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The following is a list of notable Korean Americans, including original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Korean American or must have references showing they are Korean American and are notable.
List
Art and design
- David Choe, an abstract artist
- Frank Cho, comic book artist (Spider-Man, The New Avengers), writer, and creator (Liberty Meadows)
- Doo-Ri Chung, fashion designer
- Peter Chung, animator, creator of cult animated TV series Æon Flux
- Dennis Hwang, artist, google doodler
- Derek Kirk Kim, cartoonist and author of critically acclaimed graphic novel "Same Difference and Other Stories"
- Nic Cha Kim, Founder of Gallery Row in Downtown Los Angeles
- Scott Kim, puzzlemaster, artist, computer game designer
- Yu Yeon Kim, Internationally renowned, independent curator of art.
- Jae Lee, comic book artist (Namor the Sub-Mariner, Inhumans)
- Jim Lee, best-selling comic book artist (X-Men, Batman, Superman) and co-creator (Gen¹³, WildC.A.T.s); co-founder of Image Comics
- Lela Lee (1974 - ) actress and cartoonist, creator of the comic strip and animated cartoons Kim, the Angry Little Asian Girl and Angry Little Girls[1]
- Greg Pak, writer, director, actor (Robot Stories)
- Nam June Paik, Korean-born artist; father of Video Art
- Andy Park, comic book artist (Tomb Raider, X-Men)
- Peter Shin, a director of Family Guy
- Peter Sohn, an animator at Pixar Animation Studios
- Amy Sol, a contemporary artist based out of Las Vegas, Nevada[2]
- Peter Williams, CEO Department of Design, Inc. / Webmaster (Dean Guitars, Eagle Rock Entertainment)
- Tommy Yune, comic book writer/artist (Speed Racer, Robotech) and animation director (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles)
- Doo-Ri Chung, fashion designer
- Kimora Lee Simmons, model, television actress, and fashion designer
Business and economics
- David Chang (chef), a noted Korean-American chef, owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ko and Momofuku Ssäm Bar in New York City.
- Jason Chon, Founder & CEO of Locus Telecommunications, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Wendy Lee Gramm, economics professor, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and wife of former Senator Phil Gramm
- David J. Kim, founder of C2 Education, named one of the top 30 young entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneur Magazine.
- James Sun, entrepreneur, television host, and public speaker, CEO and Founder of GeoPage.com.
- Bill Hwang, CEO of Tiger Asia Management, New York City
- David Khym, CEO & founder of Wicked Fashions Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Brian Lee, Cofounder of LegalZoom.com Los Angeles, California
- Jim Lee, founder and publisher of WildStorm
- Michael Yang, Founder & CEO, Become.com[3]
Culinary Arts
- David Chang (chef), award-winning chef and author
Entertainment
- Philip Ahn, actor
- Jessica Anderson (actress), actress
- Nicole Bilderback, actress
- Moon Bloodgood, actress
- Johnny Yong Bosch, actor best known as Adam Park in Power Rangers.
