List of Korean Americans - Definition and Overview

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:

• Philip Ahn, actor
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• Younghill Kang, author
• Nora Okja Keller, author
• 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
• John Kim, president of Prudential Retirement and longtime panelist on Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week
• Michael Kim, sportscaster on ESPN television
• 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
• 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
• Jim Lee, comic book artist famous for his works on X-Men, Batman, and others
• Sung Hi Lee, adult model
• Will Yun Lee, actor who appeared in Die Another Day
• Lodestone Theatre Ensemble (Philip W. Chung, Alexandra Bokyun Chun, Chil Kong and Tim Lounibos)
• Leonardo Nam, actor who appeared in the movie called "The Perfect Score"
• 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
• Grace Park, actor, (Battlestar Galactica) (2003 remake)
• 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)
• 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
• Elizabeth Shin, an MIT student who committed suicide by self-immolation
• Paull Shin, Washington state senator; Korean adoptee.
• Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Company
• Brenda Song, teen actor in children's programs
• Ahn Trio, Julliard-educated classical music trio, featured in print and television ads for Gap
• Michelle Wie, Golf player
• 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 Yun, Comedian/Actor ("They Call Me Bruce")
• Rick Yune, American-born actor
• Karl Yune, American-born actor, brother of Rick Yune

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Asian American