List of Seoul National University people
 | This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (February 2014) |
The following is a list of notable people associated with Seoul National University, located in Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea.
Notable alumni and faculty[]
Academia[]
- Ha-joon Chang (B.A. Economics), economist; former Consultant to the World Bank
- Kah Kyung Cho (B.A.), Korean-American philosopher
- Soonja Choi (M.A. French language and literature), linguist
- Choi Yang-do (B.S. Agricultural Chemistry), agricultural biotechnologist; professor at Seoul National University (College of Agriculture)
- Joomyeong Kim (B.S. & M.S. Microbiology), Korean-American biological scientist
- Kim Sung-hou (B.S. & M.S. Chemistry), Korean-American structural biologist and biophysicist; member of the National Academy of Sciences[1]
- Kim Won-yong (B.A.), archaeologist; former professor at Seoul National University (College of Humanities)[1]
- V. Narry Kim (B.A. & M.Sc. Microbiology), biochemist and microbiologist; professor at Seoul National University and Director of the Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science
- Won-sik Yang (Ph.D.), orthodontist; former Director of the Department of Orthodontics, Dental Hospital, Seoul National University
- Lee Ki-baek (B.A.), historian
- Park Jong-sei (B.S. Chemistry), chemistry researcher and government official; former head of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Applied Sciences Division and Chairman of the Food and Drug Administration from 1998–1999[2]
- Kang-tae Kim (M.Sc. Mathematics), mathematician; professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology
- Bong-ho Son (B.A.), Christian ethics scholar and social activist; former president of Hansung University and of Dongduk Women's University
- Lee Kyoung-jun (M.A. Public Administration, Ph.D.), management professor; professor at Kyung Hee University (College of Management)
Entertainment[]
- Bang Si-hyuk (B.A. Aesthetics), songwriter, producer and business executive; founder of HYBE Corporation
- Lim Sung-bin (stage name Beenzino), (B.F.A. Sculpture), rapper and music producer
- Chang Kiha (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter
- Chyung Eun-ju (B.A. double major in Business Administration and Spanish), Miss World Korea, model and broadcaster
- Hwang Dong-hyuk (B.A. Communications), film director and screenwriter; creator of the 2021 Netflix series Squid Game
- Jang Sun-woo (B.A. Anthropology), film director
- Jo Sung-hee (B.A. Industrial Design), film director
- Jo Yun-suk (stage name Lucid Fall), (B.S. Chemical Engineering), singer-songwriter and former nanotechnology researcher
- Jung Jin-young (B.A. Korean Language and Literature), actor
- Jung Ki-yeol (stage name Kai), (B.F.A. Voice), singer and musical theatre actor
- Kam Woo-sung (B.A. Oriental Painting), actor
- Kim Chang-wan (B.S. Agricultural Studies), actor and rock singer
- Kim Eui-sung (B.B.A.), actor
- Kim Hye-eun (B.M. Voice), actress
- Kim Jeong-hoon, actor and singer
- Kim Ki-young (Bachelor of Stomatology), film director
- Kim Myung-gon (B.A. German Language Education), actor, screenwriter and music director
- Kim So-hyun (B.M. Voice), musical theatre actress
- Kim Sung-min (B.S. Physical and Social Education), actor
- Kim Tae-hee (B.A. Fashion Design), actress
- Lee Byung-hoon (B.S. Forestry), television director and producer
- Lee Juck (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter
- Honey Lee (B.M. Korean Music & M.M.), actress, model, classical musician and Miss Universe 2007 3rd runner-up
- Lee Sang-yoon (B.S. Physics), actor
- Lee Soo-man (B.Eng.), business executive and music producer; founder of SM Entertainment
- Lee Soon-jae (B.Phil.), actor
- Min Kyu-dong (B.A. Economics), film director, screenwriter and producer
- Seo Jung-hack (B.M. Voice), singer
- Shin Young-kyun (Bachelor of Stomatology), actor, film producer and politician
- Kim Jin-tae (stage name Verbal Jint), (B.A. Economics), rapper, lyricist and record producer
- You Hee-yeol (B.M. Composition), singer-songwriter and TV host
Literature, arts and culture[]
- Unsuk Chin (B.M. Composition), composer, Arnold Schönberg Prize 2005
- Gum Nanse (B.M. Composition), conductor
- Han Terra (B.A., M.A. & Ph.D.), inventor, composer, gayageum virtuoso and polymath
- Hyun Ki-young (B.A.), author; former President of the
- Hwang Byungki (LL.B.), gayageum player and composer
- Sumi Jo, soprano; Grammy Award winner
- Kim Chi-ha (B.A. Aesthetics), poet and playwright
- Jihoon Kim (B.M.), opera singer; principal of The Royal Opera
- (B.M. Composition) composer; professor at Seoul National University (College of Music)[1]
- Kim Seungok (B.A. French Literature), novelist and screenwriter
- Kim Swoo-geun (B.Arch.), architect, educator and publisher
- Tschoon Su Kim (B.F.A.), painter; professor at Seoul National University (College of Fine Arts)
- Lee O-young (B.A. & M.A. Korean Literature), critic and novelist; professor emeritus of Ewha Womans University and former professor at Dankook University[1]
- Lee Yangji (B.A.), Zainichi-Korean novelist; winner of the 1988 Akutagawa Prize
- Oh Jung-geun (B.F.A.), painter
- Younghi Pagh-paan (B.M.), composer; professor at the University of the Arts Bremen[1]
- Park Wan-suh, writer
- Do Ho Suh (B.F.A & M.F.A. Oriental Painting), sculptor and installation artist
- Suh Yong-sun (B.F.A.), painter and sculptor; former professor at Seoul National University (College of Fine Arts)
- Yi In-seong (B.A. & M.A. French Literature), modern novelist
Medicine[]
- Suh Yoo-hun (M.D. & Ph.D. in medicine and pharmacology), neuroscientist; professor at Seoul National University (College of Medicine)
- Yoon Bo-hyun (M.D. & Ph.D.), physician and researcher in obstetrics and gynecology; professor at Seoul National University (College of Medicine)
Public service[]
- Ahn Cheol-soo (M.D., M.S. & Ph.D. Physiology), politician, physician, entrepreneur; founder of AhnLab Inc. and former Dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology (Seoul National University)
- Lee Hyun-jae (B.A.), politician; Chairman of the Ho-Am Prize Committee and South Korea's 18th Prime Minister[1]
- Kang Hyun-wook (B.A. Foreign Studies), politician; former Governor of North Jeolla Province, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1992–1993), and Minister of the Environment (1996–1997)
- Ban Ki-moon (B.A. International Relations), politician and diplomat; the 8th UN Secretary-General[1]
- Yu Myung-hwan (B.A. Public Administration), diplomat; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Kim Sang-gon (B.A., M.A. & Ph.D Business Administration), former Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
- Kim Wan-ju (B.A. Political Science & M.A. Public Administration), politician; the 32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province and former mayor of Jeonju City
- Kim Young-sam (B.A. Philosophy), politician and activist; the 7th President of the Republic of Korea
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "SNU Distinguished Alumni Awards". Seoul National University. Retrieved 3 Feb 2014.
- ^ Chae Sam-seok [蔡三錫] (1998-03-08). "朴鍾世 식품의약품안전청장" [Park Jong-sei, Food and Drug Administration chairman]. Yonhap News. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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