List of Seoul National University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Seoul National University, located in Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea.

Notable alumni and faculty

Academia

Chang Ha-joon (B.A. Economics), economist; former Consultant to the World Bank
Cho Kah-kyung (B.A.), Korean-American philosopher
Choi Soon-ja (M.A. French language and literature), linguist
Choi Yang-do (B.S. Agricultural Chemistry), agricultural biotechnologist; professor at Seoul National University (College of Agriculture)
Jim Nam Choi (B.A. Psychology), professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Business of Seoul National University
Huh June-e (B.S. physics and M.Sc. Mathematics), Fields Medalist
Kim Joo-myeong (B.S., M.S. Microbiology), Korean-American biological scientist
Kim Sung-hou (B.S. & M.S. Chemistry), Korean-American structural biologist and biophysicist; member of the National Academy of Sciences^[1]
Kim Vic-narry (B.A., M.Sc. Microbiology), biochemist and microbiologist; professor at Seoul National University and Director of the Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science
Kang-tae Kim (M.Sc. Mathematics), mathematician; professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology
Kim Won-yong (B.A.), known for pioneer in South Korean archaeology; former professor at Seoul National University College of Humanities, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 1993^[1]
Lee Ki-baek (B.A.), historian
Lee Kyoung-jun (M.A. Public Administration, Ph.D.), management professor; professor at Kyung Hee University (College of Management)
Park Jong-sei (B.S. Chemistry), chemistry researcher and government official; former head of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Applied Sciences Division and Chairman of the Food and Drug Administration from 1998–1999^[2]
Rieh Sun-Young (B.S. Engineering, M.S., Engineering) architect and professor
Son Bong-ho (B.A.), Christian ethics scholar and social activist; former president of Hansung University and of Dongduk Women's University
Yang Won-sik (Ph.D.), orthodontist; former Director of the Department of Orthodontics, Dental Hospital, Seoul National University

Entertainment

Bang Si-hyuk (B.A. Aesthetics), songwriter, producer and business executive; founder of HYBE Corporation
Lim Sung-bin (stage name Beenzino), (B.F.A. Sculpture), rapper and music producer
Chang Kiha (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter
Chyung Eun-ju (B.A. double major in Business Administration and Spanish), Miss World Korea, model and broadcaster
Hwang Dong-hyuk (B.A. Communications), film director and screenwriter; creator of the 2021 Netflix series Squid Game. Emmy Awards winner.
Jang Sun-woo (B.A. Anthropology), film director
Jo Sung-hee (B.A. Industrial Design), film director
Jo Yun-suk (stage name Lucid Fall), (B.S. Chemical Engineering), singer-songwriter and former nanotechnology researcher
Jung Jin-young (B.A. Korean Language and Literature), actor
Jung Ki-yeol (stage name Kai), (B.F.A. Voice), singer and musical theatre actor
Kam Woo-sung (B.A. Oriental Painting), actor
Kim Chang-wan (B.S. Agricultural Studies), actor and rock singer
Kim Eui-sung (B.B.A.), actor
Kim Hye-eun (B.M. Voice), actress
Kim Jeong-hoon, actor and singer
Kim Ki-young (Bachelor of Stomatology), film director
Kim Myung-gon (B.A. German Language Education), actor, screenwriter and music director
Kim So-hyun (B.M. Voice), musical theatre actress
Kim Sung-min (B.S. Physical and Social Education), actor
Kim Tae-hee (B.A. Fashion Design), actress
Lee Byung-hoon (B.S. Forestry), television director and producer
Lee Juck (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter
Lee Hanee (B.M. Korean Music & M.M.), actress, model, classical musician and Miss Universe 2007 3rd runner-up
Lee Sang-yoon (B.S. Physics), actor
Lee Soo-man (B.Eng.), business executive and music producer; founder of SM Entertainment
Lee Soon-jae (B.Phil.), actor
Min Kyu-dong (B.A. Economics), film director, screenwriter and producer
Seo Jung-hack (B.M. Voice), singer
Shin Young-kyun (Bachelor of Stomatology), actor, film producer and politician
Kim Jin-tae (stage name Verbal Jint), (B.A. Economics), rapper, lyricist and record producer
You Hee-yeol (B.M. Composition), singer-songwriter and TV host

