List List_of_Korean_Americans
1 list
1.1 art , design
1.2 business
1.3 culinary arts
1.4 entertainment
1.5 journalism
1.6 law , government
1.6.1 elected officials
1.7 literature
1.8 military
1.9 music
1.10 religion
1.11 science, technology , education
1.12 sports
1.13 other
list
art , design
dana tai burgess, choreographer, cultural figure
frank cho, comic book artist (spider-man, new avengers), writer, , creator (liberty meadows)
david choe, abstract artist
doo-ri chung, fashion designer
peter chung, animator, creator of cult animated tv series Æon flux
cyjo (cindy hwang), photographer, kyopo project
dennis hwang, artist, google doodler, game designer , artist of pokémon go
derek kirk kim, cartoonist , author of critically acclaimed graphic novel same difference , other stories
nic cha kim, founder of gallery row in downtown los angeles
scott kim, puzzlemaster, artist, computer game designer
yu yeon kim, curator of art
il lee, artist
jae lee, comic book artist (namor sub-mariner, inhumans)
jim lee, best-selling comic book artist (x-men, batman, superman) , co-creator (gen¹³, wildc.a.t.s); co-founder of image comics
lela lee (1974– ), actress , cartoonist, creator of comic strip , animated cartoons kim, angry little asian girl , angry little girls
jiha moon, artist
nam june paik, korean-born artist; father of video art
greg pak, writer, director, actor (robot stories)
andy park, comic book artist (tomb raider, x-men)
peter shin, director of family guy
peter sohn, animator @ pixar animation studios (the dinosaur)
amy sol, contemporary artist based in las vegas, nevada
tommy yune, comic book writer , artist (speed racer, robotech) , animation director (robotech: shadow chronicles)
business
nelson chai, investment banker , former cfo of new york stock exchange
do won chang, founder of forever 21, billionaire
solomon choi, founder , ceo of 16 handles
timothy hwang, founder , ceo of fiscalnote , president of national youth association (nya)
justin kan, co-founder of justin.tv, socialcam , twitchtv
sabrina kay, founder , chancellor of fremont college
bill kim, founder , ceo of louis raphael
david kim, former ceo of baja fresh
daniel j. kim, founder of red mango
james kim, founder of amkor, billionaire
jim kim, founder of venture capital firm formation 8
kevin kim, ceo , chairman of bbcn bank
peter kim, founder of hudson jeans
moon kook-jin, founder of kahr arms, manufacturer of desert eagle
david lee, former senior vice president of finance @ best buy, former cfo of zynga; coo , cfo of impossible foods
albert lee, founder of myfitnesspal
brian lee, co-founder of legalzoom.com, shoedazzle.com, , honest company
chong moon lee, founder of diamond multimedia
curtis lee, founder , ceo of luxe
david lee, real estate developer
young lee, co-founder of pinkberry
thai lee, ceo , president of shi international, billionaire
ilhan new, founder of la choy
jane park, founder of julep, cosmetics company
james park, founder , ceo of fitbit
lucas roh, founder of hostway
sung won sohn, professor of economics @ california state university, former president of la hanmi bank
daewon song, co-founder of skateboards
james sun, ceo , founder of geopage.com; apprentice finalist
michael yang, co-founder of mysimon, founder & ceo of become.com
gideon yu, co-owner of san francisco 49ers , executive chairman , ceo of bowers & wilkins
richard yoo, founder , former ceo of rackspace
culinary arts
david chang, chef, owner of momofuku noodle bar, momofuku ko , momofuku ssäm bar in new york city
judy joo, chef, owner of jinjuu restaurant (london , hong kong) iron chef on iron chef uk; judge on iron chef america , next iron chef; host of korean food made simple cooking channel; judge on kitchen inferno
beverly kim, finalist on top chef (season 9); first winner of top chef last chance kitchen; chef @ bonsoiree, chicago, illinois
kristen kish, winner of top chef (season 10); chef @ stir, boston, massachusetts
entertainment
philip ahn, actor
ailee, singer, dancer, musician, , actress (dream high 2)
fred armisen, actor, comedian
nicole bilderback, actress
moon bloodgood, actress
johnny yong bosch, actor, best known adam park in power rangers
steve byrne, comedian, actor
theresa hak kyung cha, author, video , filmmaker
katie chang, actress
timothy chang, comedian , actor
arden cho, actress, teen wolf
henry cho, comedian , actor
john cho, actor appeared in american pie franchise , harold & kumar go white castle star_trek_(film_series) reboot series hikaru_sulu; singer group left of zed
margaret cho, comedian, former star of television sitcom american girl