- Steve Byrne, comedian, actor
- Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, author, video/filmmaker
- Timothy Chang, comedian-actor
- Henry Cho, comedian-actor
- John Cho, actor who appeared in the American Pie franchise and as star of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. He is also a singer for the group called Left of zed
- Margaret Cho, comedian and former star of the television sitcom All American Girl
- Smith Cho, actress
- Justin Chon, actor
- Alexandra Bokyun Chun, actress, filmmaker
- Daniel Chun, writer, co-producer (The Simpsons)
- Jamie Chung, actress
- Lee Isaac Chung, director[4]
- Philip W. Chung, playwright, founder and Artistic Director of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble
- Morena Corwin, model and Playboy playmate
- Jon Gosselin, father of sextuplets and a subject of the reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8
- Bong Soo Han, "Father of American Hapkido", best known for his role as evil Dr. Klahn in 1977 John Landis comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie
- Daniel Henney, model, actor in South Korea
- Gene Hong, producer, writer, and actor on Wild 'N Out
- Ken Jeong, comedian, actor
- Joseph Kahn, music video and movie director
- Michael Kang, writer/director (The Motel (film), West 32nd)
- Sung Kang, actor (The Motel (film), Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)
- Tim Kang, actor (The Mentalist)
- Daniel Dae Kim, actor
- Evan C. Kim, actor, best known for his role in the 1977 John Landis comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie
- Grace Kim, Playboy playmate
- Jacqueline Kim, actress
- Randall Duk Kim, actor
- Yunjin Kim, actress
- Yul Kwon, contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands
- Denyce Lawton, actress, model
- Becky Lee, contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands
- Bobby Lee, comedy actor for MADtv[5]
- Chris Chan Lee, filmmaker
- James Kyson Lee, actor
- Justin Lee (actor), actor
- Lela Lee, actress and cartoonist[1]
- Sung-Hi Lee, model who appears mostly in soft-core nude photoshoots[6]
- Patricia Ja Lee, actress, best known as Cassie Chan in Power Rangers.
- Will Yun Lee, actor (Die Another Day)
- Masuimi Max, fetish model, contestant on Fear Factor
- Ursula Mayes, model for television show, "Deal or No Deal"
- Dennis Joseph O'Neil, model and actor
- Nicole Oring, adult model and actress
- Joy Osmanski, actress
- Ho Sung Pak, actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Grace Park, actress, Battlestar Galactica
- Linda Park, Korean-born actor (Enterprise)
- Steve Park, actor (In Living Color)
- Jay Park, B-boy, rapper and singer, former member of 2PM
- Soon-Yi Previn, actress; wife of Woody Allen; adoptive daughter of Mia Farrow
- Lindsay Price, television actress
- Phillip Rhee, actor (Best of the Best movies), Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido master
- Cathy Shim, actress
- Eddie Shin, actor
- Sonja Sohn, actor
- James Sun, first runner-up, The Apprentice 6
- Brian Tee, actor (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)
- Cher Tenbush, model, actress Beauty and the Geek
- Jenna Ushkowitz, actress and singer (Glee)
- Natasha Yi, model
- Aaron Yoo, actor (Disturbia)
- Johnny Yune, comedian/actor (They Call Me Bruce?)
- Karl Yune, model and actor (Memoirs of a Geisha, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, brother of Rick Yune)
- Rick Yune, model and actor (Die Another Day, The Fast and the Furious)
- Chanel Iman, model
- Daul Kim, model
- Kimora Lee Simmons, model, television actress, and fashion designer
- Sandra Oh, actress
- Jessica Jung, singer, musical actor "Legally Blonde: The Musical" (as Elle Woods),and member of South Korean group Girls' Generation
- Tiffany Hwang, singer, and member of South Korean group Girls' Generation
Journalism
- Virginia Cha, CNN News anchor
- Jennifer Chang, CBS Radio News reporter
- JuJu Chang, ABC News anchor and reporter
- Alina Cho, CNN News correspondent
- Liz Cho, ABC News anchor and reporter
- Sophia Choi, Former CNN Headline News anchor, now at KVBC-DT
- James Kim, Former senior editor at CNET.
- Lee Ann Kim, anchor and reporter for KGTV and executive director of the San Diego Asian Film Festival
- Lisa Kim, NBC News News Anchor for NBC11
- Michael Kim, ESPN anchor
- Corina Knoll, Los Angeles Times reporter
- Suchin Pak, MTV News anchor and reporter
- Eunice Yoon, CNN News anchor
Literature
- See Korean American writers for a more extensive list
- Matthew J. Baek, illustrator, children's book author, and graphic designer
- Leonard Chang, American-born writer
- Alexander Chee, fiction writer, poet, journalist and reviewer
- Frank Cho, comic strip and comic book creator, writer, and illustrator
- Sook Nyul Choi, children's storybook writer
- Susan Choi, novelist
- Daniel Chun, comedy writer
- Minsoo Kang (historian and writer), historian and writer
- Younghill Kang, an early Asian American writer, has been called "the father of Korean American literature."
