Namesakes
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Sandra Kim 1986 Belgium 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Harry Kim 1995 Star Trek: Voyager
Lane Kim 2000 Gilmore Girls
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Kim Dae-jung 2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Daniel Dae Kim 1968-
Yunjin Kim 1973-
Teo Yoo (a.k.a. Kim) 1981-
Claudia Kim 1985-
Joel Kim Booster 1988-
Kim Ji-won 1992-
Notable Athletes:
7 soccer, 1 gymnastics, 1 skating
(gymnastics) Nellie Kim 1957-
(soccer) Kim Chang-soo 1985-
(soccer) Kim Shin-wook 1988-
(soccer) Kim Kee-hee 1989-
(soccer) Kim Hyun-sung 1989-
(soccer) Kim Bo-kyung 1989-
(soccer) Kim Young-gwon 1990-
(skating) Kim Yuna 1990-
(soccer) Kim Seung-gyu 1990-
Notable Musicians:
6 singers, 1 musician
Sandra Kim 1972-
Kim Hyun-joong 1986-
Kim Hyun-ah 1992-
Kim Seok-jin 1992-
Kim "RM" Nam-joon 1994-
Kim "V" Tae-hyung 1995-
Jennie (a.k.a. Kim) 1996-
Olympic Medalists:
14 gold, 13 bronze, 7 silver, 3 silver/gold, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(silver/gold) Nellie Kim 1976; 1980 artistic gymnastics
(bronze) Kim Jin-ho 1984 archery - individual
(silver) Kim Hwa-soon 1984 basketball
(silver) Kim Eun-sook 1984 basketball
(silver) Kim Young-hee 1984 basketball
(gold) Kim Moon-soo 1992 badminton doubles
(silver/gold/bronze) Kim Soo-nyung 1988; 1992; 2000 archery - individual; archery - team
(gold) Kim Kyung-wook 1996 archery - individual; archery - team
(silver) Kim Bo-ram 1996 archery - team
(gold) Kim Jo-sun 1996 archery - team
(bronze) Kim Ki-tae 2000 baseball
(bronze) Kim Tae-gyun 2000 baseball
(bronze) Kim Han-soo 2000 baseball
(bronze) Kim Soo-kyung 2000 baseball
(gold) Kim Chung-tae 2000 archery - team
(silver/gold) Kim Nam-soon 2000 archery - individual; archery - team
(bronze/gold) Kim Dong-moon 1996; 2000; 2004 badminton mixed doubles; badminton doubles
(bronze) Kim Jong-su 2004 shooting
(gold) Kim Min-jae 2008 baseball
(bronze/gold) Kim Dong-joo 2000; 2008 baseball
(gold) Kim Hyun-soo 2008 baseball
(gold) Kim Kwang-hyun 2008 baseball
(gold) Kim Jung-hwan 2012 fencing
(silver/gold) Kim Jae-bum 2008; 2012 judo
(silver) Kim Jong-hyun 2012 shooting
(bronze) Kim Chang-soo 2012 football
(gold) Kim Ji-yeon 2012 fencing
(gold) Kim Un-guk 2012 weightlifting
(gold) Kim Hyeon-woo 2012 Greco-Roman wrestling
(bronze) Kim Kee-hee 2012 football
(bronze) Kim Hyun-sung 2012 football
(bronze) Kim Bo-kyung 2012 football
(bronze) Kim Young-gwon 2012 football
(bronze) Kim Bub-min 2012 archery - team
(gold) Kim Jang-mi 2012 shooting
(gold/silver) Kim Yuna 2010; 2014 figure skating
(silver) Kim Cheol-min 2014 speed skating
(gold/silver) Kim A-lang 2014; 2018; 2022 speed skating
(gold) Kim Woo-jin 2016; 2020 archery - team
(bronze) Kim So-yeong 2020 badminton doubles
(gold) Kim Je-deok 2020 archery - mixed team; archery - team
(silver) Kim Won-ho 2024 badminton mixed doubles
Other Leaders:
3 leaders, 1 president
Leader Kim Il-sung 1948-1994 North Korea
Leader Kim Jong-il 1994-2011 North Korea
President Kim Dae-jung 1998-2003 South Korea
Leader Kim Jong-un 2011- North Korea
Saints:
5 saints
Saint Anthony Kim Song-u 1794-1840
Saint Teresa Kim 1795-1840
Saint Teresa Kim Im-i 1811-1846
Saint Columba Kim Hyo-im 1813-1839
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon 1821-1846