The following is a list of notable people associated with Seoul National University, located in Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea.
Notable alumni and faculty
Academia
Chang Ha-joon (B.A. Economics), economist; former Consultant to the World Bank
Cho Kah-kyung (B.A.), Korean-American philosopher
Choi Soon-ja (M.A. French language and literature), linguist
Choi Yang-do (B.S. Agricultural Chemistry), agricultural biotechnologist; professor at Seoul National University (College of Agriculture) Jim Nam Choi (B.A. Psychology), professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Business of Seoul National University Huh June-e (B.S. physics and M.Sc. Mathematics), Fields Medalist Kim Joo-myeong (B.S., M.S. Microbiology), Korean-American biological scientist Kim Sung-hou (B.S. & M.S. Chemistry), Korean-American structural biologist and biophysicist; member of the National Academy of Sciences Kim Vic-narry (B.A., M.Sc. Microbiology), biochemist and microbiologist; professor at Seoul National University and Director of the Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science Kang-tae Kim (M.Sc. Mathematics), mathematician; professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology Kim Won-yong (B.A.), known for pioneer in South Korean archaeology; former professor at Seoul National University College of Humanities, awarded Distinguished SNU Members in 1993 Lee Ki-baek (B.A.), historian Lee Kyoung-jun (M.A. Public Administration, Ph.D.), management professor; professor at Kyung Hee University (College of Management) Park Jong-sei (B.S. Chemistry), chemistry researcher and government official; former head of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Applied Sciences Division and Chairman of the Food and Drug Administration from 1998–1999 Rieh Sun-Young (B.S. Engineering, M.S., Engineering) architect and professor Son Bong-ho (B.A.), Christian ethics scholar and social activist; former president of Hansung University and of Dongduk Women's University Yang Won-sik (Ph.D.), orthodontist; former Director of the Department of Orthodontics, Dental Hospital, Seoul National University
Entertainment
Bang Si-hyuk (B.A. Aesthetics), songwriter, producer and business executive; founder of HYBE Corporation Lim Sung-bin (stage name Beenzino), (B.F.A. Sculpture), rapper and music producer Chang Kiha (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter Chyung Eun-ju (B.A. double major in Business Administration and Spanish), Miss World Korea, model and broadcaster Hwang Dong-hyuk (B.A. Communications), film director and screenwriter; creator of the 2021 Netflix series Squid Game. Emmy Awards winner. Jang Sun-woo (B.A. Anthropology), film director Jo Sung-hee (B.A. Industrial Design), film director Jo Yun-suk (stage name Lucid Fall), (B.S. Chemical Engineering), singer-songwriter and former nanotechnology researcher Jung Jin-young (B.A. Korean Language and Literature), actor Jung Ki-yeol (stage name Kai), (B.F.A. Voice), singer and musical theatre actor Kam Woo-sung (B.A. Oriental Painting), actor Kim Chang-wan (B.S. Agricultural Studies), actor and rock singer Kim Eui-sung (B.B.A.), actor Kim Hye-eun (B.M. Voice), actress Kim Jeong-hoon, actor and singer Kim Ki-young (Bachelor of Stomatology), film director Kim Myung-gon (B.A. German Language Education), actor, screenwriter and music director Kim So-hyun (B.M. Voice), musical theatre actress Kim Sung-min (B.S. Physical and Social Education), actor Kim Tae-hee (B.A. Fashion Design), actress Lee Byung-hoon (B.S. Forestry), television director and producer Lee Juck (B.A. Sociology), singer-songwriter Lee Hanee / Honey Lee (B.M. Korean Music & M.M.), actress, model, classical musician and Miss Universe 2007 3rd runner-up Lee Sang-yoon (B.S. Physics), actor Lee Soo-man (B.Eng.), business executive and music producer; founder of SM Entertainment Lee Soon-jae (B.Phil.), actor Min Kyu-dong (B.A. Economics), film director, screenwriter and producer Seo Jung-hack (B.M. Voice), singer Shin Young-kyun (Bachelor of Stomatology), actor, film producer and politician Kim Jin-tae (stage name Verbal Jint), (B.A. Economics), rapper, lyricist and record producer You Hee-yeol (B.M. Composition), singer-songwriter and TV host