smith cho, actress
kelly choi, model, television presenter
kenneth choi, actor
justin chon, actor
alexandra bokyun chun, actress, filmmaker
daniel chun, writer, co-producer (the simpsons)
charlet chung, actress , voice actress
jamie chung, actress
lee isaac chung, director
philip w. chung, playwright, founder , artistic director of lodestone theatre ensemble
morena corwin, model , playboy playmate
piper curda, actress , singer
jessi, singer , rapper
joy dietrich, film director
jon gosselin, father of sextuplets; subject of reality show jon & kate plus 8
joe hahn, dj , sampler linkin park
mark fischbach, youtuber , actor
bong soo han, father of american hapkido ; choreographed , performed in fight scenes of billy jack
heejun han, singer , american idol finalist (season 11)
daniel henney, model, actor in south korea
gene hong, producer, writer, , actor on wild n out
joshua hong, singer; member of southern korean group seventeen (band)
chanel iman, model
ken jeong, comedian, actor
tiffany hwang, singer, musical actress fame carmen diaz; member of south korean group girls generation
jessica jung, singer, musical actress of south korean version of legally blonde: musical; former member of group girls generation; sister of krystal jung
krystal jung, singer, dancer, actress, model; member of south korean girl group f(x); sister of jessica jung
nicole jung, singer, dancer, rapper , former member of south korean girl group kara
matthew kim, singer, dancer, rapper; member of south korean co-ed group k.a.r.d
joseph kahn, music video , movie director
michael kang, writer/director (the motel, west 32nd)
sung kang, actor (the motel, better luck tomorrow, fast , furious: tokyo drift)
tim kang, actor (the mentalist)
daniel dae kim, actor
evan c. kim, actor, best known role in 1977 john landis comedy kentucky fried movie
grace kim, playboy playmate
jacqueline kim, actress
randall duk kim, actor
rebecca kim, rapper, ex-member of band after school
stephanie kim, singer, dancer , member of south korean girl group grace
yunjin kim, actress
esther ku, comedian
yul kwon, contestant on survivor: cook islands
denyce lawton, actress, model
alexander sebastien lee, actor, filmmaker
andy lee, singer, actor, , member of south korean boy band shinhwa
becky lee, contestant on survivor: cook islands
bobby lee, comedy actor madtv
c.s. lee, actor
chris chan lee, filmmaker
ki hong lee, actor (the maze runner)
james kyson lee, actor
lee ji-ah, actress
justin lee, actor
lela lee, actress , cartoonist
liz lee, actress, life liz
megan lee, singer, actress
patricia ja lee, actress, best known cassie chan in power rangers
rex lee, actor (entourage)
sung-hi lee, model appears in soft-core nude photoshoots
will yun lee, actor (die day)
mike moh, actor, martial artist, stuntman (kamen rider: dragon knight)
eric nam, singer
leonardo nam, actor
ricky lee neely, actor
dennis joseph o neil, model , actor
soon hee newbold, filmmaker, actress, martial artist
dennis oh, actor
soon-tek oh, actor
joy osmanski, actress
hettienne park, actress (hannibal)
ho sung pak, actor, teenage mutant ninja turtles, liu kang , shang tsung in mortal kombat
grace park, actress, battlestar galactica
bobby kim (ji-won), smtm season 3 winner, rapper, singer, composer ikon, mobb
jay park, singer, rapper, b-boy, dancer, , former ex leader of 2pm
john park, singer , first runner of superstar k2, korean version of american idol
joon park, actor
linda park, korean-born actress (enterprise)
randall park, actor (fresh off boat)
steve park, actor (in living color)
soon-yi previn, actress; wife of woody allen; adoptive daughter of mia farrow
lindsay price, television actress
phillip rhee, actor (best of best movies), tae kwon , hapkido master
cathy shim, actress
eddie shin, actor
keong sim, actor
sonja sohn, actress
stephen sohn, model
james sun, first runner-up, apprentice 6
sunny, singer, radio dj, member of girls generation
brian tee, actor (the fast , furious: tokyo drift)
cher tenbush, model, actress, beauty , geek
nosaj thing (jason chung), electronic musician
jenna ushkowitz, actress , singer (glee)
vernon (rapper), singer; member of south korean group seventeen
suzanne whang, host of hgtv s house hunters, polly on nbc s las vegas, award-winning stand-up comedian
kevin woo, singer, dancer , member of south korean boy band u-kiss
han ye-seul, actress
steven yeun, actor (the walking dead)
aaron yoo, actor (disturbia)
christine yoo, scriptwriter , director of wedding palace
johnny yune, comedian , actor (they call me bruce?)
