ACTOR

Gong Yoo

1979 - Today

Gong Yoo

Gong Ji-cheol (Korean: 공지철; born July 10, 1979), known professionally as Gong Yoo (공유), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series Coffee Prince (2007), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), the Netflix series Squid Game (2021–2025), and the films Silenced (2011), Train to Busan (2016) and The Age of Shadows (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gong Yoo is the 1,361st most popular actor (up from 2,138th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 140th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gong Yoo ranks 1,361 out of 13,578. Before him are Basil Rathbone, Rakhee Gulzar, Melvyn Douglas, Lyudmila Gurchenko, James Remar, and Rosanna Arquette. After him are Leif Erickson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Laura Linney, Rachel Félix, Tina Aumont, and Mimi Rogers.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Basil Rathbone
1892 - 1967
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,355
Rakhee Gulzar
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,356
Melvyn Douglas
1901 - 1981
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,357
Lyudmila Gurchenko
1935 - 2011
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,358
James Remar
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,359
Rosanna Arquette
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,360
Gong Yoo
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,361
Leif Erickson
1911 - 1986
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,362
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,363
Laura Linney
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,364
Rachel Félix
1821 - 1858
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,365
Tina Aumont
1946 - 2006
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,366
Mimi Rogers
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,367

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Gong Yoo ranks 20. Before him are Luke Evans, Tawakkol Karman, Nicolas Anelka, Jason Momoa, Júlio César, and Caitriona Balfe. After him are Diego Milito, Michael Owen, The Game, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Eric Abidal, and Rosamund Pike.

Others Born in 1979

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Luke Evans
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 14
Tawakkol Karman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 15
Nicolas Anelka
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 16
Jason Momoa
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 17
Júlio César
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 18
Caitriona Balfe
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 19
Gong Yoo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 20
Diego Milito
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 21
Michael Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 22
The Game
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 23
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
NOBLEMAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 24
Eric Abidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 25
Rosamund Pike
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 26

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gong Yoo ranks 112 out of 1,128. Before him are Wallace (null), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Jisoo (1995), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chung Hong-won (1944), and Han Seung-soo (1936). After him are Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), V (1995), Jungkook (1997), and Lee Sun-kyun (1975).

Others born in South Korea

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Wallace
ATHLETE
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 106
Hong Myung-bo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 107
Jisoo
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 108
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 109
Chung Hong-won
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 110
Han Seung-soo
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 111
Gong Yoo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 112
Kim Soo-hyun
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 113
Jeong Mong-ju
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1392
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 114
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 115
V
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 116
Jungkook
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 117
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 118