do-heon, South Korean football player
- Kim Do-hoon, South Korean football player and manager
- Kim Gwang-seok, South Korean football player
- Kim Jin-su, South Korean football player
- Kim Jong-gook, South Korean association football player
- Kim Jong-hun, North Korean association football player and manager
- Kim Kum-il, association football player
- Kim Kyong-il, association football player
- Kim Myong-gil, association football player
- Kim Myong-won, association football player
- Kim Shin-wook, South Korean football player
- Kim Yong-jun, association football player
Baseball
- Kim Byung-hyun, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Kim Jong-kook, South Korean baseball player
- Kim Tae-gyun, South Korean baseball player
- Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
Golf
- Kim A-lim, LPGA golfer
- Anthony Kim, American golfer
- Birdie Kim, LPGA golfer
- Christina Kim, American golfer
- Kim Joo-mi, LPGA golfer
- Kim Kyung-tae, Asian Tour golfer
- Kim Mi-hyun, LPGA golfer
Tennis
- Alex Kim, American tennis player
- Kim Eun-ha, South Korean tennis player
- Kim Il-soon, South Korean tennis player
- Kevin Kim, American tennis player
- Kim Mi-ok, South Korean tennis player
- Kim Na-ri, South Korean tennis player
Other sports
- Chloe Kim, Korean-American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
- Kim Dong-hyun, mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Dong Hyun Kim, mixed martial artist
- Kim Jae-bum, Korean Judokay, Olympic gold medalist
- Gail Kim, Canadian female professional wrestler
- Kim Ji-yeon, Korean sabre fencer, 2012 Summer Olympics Women's sabre gold medalist
- Jung-Yul Kim, Canadian Football player
- Kim Kuk-hyang, North Korean Olympic weightlifter
- Kim Kum-ok, long-distance runner
- Nellie Kim, USSR gymnast, daughter of a Sakhalin Korean father
- Kim Sin-rak, Korean-Japanese professional wrestler (Japanese name: Mitsuhiro Momota or Rikidōzan)
- Kim Won-kwon, South Korean track and field athlete
- Kim Yo-han, Korean men's volleyball player
- Kim Young-ho, retired Korean foil fencer, 2000 Summer Olympic Men's foil gold medalist
- Kim Yun-a, figure skater
Miscellaneous
- 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 (1934–2019), Korean-American philosopher
- Jim Yong Kim, physician, anthropologist, activist, former president of Dartmouth College, former World Bank president
- Jonny Kim Navy SEAL, Physician, NASA Astronaut Candidate
- Kim Mi-wol, author
- Paul Kim, CTO of the Stanford Graduate School of Education
- Richard C. Kim, Deputy Commanding General – Operations of United States Army North
- Kim Sagwa, author
- Scott Kim, artist and puzzle maker
- Kim Se-yeon (alias Geguri), professional Overwatch League player for Shanghai Dragons.
- W. Chan Kim (born 1952), business theorist
- Kim Woo-choong, businessman and founder of Daewoo
- Kim Wonu, author
- Young-Oak Kim, US military officer, first Asian-American to command a battalion in combat
- 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
- Harry Kim, from Star Trek: Voyager
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