karl yune, model , actor (memoirs of geisha, anacondas: hunt blood orchid, brother of rick yune)
rick yune, model , actor (die day, fast , furious)
journalism
virginia cha, cnn news anchor
juju chang, abc news anchor , reporter
alina cho, cnn news correspondent
liz cho, abc news anchor , reporter
sophia choi, former cnn headline news anchor, @ kvbc-dt
arnold kim, founder of macrumors
james kim, former senior editor @ cnet
lee ann kim, anchor , reporter kgtv; executive director of san diego asian film festival
lisa kim, nbc news news anchor nbc11
michael kim, espn anchor
corina knoll, los angeles times reporter
suchin pak, mtv news anchor , reporter
eun yang, nbc4/wrc-tv news anchor , reporter, washington, dc
phil yu, founder , owner of angry asian man blog
law , government
judge herbert choy, appointed u.s court of appeals ninth circuit; first asian american appointed federal bench
wendy lee gramm, former head of commodity futures trading commission , office of information , regulatory affairs (oira); wife of former united states senator phil gramm
bj kang, fbi agent, lead investigator of insider trading case against raj rajaratnam
emil j. kang, non-profit arts administrator, curator, professor. youngest president , first asian-american head major symphony orchestra. first korean-american nominated president of united states membership in national council on arts national endowment arts
young woo kang, policy advisor of national council on disability of white house in 2001
jae y. kim, hackensack, new jersey attorney appointed central municipal court judgeship in bergen county, new jersey in january 2011
michael kim, trial lawyer
harold hongju koh, dean of yale law school , former assistant secretary of state during clinton administration
lucy h. koh, judge, district court northern district of california, appointed 2010
ronald moon, chief justice of hawai supreme court
angela e. oh, attorney , social/political activist best known role spokesperson korean american community after 1992 los angeles riots , position on president bill clinton s 1 america initiative
michelle ahnn, la superior court judge
annabel park, founder of coffee party usa
john yoo, berkeley law professor , former deputy attorney general in united states department of justice
sung kim, ambassador philippines
elected officials
jun choi, former mayor of edison, new jersey
dr. steven choi, california state assemblyman, 68th district
hoon-yung hopgood, member of michigan state house of representatives, first korean american elected public office in michigan
sukhee kang, former mayor of irvine, california
mark l. keam, member of virginia house of delegates
harry kim, former mayor of hawaii county
jane kim, supervisor in san francisco
jay kim, former republican congressman california
ron kim, first korean american elected in new york state
young o. kim, former california state assemblywoman, 65th district
paull shin, washington state senator; korean adoptee
anna song, trustee on santa clara county office of education
michelle park steel, vice chair, orange county board of supervisors, representing second district
sam yoon, boston city councillor (2005–2009), first asian american elected position in city
literature
see korean american writers more extensive list.
