List of people with the Korean family name Moon

Moon (Korean: 문; Hanja: 門, 文), also spelled Mun, is a common Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 426,927 people had this family name.^[1] 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[]

Mun Ikjeom (1329–1398), Goryeo Dynasty scholar-official
Mun Il-pyeong (1888–1939), Joseon Dynasty historian
Moon Shin (1923–1995), South Korean painter and sculptor
Moon Deoksu (1928–2020), South Korean poet
Moon Chung-hee (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, American novelist of Korean descent
Moon Hyung-in, South Korean biotechnology professor
Moon Young-nam (born 1960), South Korean television screenwriter

Entertainers[]

Moon Hee (born 1947), South Korean actress
Moon Taejun (born 1970), South Korean poet
Moon So-ri (born 1974), South Korean actress
Moon Jung-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
Moon Nam-sook (born 1976), South Korean voice actress
Moon Hee-joon (born 1978), South Korean singer-songwriter and member of boy band H.O.T.
Eric Mun (born 1979), South Korean singer and member of boy band Shinhwa
Moon Se-yoon (born 1982), South Korean comedian
Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
Moon Geun-young (born 1987), South Korean actress
Moon Byul-yi (born 1992), South Korean singer and rapper and member of girl group Mamamoo
Moon Jong-up (born 1995), South Korean dancer and singer, member of boy band B.A.P.
Moon Ga-young (born 1996), South Korean actress
Moon Hee-jung, South Korean television screenwriter
Moon Bin (born 1998), South Korean singer and member of boy band Astro
Moon Jun-won (born 1987), South Korean actor
Kevin Moon (born 1998), South Korean-Canadian singer, member of boy band The Boyz
Moon Ji-hoon (stage name Swings, born 1986), South Korean rapper

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 and lawyer who is the current 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 Jung-sik (born 1930), South Korean football player and manager
Mun In-guk (born 1978), North Korean footballer
Moon Min-kui (born 1991), South Korean footballer
Moon Soon-ho (born 1981), South Korean footballer
Moon Joo-won (born 1983), South Korean footballer
Moon Byung-woo (born 1986), South Korean footballer
Moon Dae-seong (born 1986), South Korean footballer
Moon Je-chun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
Moon Jeong-joo (born 1990), South Korean footballer
Moon Ki-han (born 1989), South Korean footballer
Moon Sang-yoon (born 1991), South Korean footballer
Moon Seon-min (born 1992), South Korean footballer
Moon Chang-jin (born 1993), South Korean footballer

Other[]

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

References[]

^ "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

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[Census-1] "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

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