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 edit

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

King Taejo (918–943)
King Hyejong (943–945)
King Jeongjong (945–949)
King Gwangjong (949–975)
King Gyeongjong (975–981)
King Seongjong (981–997)
King Mokjong (997–1009)
King Hyeonjong (1009–1031)
King Deokjong (1031–1034)
King Jeongjong (1034–1046)
King Munjong (1046–1083)
King Sunjong (1083)
King Seonjong (1083–1094)
King Heonjong (1094–1095)
King Sukjong (1095–1105)
King Yejong (1105–1122)
King Injong (1122–1146)
King Uijong (1146–1170)
King Myeongjong (1170–1197)
King Sinjong (1197–1204)
King Huijong (1204–1211)
King Gangjong (1211–1213)
King Gojong (1213–1259)
King Wonjong (1259–1274)
King Chungnyeol (1274–1308)
King Chungseon (1308–1313)
King Chungsuk (1313–1330; 1332–1339)
King Chunghye (1330–1332; 1339–1344)
King Chungmok (1344–1348)
King Chungjeong (1348–1351)
King Gongmin (1351–1374)
King U (1374–1388)
King Chang (1388–1389)
King Gongyang (1389–1392)

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.
Yoon Gwan
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 Ja-chun, father of Yi Sŏng-gye.
Yi Sŏng-gye, who overthrew Goryeo in the late 14th century and established the Joseon Dynasty.

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