Yoo or You, or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as or in

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. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in

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, making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those, the most common is Ryu (Hanja: , Hangul: ),A rank 19th with 603,084 people, KOSTAT (Korea National Statistical Office), 2000. with more than six hundred thousand holders, whereas Yoo (Hanja: , Hangul: ) accounts for about one hundred thousand. The family name Yoo can be represented by any of the four

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: (), , and , each with a different meaning. In Korean, the characters and refer to (Ryu) or (Yoo) and are spelled as such because of the first

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() in Korean, whereas the characters and refer only to (Yoo). Some of these characters are used to write the

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s Liu ( or ) and Yu(). Notable (Ryu) clans include the

Munhwa Ryu clan The Munhwa Ryu clan or Munhwa Yu clan of Korea (Korean: 문화 류씨 or 문화 유씨, Hanja: 文化柳氏) is one of the great aristocratic houses of Goryeo and Joseon dynasty. Munhwa is the name of the clan seat, a township in modern-day Si ...

and the Pungsan Ryu.

History

In Korea, the Yoo lineage traces to the Xia, Han, and

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and ...

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. Holders of the surname Yu or Yoo had a reputation for charity and diligence. The largest Ryu (which is a separate clan from Yoo, but pronounced differently), the Munhwa Ryu, was founded by a man named Ch’a Tal. Ch’a's fifth great-grandfather had been involved in an attempt to overthrow the

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...

king. To avoid prosecution, the ancestor fled to Munhwa and changed his surname, first to that of his maternal grandmother, Yang, and then to Ryoo. Many years later, Ch’a Tal assisted Wang Kŏn to establish the Koryŏ Kingdom. Ch’a was recognized for his support and was rewarded accordingly. However, the historic claims that the Ch'a clans are derived from the same progenitor as Ryu Ch'a-dal have been disproven. The Munhwa Ryoo clan, along with the Andong Kwŏn clan, possess one of Korea's oldest clan genealogies. Only the character is commonly pronounced ''Ryu'' or ''Ryoo'' (). (See Munhwa Ryoo) The surname "Ryu" comes from the character meaning

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. Hence, the lineage is also sometimes called "willow Ryu" ().

Notable individuals

Historic

Ryu Cha-dal Ryu Cha-dal (류차달) is the founder of the Korean Munhwa Ryu clan. He was born in 28 August, 880AD by the lunar calendar and was named the lord (호족) of Munwha as well as given the title De-seung-gong (대승공) and his sur name by King ...

(b. circa 880) * Yu Seong-won (d. 1456), one of the

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during the

period. *

Yu Eung-bu Yu Eung-bu (?~1456) was a military official of the early Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers. Yu was born in Pocheon; his date of birth and lineage are not known with certainty. He served in the Gyeongwon ga ...

(d. 1456), of the Gigye Yoo clan originally from

Pohang Pohang () is a city in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two ...

, one of the

during the

period. * Ryu Seong-ryong (1542–1607). Well known for his JingBiRok. * Yu Hyeong-won (1622–1673). He was an early silhak scholar. *

Yu Deuk-gong Yu Deuk-gong (; 1749–1807) was a Korean scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered today for his work in recovering the history of Balhae, which had not generally been considered part of Korean history before his time. See also *Histo ...

(1749–1807), historian about Balhae. * Yu Kil-chun (1856–1914), of the Gigye Yoo clan originally from

. Independence activist. *

Il-han New Ilhan New (유일한 柳一韓, January 15, 1895March 11, 1971) was a Korean independence activist and entrepreneur. He founded La Choy Food Products, Inc. and Yuhan Co, Ltd. His original Korean name was Ilhyeong New. Early life New was bor ...

(1895–1971). Independence activist and entrepreneur. * Ryu Gwan-sun (1902–1920). She was a Korean independence activist.

Contemporary

* Yoo Ah-in (born Uhm Hong-sik), South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist *

Yu Anjin Yoo An-Jin (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea, or Hangul: 유안진) is a South Korean poet, essayist, and professor. Life Yoo An-Jin was born April 21, 1941, in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Yu graduated from Seoul Nationa ...

