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:
- 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
- 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
- Sylvia Jang, author
- Michael Kang, director, actor
- Younghill Kang, author
- Joseph Kahn, music video / movie director.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jim Lee, comic book artist famous for his works on X-Men, Batman, and others, as well as one of seven founders 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 who appeared in Die Another Day
- John Lim, Oregon state senator
- 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"
- 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, (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- 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
- Elizabeth Shin, an MIT student who committed suicide by self-immolation
- Paull Shin, Washington state senator; Korean adoptee
- Pearl Sinn-Bonanni, professional golfer
- Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Company
- Brenda Song, teen actor in children's programs
- Ahn Trio, Juilliard-educated classical music trio, featured in print and television ads for Gap
- 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 Yun, Comedian/Actor ("They Call Me Bruce")
- Rick Yune, American-born actor
- Karl Yune, American-born actor, brother of Rick Yune
- Terence Sperringer, Jr., American-born, half-Korean