Namesakes
Anthony Kim Song-u
(m) 1794-1840 
Saints
Teresa Kim
(f) 1795-1840
Saints
Teresa Kim Im-i
(f) 1811-1846
Saints
Columba Kim Hyo-im
(f) 1813-1839
Saints
Andrew Kim Taegon
(m) 1821-1846
Saints
Kim Il-sung
(m) 1912-1994
Other Leaders 1948-1994 North Korea (leader)
Kim Dae-jung
(m) 1925-2009
Nobel Prize Winners 2000 (peace)
Other Leaders 1998-2003 South Korea (president)
Kim Jong-il
(m) 1941-2011
Other Leaders 1994-2011 North Korea (leader)
Nellie Kim
(f) 1957-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 artistic gymnastics (silver/gold)
Kim Jin-ho
(f) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 archery - individual (bronze)
Kim Hwa-soon
(f) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
Kim Eun-sook
(f) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
Kim Young-hee
(f) 1963-2023
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
Kim Moon-soo
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1992 badminton doubles (gold)
Daniel Dae Kim
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kim Ki-tae
(m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (bronze)
Kim Kyung-wook
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1996 archery - individual; archery - team (gold)
Kim Soo-nyung
(f) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992; 2000 archery - individual; archery - team (gold/silver/bronze)
Kim Tae-gyun
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (bronze)
Kim Han-soo
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (bronze)
Sandra Kim
(f) 1972-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1986 Belgium
Notable Musicians
Kim Min-jae
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (gold)
Kim Bo-ram
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 1996 archery - team (silver)
Yunjin Kim
(f) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kim Jo-sun
(f) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996 archery - team (gold)
Kim Dong-moon
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000; 2004 badminton mixed doubles; badminton doubles (gold/bronze)
Kim Dong-joo
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2008 baseball (bronze/gold)
Kim Jong-su
(m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2004 shooting (bronze)
Kim Soo-kyung
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (bronze)
Kim Chung-tae
(m) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2000 archery - team (gold)
Kim Nam-soon
(f) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2000 archery - individual; archery - team (silver/gold)
Teo Yoo
(a.k.a. Kim) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kim Jung-hwan
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 fencing (gold)
Kim Jong-un
(m) 1984-
Other Leaders 2011- North Korea (leader)
Claudia Kim
(f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kim Jae-bum
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 judo (silver/gold)
Kim Jong-hyun
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2012 shooting (silver)
Kim Chang-soo
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Kim Hyun-joong
(m) 1986-
Notable Musicians
Kim Hyun-soo
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (gold)
Joel Kim Booster
(m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Kim Ji-yeon
(f) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 fencing (gold)
Kim Shin-wook
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Kim Kwang-hyun
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (gold)
Kim Un-guk
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 weightlifting (gold)
Kim Hyeon-woo
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 Greco-Roman wrestling (gold)
Kim Kee-hee
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Kim Hyun-sung
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Kim Bo-kyung
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Kim Young-gwon
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Kim Yuna
(f) 1990-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 figure skating (gold/silver)
Kim Seung-gyu
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Kim Bub-min
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 archery - team (bronze)
Kim Hyun-ah
(f) 1992-
Notable Musicians
Kim Woo-jin
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2016; 2020 archery - team (gold)
Kim So-yeong
(f) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2020 badminton doubles (bronze)
Kim Jang-mi
(f) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2012 shooting (gold)
Kim Ji-won
(f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kim Cheol-min
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2014 speed skating (silver)
Kim Seok-jin
(m) 1992-
Notable Musicians
Kim "RM" Nam-joon
(m) 1994-
Notable Musicians
Harry Kim
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1995 Star Trek: Voyager
Kim A-lang
(f) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2014; 2018; 2022 speed skating (gold/silver)
Kim "V" Tae-hyung
(m) 1995-
Notable Musicians
Jennie
(a.k.a. Kim) (f) 1996-
Notable Musicians
Kim Won-ho
(m) 1999-
Olympic Medalists 2024 badminton mixed doubles (silver)
Lane Kim
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Gilmore Girls
Kim Je-deok
(m) 2004-
Olympic Medalists 2020 archery - mixed team; archery - team (gold)