, South Korean poet *

Yoo Ara Yoo Ara (born September 26, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Career Pre-debut Ara was part of a training program, called 'Pre-School Girls', that wo ...

, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group

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* Yoo Byung-eun (1941-2014), South Korean businessman, inventor, and photographer * Yoo Byung-hoon South Korean Paralympian athlete *

Yoo Byung-jae Yoo Byung-jae (born May 6, 1988) is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter. Career Yoo rose to fame in 2012 when he became a writer on the third season of live sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live Korea''. He then jo ...

, South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter. * Yoo Byung-ok, South Korean football defender who played for South Korea in the

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Yoo Byung-soo Yoo Byung-Soo ( ko, 유병수, born 26 March 1988) is a South Korean football striker who plays for Thai club Chiangmai. He has been nicknamed the "Ronaldo of Wolmido", because of his spinless free-kick that resembles that of Cristiano Rona ...

, South Korean football

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Yoo Chae-ran Yoo Chae-ran (born 7 November 1992 as Yoo Hae-won Hangul: 유해원) is a South Korean badminton player who joined the South Korea national badminton team in 2011. At the Asian Championships, she won women's doubles bronze medal in 2013 and silv ...

, South Korean badminton player * Yoo Chae-yeong (1973–2014), South Korean actress, singer and radio host * Yoo Chan-wook (better known as Be'O), South Korean rapper and songwriter *

Yoo Chang-hyuk Yoo Changhyuk (born April 25, 1966) is a professional Go player in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Ko ...

, South Korean professional Go player * Yoo Chang-soon (1918-2010),

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from 4 January 1982 to 24 June 1982 and governor of the

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from 1961 to 1962. * Yoo Da-in, South Korean actress *

Yoo Dae-hyun Yoo Dae-hyun (; born 28 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as full back for Bucheon FC in K League Challenge. Career Yoo joined Tochigi SC in 2012 but left the team two years later. He made only 8 appearances in J2 League. ...

, South Korean footballer * Yoo Dae-soon, South Korean former footballer * Yoo Dong-geun, South Korean actor * Yoo Dong-kwan, South Korean former footballer * Yoo Dong-min, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Eun-hae Yoo Eun-hae (; born 2 October 1962) is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister of Education and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, along with Hong Nam-ki under President Moon Jae-in from October 2018 to 9 May 2022. Sh ...

, South Korean politician who served as the Minister of Education and ex-officio

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, along with

Hong Nam-ki Hong Nam-ki (; born 29 July 1960) is a former Minister of Economy and Finance and an Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea served under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2022. He is the longest serving Minister of Economy and Finance and De ...

under President Moon Jae-in from October 2018 to 9 May 2022 * Yoo Eun-mi, South Korean actress *

Yoo Eun-sook Yoo Eun Sook (Hangul:유은숙) is a Korean voice actor. She joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1994. Roles Broadcast TV *24 (television) (replacing Lourdes Benedicto by Season 2, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * Galux ...

, South Korean voice actor * Yoo Gun Hyung, South Korean songwriter * Yoo Hae-jin, South Korean actor *

Yoo Hae-jung Yoo Hae-jung (born October 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * * 2000 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Kore ...

, South Korean actress *

Yoo Han-joon Yoo Han-joon (Hangul: 유한준, Hanja: 柳漢俊) (born July 1, 1981 in Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do) is a retired South Korean outfielder for the KT Wiz in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Amateur career After graduati ...

, South Korean outfielder for the

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* Yoo Ha-na, South Korean actress * Yoo Hee-kwan, South Korean starting pitcher for the

Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears ( ko, 두산 베어스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) an ...

* Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress * Yoo Ho-joon, South Korean footballer * Yoo Hong-youl, South Korean football player who currently plays for TTM Lopburi in the

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Yoo Hye-min Yoo Hye-min (born 6 April 1981) is a South Korean Alpine skiing, alpine skier. She competed in the Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom, women's giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Yoo went to :ko:청주여자� ...

, South Korean alpine skier * Yoo Hye-ri, South Korean actress and model *

Yoo Hyeok-geun Yoo Hyeok-geun (born 10 May 1944) is a South Korean rowing (sport), rower. He competed in the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, men's eight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References

1944 births Living people South ...

