Suncheon
Suncheon ranks 2,641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Karlovy Vary, and Póvoa de Varzim. Memorable people born in Suncheon include Kai, Nam Sung-yong, and Yoon Shi-yoon. Suncheon has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes. Suncheon is located in South Korea.
Suncheon is the largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, with a population of 280,719 as of 2022. It is located in the southeast of the province and is a scenic agricultural and industrial city, known for tourist attractions, such as Suncheon Bay. The port city of Yeosu is around forty minutes south of Suncheon and Gwangyang twenty minutes to the east of the city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 1997, Suncheon was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Kai, Nam Sung-yong, and Yoon Shi-yoon.
People Born in Suncheon
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Kai
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 1
Nam Sung-yong
ATHLETE
1912 - 2001
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2
Yoon Shi-yoon
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 3
Jang Hyun-seung
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 4
Kim Ok-vin
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 5
Jung Chae-yeon
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.15
Rank: 6
Kim Seong-yeon
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Suncheon
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Most individuals born in present day Suncheon were actors (4), athletes (1), singers (1), and wrestlers (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 Suncheon, including Kai, Yoon Shi-yoon, and Kim Ok-vin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Suncheon, including Kai, Yoon Shi-yoon, and Kim Ok-vin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Suncheon since 1700.
