People from South Korea

16 people remembered here.

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  Jeon Gyeong-cheol

  1962 – 2026 · Author

  Peter Pan Dad who searched a thousand doors so his son could live with dignity.

  89 candles · 5 tributes
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  Lee Yong-joo

  1982 – 2026 · Actor and former fashion model

  Model-turned actor who made Korea laugh as Blue Tower's lovable rookie soldier.

  51 candles · 8 tributes
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  Kang Heon (강헌)

  1962 – 2026 · Popular music critic

  The critic who read Korean history through its songs.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kim Geon-woo

  1998 – 2026 · Short track speed skater

  Korean short track ace who topped World Cup golds then left the ice too soon.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ahn Pan-seok

  1961 – 2026 · Television and film director

  Master of Korean melodrama who made ordinary love feel epic.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kim Woo-young

  † 2026 · Cartoonist

  Cartoonist whose strip Ddungddanji made Korean children laugh for three decades.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Chung Ho-yong

  1932 – 2026 · Army general

  Four-star general and defense minister whose career was bound to South Korea's Fifth Republic reckoning.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Choi Hyung-woo

  1935 – 2026 · Politician

  Democracy campaigner, six-term lawmaker and loyal right hand of Kim Young-sam.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Choi Hyoung-woo

  1983 – 2026 · Baseball player

  Choi Hyoung-woo, KBO slugger who rebuilt his career from the ground up and became one of Korea's greatest hitters.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Yoo Ji-won

  † 2026 · Graduate researcher and running influencer

  KAIST researcher and runner who shared the long work of getting faster.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kim Chung-ja

  1944 – 2026 · Mezzo-soprano

  The first Korean voice on a European opera stage, who gave her later years to the orphans of Karonga as Lusekelo.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kim Hyeon-ee

  † 2026 · Action actor and stuntwoman

  She ran alongside them, and they will not forget her.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Rhee Kun-hoo

  1935 – 2026 · Psychiatrist

  Psychiatrist and essayist who taught Korea to age with joy, and earned the nickname Schweitzer of Nepal.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Venerable Myeongjin

  1950 – 2026 · Buddhist monk

  A meditation monk who spoke out for reform and stood beside people in pain.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Baek In-chun

  1942 – 2026 · Baseball player

  KBO's only .400 hitter, NPB standout, and the manager who led LG Twins to their first title.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Cho Chul-hyun

  1959 – 2026 · Film director

  Translator, producer and writer of Korean historical films who directed The King's Letters.

  3 candles · 1 tributes