Korean clan from Gwangju
TheGwangsan Kim clan (Korean : 광산 김씨 Hanja : 光山 金氏 bon-gwan located in Gwangsan, present-dayGwangju .[ 1]
The members of the Gwangsan Kim clan are the descendants of Kim Hŭng-gwang (Korean : 김흥광 Hanja : 金興光 King Sinmu of Silla , the 45th monarch of theSilla .
The family has produced eminentNeo-Confucian scholars during theJoseon Dynasty , includingKim Jang-saeng ,Kim Jip , andKim Man-jung .
Kim Jang-saeng (1548–1631), Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, and writerKim Jip (1574–1656), Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, and writerKim Man-jung (1637–1692), Korean novelist and politicianMaria Kim (1891–1944), Korean independence activist[ 2] Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), South Korean cardinal[ 3] Kim Yong-san (1922–2011), South Korean businessman[ 3] Kim Chunsu (1922–2004), South Korean poet[ 4] [ 5] Kim Yong Sop (1936–2020), South Korean historian[ 6] Kim Woo-choong (1936–2019), South Korean businessman[ 3] Kim Yong-gun (born 1946), South Korean actor[ 4] Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (born 1947), South Korean Roman Catholic prelate[ 7] Kim Jang-soo (born 1948), South Korean general and politician[ 4] Do-ol (born Kim Yong-ok, 1948), South Korean academic[ 7] Kim Hwang-sik (born 1948), South Korean politician[ 4] Kim Kap-soo (born 1957), South Korean actor[ 7] Kim Eung-soo (born 1961), South Korean actor[ 8] Kim Seon-dong (politician, born 1963) , South Korean politician[ 9] Kim Sang-joong (born 1965), South Korean actor[ 10] Kim Soo-ro (born 1970), South Korean actor[ 11] Kim Taek-soo (born 1970), South Korean table tennis player[ 4] Suki Kim (born 1970), Korean-American journalist and writer[ 12] Kim Myung-min (born 1972), South Korean actor[ 10] Kim Tae-ho (television director) (born 1975), South Korean television director[ 7] Eugene (actress) (born Kim Yoo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress and singer[ 7] Hyun Bin (born Kim Tae-pyung, 1982), South Korean actor[ 7] Kim Ah-joong (born 1982), South Korean actress[ 4] Paul Kim (musician, born 1988) , South Korean singer-songwriter[ 13] Uee (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress[ 14] Solar (singer) (born Kim Yong-sun, 1991), South Korean singer, member of girl group Mamamoo[ 11] Jin (singer) (born Kim Seok-jin, 1992), South Korean singer, member of boy band BTS[ 15] V (singer) (born Kim Tae-hyung, 1995), South Korean singer, member of boy band BTS[ 13] [ 15] ^ "광산김씨(光山金氏) - 한국향토문화전자대전" .Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture ^ " .The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved28 February 2023 .^a b c "광산김씨" .JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved15 October 2020 .^a b c d e f "[김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서] 광산김씨" .Segye Ilbo . Retrieved24 May 2021 .^ "대한민국헌정회" .rokps.or.kr . Retrieved9 June 2021 .^ Kim, Nuri (January 2024)."Between Family, Nation, and Scholarship: Negotiating Ancestral Origins in Post-1945 South Korea" .Journal of Family History .49 (1):60– 74.doi :10.1177/03631990231183666 ISSN 0363-1990 . Retrieved10 April 2024 . ^a b c d e f 이, 경엽."스카이데일리, 김수환 추기경 가문, 왕건의 개국공신 명문가" .Sky eDaily (in Korean). Retrieved10 April 2024 . ^ "김응수 "하정우, 같은 '광산 김가'→족보상 손자뻘" 영화 '피랍' 적극 홍보까지 ('라스')" .The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved23 June 2023 .^ "Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society" .rokps.or.kr . Retrieved4 July 2023 .^a b 김지민." .www.metroseoul.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved18 December 2022 . ^a b 조윤선." .The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved15 October 2020 . ^ Kim, Suki (2014).Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among The Sons Of North Korea's Elite (First ed.). New York: Crown. pp. 47– 50.ISBN 9780307720658 ^a b "폴킴, 사석에서 만난 방탄소년단 "뷔와 본명 같아" .Kukmin Ilbo . Retrieved10 June 2021 .^ 차, 윤주 (2019-03-18)." .Maeil Broadcasting Network . Retrieved2021-04-10 . ^a b Cho, Yong-gun (23 March 2024)."[WHY] Are all Kims related?" .Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved17 March 2025 . 
