22 Notable alumni of
Yeungnam University
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Yeungnam University is 1178th in the world, 254th in Asia, and 26th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Yeungnam University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Shin Tae-yong
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- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Shin Tae-yong is a South Korean former professional footballer and manager who is currently coaching the Indonesia national football team. He is the first man to win the Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League as both player and manager, having won the 1995 Asian Club Championship and the 2010 AFC Champions League with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
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Park So-jin
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- dancersingeractor
- Biography
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Park So-jin, better known mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Girl's Day.
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Lee Hee-joon
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Lee Hee-joon is a South Korean actor.
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Cho Won-jin
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- politician
- Biography
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Cho Won-jin is a South Korean conservative pro-Park Geun-hye politician who served as the break-away Saenuri Party's presidential candidate in the 2017 presidential election. He had been a member of the Liberty Korea Party prior to that, representing Dalseo District, Daegu in the National Assembly since first being elected in the 2008 elections. Cho vowed to become "a patriotic president to set the Republic of Korea straight", and pledged to boost the status of the country's war heroes and "correct distortions" in public education allegedly resulting from the domination of teaching unions, traditionally leftist. He is a pro-China and supports common economic development between China and South Korea. He also supports Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping and his anti-corruption campaign. He has also met with Xi Jinping in 2009 as member of National Assembly. He has also previously lived and worked in China for over 15 years.
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Joo Ho-young
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- politician
- Biography
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Joo Ho-young is a South Korean judge and politician who served as the interim Chairman of the conservative United Future Party (UFP)/People Power Party (PPP) in May 2020, and again from 8 to 30 April 2021. He has been the incumbent Member of the National Assembly for Suseong 1st constituency since 2020; before that, he represented for 2nd constituency from 2004 to 2020. He was the Minister for Special Affairs under the President Lee Myung-bak from 2009 to 2010.
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Sung Jae-gi
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- autobiographerentrepreneurhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Sung Jae-gi was a South Korean men's rights activist. Sung founded and was the first chairman of Man of Korea, a men's rights group advocating the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family—whose Korean name (여성부; 女性部) translates as "Ministry of Women"—and demanded compensation for the South Korean military-service requirement.
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Chiu Chuang-huan
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- 1925-2020 (aged 95)
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- politician
- Biography
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Chiu Chuang-huan was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984.
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Son Jun-ho
- Occupations
- association football player
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Son Jun-ho is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, most recently for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. In May 2023, Son was detained for a suspected case of match fixing, and was subsequently released by the club.
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Kim Jae-bak
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Kim Jae-bak is a South Korean former professional baseball shortstop and manager. Nicknamed the "Ground Fox," he batted and threw right-handed. He played ten seasons in the KBO League, for the MBC Cheongryong/LG Twins from 1982 to 1991, and for the Pacific Dolphins in 1992. As manager of the Hyundai Unicorns from 1996 to 2006, he guided the team to four Korean Series championships.
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Jun Hye-sook
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- politician
- Biography
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Jun Hye-sook is a South Korean politician in the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea, and a member-elect of the National Assembly representing Gwangjin, Seoul. She was previously a party list member of the Assembly from 2008 to 2012.
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Kim Kwan-yong
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- 1942-.. (age 82)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim Kwan-yong has been the 29th, 30th and 31st governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea. He is currently the 20th Executive Vice-President of the National Unification Advisory Council since 11 October 2022. He was also the mayor of Gumi from 1995 to 1997, serving again in 2006. He is a member of the Grand National Party.
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Kim Seung-dae
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- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Seung-dae is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Pohang Steelers.
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Lee Myung-joo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lee Myung-joo is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Incheon United.
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Lee Jong-wook
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Lee Jong-wook is a South Korean outfielder who plays for the Doosan Bears in the Korean professional baseball league.
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Kim Won-il
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- prose writerwriter
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Kim Won-il is a South Korean writer.
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Sin Jin-ho
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Sin Jin-ho is a South Korean footballer who plays for Pohang Steelers as midfielder.
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Lim Chae-min
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- association football player
- Biography
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Lim Chai-Min is a South Korean footballer who plays as centre back for Jeju United.
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Jung Won-jin
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- association football player
- Biography
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Jung Won-jin is a South Korean football player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Busan IPark in the K League 2.
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Ryu Jae-moon
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- association football player
- Biography
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Ryu Jae-moon is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Seoul.
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Maeng Seong-ung
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- association football player
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Maeng Seong-ung is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
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Kim Jae-gang
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- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Kim Jae-Gang is a South Korean heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Championships. Kim has a degree in physical education from the Yeungnam University. In 2014 he was named the Best Athlete of the Year by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Council in Republic of Korea.
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Choi Kyoung-sik
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- para table tennis player
- Biography
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Choi Kyoung-sik is a South Korean para table tennis coach and former player. He has won five medals in three Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).
