- female
- Jang Geum (fl. early 16th century) is the reputed only female Royal Physician in Korean history. She was mentioned about seven times in the "Annals...
- male, deceased (1598)
- Yi Sun-sin, also commonly transliterated Yi Soon-shin, was a Korean naval leader noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the...
- female
- Hwang Jin-i (1520c.-1560c.), also known by her kisaeng name Myeongwol, is the most legendary kisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the...
- female, deceased (1895)
- Empress Myeogseong, (referred to as "Queen" Min by Japanese sources), was one of the wives of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty of...
- male, deceased (1759)
- Jeong Seon was a well-known Korean landscape painter, also known as by his pen name Gyeomjae (meaning "humble study"). He was one of the few known...
- male
- Yi Hwang was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I (Yulgok)....
- male, deceased (1584)
- Yi I (December 26, 1536-1584) was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older...
- male, deceased (1408)
- Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Sung-gye, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korean antiquity, and the...
- male, deceased (1450)
- Sejong the Great (May 6 1397 - May 18 1450, r. 1418 - 1450) was the fourth king of the Choson Dynasty of Korea. He is best remembered for creating...
- male, deceased (1898)
- The Daewon-gun, or formally Heungseon Heonui Daewon-wang was the title of Lee Ha-eung, who was the regent of Joseon during much of the later 19th...
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