, South Korean rower *

Yoo Hyeonjong Yoo Hyeonjong is a South Korean novelist whose works of dramatic historical fiction are well known in his native country. Life A native of Jeonju, the capital of Jeollabuk-do province, Yoo was born into a family of the Gangneung Yu lineage (bor ...

, South Korean novelist * Yoo Hyeong-jong, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Hyun Yoo Hyun (born August 1, 1984) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Suwon FC. He was a member of 2005 East Asian Games's South Korea national football team. In 2007, he joined Korea National League's side Ulsan Hyundai Mipo ...

, South Korean footballer * Yoo Hyun-goo, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Hyun-ji Yoo Hyun-ji (born 16 July 1984) is a South Korean handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass ...

, South Korean handball player * Yoo Hyun-young (better known as Hyun Young), South Korean entertainer *

Yoo Il-ho Yoo Il-ho (; born 30 March 1955) is a South Korean politician. He was the acting Prime Minister of South Korea, following Hwang Kyo-ahn's resignation from 11 May 2017 until 31 May 2017. Yoo had also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ...

, former acting Prime Minister of South Korea, former Deputy Prime Minister, and former Minister of Finance *

Yoo In-na Yoo In-na (; born June 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress and DJ. After supporting roles in '' High Kick! Through the Roof'' (2009–10) and '' Secret Garden'' (2010), she rose to fame as the lead actress in '' Queen and I'' (2012), which led to ...

, South Korean actress and DJ * Yoo In-soo, South Korean actor *

Yoo In-young Yoo Hyo-min (born January 5, 1984), professionally known as Yoo In-young (Hangul: 유인영), is a South Korean actress. Yoo began her entertainment career as a commercial model before making her acting debut in 2005. Yoo is best known for her ...

(born Yoo Hyo-min), South Korean actress *

Yoo Ja-hyo Yoo Ja Hyo (; born 1947) is a South Korean broadcaster and poet. Personal life Yoo was born in Seoul on September 13, 1947, and graduated from Seoul National University. Career In 1968, his poetry was accepted for the New Year's Literature P ...

, South Korean broadcaster and poet *

Yoo Jae-ha Yoo Jae-ha (; June 6, 1962 – November 1, 1987) was a South Korean singer and songwriter. His first and only album, ''Because I Love You'' () was released through Kakao M, Seoul Records in 1987. Yoo died in a car accident months later from the ...

(1962–1987), South Korean singer-songwriter *

Yoo Jaehoon Yoo JaeHoon is the Chairman and President of the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC). He is also working as ex-officio Commissioner of the Financial Services Commission (South Korea), and a member of the Executive Council of the Internatio ...

, former South Korean Director-General and the Controller of the

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and former

Korea Securities Depository Korea Securities Depository is the central securities depository (CSD) of Korea, providing central custody of securities, book-entry transfer, and settlement of securities transactions. KSD was established in December 6, 1974, under the Securi ...

Yoo Jae-hak Yoo Jae-hak (born 20 March 1963) is a South Korean basketball coach, formerly for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and the Korean national team, which participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He is currently Ulsan’s general manager. He also compe ...

, South Korean basketball coach for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and Korean national team * Yoo Jae-yong (1936-2009), South Korean novelist * Yoo Jae-suk, South Korean comedian, host and television personality *

Yoo Jin-ryong Yoo Jin-ryong is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture. Life and career Yoo Jin-ryong was born on September 2, 1956 in Incheon. In 1979, he graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in ...

, South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture * Yoo Jin-sun, South Korean former tennis player *

Yoo Jeong-yeon Yoo Jeong-yeon (; born 1 November 1996), known mononymously as Jeongyeon (), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Twice, a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. Early life Jeongyeon was born as Yoo Kyung-wan on 1 Novemb ...

(better known as Jeongyeon), South Korean singer and member of girl group

Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...

Yoo Je-won Yoo Je-won () is a South Korean television director best known for his television dramas series ''High School King of Savvy'' (2014), '' Oh My Ghost'' (2015), ''Abyss'' (2019) and ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' (2020). Also with his most recent Netflix h ...

