List of Goryeo people

This is a list of notable people from the Goryeo dynasty, a period in Korean history lasting from 918 to 1392.

Rulers
For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs


 * 1) King Taejo (918–943)
 * 2) King Hyejong (943–945)
 * 3) King Jeongjong (945–949)
 * 4) King Gwangjong (949–975)
 * 5) King Gyeongjong (975–981)
 * 6) King Seongjong (981–997)
 * 7) King Mokjong (997–1009)
 * 8) King Hyeonjong (1009–1031)
 * 9) King Deokjong (1031–1034)
 * 10) King Jeongjong (1034–1046)
 * 11) King Munjong (1046–1083)
 * 12) King Sunjong (1083)
 * 13) King Seonjong (1083–1094)
 * 14) King Heonjong (1094–1095)
 * 15) King Sukjong (1095–1105)
 * 16) King Yejong (1105–1122)
 * 17) King Injong (1122–1146)
 * 18) King Uijong (1146–1170)
 * 19) King Myeongjong (1170–1197)
 * 20) King Sinjong (1197–1204)
 * 21) King Huijong (1204–1211)
 * 22) King Gangjong (1211–1213)
 * 23) King Gojong (1213–1259)
 * 24) King Wonjong (1259–1274)
 * 25) King Chungnyeol (1274–1308)
 * 26) King Chungseon (1308–1313)
 * 27) King Chungsuk (1313–1330; 1332–1339)
 * 28) King Chunghye (1330–1332; 1339–1344)
 * 29) King Chungmok (1344–1348)
 * 30) King Chungjeong (1348–1351)
 * 31) King Gongmin (1351–1374)
 * 32) King U (1374–1388)
 * 33) King Chang (1388–1389)
 * 34) King Gongyang (1389–1392)

Military officials

 * Sin Sung-gyŏm, who died saving the life of Taejo.
 * Sŏ Hŭi
 * Kang Cho
 * Yi Hyŏn-un, Kang Cho's deputy, defected to the Liao
 * Kang Kam-ch'an, remembered for his victories in the Third Goryeo-Khitan War.
 * Yun Kwan
 * Chŏng Chung-bu
 * Yi Ŭi-bang
 * Kyŏng Tae-sŭng
 * Yi Ŭi-min
 * Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, military dictator.
 * Ch'oe U, military dictator. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn's son.
 * Pae Chung-son
 * Kim T'ong-jŏng
 * Ch'oe Mu-sŏn, scientist and military commander.
 * Ch'oe Yŏng, rival to Yi Sŏng-gye in the waning days of Goryeo.
 * Yi Cha-ch'un, father of Yi Sŏng-gye.
 * Yi Sŏng-gye, who overthrew Goryeo in the late 14th century and established the Joseon Dynasty.

Scholar-officials

 * Yi Cha-gyŏm
 * Kim Sŏn
 * Ch'oe Sung-no
 * Ch'oe Ch'ung
 * Hyŏngnyŏn Chŏng, author of the Kyunyŏ-jŏn
 * Kim Busik
 * Ch'oe Yun-ŭi
 * An Hyang
 * Chŏng Mong-ju
 * Yi Saek
 * Gil Jae
 * Chŏng To-jŏn
 * Gwon Geun
 * U T'ak

Buddhist monks

 * Doseon
 * Daegak Guksa
 * Myo Cheong
 * Jinul
 * Il-yeon
 * Sin Ton
 * Muhak

Popular leaders

 * Manjeok

Collaborators of Yuan

 * Wang Ko
 * Wang Toghtua Bukha
 * Empress Gi
 * Hong Pok-wŏn, a Goryeo commander who later served as an administrator of the Mongol Empire.
 * Ki Ch'ŏl