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Junet Mohamed

Junet Mohamed is a Kenyan politician, the Member of Parliament for Suna East since 2013 and Leader of the Minority Party in the National Assembly.

Juneteenth

Juneteenth (Juneteenth National Independence Day; also Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day) is the U.S. June 19 holiday marking the 1865 emancipation announcement in Galveston, Texas; federal holiday since 2021.

Juneyao Group

Juneyao Group (均瑶集团) is a private Chinese conglomerate founded in 1991 by three Wang brothers from Wenzhou and headquartered in Shanghai, best known for controlling Juneyao Air.

Junfeng Zhang

Junfeng (Jim) Zhang is an environmental health scientist and professor at Duke University since 2013, known for studies linking air pollution to cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes.

Jung (1996 film)

Jung (जंग) is a 1996 Hindi action drama directed by Rama Rao Tatineni, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ajay Devgn, and Aditya Pancholi in a double role; brothers clash over a possibly innocent condemned man, released 19 April 1996.

Jung Bahadur Rana

Jung Bahadur Rana (जङ्ग बहादुर राणा) was the prime minister and virtual ruler of Nepal from 1846 to 1877 and founder of the Rana dynasty, which ruled until 1951.

Jung Chae-yeon

Jung Chae-yeon (정채연), known mononymously as Chaeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted in 2015 with DIA and finished seventh on Produce 101 in 2016.

Jung Chan-woo (정찬우) (singer)

Jung Chan-woo (정찬우, CHAN), born 1998, is a South Korean singer and former child actor, sub-vocalist and maknae of iKON under 143 Entertainment; joined via MIX & MATCH, runs the YouTube channel Chanwoo Life, and completed Army service in November 2025.

Jung Chang-sun

Jung Chang-sun (정창선) was a South Korean builder who founded Jungheung Group in Gwangju, turning it into one of South Korea's 20 largest business groups before his death in 2026.

Jung Dong-hyun (정동현)

Jung Dong-hyun (정동현; also Jeong Dong-hyeon), born in 1988, is a South Korean slalom and giant slalom skier who has raced at five consecutive Winter Olympics from 2010 to 2026.

Jung Eun-chae (정은채)

Jung Eun-chae (정은채, born Jung Sol-mi, 1986, Busan) is a South Korean actress; debut Haunters (2010), breakthrough in Hong Sang-soo's Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013), later Pachinko, Anna, Jeongnyeon.

Jung Eun-ji (정은지)

Jung Eun-ji (정은지), born 1993 in Busan, is the main vocalist of Apink, a solo singer-songwriter (Dream, Hyehwa, Summer, I), radio DJ, and actress who won a Baeksang award for Reply 1997.

Jung Gyu-woon (정규운)

Jung Gyu-woon (registered native name 정겨운, born 1982) is a South Korean actor known for Sign, History of the Salaryman, God's Gift: 14 Days, Oh My Venus, and the 2024 Disney+ series Red Swan.

Jung Hae-in

Jung Hae-in (정해인), South Korean actor born 1988 in Seoul under FNC Entertainment; known for Something in the Rain, D.P., Tune in for Love, and I, the Executioner; Daejong Best New Actor 2020 and Blue Dragon Best Supporting Actor 2024.

Jung Il-hoon (정일훈)

Jung Il-hoon (정일훈, ILHOON), born 1994, is a South Korean rapper-songwriter who debuted in 2012 as BTOB's main rapper, left the group in 2020 after a marijuana conviction, and relaunched solo with The Adam (2025) and the RGB SGNL project.

Jung Il-woo (정일우)

Jung Il-woo (정일우, born 1987) is a South Korean actor who debuted in the 2006 sitcom Unstoppable High Kick, starred in The Moon Embracing the Sun, and won 2025 KBS Drama Awards for Our Golden Days.

Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young (정재영, 鄭在詠), born 1970 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor and Seoul Institute of the Arts theater graduate known for Silmido, Welcome to Dongmakgol, Castaway on the Moon, Moss, and Locarno Best Actor for Right Now, Wrong Then; real name Jeong Ji-hyeon.

Jung Jin-young (정진영) (singer)

Jung Jin-young (정진영, 鄭振永), stage name Jinyoung, born 1991 in Chungju, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor, leader and lead vocalist of B1A4 (debuted 2011 with Let's Fly), composer of Baby I'm Sorry, and distinct from the 1964-born actor of the same name.

Jung Joon-ho (정준호)

Jung Joon-ho (정준호, 鄭俊鎬), born 1970 in Yesan, is a South Korean actor turned Democratic Party politician. Known for 두사부일체, 가문의 영광, Iris, and Hitman, he now represents Jeonnam-Gwangju Buk-gu A in the 22nd National Assembly.

Jung Joon-young (정준영)

Jung Joon-young (정준영), born 1989, South Korean rock singer who placed third on Superstar K4, debuted in 2013, then was convicted in 2020 of gang rape and illegal filming in the Burning Sun scandal and served five years.

Jung Ryeo-won (정려원)

Jung Ryeo-won (정려원), also romanized Jeong Ryeo-won, is a Korean-Australian actress and former Chakra idol; breakout in My Name Is Kim Sam-soon (2005), KBS Best Actress for Witch's Court (2017), Bucheon Best Actress for The Woman in the White Car.

Jung Sang-soo

Jung Sang-soo (정상수, born 1958) is a South Korean pharmaceutical entrepreneur who founded PharmaResearch, maker of the Rejuran skin booster, and became South Korea's newest billionaire in 2025.

Jung So-min (정소민)

Jung So-min (정소민, born Kim Yoon-ji, 1989) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2010's Bad Guy, led Playful Kiss, and is known for Because This Is My First Life, Alchemy of Souls, Love Next Door, and the 2025 SBS Best Actress-awarded Would You Marry Me.

Jung Woo (정우)

Jung Woo (정우), born Kim Jung-guk in 1981 in Busan, is a South Korean actor known for Wish (2009), Reply 1994 (2013), and Gyeongsang dialect roles; distinct from Jung Woo-sung.

Jung Woo-sung (정우성)

Jung Woo-sung (정우성, 鄭雨盛, born 1973), South Korean actor from Beat (1997) and The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) to 12.12: The Day, director of A Man of Reason, and star of Disney+'s Made in Korea.

Jung Wooyoung

Jung Wooyoung (정우영), stage name Wooyoung, born 1999, is a dancer and vocalist of the KQ Entertainment boy group ATEEZ (debuted October 24, 2018), a former BigHit trainee, and performed at Coachella 2024.

Jung Yeop

Jung Yeop (정엽), real name Ahn Jung-yeop, is a South Korean R&B and soul singer who debuted in 2003 with the vocal group Brown Eyed Soul.

Jung Yong-hwa (정용화)

Jung Yong-hwa (정용화, Jung Yong Hwa), born 1989, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor, leader, main vocalist and guitarist of CNBLUE, with solo albums One Fine Day (2015) and One Last Day (2025) and dramas including Sell Your Haunted House.

Jung Yoo-jung (정유정)

Jung Yoo-jung (정유정) is the South Korean woman who murdered a female tutor she met through an online tutoring app in Busan on May 26, 2023, out of curiosity about killing; she received a finalized life sentence with 30-year electronic tagging on June 13, 2024.

Jung Young-joo (정영주)

Jung Young-joo (정영주, also romanized Jeong Young-ju) is a South Korean musical and screen actress born 1971, known for Jung Dong-ja in The Fiery Priest (2019) and mother roles in Lovely Runner and Miss Night and Day (2024).