Celebrities from North Korea
North Korea: 14 memorial pages
of people who were born or died here, were laid to rest here, or came from North Korea
Memorial
Akira Takarada
04/29/1934 – 03/14/2022
87 years
Japanese actor
Memorial
Charles Robert Jenkins
02/18/1940 – 12/11/2017
77 years
United States Army soldier
Memorial
Kim Jong-nam
05/10/1971 – 02/13/2017
45 years
Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Memorial
Sun Myung Moon
01/06/1920 – 09/02/2012
92 years
Korean religious leader
Memorial
Pak Seung-zin
01/11/1941 – 08/05/2011
70 years
North Korean footballer
Memorial
Hwang Jang-yop
02/17/1923 – 10/10/2010
87 years
North Korean politician and defector
Memorial
Hong Song-nam
10/02/1929 – 03/31/2009
79 years
North Korean politician
Memorial
Pak Song-chol
09/02/1913 – 10/28/2008
95 years
North Korean politician
Memorial
Shin Sang-ok
10/11/1926 – 04/11/2006
79 years
South Korean film producer and director
Memorial
Ko Yong-hi
06/26/1952 – 08/13/2004
52 years
Consort of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il
Memorial
Lee Yoo-hyung
01/21/1911 – 01/29/2003
92 years
Japanese and South Korean association football player
Memorial
Sohn Kee-chung
08/29/1914 – 11/15/2002
88 years
South Korean marathon runner
Memorial
Choi Hong-hi
11/09/1918 – 06/15/2002
83 years
Korean army general and martial artist
Memorial
Chung Ju-yung
11/25/1915 – 03/21/2001
85 years
South Korean businessman