Talk:List of people with the Korean family name Kim

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Move proposal

I removed

for the reasons stated at talk:kim#Move proposal. Discuss there if necessary.
--Jerzy•t 06:02, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Material removed elsewhere

The following entries are moved here from the Dab Kim, where they violated WP:MoSDab#Given names or surnames, in case there is info not adequately represented on the accompanying article.

==Sports==

Anthony Kim, PGA golfer
Birdie Kim, LPGA golfer
Byung-Hyun Kim, baseball player
Christina Kim, LPGA golfer
Kevin Kim, American tennis player in ATP.
Mi Hyun Kim, LPGA golfer
Nellie Kim, USSR gymnast
Rikidōzan (Kim Sin-Nak), professional wrestler
Kim Yu-Na, South Korean figure skater

==Politics==

Harry Kim (politician), the first Korean American mayor elected in the United States
Mike Kim (born 1976), American activist
Kim Dae-jung (1925–2009), former South Korean president
Kim Gu, last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Kim Il-sung, former North Korean leader
Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader
Kim Yong-il, Premier of North Korea
Kim Yong-nam, President of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea
Kim Young-sam, former South Korean president

==Artists==

André Kim, fashion designer
Andy Kim, singer
Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
Hyung-tae Kim, Korean artist
Jacqueline Kim, actress
Scott Kim, artist and puzzle maker
Yuliy Kim, Russian singer and songwriter
Yu Yeon Kim, international curator
Kim Hee-sun, actress and singer
Kim Hyun Jung, Korean pop singer
Kim Tae-Hee, actress
Kim Yoon-jin, Korean-American actress

==Other people==

Daul Kim (1989–2009), South Korean model
Jaegwon Kim, philosopher
Kim Jaegyu, South Korean military and intelligence officer
Kim Soon-kwon, South Korean maize specialist
Kim Sun-il, a man beheaded in Iraq

(The entries deserve individual attention as to whether the surname is actually Korean-derived; Nellie, Yuliy, and Andy seem likely exceptions to the Korean origin.)
--Jerzy•t 07:03, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good work, Jerzy. Nellie and Yuliy's articles do state their fathers' Korean origins, so I added them back here. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]