, South Korean TV director *

Yoo Je-yoon Yoo Je-yoon is a South Korean actor, model and singer. He is known for his role in movies such as '' Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum'', ''Extreme Job ''Extreme Job'' () is a 2019 South Korean action comedy film directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring ...

, South Korean actor, model, and singer *

Yoo Ji-hoon Yoo Ji-hoon (; born 9 June 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC (Hangul: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K ...

, South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for

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Yoo Ji-no Yoo Ji-No (born November 6, 1989) is a South Korean football player who plays for Suwon FC. Career Yoo joined Busan IPark from Jeonnam Dragons in 2013. A versatile defender or midfielder, Yoo became a regular at right wing-back for Busan durin ...

, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Ji-tae Yoo Ji-tae (born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and '' Ditt ...

, South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter *

Yoo Jong-hyun Yoo Jong-hyun (; Hanja: 劉宗賢; born 14 March 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays as defender for FC Anyang in the K League 2. Club career Yoo was selected in the priority pick of the 2011 K-League Draft by Gwangju FC Gwangju F ...

, South Korean footballer who plays as defender for

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in the

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Yoo Joon-young Yoo Joon-young (; born 17 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for Bucheon FC 1995 in K League Challenge. Career Yoo was selected by Bucheon FC Bucheon FC 1995 (Hangul: 부천 FC 1995) is a South Korean profess ...

, South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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Yoo Jun-sang Yoo Jun-sang (born November 28, 1969) is a South Korean actor and singer. Yoo is best known for starring in the Hong Sang-soo films '' Ha Ha Ha'' (2010), ''The Day He Arrives'' (2011), and ''In Another Country'' (2012). He was also praised for h ...

, South Korean actor and singer *

Yoo Jun-soo Yoo Jun-Soo (; born 8 May 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for PT Prachuap in the Thai League 1. Club career Yoo, a draftee from the 2011 K-League draft intake, was selected by Incheon United for the 2011 season. His professional ...

, South Korean footballer who plays for PT Prachuap in the

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Yoo Jung-ju Yoo Jung-ju (; born 13 December 1975) is a South Korean animator currently serving as a Democratic member of National Assembly. Yoo runs the animator company Gotagi () and previously led the Korea Animation Industry Association. In the 2020 g ...

, South Korean animator currently serving as a Democratic member of

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Yoo Juhyun Yoo Juhyun (; 1921–1982) was a South Korean novelist. He was a prolific writer, having written 26 full-length novels and over 100 novellas and short stories. His early works were mostly devoted to social issues, but the majority of his works si ...

, South Korean novelist * Yoo Jung-hyun, South Korean television personality and politician *

Yoo Jung-nam Yoo Jung-nam (also ''Yu Jeong-nam'', ko, 유 정남; born 12 September 1983) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He represented his nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of four m ...

, South Korean swimmer *

Yoo Kee-heung Yoo Kee-heung ( ko, 유기흥; born 1947) is a Korean football manager and former player. A full-back (association football), full-back, Yoo represented South Korea national football team, South Korea as a player during the 1974 World Cup qua ...

, Korean football manager and former fullback player *

Yoo Ki-hong Yoo Ki-hong (born March 24, 1988) is a South Korean former professional cyclist. Major results ;2009 : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Korea ;2010 : 1st Overall Daetongryeonggi Gapyeong Stage Race ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Korea ;2011 : 1st Stage 7 ...

, South Korean former professional cyclist *

Yoo Ki-hyun Yoo Ki-hyun (; born November 22, 1993), better known mononymously as Kihyun, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a vocalist in the South Korean boy group Monsta X from Mnet's survival show ''No.Mercy'', which debuted under Starship ...

, South Korean singer and member of boy group

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, South Korean former footballer * Yoo Kyoung-youl, former South Korean footballer *

Yoo Man-kee Yoo Man-Kee (; born 22 March 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for Goyang Hi FC in K League Challenge. Career He joined Suwon FC after graduation. He was selected by Goyang Hi FC in 2013 K League draft. He made his pr ...

, South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for Goyang Hi FC in

Yoo Mi Yoo Mi (born 9 May 1986 in Seoul) is a former South Korean tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 299, and a best doubles ranking of 203, both achieved on 8 September 2014. Yoo made her WTA Tour debut at the 2009 ...

