Gwangju
Gwangju ranks 635th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paraguay, Plymouth, and Volgograd. The most famous people from Gwangju are Han Kang, Yi So-yeon, and Seungri. Gwangju has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes. Gwangju is located in South Korea.
People
Between 1965 and 2002, Gwangju was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Han Kang, Yi So-yeon, and Seungri.
People Born in Gwangju
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Han Kang
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 1
Yi So-yeon
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 2
Seungri
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 3
Goo Hara
ACTOR
1991 - 2019
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4
Moon Geun-young
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5
Ki Sung-yueng
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 6
Han Ji-hye
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 7
Kim Taek-soo
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 8
Kim Yu-bin
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 9
Sohyang
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 10
Hong Jin-young
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 11
Seo Hyang-soon
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gwangju
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Jeong Eun-kyeong
PUBLIC WORKER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 15
An Se-young
BADMINTON PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 21
Ryu Hyo-young
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 22
Yun Il-lok
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 27
Park Subin
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 30
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gwangju were actors (9), athletes (6), soccer players (4), singers (3), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gwangju, including Goo Hara, Moon Geun-young, and Han Ji-hye. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gwangju, including Goo Hara, Moon Geun-young, and Han Ji-hye.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gwangju since 1700.
