List of Korea University people

The list of Korea University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and administrators affiliated with Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.

Business

 * Chung Mong-won (BBA 1979) – CEO of Halla Group and Mando Corporation
 * Park, Jae-sam: Co-CEO, Celltrion Entertainment
 * Lee Jay-hyun, chairman of CJ Group
 * Shin Dong-won, chairman and CEO of Nongshim
 * Chung Eui-sun (BBA 1993) - Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
 * Park Hyeon-joo (BBA 1983 ) - Founder of Mirae Asset Financial Group
 * Chey Tae-won (BS 1982) - Chairman of SK Group

Presidents

 * Lee Myung Bak: 10th president of South Korea ; former mayor of Seoul; former President of Hyundai Group

Prime Ministers

 * Heo Jeong: former acting prime minister during the First Republic of Korea interim government

Other political figures and activists

 * Oh Se Hoon: former mayor of Seoul
 * Sukhee Kang: current mayor of Irvine, California
 * Yoon Chang-jung: former spokesman of Blue House.

Literature

 * Kim Hoon: A Korean novelist
 * Park Hyoung-su: Korean author

Entertainment
• Alexander Lee: Singer (U-Kiss)

• Bae Jong-ok: Actress

• Choi Song-hyun: Actress

• Chung Ji-young: Director

• Esther K. Chae: Korean-American actress

• Eugene: Actress and singer (S.E.S.)

• Hyun Young: entertainer

• Josh Carrott: Youtuber

• Jung Ryeo-won: Actress and singer (Chakra)

• Kim Ah-joong: Actress

• Kim Greem: Singer

• Kim Soo-hyun: Writer

• Kim Soo-mi: Actress

• Kim Yong-rim: Actress

• Lee Beom-soo: Actor and co-CEO of Celltrion Entertainment

• Lee Hoon: Actor

• Lee In-hye: Actress

• Lee Jae-ryong: Actor

• Lee Mi-sook: Actress

• Lee Sang-woo: Actor

• Lee Se-eun: Actress

• Lee Young-ha: Actor

• Oh Dae-gyu: Actor

• Ok Taec-yeon: Actor and singer (2PM)

• Park Hye-su: Actress and singer

• Park Ji-sun: Gagwoman

• Park Sang-wook: Actor

• Sam Hammington: Actor

• Soy Kim: Singer (T.T.Ma and Raspberry Field)

• Sung Si-kyung: Singer

• Yeo Woon-kay: Actress

• Yoon Je-kyoon: Director

Sports
• Hwang Young-Cho: Gold medalist in marathon, Summer Olympics in Barcelona (1992)

• Hong Myung-bo: FIFA World Cup 2002 Bronze Ball winner; the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments

• Park Joo Young: current player at AS Monaco

• Cha Bum-Kun: Retired footballer, MVP of the Bundesliga in 85~86 season, be awarded as Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics

• Yuna Kim: 2009 World Figure Skating Champion, 2013 World Figure Skating Champion, 2010 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, and 2014 Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medalist.

• Jang Mi-Ran: 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist of weight-lifting

• Sun Dong-yeol: current head coach of Samsung Lions; former baseball pitcher with the most MVP in Korea baseball history

• Sohn Kee-Chung: The first medal-winning Korean Olympian. 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon gold medalist

• Choi Hee-seop: current Kia Tigers player. former MLB player for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers

• Kim Dong-Sung: a South Korean short track speed skater, who won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and has been the two-time champion at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (1997, 2002).

• Seo Jung-Won: Retired National team footballer (capped 87 games), player of the year (Jahreswertung aller Spieler) of the 2005–2006 season in the Austrian Bundesliga

College founders and presidents

 * Kim Jung-bae: former President of Korea University; Founder and Chairman, Goguryeo Research Society (Goguryeo Yeongudan); Professor Emeritus, Korea University Department of History; Ancient Historian.*

Professors and scholars

 * Do-ol (Young-Oak Kim): Internationally renowned philosopher.

Faculty

 * Park Gil Sung: leading sociology professor in Korea