, former South Korean tennis player *

Yoo Min-kyu Yoo Min-kyu (born September 18, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Career Yoo began working as a runway and magazine model in 2006. He then joined and won the audition competition ''Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy'' in 2011, which led to his acting ...

, South Korean actor *

Yoo Min-hyeon Yoo Min-hyeon (born September 27, 1994) is a South Korean male curler. At the international level, he is a . Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links * *Video: Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Gangw ...

, South Korean curler * Yoo Myung-hee, South Korean politician and Minister for Trade * Yoo Na-ul (stage name Naul), South Korean singer * Yoo Nam-kyu, South Korea former table tennis player who competed in the 1988, the

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, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics *

Yoo Nam-seok Yoo Nam-seok (; born 1 May 1957) is the 7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea. Early life Born in Mokpo, Jeonnam Province of South Korea, Yoo Nam-Seok graduated from Seoul National University college of law. He passed the 23rd N ...

7th

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* Yu Oh-seong, South Korean actor *

Yoo Ok-ryul Yoo Ok-ryul (born 1 March 1973) is a Korean former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Education * Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a ...

, South Korean former gymnast * Yoo Sang-chul (1971–2021), South Korean football manager and player * Yoo Sang-hee, South Korean former female badminton player * Yoo Sang-joon, North Korean defector with South Korean citizenship *

Yoo Sang-yeol Yoo Sang-yeol ( ko, 유상열; 10 September 1940 – 14 February 2022) was a South Korean public official. An independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a ...

(1940-2022), South Korean public official, who served as Vice-Minister of Construction * Yoo Se-hyung, South Korean actor * Yoo Se-rye, South Korean actress * Yoo Se-yoon, South Korean comedian and television comedy show host * Yoo Seon-ho, South Korean singer, actor and model *

Yoo Seong-min Yoo Seong-min (, born 7 January 1958), also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is former a member of the Korean Parliament and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidenti ...

, South Korean economist and politician (former member of the South Korean Parliament) *

Yoo Seung-ho Yoo Seung-ho (; born August 17, 1993) is a South Korean actor who rose to fame as a child actor in the film '' The Way Home'' (2002). Since then, he has starred in many television series and movie films as a child and teenager. After his two-yea ...

, South Korean actor * Yoo Seung-jun, Korean-American singer and actor * Yoo Seung-yeon (better known as Gong Seung-yeon), South Korean actress * Yoo Seung-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist * Yoo Si-ah (stage name YooA), South Korean singer and member of girl group

Oh My Girl Oh My Girl (, also stylized as OH MY GIRL and OMG) is a South Korean girl group formed by WM Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Yubin and Arin. Originally an eight-piece group, JinE left the ...

Yoo Song-hwa Yoo Song-hwa (; born 6 April 1968) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Director of the Chunchugwan Press Center at the Blue House under President Moon Jae-in - the third woman to assume such post. Upon the beginning of Moon's ...

, South Korean politician previously served as the Director of the Chunchugwan Press Center at the Blue House under President Moon Jae-in * Yoo Soo-Young (born Shū Kunimitsu, also known as Shoo), Japanese actress and singer * Yoo So-young, South Korean actress and former member of girl group After School *

Yoo Soo-hyun Yoo Soo-Hyun (; born 13 May 1986) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for FC Anyang in K League 2 The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contes ...

, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Su-bin Yoo Su-bin (born 6 November 1992) is a South Korean actor. Career Yoo made his drama debut in ''Prison Playbook ''Prison Playbook'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Shin Won-ho and starring Park Hae-soo and Jung K ...

, South Korean actor * Yoo Sun-hee, South Korean female speed skater * Yoo Sun-young, South Korean professional golfer * Yoo Sung-eun (better known as U Sung-eun), South Korean singer * Yoo Sung-je, South Korean ice hockey goaltender *

Yoo Sung-yeon Yoo Sung-Yeon (born 19 April 1976) is a Korean former judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Mille ...

, South Korean former

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...

ka *

Yoo Won-chul Yoo Won-chul (; born 20 July 1984) is a South Korean gymnast. Yoo was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games. As an individual, he won a silver medal at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnast ...

