List of people with the Korean family name Kim

Kim is a common family name among ethnic Koreans. Approximately 22% of ethnic Koreans are named Kim. This is a list of notable people with the Korean family name Kim.

Entertainment

 * Kim Ah-joong, South Korean actress
 * Kim Yu-ra, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day
 * Allen Kim, former member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
 * Kim Bum, South Korean actor
 * Kim Bum-soo, South Korean singer
 * Kim Chan-mi, member of South Korean girl group AOA (band)
 * Kim Chung-ha, soloist and former member of South Korean girl group I.O.I
 * Claudia Kim, Korean actress
 * Kim Da-hyun, member of South Korean girl group Twice
 * Kim Da-mi, South Korean actress
 * Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean-American actor (of Lost)
 * Kim Da-som, South Korea actress, former member of girl group Sistar
 * Kim Dong-ryool, South Korean musician, composer and singer
 * Kim Dong-wan, South Korean actor and member of boy band Shinhwa
 * Kim Dong-young (stage name Doyoung), member of South Korean boy band NCT
 * Kim Do-yeon, former member of South Korean girl group I.O.I and a member of South Korean girl group Weki Meki
 * Kim Eana, South Korean singer-songwriter
 * Eli Kim, Korean-American member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
 * Kim Gun-mo, South Korean singer
 * Kim Gura, South Korean comedian
 * Kim Ha-neul, South Korean actress
 * Kim Han-bin (stage name B.I), member of South Korean boy group iKon
 * Kim Hee-ae, South Korean actress
 * Kim Hee-sun, South Korean actress
 * Kim Him-chan, member of South Korean boy band B.A.P
 * Kim Hee-chul, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
 * Kim Hye-jun, South Korean actress
 * Kim Hyo-jin (stage name JeA), Leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls
 * Kim Hyo-jong (stage name Dawn), solo singer-songwriter, former member of Triple H and South Korean boy group Pentagon
 * Kim Hyo-jung (stage name Hyolyn), former member of South Korean girl group Sistar
 * Kim Hyo-yeon, member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
 * Kim Hyun-ah, singer and former member of Triple H and South Korean girl groups Wonder Girls and 4Minute
 * Kim Hyun-joong, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
 * Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean actor and member of boy band SS501
 * Kim Hyung-soo (stage name K.Will), South Korean singer
 * Kim Insoon (stage name Insooni), South Korean singer
 * Kim Jaeduck, South Korean singer and member of South Korean boy band Sechs Kies
 * Kim Jae-joong (stage name Hero), actor and former member of South Korean boy band TVXQ; current member of JYJ
 * Kim Jaewon, South Korean actor
 * Kim Jae-hwan, participated in Produce 101 Season 2 and member of South Korean boy band Wanna One, currently active as a solo singer-songwriter
 * Jennie Kim, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink
 * Jenny Kim, South Korean model
 * Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean actor and singer
 * Kim Ji-eun, South Korean actress and model
 * Kim Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
 * Kim Ji-min, South Korean comedian
 * Kim Jin-tae (stage name Verbal Jint), South Korean rapper and record producer
 * Kim Ji-soo, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink
 * Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actor
 * Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress
 * Kim Ji-soo, South Korean singer
 * Kim Ji-won (stage name Bobby), member and rapper of Korean boy band iKon
 * Kim Ji-won, South Korean actress
 * Kim Ji-yeon (stage name Kei), member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz
 * Kim Jin-pyo, Korean Rapper
 * Jonah Kim, Korean Cellist
 * Kim Jong-dae (stage name Chen), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band Exo
 * Kim Jong-in (stage name Kai), member of Chinese-South Korean boy band Exo
 * Kim Jong-kook, South Korean singer, former member of the duo Turbo, currently a cast member of South Korean variety show Running Man
 * Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer, member of band Koyote
 * Kim Jong-min (stage name Go Yoon), South Korean actor
 * Kim Jong-soo, South Korean actor
 * Kim Jong-hyun, former member of South Korean boy band Shinee
 * JR (singer), (born Kim Jong-hyun, 1995), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST
 * Kim Jong-woon (stage name Yesung), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
 * Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
 * Kim Joon, South Korean actor and singer of T-Max
 * Kim Joon-ho, South Korean comedian
 * Kim Ju-hyun (stage name Buffy), member of South Korean boy band Madtown (sub-unit Pro C)
