Hwang (Korean name)
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| Hwang (Korean name) | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
황
|
| Hanja: |
黃
|
| Revised Romanization: | Hwang |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Hwang |
Hwang, occasionally spelled Whang, is a common Korean family name. Hwangs make up roughly 1.5% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 644,294 in that country.
[edit] Famous Hwangs
- Dennis Hwang, graphic artist.
- Hwang Jin-i, famous kisaeng
- Hwang Mi Ri, manhwa creator
- Hwang Young-Cho, a former South Korean athlete.
- Hwang Yu-mi, a South Korean badminton player.
- Hwang Jang-Lee - a Korean martial artist and film actor.
- Hwang Mi Ri - a Korean manhwa creator.
- Hwang Sun-Hong - a former Korean professional football player.
- Hwang Sun-won - a defining figure of modern Korean literature.
- Hwang Seong-gyeong - a fictional character from the Soul Series of fighting video games.
- Hwang Woo-Suk - a disgraced Korean biomedical scientist
- David Henry Hwang - American playwright.
- Jun Hwang - Korean musician