matthew j. baek, illustrator, children s book author, , graphic designer
leonard chang, novelist, short story , tv writer
alexander chee, fiction writer, poet, journalist , reviewer
kah kyung cho, philosopher , writer
sook nyul choi, children s storybook writer
susan choi, novelist
minsoo kang, historian , writer
younghill kang, asian american writer; has been called father of korean american literature
elaine h. kim, writer, editor , professor in asian american studies
elizabeth kim, journalist , novelist
eugenia kim, author
mike kim, author
myung mi kim, poet
nancy kim, author, lawyer
richard e. kim, author, professor of literature
suki kim, author, investigative journalist, novelist
suji kwock kim, poet, playwright, author of notes divided country
corina knoll, editor, journalist
cecilia hae-jin lee, writer , artist
don lee, author, editor
ed bok lee, poet, writer
mary paik lee, author of quiet odyssey(1990)
walter k. lew, poet , scholar
nami mun, novelist
gary pak, writer, editor , professor of english, noted 1 of important asian hawaiian writers
ty pak, writer; speaker on korean affairs , literature
linda sue park, american-born writer
t. k. seung, philosopher , literary critic
cathy song, poet
jane jeong trenka, author of language of blood
monica youn, poet, national book award finalist
young jean lee, playwright , director
ji-yeon yuh, reporter, writer, editor , professor in asian american history
military
daniel choi, army officer , gay rights activist
susan ahn cuddy, first female gunnery officer in united states navy
major gen. sharon k.g. dunbar, commander of air force district of washington (afdw); commander of 320th air expeditionary wing, headquartered @ joint base andrews, maryland
jeff hwang, air force fighter pilot , 1999 winner of mackay trophy
colonel young-oak kim, highly decorated army combat veteran of world war ii , korean war; first non-white command army combat battalion in history
fred ohr, world war ii ace fighter pilot
peter m. rhee, trauma surgeon , military veteran
music
ahn trio, juilliard-educated classical music trio, featured in print , television ads gap
priscilla ahn, alternative/folk singer
ailee, singer based in south korea
amerie, r&b singer-songwriter, actress
aaron kwak known aron, member of south korean boy band nu est
sarah chang, classical violinist , recipient of avery fisher prize
arden cho, model, actress displays singing , songwriting talents on youtube
david choi, singer-songwriter , youtube sensation
jae chong, music producer, formerly of r&b group solid
clara chung, singer
dumbfoundead, rapper
dia frampton, musician, younger sister of meg frampton
meg frampton, musician, older sister of dia frampton
shinik hahm, conductor, professor
joe hahn, founding member of alternative rock band linkin park, multi-platinum , grammy award winner
hei-kyung hong, soprano metropolitan opera company
joshua hong, singer; member of south korean boy band seventeen
kim samuel, former produce 101 contestant & soloist
danny im, member of south korean hip hop group 1tym, r&b singer based in south korea
yuna ito, j-pop singer , actress; of half-japanese descent
brian joo, member of south korean duo fly sky, r&b singer based in south korea
tiffany hwang, member of south korean girl group girl s generation
jessica jung, former member of girl s generation
krystal jung, member of f(x); sister of jessica jung
nicole jung, former member of kara
crystal kay, j-pop (zainichi korean) singer
david kim, concertmaster of philadelphia orchestra
earl kim, pianist , composer; harvard university professor
eli kim, member of south korean boy band u-kiss
george han kim (also known johan kim), singer , member of former r&b group solid
paul kim, classical pianist
soovin kim, violinist new york city
sean lee, violinist, four-season concertmaster , teaching assistant @ juilliard
kevin kwan loucks, pianist , arts entrepreneur
lucia micarelli, violinist
eric mun, rapper, actor , leader/member of south korean boy band shinhwa
john myung, bass guitar player of progressive metal band dream theater
eric nam, singer , tv host based in south korea
soon hee newbold, composer, conductor , violinist
karen o, lead singer of yeah yeah yeahs
ken oak, vocalist of ken oak band
eugene park, electric violinist in south korea
mark lee, singer, member of nct
jay park, hip hop singer, former member of south korean boy band 2pm
park joon-hyung, rapper , leader/member of south korean pop group g.o.d
lena park, r&b singer
mike park, ska , punk musician, founder of asian man records
teddy park, member of 1tym, singer/rapper/producer based in south korea.
todd park mohr, lead vocals/guitars/keyboards/saxophone of big head todd , monsters
son hoyoung, singer , member of south korean pop group g.o.d
susie suh, singer-songwriter, signed epic records
t, r&b singer based in south korea
tiger jk, musician
tim, r&b singer based in south korea
vernon choi, singer; member of south korean boy band seventeen
steve seung-jun yoo, singer , dancer formerly based in south korea
religion
peter ahn, translator of new american standard bible
hae jong kim, bishop of united methodist church
andrew s. park, theologian
science, technology , education
tae-ung baik, professor of law @ university of hawaii manoa william s. richardson school of law; legal scholar of international human rights law , korean law
victor cha, professor in asian studies, former director asian affairs in white house s national security council
dennis choi, neuroscientist @ emory university, member of institute of medicine of national academies, former executive vice president neuroscience @ merck, former chairman of department of neurology @ washington university school of medicine in st. louis
howard choi, spinal cord injury specialist
john chun, designer of ac cobra , shelby mustang gt350 , gt500 models; tonka toys designer
jefferson han, 1 of main developers of multi-touch sensing technology, owner of perceptive pixel company
moo-young han, physicist
augustine m.k. choi, dean of weill cornell medical college, medical school of cornell university.