, South Korean gymnast * Yoo Won-jeong, paralympic boccia player * Yoo Won-sang, South Korean baseball player *

Yoo Wook-jin Yoo Wook-Jin (born August 13, 1985) is a South Korean footballer ( striker) who last played for Persiram Raja Ampat Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Raja Ampat, commonly known as Persiram Raja Ampat, or Persiram, was an Indonesian professiona ...

, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Yang-joon Yoo Yang-Joon (born September 22, 1985) is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He had only one match at Korean League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South ...

, South Korean footballer *

Yoo Ye-bin Yoo Ye-bin (born January 30, 1992) is a South Korean beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the Physical attractiveness, physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have no ...

, South Korean beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant * Yoo Yeon-jung, South Korean singer, member of girl groups I.O.I and

Cosmic Girls WJSN (; ), also known as Cosmic Girls, is a South Korean girl group formed by Starship Entertainment. The group debuted on February 25, 2016, with the extended play '' Would You Like?'' and with twelve members: Seola, Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Soo ...

* Yoo Yeon-mi, South Korean actress * Yoo Yeon-seok (born Ahn Yeon-seok), South Korean actor * Yoo Yeon-seong, South Korean professional

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player *

Yoo Yeon-seung Yoo Yeon-seung (; born 21 December 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yangju Citizen FC in the K3 League. Career Yoo was selected by Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티 ...

, South Korean footballer * Yoo Yeon-soo (better known as Ha Yeon-soo), South Korean actress * Yoo Yong-sung, South Korean retired badminton player * Yoo Yoon-sik, South Korean volleyball player *

You Young You Young ( Hangul: 유영; born May 27, 2004) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, a four-time Challenger series medalist, and a five-time South Korean n ...

, South Korean figure skater * Yoo Young-chul, South Korean serial killer, rapist, and cannibal * Yoo Young-ho, South Korean sculptor *

Yoo Young-jae Yoo Young-jae (; born January 24, 1994), also known mononymously as Youngjae, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to it ...

, South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group B.A.P *

Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f ...

, South Korean songwriter and record producer * Yoo Young-sil, South Korean retired football player *

Yoo Youngkuk Yoo Youngkuk (; also known as YYK) was a pioneer of Korean abstract art and Korean modern art in general. He began abstract art in the 1930s when he was a student at the Bunka Gakuin art school in Tokyo. Interacting with avant-garde artists and par ...

, South Korean artist in Korea's postwar art history (pioneer of Korean abstract art and Korean modern art) *

You Hee-yeol You Hee-yeol (; born April 19, 1971) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio disk jockey, and the host of ''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook''. He is the founder of the record label Antenna Music and the sole member of the project band Toy. Biog ...

, South Korean singer-songwriter * Yu In-chon, South Korean actor and former Minister of Ministry of Culture and Tourism * Ryoo Ryong, South Korean scientist * Ryoo Seung-bum, South Korean actor *

Ryoo Seung-wan Ryoo Seung-wan (born December 15, 1973) is a South Korean film director. Early life Ryoo Seung-wan was born in 1973 in Onyang, a small town in South Chungcheong Province. With the choice of domestic films mostly limited to propaganda and hoste ...

, South Korean director * Ryu Deok-hwan, South Korean actor * Ryu Hwayoung, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group

T-ARA T-ara (; ko, 티아라) are a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment in 2009, consists of four members: Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their close partners ...

* Ryu Hyo-young, South Korean actress, model and rapper, former member of co-ed group Coed School and girl group F-ve Dolls * Ryu Hye-young, South Korean actress and model * Hyun-Jin Ryu, South Korean professional baseball player * Ryu Hyun-kyung, South Korean actress *

Ryu Jin Ryu Jin (born Im Yoo-jin on November 16, 1972) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television drama *''Be My Dream Family'' (KBS, 2021) *''Homemade Love Story'' as Son Jeong-hoo (KBS, 2020–21) *''Run, Jang-mi'' (SBS, 2014-2015) *'' Into ...

