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Kim Song Guk

Kim Song Guk: name shared by two North Korean Olympians, boxer Kim Song-Guk (born 1984, featherweight silver, Athens 2004) and pistol shooter Song Guk Kim (born 1985, 50 m pistol bronze, Rio 2016, 10 m air pistol world record 246.5).

Kim Soo-hyun (김수현)

Kim Soo-hyun (김수현), born 1988, is a South Korean actor with agency Gold Medalist, star of Dream High, My Love from the Star, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, and Queen of Tears; distinct from actress Kim So-hyun and Claudia Kim.

Kim Sowol

Kim Sowol (김소월, 1902–1934), pen name of Kim Jeong-sik, was a Korean poet of the Japanese colonial period, best known for the 1922 folk-song poem "Jindallae-kkot" (Azaleas).

Kim St Pierre

Kim St-Pierre (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Châteauguay, Quebec; three straight Olympic golds (2002, 2006, 2010), five world titles, and first female goaltender in the Hockey Hall of Fame (2020).

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley, born Patricia Kimberley Reid, was an American stage and film actress and Actors Studio Method performer of the 1950s, Oscar-nominated for Seance on a Wet Afternoon and Frances.

Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952), American science fiction novelist, author of the Mars trilogy, the Science in the Capital trilogy, and the climate novel The Ministry for the Future; PhD under Fredric Jameson, winner of Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards.

Kim Stanley Robinson bibliography

Kim Stanley Robinson bibliography: the published works of the American SF writer born 1952, author of the Mars trilogy, 2312, and The Ministry for the Future, with 21 novels and 8 story collections as of 2025.

Kim Su Nyeong

Kim Su Nyeong (김•수녕, Kim Soo-Nyung), born 1971, South Korean recurve archer nicknamed the Viper; four Olympic golds, one silver, one bronze (1988, 1992, 2000), world champion 1989 and 1991, World Archery's female archer of the 20th century.

Kim Su-hang

Kim Su-hang (김수항, 金壽恒, 1629–1689) was a Korean civil official and poet of the late Joseon dynasty who served as chief state councillor and led the Noron faction until his execution in 1689.

Kim Su-min (musician)

Kim Su-min (김수민), also known as Kim Soo-min, is a South Korean singer born in 2007 in Daegu, the sixth-revealed member of the 24-member girl group tripleS.

Kim Su-young

Kim Su-young (김수영, 1921–1968) was a South Korean poet who began as a modernist and, after the 1960 April Revolution, became a leading voice of participatory poetry.

Kim Sun-a (김선아)

Kim Sun-a (김선아), also known as Kim Seon-ah, is a South Korean actress born in 1975, best known for My Name Is Kim Sam-soon (2005), which won her the MBC Drama Awards grand prize.

Kim Sun-young (김선영) (actress, born 1976)

Kim Sun-young (김선영) is a South Korean actress born in 1976. She gained widespread fame through television roles in Reply 1988 and Crash Landing on You.

Kim Sung-cheol (김성철)

Kim Sung-cheol (김성철), South Korean actor born 1991; debuted in musicals with Puberty (2014), Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor for Sweeney Todd; screen breakthrough in Prison Playbook (2017); replaced Yoo Ah-in in Netflix's Hellbound season 2; agency Story J Company.

Kim Sung-han

Kim Sung-han (김성한, pen name Hanam, 1919–2010) was a South Korean novelist and poet known for satirical postwar short stories, winning the first Dongin Literary Award in 1956.

Kim Sung-kyu (김성규)

Kim Sung-kyu (김성규, also Sunggyu), born 1989 in Jeonju, is leader and main vocalist of K-pop group INFINITE (debuted 2010), a solo artist since 2012 (Another Me, 27, 10 Stories, Off the Map), and CEO of INFINITE Company since 2023.

Kim Sung-woon

Kim Sung-woon (김성운), born 1972, is a South Korean executive who founded the K-beauty exporter Silicon2 in 2002 and led it past 1 trillion won in annual revenue in 2025.

Kim Tae-hee (김태희)

Kim Tae-hee (김태희) is a South Korean actress born in Ulsan in 1980 who rose to fame through television dramas such as Stairway to Heaven, IRIS, and Yong-Pal.

Kim Tae-ri (김태리)

Kim Tae-ri (김태리), born 1990, South Korean actress who debuted in Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden (2016); known for Mr. Sunshine, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Revenant, Jeongnyeon; two Baeksang Best Actress awards; agency Management mmm.

Kim Tae-won

Kim Tae-won (김태원), born 1965, is a South Korean rock guitarist, composer, and producer who leads the band Boohwal, formed in 1985, and is counted among Korea's three great guitarists.

Kim Tate

Kim Tate (Kimberley Jane Tate, née Barker; also Kim Marchant) is a fictional Emmerdale villain played by Claire King from 1989 to 1999 and from 2018, famous for Frank Tate's 1997 death scene.

Kim Thatcher

Kim Thatcher is an American politician and Republican member of the Oregon State Senate representing the 11th district, described as a taxpayer watchdog and government accountability advocate.

Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil (born 1960, Seattle) is the Indian-American founding guitarist of Soundgarden, known for drop-D tunings, the Guild S-100, five-times-platinum Superunknown, two Grammys, and his 2026 memoir A Screaming Life.

Kim Thomson

Kim Thomson (Kim Ellen Thomson) is a British actress trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, known for Cover Her Face, Brush Strokes, The Tall Guy, Stealing Heaven, Great Expectations, The 10th Kingdom, 1408, and as Faye Lamb in Emmerdale (2009-2011); distinct from assistant director Kim Thompson (born 1973).

Kim Tong-jeong

Kim Tong-jeong (김통정, 金通精) was a Goryeo military officer who led the Sambyeolcho resistance against the Goryeo-Mongol alliance from 1271 until his death in 1273.

Kim Tschang-yeul

Kim Tschang-yeul (김창열, 1929–2021) was a Korean painter who played a leading role in Korean Art Informel and became internationally known for his hyperreal water-drop paintings.

Kim Un Guk

Kim Un Guk (김은국), born 1988 in Pyongyang, is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic 62 kg champion at London 2012 (327 kg total world record) and holder of the 154 kg snatch world record set at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Kim Ung-yong (김웅용)

Kim Ung-yong is a South Korean civil engineer and former child prodigy listed by Guinness with an IQ of 210, later a Shinhan University professor.

Kim Ward

Kim Ward is an American Republican politician who has represented Pennsylvania's 39th Senate District since 2008 and, since 2023, has served as the first woman to be President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Kim Wayans

Kim Wayans (born 1961, New York City) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director, a star of In Living Color as Benita Butrell, a My Wife and Kids writer-director, acclaimed for Pariah (2011).