 * Kim Ju-na, South Korean singer and participant of Produce 101, half-sister of South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun
 * Kim Jun-myeon (stage name Suho), leader and member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO
 * Kim Jun-su (stage name Xiah Junsu), former member of South Korean boy band TVXQ; current member of JYJ
 * Jun. K (formerly Kim Junsu), member of South Korean boy band 2PM
 * Kim Kang-hoon, South Korean child actor
 * Kim Kang-woo, South Korean actor
 * Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor
 * Kim Ki-bum (stage name Key), member of South Korean boy band Shinee
 * Kim Ki-bum, actor, former member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
 * Kim Ki-duk (1960–2020), South Korean director
 * Kim Ki-duk (born 1934) (1934–2017), South Korean director
 * Kim Kwang-kyu, South Korean actor
 * Kim Kwon, South Korean actor
 * Kim Kyung-ju, member of South Korean girl group Cherry Bullet
 * Kim Kyu-jong, member of South Korean boy band SS501
 * Kim Mi-ae (stage name Oh Yeon-ah), South Korean actress
 * Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress
 * Kim Minseok (stage name Xiumin), member of South Korean boy band EXO
 * Kim Min-seok, South Korean actor
 * Kim Myung-soo (stage name L), member of South Korean boy band Infinite
 * Kim Nam-gil, South Korean actor
 * Kim Nam-joo, South Korean actress
 * Kim Nam-joo, member of South Korean girl group Apink
 * Kim Nam-joon (stage name RM), member and leader of South Korean boy band BTS
 * Kim Na-young, South Korean female singer
 * Kim Rae-won, South Korean actor
 * Kim Ryeo-wook, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
 * Kim Sa-rang, South Korean actress
 * Samuel Arredondo Kim, South Korean soloist and former participant of Produce 101 season 2
 * Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actress
 * Kim Saeng-min, South Korean television presenter and comedian
 * Kim Sang-woo (stage name Roy Kim), South Korean singer-songwriter and the winner of Superstar K4
 * Kim Se-jeong, member of South Korean girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan
 * Kim Se-yong, member of South Korean boy band Myname
 * Kim Seok-jin (stage name Jin), member of South Korean boy band BTS
 * Kim Seon-ho, South Korean actor
 * Kim Seol-hyun, singer, actress, member of South Korean girl group AOA
 * Kim Seung-jun, South Korean voice actor
 * Kim Shin-ah (stage name Kim Yewon), South Korean actress and singer
 * Kim So-eun, South Korean actress
 * Kim Sohee, South Korean singer and member of girl group I.B.I
 * Kim Sohee, South Korean singer and member of girl group ELRIS.
 * Kim So-hyang, South Korean singer
 * Kim So-hye, South Korean singer, actress and former member of girl group I.O.I
 * Kim So-ya (stage name Soya), South Korean singer
 * Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
 * Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
 * Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor
 * Kim Soo-mi, South Korea actress
 * Kim Sook, South Korean comedian
 * Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
 * Kim Suk-hoon, South Korean actor
 * Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
 * Kim Sung-kyu, leader and member of South Korean boy band Infinite
 * Kim Tae-hee, South Korean actress
 * Kim Tae-woo, South Korean singer; was the lead singer of the group G.O.D.
 * Kim Tae-hyung (stage name V), actor and member of South Korean boy band BTS
 * Kim Tae-pyung (stage name Hyun Bin), South Korean actor
 * Kim Tae-yeon, leader and member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
 * Kim Taek-yong, South Korean Starcraft professional gamer
 * Tanya Kim, Korean-Canadian television personality
 * Kim Wonsik (stage name Ravi), rapper of South Korean boy band VIXX
 * Kim Woo-bin, South Korean actor and model
 * Kim Yeon-ji, South Korean singer and former member of SeeYa
 * Kim Yeon-jung (credited as Kenzie), South Korean songwriter
 * Kim Yeon-woo, South Korean singer and vocal coach
 * Kim Ye-rim (stage name Yeri), member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet
 * Kim Yong-rim, South Korean veteran actress
 * Kim Yoo-jin (stage name Eugene), South Korean actress
 * Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress
 * Kim Yong-sun (stage name Solar), singer and leader of South Korean girl group Mamamoo
 * Kim Yoon-ji (stage name NS Yoon-G), Korean-American singer
 * Kim Young-ok, South Korean veteran actress.
 * Kim Young-woon (stage name Kangin), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
 * Kim Yu-bin, member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
 * Yuliy Kim, Russian and Israeli musician, whose father was of Korean origin
 * Kim Yun-jin, South Korean actress (of Lost)