Literature, arts and culture

Chin Un-suk (B.M. Composition), composer, Arnold Schönberg Prize 2005
Chung So-sung (B.A., M.A. French Literature), author; winner of the 17th Dong-in Literary Award
Gum Nanse (B.M. Composition), conductor
Han Terra (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D.), inventor, composer, gayageum virtuoso and polymath
Hyun Ki-young (B.A.), author; former President of the Korean Arts & Culture Foundation
Hwang Byung-ki (LL.B.), gayageum player and composer
Jo Su-mi, soprano; Grammy Award winner
Kim Chi-ha (B.A. Aesthetics), poet and playwright
Kim Ji-hoon (B.M.), opera singer; principal of The Royal Opera
Kim Seong-tae (B.M. Composition) composer; professor at Seoul National University (College of Music)^[1]
Kim Seungok (B.A. French Literature), novelist and screenwriter
Kim Swoo-geun (B.Arch.), architect, educator and publisher
Kim Tschoon-su (B.F.A.), painter; professor at Seoul National University (College of Fine Arts)
Kim Yong-jun (art critic), painter and critic, faculty member 1946-48
Lee O-young (B.A., M.A. Korean Literature), critic and novelist; professor emeritus of Ewha Womans University and former professor at Dankook University^[1]
Lee Yangji (B.A.), Zainichi-Korean novelist; winner of the 1988 Akutagawa Prize
Oh Jung-geun (B.F.A.), painter
Park Young-hi (B.M.), composer; professor at the University of the Arts Bremen^[1]
Park Wan-suh, writer
Pi Chun-deuk, famous South Korean essay author, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 1999^[1]
Do Ho Suh (B.F.A and M.F.A. Oriental Painting), sculptor and installation artist
Suh Yong-sun (B.F.A.), painter and sculptor; former professor at Seoul National University (College of Fine Arts)
Yi In-seong (B.A., M.A. French Literature), modern novelist

Medicine

Chang Kee-ryo (M.D.), famous doctor as philanthropist in South Korea, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 1992.^[1]
Suh Yoo-hun (M.D., Ph.D. in medicine and pharmacology), neuroscientist; professor at Seoul National University (College of Medicine)
Yoon Bo-hyun (M.D., Ph.D.), physician and researcher in obstetrics and gynecology; professor at Seoul National University (College of Medicine)

Public service

Ahn Cheol-soo (M.D., M.S. and Ph.D. Physiology), doctor of medicine, physician, programmer, entrepreneur, professor, politician ; founder of AhnLab Inc. and former Dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology (Seoul National University)
Ban Ki-moon (B.A. International Relations), politician and diplomat; the 8th UN Secretary-General^[1]
Cho Byoung-se (B.A. Public Policy Making), former Senior Secretary to the Prime Minister of South Korea and professor
Cho Kuk (LL.B., LL.M.), former Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs (2017-2019), former South Korea Minister of Justice
Kang Hyun-wook (B.A. Foreign Studies), politician; former Governor of North Jeolla Province, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1992–1993), and Minister of the Environment (1996–1997)
Lee Hyun-jae (B.A.), politician; Chairman of the Ho-Am Prize Committee and South Korea's 18th Prime Minister^[1]
Lee Tai-young (LL.B), first female lawyer in South Korea, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 1991^[1]
Kim Sang-gon (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D Business Administration), former Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
Kim Wan-ju (B.A. Political Science & M.A. Public Administration), politician; the 32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province and former mayor of Jeonju City
Kim Young-sam (B.A. Philosophy), politician and activist; the 14th President of the Republic of Korea
Yoo Seong-min (B.A. Economics), economist and politician; former House leader of Saenuri party and MP for Daegu Dong A Parliamentary Constituency.
Yoon Suk Yeol (LL.B., LL.M.), Prosecutor General of South Korea; 13th President of South Korea
Yu Myung-hwan (B.A. Public Administration), diplomat; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Social movement

Lee Hee-ho (B.A. Education) renowned feminism activist in South Korea, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 2000^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "SNU Distinguished Alumni Awards". Seoul National University. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
^ Chae Sam-seok [蔡三錫] (1998-03-08). "朴鍾世 식품의약품안전청장" [Park Jong-sei, Food and Drug Administration chairman]. Yonhap News. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

[prize-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "SNU Distinguished Alumni Awards". Seoul National University. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[Yonhap19980308-2] Chae Sam-seok [蔡三錫] (1998-03-08). "朴鍾世 식품의약품안전청장" [Park Jong-sei, Food and Drug Administration chairman]. Yonhap News. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

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