- Derek Kirk Kim, cartoonist
- Elaine H. Kim, writer, editor and professor in Asian American Studies
- Elizabeth Kim, journalist and novelist
- Jaegwon Kim, philosopher and writer
- Myung Mi Kim, poet
- Nancy Kim, author, lawyer
- Richard E. Kim, writer, professor of literature
- Suji Kwock Kim, poet, playwright, author of Notes From The Divided Country
- Suki Kim, free-lance writer
- Corina Knoll, editor, journalist
- Don Lee, author, editor
- Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee, writer and artist
- Chang-Rae Lee, novelist
- Ed Bok Lee, poet, writer
- Jim Lee, comic book artist, writer and publisher
- Lauren Lee, children book writer
- Mary Paik Lee, author of Quiet Odyssey(1990)
- Walter K. Lew, poet and scholar
- Nami Mun, novelist
- Gary Pak, writer, editor and professor of English, noted as one of the most important Asian Hawaiian writers
- Greg Pak, film director, comic book writer
- Ty Pak, writer and a speaker on Korean affairs and literature
- Cathy Song, poet
- Linda Sue Park, American-born writer
- Young Jean Lee, playwright and director
- Ji-Yeon Yuh, reporter, writer, editor and professor in Asian American history
Music
- Ahn Trio, Juilliard-educated classical music trio, featured in print and television ads for Gap[7]
- Danny Ahn of g.o.d, rapper based in South Korea
- Priscilla Ahn, alternative/folk singer
- Amerie, R&B singer-songwriter, actress[8]
- Sarah Chang, classical violinist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize.[9]
- Meg Frampton, musician, older sister of Dia Frampton
- Dia Frampton, musician, younger sister of Meg Frampton
- Joe Hahn, founding member of alternative rock band Linkin Park, multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winner[10]
- Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano with The Metropolitan Opera Company
- Park Joon Hyung, actor and singer of g.o.d, rapper based in South Korea
- Danny Im of 1TYM, R&B singer based in South Korea.
- Yuna Ito, J-pop singer and actress; also of half-Japanese descent.
- Brian Joo of Fly to the Sky, R&B singer based in South Korea.
- Tiffany Hwang of Girls' Generation, singer based in South Korea.
- Jessica Jung of Girls' Generation, singer, stage actress based in South Korea. Sister of F(x)'s Krystal Jung.
- Krystal Jung of F(x), singer based in South Korea. Sister of Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung.
- Emil J. Kang, non-profit arts administrator, youngest president of a major symphony orchestra.
- Crystal Kay, J-pop (Zainichi Korean) singer[11]
- David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra
- Earl Kim, pianist and composer; Harvard University professor
- Paul Kim, classical pianist.
- Minhye Clara Kim, classical cello soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Juilliard School.[12]
- Soovin Kim, violinist from New York City.
- John Myung, bass guitar player of progressive metal band Dream Theater[13]
- Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Ken Oak, vocalist of Ken Oak Band
- Park Jaebeom of Korean boy band 2PM
- Joon-Hyung Park of g.o.d, rapper based in South Korea
- Lena Park, R&B singer[14]
- Mike Park, ska and punk musician, founder of Asian Man Records[15]
- Teddy Park of 1TYM, singer/rapper/producer based in South Korea.
- Todd Park Mohr, lead vocals/guitars/keyboards/saxophone of Big Head Todd and the Monsters
- Son Ho Young, of g.o.d., vocalist based in South Korea
- Susie Suh, singer-songwriter, signed with Epic Records[16]
- T, R&B singer based in South Korea
- Tim, R&B singer based in South Korea.