Fashion

 * André Kim, fashion designer
 * Christina Kim (fashion designer)
 * Daul Kim, fashion model
 * Elaine Kim (fashion designer)
 * Eugenia Kim, milliner
 * Yu-ri Kim, fashion model

Politics

 * Deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his late father, President Kim Il-sung (see Kim dynasty)
 * North Korean former head of state Kim Yong-nam
 * Kim Yong-il, 10th Premier of North Korea
 * Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il
 * Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea
 * Kim Dae-jung, 8th President of South Korea
 * Kim Young-sam, 7th President of South Korea
 * Kim Jong-pil, 9th South Korean prime minister
 * Kim Hwang-sik, 37th South Korean prime minister
 * Kim Gu, Korean independence activist and politician
 * Kim Kye-gwan, North Korean politician and diplomat
 * Kim Du-han, South Korean mobster and politician
 * Kim Jin-sun, South Korean politician, Governor of Gangwon Province
 * Kim Kwan-yong, South Korean politician, Governor of North Gyeongsang province
 * Kim Kyoung-soo, South Korean politician, Governor of South Gyeongsang province
 * Kim Moon-soo, South Korean politician, Governor of Gyeonggi
 * Kim Wan-ju, South Korean politician and Governor of North Jeolla
 * Kim Yung-rok, South Korean politician, Governor of South Jeolla
 * Andy Kim, American politician and former national security adviser to President Barack Obama
 * Harry Kim, Korean-American politician and mayor of Hawaii County
 * Young Kim, Korean-American politician and former member of the California State Assembly
 * Ron Kim, Korean-American politician serving the 40th District of the New York State Assembly in New York City
 * Sung Yong Kim, Korean American diplomat

Religion

 * Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846), first Korean-born Catholic priest and the patron saint of Korea
 * Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (born 1956), Catholic titular bishop of Sufasar and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Daejeon
 * David Kwangshin Kim (born 1935), Korean Protestant pastor
 * Kim Gyo-gak (696-794), Korean Buddhist and a Silla prince
 * Hae Jong Kim (1935-2020), Korean-American bishop of the United Methodist Church
 * Heup Young Kim (born 1949), Korean Christian theologian
 * Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (born 1947), Catholic Archbishop of Gwangju
 * Paul Geun Sang Kim (born 1952), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Seoul
 * Paul Kim Ok-kyun (1925–2010), Catholic titular bishop of Girba
 * Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Seoul
 * Theophanes (Kim) (born 1976), Russian Orthodox archbishop and the first Eastern Orthodox bishop of Korean origin
 * Young Oon Kim (1914–1989), Unification Church theologian and missionary

