Gyeon Hwon

male, deceased (936)
Gyeon Hwon was the king and founder of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. Some records render his name as "Jin Hwon" (진훤). He was...

Kim Bu-Sik

male
Kim Busik (1075-1151) was an official and a scholar during Korea's Goryeo period. He is best known for compiling the "Samguk Sagi", the oldest...
Baek Sang Seung

Baek Sang Seung

male
Baek Sang Seung (b. December 12, 1935 in Gyeongju) is the mayor of Gyeongju, South Korea. He was elected to the post in 2002. He is a member of the...

Gyeongae Of Silla

male, deceased (927)
Gyeongae of Silla (d. 927, r. 924-927) was the 55th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of King Sindeok by Princess Uiseong, and...

Gyeongsun Of Silla

male, deceased (978)
Gyeongsun of Silla (d. 978, r. 927-935) was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. A sixth-generation descendant of King...
Choe Jun

Choe Jun

male, deceased (1970)
Choe Jun (1884-1970) was a businessman and philanthropist in early 20th-century Korea. He was born in Gyeongju, in present-day South Korea. His...

Park Mok-Wol

male
Park Mok-Wol (1916-1978) was a Korean writer. He was born in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea. He was a professor at...
Kim Daeseong

Kim Daeseong

male
Kim Daeseong (700-774) was a chief minister of Silla during the reign of King Seongdeok in the Unified Silla period. He was the son of a previous...

Michu Of Silla

male, deceased (261)
Michu of Silla was the thirteenth ruler of the Korean state of Silla (262-284). He was the first king of the Kim clan to sit on the Silla throne;...
Choe Chiwon

Choe Chiwon

male, 1152 years old
Choe Chiwon (857-10th century) was a noted Korean Confucian official, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period (668-935). He studied...