Moon (Korean: 문; Hanja: 文), also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 426,927 people and 132,881 households with this family name.[1] This is a list of notable people with the family name Moon, sorted by area of notability and year of birth.
Culture and the arts
- Mun Ikjeom (1329–1398), politician of the Goryeo Dynasty and a Neo-Confucian scholar
- Mun Il-pyeong (1888–1939), Joseon Dynasty historian
- Moon Shin (1923–1995), South Korean painter and sculptor
- Moon Deoksu (1928–2020), South Korean poet
- Mun Jeonghui (born 1947), South Korean poet
- Jiha Moon (born 1973), South Korean contemporary artist
- Mun Kyong-jin (born 1981), possibly deceased North Korean violinist
- Nami Mun, Korean American novelist and short story writer
- Moon Hyung-in, South Korean biotechnology professor
- Moon Young-nam (born 1960), South Korean television screenwriter
Entertainers
- Moon Hee (born 1947), South Korean actress
- Mun Tae-jun (born 1970), South Korean poet
- Moon So-ri (born 1974), South Korean actress
- Moon Jeong-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Moon Nam-sook, South Korean voice actress
- Moon Hee-joon (born 1978), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy band H.O.T.
- Eric Mun (born 1979), South Korean rapper and member of boy band Shinhwa
- Moon Se-yoon (born 1982), South Korean comedian and television personality
- Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
- Moon Geun-young (born 1987), South Korean actress
- Moon Byul-yi (born 1992), South Korean singer and rapper, member of girl group Mamamoo
- Moon Tae-il (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT
- Moon Jong-up (born 1995), South Korean dancer and singer, member of boy band B.A.P.
- Moon Ga-young (born 1996), German-born South Korean actress
- Moon Hee-jung, South Korean television screenwriter
- Moonbin (1998–2023), South Korean singer, member of boy band Astro
- Moon Jun-won (born 1987), South Korean actor
- Moon Ji-hoon (born 1986), South Korean rapper
- Moon Sang-min (born 2000), South Korean actor and model
Political figures
- Moon Kook-hyun (born 1949), South Korean politician, leader of the Creative Korea Party
- Mun Se-gwang (1951–1974), Japanese-born North Korean sympathizer who attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-Hee
- Moon Chung-in (born 1951), South Korean politician
- Moon Jae-in (born 1953), South Korean politician, civil servant and lawyer, 12th president of South Korea
- Moon Sung-keun (born 1953), South Korean actor and politician
Religious figures
- Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994), South Korean theologian
- Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), South Korean religious leader, founder of the Unification Church, and his children
- Heung Jin Moon (1966–1984)
- Un Jin Moon (born 1967)
- Moon Kook-jin (born 1970)
- Mun Jeong-hyeon (born c. 1941), South Korean Catholic priest
Sports figures
Football
- Moon Jung-sik (1930–2006), South Korean football player and manager
- Mun In-guk (born 1978), North Korean footballer
- Mun Seung-man (born 1989), South Korean former footballer
- Moon Min-kui (born 1981), South Korean footballer
- Moon Soon-ho (born 1981), South Korean footballer
- Moon Joo-won (born 1983), South Korean footballer
- Moon Byung-woo (born 1986), South Korean footballer
- Moon Dae-seong (born 1986), South Korean footballer
- Moon Je-chun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
- Moon Jeong-joo (born 1990), South Korean footballer
- Moon Ki-han (born 1989), South Korean footballer
- Moon Sang-yun (born 1991), South Korean footballer
- Moon Seon-min (born 1992), South Korean footballer
- Moon Chang-jin (born 1993), South Korean footballer
Other
- Moon Sung-kil (born 1963), South Korean professional boxer
- Moon Kyung-ja (born 1965), South Korean basketball player and Olympic athlete
- Moon Hyang-ja (born 1972), South Korean team handball player and Olympic gold medallist
- Moon Eui-jae (born 1975), South Korean wrestler and Olympic silver medallist
- Moon Tae-jong (born 1975), Korean American basketball player
- Moon Dae-sung (born 1976), South Korean taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medallist
- Moon Kyeong-ha (born 1980), South Korean handball player and Olympic athlete
- Mun Jun (born 1982), South Korean speed skater
- Moon Pil-hee (born 1982), South Korean handball player and Olympic athlete
- Moon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player and Olympic athlete
- Moon Sung-min (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
- Moon Kwang-eun (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
- Mun Ji-hee (born 1988), South Korean biathlete
- Mun Sung-hak (born 1990), South Korean racing driver
- Mun Yu-ra (born 1990), South Korean weightlifter
- Moon Sung-hyun (born 1991), South Korean baseball player
- Moon Jin-ju, South Korean wrestler
See also
References
- ↑ "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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