Association football

 * Kim Bo-kyung, South Korean football player
 * Kim Dae-wook, association football player
 * Kim Do-heon, South Korean football player
 * Kim Do-hoon, South Korean football player and manager
 * Kim Gwang-seok, South Korean football player
 * Kim Jin-su, South Korean football player
 * Kim Jong-gook, South Korean association football player
 * Kim Jong-hun, North Korean association football player and manager
 * Kim Kum-il, association football player
 * Kim Kyong-il, association football player
 * Kim Myong-gil, association football player
 * Kim Myong-won, association football player
 * Kim Shin-wook, South Korean football player
 * Kim Yong-jun, association football player

Baseball

 * Kim Byung-hyun, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Kim Jong-kook, South Korean baseball player
 * Kim Tae-gyun, South Korean baseball player
 * Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player

Golf

 * Kim A-lim, LPGA golfer
 * Anthony Kim, American golfer
 * Birdie Kim, LPGA golfer
 * Christina Kim, American golfer
 * Kim Joo-mi, LPGA golfer
 * Kim Kyung-tae, Asian Tour golfer
 * Kim Mi-hyun, LPGA golfer

Tennis

 * Alex Kim, American tennis player
 * Kim Eun-ha, South Korean tennis player
 * Kim Il-soon, South Korean tennis player
 * Kevin Kim, American tennis player
 * Kim Mi-ok, South Korean tennis player
 * Kim Na-ri, South Korean tennis player

Other sports

 * Chloe Kim, Korean-American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
 * Kim Dong-hyun, mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * Dong Hyun Kim, mixed martial artist
 * Kim Jae-bum, Korean Judokay, Olympic gold medalist
 * Gail Kim, Canadian female professional wrestler
 * Kim Ji-yeon, Korean sabre fencer, 2012 Summer Olympics Women's sabre gold medalist
 * Jung-Yul Kim, Canadian Football player
 * Kim Kuk-hyang, North Korean Olympic weightlifter
 * Kim Kum-ok, long-distance runner
 * Nellie Kim, USSR gymnast, daughter of a Sakhalin Korean father
 * Kim Sin-rak, Korean-Japanese professional wrestler (Japanese name: Mitsuhiro Momota or Rikidōzan)
 * Kim Won-kwon, South Korean track and field athlete
 * Kim Yo-han, Korean men's volleyball player
 * Kim Young-ho, retired Korean foil fencer, 2000 Summer Olympic Men's foil gold medalist
 * Kim Yun-a, figure skater

Miscellaneous

 * Brian Kim (Bu Yung Kim, born 1975/76), American former hedge fund manager and criminal
 * Kim Haki, modern author
 * Kim Ho-dong (born 1954), historian
 * Kim Hyung-tae, video game artist
 * Kim Jae-young, modern author
 * Jaegwon Kim (1934–2019), Korean-American philosopher
 * Jim Yong Kim, physician, anthropologist, activist, former president of Dartmouth College, former World Bank president
 * Jonny Kim Navy SEAL, Physician, NASA Astronaut Candidate
 * Kim Mi-wol, author
 * Paul Kim, CTO of the Stanford Graduate School of Education
 * Richard C. Kim, Deputy Commanding General – Operations of United States Army North
 * Kim Sagwa, author
 * Scott Kim, artist and puzzle maker
 * Kim Se-yeon (alias Geguri), professional Overwatch League player for Shanghai Dragons.
 * W. Chan Kim (born 1952), business theorist
 * Kim Woo-choong, businessman and founder of Daewoo
 * Kim Wonu, author
 * Young-Oak Kim, US military officer, first Asian-American to command a battalion in combat
 * Yu Yeon Kim, international curator

Fictional characters

 * Kim Kaphwan, fictional character from the Fatal Fury series
 * Kim Dong Hwan or Kim Jae Hoon, regular characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
 * Kim Sue Il in Kizuna Encounter
 * Harry Kim, from Star Trek: Voyager