- Steve Seung-Jun Yoo, singer kicked out of South Korea
- Eugene Park, electric violinist in South Korea.
- Shinik Hahm, conductor, professor
- Jonathan Park (a.k.a. Dumbfoundead), rapper
Politics and government
- Michelle Park Steel, California State Board of Equalization, elected to represent 8.5 million California taxpayers.
- Jun Choi, Mayor of Edison, New Jersey
- Dr. Steven Choi, Irvine, California City Councilmember and candidate for California State Assembly
- Judge Herbert Choy, appointed to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and first Asian American appointed to the federal bench.
- Shinae Chun, Director of the Women’s Bureau, Department of Labor (George W. Bush administration)[17]
- Wendy Lee Gramm, chairwoman of the Regulatory Studies Program at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, the wife of former United States Senator Phil Gramm. Gramm held several positions in the Reagan Administration, including heading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood, member of Michigan State House of Representatives, first Korean-American elected to public office in Michigan
- Young Woo Kang, policy advisor of the National Council on Disability of the U.S. White House in 2001
- Harry Kim, Mayor of Hawaii County
- Jay Kim, former Republican Congressman from California
- Harold Hongju Koh, Dean of Yale Law School and former Assistant Secretary of State during the Clinton administration (See below.)
- Ronald Moon, Chief Justice of the Hawai'i Supreme Court
- Angela E. Oh, attorney and social/political activist best known for her role as spokesperson for the Korean American community after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and her position on President Bill Clinton's One America Initiative
- Annabel Park, founder of Coffee Party USA
- Paull Shin, Washington state senator; Korean adoptee
- Anna Song, Trustee on the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
- John Yoo, conservative Berkeley law professor and former Deputy Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice
- Sam Yoon, Boston City Councillor (2005-present), first Asian American to be elected to the position in the city.
Religion
- Hae Jong Kim, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Julius Nam, professor of religion at Loma Linda University School of Religion
Science, technology and education
- Dennis Choi, neuroscientist at Emory University, member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, former Executive Vice President for Neuroscience at Merck, former Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
- Howard Choi, a spinal cord injury specialist
- Victor Cha, professor in Asian studies, former Director for Asian Affairs in the White House's National Security Council
- Jeong H. Kim, President of Bell Labs
- Peter S. Kim, President of Merck, former MIT-Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research biochemist, member of National Academy of Sciences.
- Moo-Young Han, Physicist
- Hyun Yi Kang, Korean American scholar and writer, the Chair of Women's Studies and Associate Professor in Comparative Literature and English at University of California, Irvine
- Jaegwon Kim, William Herbert Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy at Brown University
- Minsoo Kang (historian and writer), Korean American historian and writer at University of Missouri
- Sung-Mo "Steve" Kang, Chancellor of University of California, Merced and former professor of electrical and computer engineering at various institutions.
- Jim Yong Kim, 17th president of Dartmouth College
- Chang-Rae Lee, a professor of creative writing at Princeton University, novelist
- Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
- Harold Hongju Koh, Dean of Yale Law School
- Jim Yong Kim, Francois Xavier Bagnoud Professor Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and former Director of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization and soon to be the 17th president of Dartmouth College.
- Howard Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health.
- Gary Pak, a professor of English at University of Hawaii, noted as one of the most important Asian Hawaiian writers
- Andrew S. Park, a notable Korean American Methodist theologian
- Mark L. Polansky, NASA astronaut
- Jeannie Suk, an assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School, and award wining writer
- Meredith Jung-En Woo, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, Professor of Political Science and Korea Studies
- Ji-Yeon Yuh, professor in Asian American history and Asian diasporas at the Northwestern University
Sports
- Cha Seung Baek, MLB player
- Eugene Chung, former NFL player, first Asian-American to be drafted in the 1st round, played offensive line.
