List of Korean Americans

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The following is a list of famous Korean Americans (and Korean Canadians) who have made significant contributions to North American culture or society artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:

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Korean American - North America - Culture - Society - Artistic - Scientific - News

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• Ahn Trio, Juilliard-educated classical music trio, featured in print and television ads for Gap
• Philip Ahn, actor
• Amerie, R&B singer. Half-Korean.
• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, author, video/filmmaker
• Do Won Chang, president and co-founder of Forever 21 (with his wife, Jin Sook Chang)
• Ju Ju Chang, ABC News anchor and reporter
• Leonard Chang, American-born writer
• Sarah Chang, violinist
• Frank Cho, comic book writer/artist and co-creator (Liberty Meadows)
• Henry Cho, comedian-actor
• John Cho, actor who appeared in the American Pie franchise and as star of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. He is also a singer for the group called Left of Zed
• Liz Cho, ABC News anchor and reporter
• Margaret Cho, comedian and former TV star of television show All-American Girl
• Judge Herbert Choy, appointed to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and first Asian American appointed to the federal bench.
• Patrick Choi, movie producer
• Soon Hong Choi, PhD, Chief Information Technology Officer, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.
• Richard Chun, Taekwon-Do Grand Master (9th Degree) One of the fathers of American Taekwon-Do, Ph.D. in Education
• Heinz Insu Fenkl, author
• Wendy Lee Gramm, economics professor, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and wife of former Senator Phil Gramm
• Joseph Hahn, founding member of alternative rock band Linkin Park, multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winner
• Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to become an American citizen; first Korean American to receive an American medical degree
• Sylvia Jang, author
• Joseph Kahn, music video and movie director
• Michael Kang, director, actor
• Younghill Kang, author
• Crystal Kay, J-pop singer
• Nora Okja Keller, author
• Byung-Hyun Kim, MLB Pitcher
• Daniel Dae Kim, actor
• Dow Kim, executive vice president, Merrill Lynch
• Elaine H. Kim, author, professor of Asian-American studies
• Harry Kim, Mayor of Hawaii County and first Korean-American to be elected mayor in the United States
• James Kim, entrepreneur, founder and CEO, Amkor Technology, and founder and CEO, Electronic Boutiques (EB Games)
• Jay Kim, former Republican Congressman from California
• Jennifer Kim, Austin City Councilmember (June 2005 - present); first Korean-American elected to public office in the State of Texas
• John Kim, president of Prudential Retirement and longtime panelist on Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week
• Johnny Kim, a film actor, producer and director
• Kevin Kim, tennis player
• Michael Kim, sportscaster on ESPN television
• Pat Kim, bass player for American pop punk band, Unwritten Law
• Patti Kim, author of A Cab Called Reliable
• Peter Kim, executive vice president of research and development, Merck & Co. and former professor of biology at MIT
• Richard E. Kim, author
• Sung-Hou Kim, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and early pioneer of structural biology, potential Nobel Laureate
• Harold Hongju Koh, Dean of Yale Law School and former Assistant Secretary of State
• Bobby Lee, comedy actor for MADtv
• Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
• Chang-Rae Lee, author
• Chong Moon Lee, entrepreneur and founder of Diamond Multimedia, philanthropist and founding donor of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
• Don Lee, author, editor of Ploughshares literary journal
• Helie Lee, author
• Jeanette Lee, pool player
• Jae Lee, comic book artist (Namor the Sub-Mariner)
• Jim Lee, best-selling comic book artist (X-Men, Batman) and co-creator (Gen 13, WildC.A.T.s); co-founder of Image Comics
• Lucy Lee, pornographic actress
• Sammy Lee, swimmer, first American-born Asian Olympic gold medalist
• Sung Hi Lee, adult model
• Will Yun Lee, actor (Die Another Day)
• John Lim, Oregon state senator
• Lodestone Theatre Ensemble (Philip W. Chung, Alexandra Bokyun Chun, Chil Kong and Tim Lounibos)
• John Myung, Bass guitar player of progressive metal band Dream Theater
• Leonardo Nam, actor (The Perfect Score)
• Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, half-Korean
• Angela E. Oh, attorney and Asian American spokesperson during and after the 1992 Los Angeles, California riots
• Sandra Oh, a Korean-Canadian film actress
• Nam June Paik, Korean-born artist
• Ho Sung Pak, actor, (')
• SuChin Pak, MTV News reporter.
• Andy Park, comic book artist (Tomb Raider, X-Men)
• Chan Ho Park, MLB Pitcher
• Grace Park, actor, (Battlestar Galactica) (2003 remake)
• Lena Park, R&B singer
• Linda Park, Korean-born actor (Enterprise)
• Linda Sue Park, American-born author; winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal for A Single Shard
• Steve Park, actor (In Living Color)
• Therese Park, author
• Soon-Yi Previn, actress; wife of Woody Allen; adoptive daughter of Mia Farrow.
• Jhoon Rhee, Tae Kwon Do master and entrepreneur
• Phillip Rhee, actor (Best of the Best movies), Taekwon-Do & Hapkido master
• Paull Shin, Washington state senator; Korean adoptee
• Pearl Sinn-Bonanni, professional golfer
• Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Company
• Hines Ward, football player, half-Korean
• Michelle Wie, amateur golfer
• Natasha Yi, model
• John Yoo, conservative Berkeley law professor and former Deputy Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice
• Harry You, chief financial officer for Oracle Corporation
• Johnny Yune, comedian/actor (They Call Me Bruce)
• Karl Yune, actor, brother of Rick Yune (Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid)
• Rick Yune, actor (Die Another Day, The Fast and the Furious)
• Tommy Yune, comic book writer/artist (Speed Racer, Robotech)
 
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