(born Im Yoo-jin), South Korean actor * Ryu Jun-yeol, South Korean actor * Ryu Sang-gu, also known as Deepflow, South Korean rapper and music producer *

Ryu Se-ra Ryu Se-ra (, born October 3, 1987), also known by the mononym Sera (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter signed under the self-founded agency OCTO. She is a former leader and main vocalist of South Korean girl group Nine Muses. Career 20 ...

, South Korean singer and former member of girl group Nine Muses * Ryu Seung-Min, South Korean professional table tennis player *

Ryu Seung-ryong Ryu Seung-ryong (born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined '' Miracle in Cell N ...

, South Korean actor * Ryu Seung-soo, South Korean actor * Ryu Seung-Woo, South Korean football player * Ryu Shikun, South Korean professional Go player *

Ryu Si-won Ryu Si-won (; born 6 October 1972) is a South Korean actor and singer. After he made his debut in the KBS drama ''Feeling'' in 1994, Ryu pursued a singing career. He was convicted of stalking his wife (now ex wife) in 2013. Early life Ryu was ...

, South Korean actor and singer *

Ryu So-yeon Ryu So-yeon (Korean 유소연, RR ''Ryu So-yeon'', MR ''Ryu Soyŏn'', ; born 29 June 1990), also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She is a two-time major win ...

, South Korean professional golfer *

Ryu Soo-young Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...

(born Eo Nam-seon), South Korean actor * Ryu Su-jeong (better known as Sujeong), South Korean singer and member of girl group Lovelyz * Ryu Sung-min, South Korean rapper * Rhyu Si-min, South Korean politician who served as the 44th Minister of Health and Welfare *

Ryu Jae-kuk Ryu Jae-kuk (; ; born May 30, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea), also known as Jae Kuk Ryu, is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays and in the KBO League for the LG T ...

, South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the

Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home ve ...

* Aaron Yoo, Korean-American actor * Christine Yoo, Korean-American writer, director, producer and filmmaker *

Christopher Yoo (chess player) Christopher Woojin Yoo (born December 19, 2006) is an American chess grandmaster. He became the youngest International Master in American history in February 2019 until surpassed by Abhimanyu Mishra later in 2019. Chess career In March/April 2 ...

, Korean-American chess Grandmaster *

Christopher Yoo Christopher S. Yoo is the John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the founding director of the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition. H ...

, professor of Law, Communication, and Computer and Information Science at the

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and olde ...

Daniel Yoo Daniel Yoo (born 25 September 1985) is a South Korean former tennis player. Yoo has a career high ATP singles ranking of 326 achieved on 13 June 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 425 achieved on 15 August 2011. Yoo made ...

, Korean-American retired

U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through comb ...

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

and former commander of

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabili ...

, Korean-American former tennis player * David Yoo, Korean-American fiction writer * Esther Yoo, Korean-American violinist * Jae Yoo, South Korean model *

John Yoo John Choon Yoo (; born July 10, 1967) is a Korean-born American legal scholar and former government official who serves as the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Yoo became known for his legal opinions ...

, Korean-born American professor of law at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

and former member of the U.S. Justice Department's

Office of Legal Counsel The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) is an office in the United States Department of Justice that assists the Attorney General's position as legal adviser to the President and all executive branch agencies. It drafts legal opinions of the Attorney ...

* Miri Yu,

Zainichi Korean comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South ...

playwright, novelist, and essayist *

Richard Yoo Richard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the web hosting company Rackspace, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach. Richard Yoo was born in Houston, Texas. Life Born in Houston, Texa ...

, Korean-American entrepreneur, the co-founder/former CEO of the web hosting company

Rackspace Rackspace Technology, Inc. is an American cloud computing company based in Windcrest, Texas, an inner suburb of San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Blacksburg, Virginia, and Austin, Texas, as well as in Australia, Canada, United ...

, and the founder/former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach *

Scott Yoo Scott Yoo (born April 25, 1971) is an American conductor and violinist. He was appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra in 2016. He hosts the PBS TV series ''Now Hear This''. Early life Yoo w ...

, American conductor and violinist *

Yung Wook Yoo Yung Wook Yoo (born December 27, 1977) is a South Korean pianist, winner of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition. Biography Born in Seoul on December 27, 1977, Yoo started studying piano in South Korea and then moved ...

, South Korean pianist

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