- Simon Cho, Olympic speed skater who won the bronze medal in men's 5000 meter relay at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
- Hank Conger, baseball player
- Emily Cross, Olympic fencer. She won the silver medal in foil team at the 2008 Beijing Games.
- Toby Dawson, Olympic skier. He won the bronze medal in men's freestyle skiing at the 2006 Torino Games.
- Marcus Demps, American football player
- Will Demps, American football player
- Vicky Hurst, professional golfer
- Anthony Kim, professional golfer
- Christina Kim, professional golfer
- Kevin Kim, tennis player
- Tae Man Kwon, Hapkido Grand Master - 9th Degree Black Belt
- Jeanette Lee pool player, nicknamed "The Black Widow" for her tendency to wear black[18]
- John Lee, former football player
- Sammy Lee, diver, first American-born Asian Olympic gold medalist
- Kevin Na, professional golfer
- Naomi Nari Nam, figure skater
- Angela Park, professional golfer
- Richard Park, a Korean-American NHL player
- BJ Penn, a mixed martial artist and UFC world lightweight champion
- Jhoon Rhee, Tae Kwon Do master and entrepreneur
- Daewon Song, Professional Skateboarder
- Terrmel Sledge, MLB player
- Sonya Thomas, aka "Black Widow," competitive eater, holder of 29 world titles.
- Hines Ward, football player, MVP of Super Bowl XL
- Michelle Wie, professional golfer
- Alex Yi, soccer player
- James Yun, Professional wrestler
Other
- Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to become an American citizen; first Korean American to receive an American medical degree
- Seung-Hui Cho
- Young-Oak Kim - First ethnic minority to lead a U.S. Army Battalion.
References
- ^ a b Lela Lee - [1] "I am Korean American. My parents immigrated and I was born here. I was actually the only daughter to be born in the U.S. I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles, an hour east of Los Angeles. When I grew up, there were probably two other Asian families and we were made fun of. They would say, "Oh are you Chinese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Are you Japanese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Well, what are you then?" I would say, "I'm Korean" and they would say, "Where is that?" My parents were probably part of the first influx of Koreans to come to the U.S. at that time in the early 70s."
- ^ [2] "Art Space Talk: Amy Sol"
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]"Twitch's Interview with Chung"
- ^ Bobby Lee - [5] "Korean King of Comedy: Bobby Lee"
- ^ Sung-Hi Lee - [6] "Korean hottie Sung Hi Lee"
- ^ [7] "The Korean classical piano trio “Ahn Trio,”"
- ^ [8] "Half Korean, half African-American, Amerie has lived all over the world..."
- ^ [9] "Meanwhile, under the subtitle “Becoming a World-Famous Violinist,” the unit also pays tribute to Korean-American violinist Sarah Chang..."
- ^ [10] "Hahn, a Korean American..."
- ^ [11] "Korean-American sensation Crystal Kay, are among Japan's best and most established..."
- ^ http://www.festivalmusicalp.com/professors/kim_minhye_clara.htm
- ^ MetaKorean » Korean American Community » Interview with John Myung, Korean Poker Pro
- ^ [12] "Yet with Lena Park, and a selected number of Korean artists..."
- ^ Kaffeine Buzz - Music Reviews - Mike Park - North Hangook Falling
- ^ [13] "For Emerging Korean-American Singer Susie Suh, Songs are Like Tattoos"
- ^ Director's Bio - Shinae Chun, United States: Department of Labor, 2001, retrieved 2008-03-14
- ^ Jeanette Lee - [14] "As a first generation Korean American, Jeanette was raised in a bilingual household which stressed both Korean traditional values and the American ideal of opportunity."
External links
- KAPS - Korean American Professionals Society.
- KorAmeLit.htm - Selection of Korean-American Literature
- KoreAm Journal - News, stories, and issues of Korean Americans nationwide.
- Korean American Literature - Comprehensive bibliography of Korean American authors and their books.
- Arirang - Interactive history of Korean Americans.