dennis hong, professor , founding director of romela (robotics & mechanisms laboratory) of mechanical & aerospace engineering department @ ucla
hyun yi kang, scholar , writer; chair of women s studies , associate professor in comparative literature , english @ university of california, irvine
larry kwak, world-renowned physician , scientist has pioneered breakthrough innovations in immunology , cancer vaccines; , named 1 of time magazine s 100 influential people in 2010.
minsoo kang, historian , writer @ university of missouri
sung-mo steve kang, chancellor of university of california, merced; former professor of electrical , computer engineering @ various institutions
jaegwon kim, william herbert perry faunce professor of philosophy @ brown university
jeong h. kim, president of bell labs
jim yong kim, francois xavier bagnoud professor health , human rights @ harvard university; former director of hiv/aids @ world health organization; 17th president of dartmouth college; president of world bank
peter s. kim, president of merck, former mit-whitehead institute biomedical research biochemist, member of national academy of sciences
howard koh, professor of practice of public health; associate dean public health practice @ harvard school of public health; former massachusetts commissioner of public health
benjamin w. lee, theoretical physicist (influenced development of standard model)
chang-rae lee, professor of creative writing @ princeton university; novelist
marina lee, co-founder of international program on empathy , global citizenship development in youth
david oh, nasa engineer , lead flight director of mars curiosity rover
gary pak, professor of english @ university of hawaii; 1 of important asian hawaiian writers
andrew s. park, methodist theologian
mark l. polansky, nasa astronaut
michelle rhee, former chancellor of district of columbia public schools; education reform advocate
sebastian seung, computational neuroscientist, brain , cognitive sciences professor @ mit, , author of connectomes
nam-pyo suh, doctor of engineering of carnegie mellon university, 14th president of kaist in south korea
jeannie suk, assistant professor of law @ harvard law school; award-winning writer
meredith jung-en woo, dean of college , graduate school of arts , sciences @ university of virginia, professor of political science , korean studies
ji-yeon yuh, professor in asian american history , asian diasporas @ northwestern university
joon yun, radiologist; founder of palo alto institute
sports
rob refsnyder, mlb player; born in seoul, south korea, , adopted couple southern california when 5 months old.
darwin barney, mlb player; grandfather korea , grandmother japan
eugene chung, former nfl player, first asian american drafted in 1st round, played offensive line
simon cho, olympic speed skater; won bronze medal in men s 5000 meter relay @ 2010 vancouver games
hank conger, mlb player
emily cross, olympic fencer; won silver medal in foil team @ 2008 beijing games
toby dawson, olympic skier, won bronze medal in men s freestyle skiing @ 2006 torino games
bill demong, olympic skier; mother half korean
marcus demps, american football player
will demps, american football player
jake dunning, mlb player
tom farden, head coach of utah red rocks
james hahn, professional golfer
benson henderson, mixed martial artist, former ufc lightweight champion
john huh, professional golfer
vicky hurst, professional golfer
anthony kim, professional golfer
chloe kim, elite snowboarder, winter x games gold medalist (superpipe, 2015)
christina kim, professional golfer
kevin kim, tennis player
younghoe koo, american football player
tae man kwon, hapkido grand master; 9th degree black belt
jeanette lee, pool player, nicknamed black widow tendency wear black
john lee, former football player
sammy lee, diver, first american-born asian olympic gold medalist
david lipsky, professional golfer; mother korea
moon tae-jong, professional basketball player
kevin na, professional golfer
naomi nari nam, figure skater
jim paek, nhl hockey player
angela park, professional golfer
jane park, professional golfer
richard park, nhl player
bj penn, mixed martial artist , former ufc lightweight , welterweight champion
jhoon rhee, taekwondo master , entrepreneur
terrmel sledge, mlb player
daewon song, professional skateboarder
sonya thomas, aka black widow, competitive eater, holder of 29 world titles
hines ward, football player, mvp of super bowl xl
michelle wie, professional golfer
alex yi, soccer player
mia yim known jade, professional wrestler
james yun, professional wrestler
other
philip jaisohn, first korean become american citizen; first korean american receive american medical degree
^ lela lee – [1] korean american. parents immigrated , born here. daughter born in u.s. grew in suburb of los angeles, hour east of los angeles. when grew up, there 2 other asian families , made fun of. say, oh chinese? , say, no. , say, japanese? , say, no. , say, well, then? say, m korean , say, that? parents part of first influx of koreans come u.s. @ time in 70s.
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