List of people with the Korean family name Moon
Moon (Hangul: 문; Hanja: 門, 文), also spelled Mun, is a common Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 426,927 people had this family name.[1] 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)
- Moon Byulyi (born 1992), South Korean singer and rapper (member of Mamamoo)
- 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 Taeil (born 1994), South Korean singer (member of NCT)
- Moon Bin (born 1998), South Korean singer (member of ASTRO)
- Joo Won (born 1987), South Korean Actor
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 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
Sportspeople
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 Dong-ju (born 1990), 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
See also
References
- ↑ "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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