List of people with the Korean family name Moon

Moon, also spelled Mun, is a common Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 426,927 people had this family name. This is a list of notable people with the family name Moon, sorted by area of notability and year of birth.

Culture and the arts

 * Moon Ik-chum (1329–1400), Goryeo Dynasty scholar-official
 * Mun Il-pyeong (1888–1939), Joseon Dynasty historian
 * Moon Shin (1923–1995), South Korean artist
 * Moon Deoksu (born 1928), South Korean poet
 * Moon Chung-hee (born 1947), South Korean poet
 * Jiha Moon (born 1973), South Korean-born American artist
 * Mun Kyong-jin (died 2013), North Korean violinist
 * Nami Mun, American novelist of Korean descent
 * Moon Hyung-in, South Korean biotechnology professor
 * Moon Young-nam, South Korean television screenwriter

Entertainers

 * Moon Hee (born 1947), South Korean actress
 * Moon Taejun (born 1970), South Korean poet
 * Moon So-ri (born 1974), South Korean actress
 * Moon Jung-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
 * Moon Nam-sook (born 1976), South Korean voice actress
 * Moon Hee-joon (born 1978), South Korean singer-songwriter (member of H.O.T.)
 * Eric Mun (born 1979), South Korean singer (member of Shinhwa)
 * Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
 * Moon Geun-young (born 1987), South Korean actress
 * Moon Hyuna (born 1987), South Korean singer (member of Nine Muses)
 * Moonbyul (born 1992), South Korean singer and rapper (member of Mamamoo)
 * Moon Taeil (born 1994), South Korean singer (member of NCT)
 * Moon Jong-up (born 1995), South Korean dancer and singer (member of B.A.P.)
 * Moon Ga-young (born 1996), South Korean actress
 * Moon Hee-jung, South Korean television screenwriter
 * Moon Bin (born 1998), South Korean singer (member of ASTRO)
 * Moon Jun-won (born 1987), South Korean Actor
 * Kevin Moon (singer) (born 1998), South Korean-Canadian singer (member of The Boyz)
 * Swings (rapper) (born 1986), South Korean rapper (Formerly under the label Brand New Music, currently under his own record label, Just Music)
 * Moon Sinae (born 2000), South Korean singer (member of DreamNote)

Political figures

 * Moon Kook-hyun (born 1949), South Korean politician, leader of the Creative Korea Party
 * Mun Se-gwang (1951–1974), Zainichi Korean man who attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-hee
 * Moon Chung-in (born 1951), a foreign policy advisor to President Moon Jae-in.
 * Moon Jae-in (born 1953), South Korean President
 * Moon Sung-keun (born 1953), South Korean actor and politician

Religious figures

 * Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994), South Korean theologian
 * Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), South Korean religious leader, founder of the Unification Church, and his children
 * Heung Jin Moon (1966–1984)
 * Un Jin Moon (born 1967)
 * Moon Kook-jin (born 1970)
 * Mun Jeong-hyeon (born c. 1941), South Korean Catholic priest

Football

 * Moon Jung-sik (born 1930), South Korean football player and manager
 * Mun In-guk (born 1978), North Korean footballer
 * Moon Min-kui (born 1991), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Soon-ho (born 1981), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Joo-won (born 1983), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Byung-woo (born 1986), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Dae-seong (born 1986), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Je-chun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Jeong-joo (born 1990), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Ki-han (born 1989), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Sang-yoon (born 1991), South Korean footballer
 * Moon Chang-jin (born 1993), South Korean footballer

Other

 * Moon Sung-kil (born 1963), South Korean wrestler
 * Moon Kyung-ja (born 1965), South Korean basketball player
 * Moon Hyang-ja (born 1972), South Korean team handball player
 * Moon Eui-jae (born 1975), South Korean wrestler
 * Moon Tae-jong (born 1975 as Jarod Cameron Stevenson), American-born South Korean basketball player
 * Moon Dae-sung (born 1976), South Korean taekwondo athlete
 * Moon Kyeong-ha (born 1980), South Korean handball player
 * Mun Jun (born 1982), South Korean speed skater
 * Moon Pil-hee (born 1982), South Korean handball player
 * Moon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player
 * Moon Sung-min (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
 * Moon Kwang-eun (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
 * Mun Ji-hee (born 1988), South Korean biathlete
 * Mun Sung-hak (born 1990), South Korean racing driver
 * Mun Yu-ra (born 1990), South Korean weightlifter
 * Moon Sung-hyun (born 1991), South Korean baseball player
 * Moon Jin-ju, South Korean junior wrestler